Halcyon Cardigan Welsh Corgis

21/05/2025

We are spending the week at the 2025 Cardigan Welsh Corgi National Specialty! This is our biggest event of the year, with hundreds of Cardigans entered between herding, scentwork, agility, rally, obedience, conformation and more!

This is Rynnie's first national, and our third for Wish and I. Today was the first day we were entered, with 6 runs of Rally for Wish and 2 for Rynnie (though we ended up only running one, because we had to get Wish ready for the Megan, a fun conformation competition in which Cardigan champions compete against others of their same color and s*x. Rynnie also got to do two runs of FastCAT!

We had a very fun, very successful day, with a 100% Q rate (not including the run we scratched for Rally, haha).

Wish earned QQQ #15 and #16 towards his RACH, and Rynnie earned the last Q she needed to qualify for her Rally Novice title, as well as started working towards her BCAT title for FastCAT!

*Pending AKC approval, she will soon be known as:

Vestavia Ostara And the Universe Said @ Halcyon RN* CGC TKN

We have a lot more fun ahead of us, starting off with Veteran and Puppy Sweepstakes for tomorrow!

06/05/2025

We may have some availability for pet homes with our current litter, following final evaluations and decisions for placement.

The puppies will be 12 weeks old this coming Saturday (the 10th). They have been such a joy to watch develop and grow, each of them outgoing, people oriented, and oh so sweet.

If you are interested, please feel free to send us a message for more information!

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02/04/2025

I realized today I completely forgot to post about this here!!

Last month, Wish and I joined Neele, Ryuu and Kiki for another weekend of fun in Albany! While we didn't do anything exciting in the conformation ring, Wish showed his heart out for me as always in a lovely entry of Cardigans. Our main goal for the weekend was Rally, and Wish exceeded my expectations once again!!

We had so much fun at this show and competing in Rally here was a welcome challenge for Wish and I, as I have never worked Rally with Wish in a horse arena. He was wonderfully focused and did an awesome job, and I am so proud of him!

I may have flubbed our first Masters run of the weekend and cost us a Q , but that didn't stop Wish from giving me his all. He earned his 20th QQ needed for his RAE2 on Saturday!! And then brought his game face on Sunday, earn some more Masters points and his 14th QQQ with scores of 94/93/96!

Wish will now be known as: GCH CH IntCH Samhain's As You Wish BN RM RAE2 OAP NJP FDC CA FCAT SCN CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA VCX

We had such a lovely time visiting with friends and cheering them on in the breed ring, as well! Plus, enjoy me running Rally in a suit because I didn't have time to change between conformation and Rally 😂

As always, it's such an honor getting to enter the ring beside my best boy.

31/03/2025

And Rynnie!! Today was her very first time seeing sheep. She is 11 months old and is very much a baby dog, and I am still a novice herding handler, so please forgive our errors. I am thrilled with her engagement, fearlessness and instinct, and am so excited to begin working with her further.

Thank you as always to Nikki for your guidance and for filming us!!

31/03/2025

Wish's practice from today! I'm still making handler mistakes, so I'll have to be mindful of that. Nobody was joking when they said herding is the hardest sport I would do, and it's definitely been a challenge. I love a challenge though, and this is one of my very favorite jobs to do with my dogs. He wants me moving faster, and tends to get frustrated and will crowd the sheep more/circle if I'm moving too slowly or stopping too much. Still, for not having practiced since last Summer, I am very happy with how he is doing!

Thank you so much to Nikki for your guidance as always, and for filming us!

31/03/2025

Today, we made the trip to The Herding Place for our first herding practice of the year!! With Wish entered in a herding trial at the end of April, we needed to shake off the rust and identify what we need to focus on before the trial and goals to work on after we earn his PT.

It was also Rynnie's first time meeting sheep, and all I can say is, wow, wow, wow!!! She took to the sheep right away, showing great engagement and instinct. I am on cloud 9 to have another dog to experience this herding journey with, and can't wait to watch her learn more!

Wish, of course, rocked it as usual. He was so responsive today and minded his distance much better than he has previously. He was so thrilled to be out working and I am so excited to get out and trial with him again soon!!

Here are some photos I took when Rynnie first entered the pen with our instructor Nikki, and then some snapshots from the videos she took of Wish, Rynnie and I practicing.

Kizzie prefers grazing with the sheep over herding them, so she held down the couch at home. Since she turns 11 in less than a month, she's more than earned that, haha.

Wish is GCH CH IntCH Samhain's As You Wish BN RM RAE2 OAP NJP FDC CA FCAT SCN CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA VCX

Timber (CH Coedwig's Timber) x Pi (Samhain's Pumpkin Pi)

Bred by Kaylee Davidson (myself) and Kim Kiefer.

Aderyn ("Rynnie") is Vestavia Ostara And the Universe Said @ Halcyon CGC TKN

Jai Jai (NBISS CanNBISS MBISS MRBIS CanRBIS CanCH GCHP Redbud Across The Universe FDC) x Secret (GCH CH Vestavia Talking in Your Sleep CAX ATT FCAT CGC TKN SWN RATN)

Bred by Cathy Ochs-Cline and Olivia Navolio with help raising by Victoria McCarthy Cruse

31/03/2025

The snow babies are 6 weeks old! We celebrated a warm, sunny weekend by having our first outdoor adventure. All three of them were confident, curious, and had so much fun exploring!

Boris (MNBISS MBISS GCHG MadHatter’s Achilles’ Heel BCAT ROMs) x Monica (Toshay's The One with Monica's Thunder)

Bred by Denise Waiting (Toshay) and Kaylee Davidson (Halcyon)

All puppies are spoken for.

21/02/2025

I am so thrilled to announce something I have been keeping quiet for quite a while, now...

On February 15th, Denise and I welcomed three beautiful puppies into the world, by Boris (MNBISS MBISS GCHG MadHatter’s Achilles’ Heel BCAT ROMs) and out of Monica (Toshay's The One with Monica's Thunder).

They were born during a snow storm, so they are the snow litter!

Ava(lanche), brindle girl
Zane (meaning "white snow"), red boy
and Eira (Welsh for "snow"). tan pointed tri girl.

Monica is a fabulous mom and all three puppies are thriving. Everyone is already over a pound!

Thank you so much to Stephanie Mikel for allowing us to use the lovely Boris!!!

I don't have words to describe how deeply thankful I am to Denise for offering me the opportunity to co-breed this litter out of the beautiful and sweet miss Monica with her! Thank you for trusting me to assist in this process, each step of the way, and giving me this incredible learning opportunity. I am so thrilled to both put what I have learned into practice, as well as to continue learning and growing as a breeder. Thank you for your continued support, guidance and friendship!!

This will be the first litter I've co-bred under my kennel name, which was a goal that I once thought was lost to me. I am so thankful to Denise for inviting me to raise this litter with her, and everyone who didn't allow me to give up on this dream.

I am so excited and honored to get to watch this litter continue to grow. ❤

All puppies are spoken for.

10/02/2025

What a fun day!!!

We attended the SDTC Obedience and Rally fun match today. Wish was entered in Novice B, and Rally Masters/Excellent/Advanced. Rynnie made her ring debut, entering Beginner Novice B and Rally Novice!!

Since it's a fun match, this wasn't for any points, legs or titles. My goals were to give Wish a break from the pressure of trials and help remind us both to loosen up and have fun, while also identifying areas we need more fine tuning on before our next trial; and also to give Rynnie a super fun, super positive first ever ring experience, as well as to get a good idea of where we're at, training wise!!

I know I say this often, but I am so proud of my dogs. Wish was happy and engaged for every course, wagging his tail and giving me 110%, as well as nailing some more challenging signs we've struggled with in the past.

And Rynnie!!! Rynnie BLEW ME AWAY.

So. We train a lot at home, yeah? But that's it. I think I've worked a heeling pattern with her in a hardware store once. She's never even SEEN a sign, much less a full course. I haven't had the time or space to set one up.

Leave it to Beanie to decide she's got this, and ROCKED it!!

9 months old, her very first time in a Rally ring and running a full course. I couldn't be more thrilled with her and am so very excited to continue our journey together ❤️

(For some reason, Facebook isn't allowing me to add more videos of Wish's runs or photos to this post, so here is Rynnie's run at least!)

03/02/2025

We'll have to try again with better lighting, but Rynnie got all groomed up for pictures now that shes 9 months old!

I am so in love with this puppy. Not only is she beautiful, but she is SO much fun! Constantly happy, confident, SUPER smart and eager to learn, and sweet and snuggly, to top it all off!

Aderyn, or "Rynnie", is formally known as Vestavia Ostara And the Universe Said @ Halcyon CGC TKN.

She is by JaiJai (NBISS CanNBISS MBISS MRBIS CanRBIS CanCH GCHP Redbud Across The Universe FDC), out of Secret (GCH CH Vestavia Talking in Your Sleep CAX ATT FCAT CGC TKN SWN RATN).

She was bred by Cathy Ochs-Cline and Olivia Navolio, with help socialization and raising by Victoria McCarthy-Cruse.

Thank you so much for trusting me with this wonderful girl!! ❤️❤️ She makes my life full ❤️

A HUGE thank you as well to Neele for helping me get these photos, as well as to Denise for all of your help and tips for improving my handling!!

It truly takes a village. And I have an excellent one!!

We've been taking some time to just let her grow and be a puppy, but I'm excited to get her back out into the ring later this Spring. In the meantime, we've been having fun building performance foundations!

Rynnie will be attending her first Rally and Obedience fun match this weekend. I just want to give her a super positive first ring experience and use this as an opportunity to see where we're at and what needs more work before we actually give our first trial a shot. 😊

27/01/2025

And that's a wrap on the Rose City Classic!!!

Neele and her Pembroke boy Ryuu, Wish and I headed to Portland last weekend to Do All The Things! Both boys did such a marvelous job and we had SO much fun surrounded by such great company of both the human and canine variety.

All told, Wish is coming home with...

Three QQs towards his RAE2 (one to go!)
2 QQQs towards his RACH (we're at 13 now? 14?)
15 points towards his NOHS Bronze
A couple more GCH points towards his GCHB
His Open Standard Preferred title!!

He is now, *pending AKC approval:

GCH CH IntCH Samhain's As You Wish BN RM RAE OAP* NJP FDC CA FCAT SCN CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA VCX

Not bad for our first show of 2025!

I am continuously so beyond proud of my sweet boy. So much asked of him this weekend and he rose to the challenge and then some.

This dog. 12! Hours at the show today. 3 rally runs. An agility run. Conformation.

A Rally triple Q, an Open Standard Q and new title (we're finally onto Excellent, at least in Standard!) and Best of Opposite and BOBOH in the breed ring, with another round of Owner Handled Groups.

Wish NEVER stopped giving me his all. Despite how exhausted we both were. Despite the hundreds of people who asked to meet him and he lovingly and joyfully said hello to, acting as a perfect, confident and friendly breed ambassador. Despite yet another grooming session and constant preening. Despite the incredibly loud and busy venue. He never gave up, never stopped trying. Never lost his joy and his "let's do this!" attitude.

I couldn't be more proud. He gave me everything this weekend. Just like he always does. Next up, we'll head back to Oregon with hopes to finish up Wish's RAE2 and continue to work towards his RACH!

Videos in the comments, since for some reason Facebook wouldn't allow me to add them directly to the post.

15/01/2025

Today we learned that Wish has officially qualified for the 2025 AKC Rally National Championship at the Excellent level!!

I am so proud of how far we have come together as a team. Fingers crossed that we will get to see you all there!

Photo of our High Combined we were awarded over Memorial Day weekend, 2024!