Denyah Best of Group @ the Arcos de Valdevez National Show

Although Denyah has been out of the rings this year, giving the turn to her son James to shine, and he is now the 3rd best puppy all breeds in Portugal, lets see what the next two shows reserve and if he can keep is ranking, I entered Denyah to a show last weekend.

The reason was that the judge is a BSD breeder and I always fell responsible to whenever a judge/breeder of our breed comes to judge in Portugal to present them my dogs.

And it was worth it, Suncica Lazic loved Denyah, did a super report on her and later on with a different judge Denyah won Best Herding Dog in Show ( Best in First Group).

It has a super happy moment to see Denyah on the highest place in the podium. And it was one of the highest entries to a National show this year 470 dogs and the group had 18 competitors …. It feels Good !!!

Thank you all my friends for the fantastic support for the Best in Show but maybe next time LOL!!!

Green Paradise You're My Boyfriend

Don't You Forget I Am da Casa Mont'Alves @ 10 months

Be Brave to Herd da Casa Mont'Alves

Today i got a super email that made my day, actually my all month :) I had lost contact with the owner of a puppy from Denyah's first litter and today i got an email from him:) This puppy was sold to a gentelmen in Spain in Zaragoza that breed sheep and wanted a dog to guard and herd them. He had no cell phone or email and everything was made the old way with phone calls and letters :) He is comming into the XXI century and i am so happy for that :) Here is the email !!!!! I am very proud and waiting for pic from my baby, Be Brave to Herd da Casa Mont'Alves, http://www.montalves.com/bebrave.htm
Here is is email translated from Spanish into English:
I am Manuel López from Zaragoza, the one who bought the dog Laekenois.
I am writing to inform you of the dog.
It is perfectly and since many years he is doing an extraordinary job with the flock of sheep, because he could lead them into narro...w roads to take them to pasture.
A few weeks ago I sent a photo by phone for you to see how beautiful it is.
Did you receive it ? I am not very skilled with the phone and even less with the computer.
You have to tell me what number I have to dial from Spain to send the photo by telephone.
I sold the sheep, but not the dog because it is very good in every way.
I have only 7 goats and he also has them very well controlled.
Best regards
Manuel

Website and Facebook Update

We have updated our website with picture's from :

Aucuri Agility Speed da Casa Mont'Alves (Guri)

and Dont' You forget I Am da Casa Mont'Alves (Luisa)

Check them out at http://www.montalves.com/ and on our FB page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MontAlves/121775457850257

New picture's from the sheltie boys

I got new picture's from the two sheltie boys from our last litter:

Figo (Blue Merle), living in Holland and Misti (Tricolour), living in South Africa