April 26, 2010, Lewis and Clark Kennel Club, Rijana, owned and trained by Gisela Bailey,
completed her CD title with a 3rd place and a smile. Yay Rijana!
She is now Valeska Bistroi Bagrijana, RA, CD!
Photos courtesy Gisela Bailey

Rijana likes to have an elevated viewpoint of things....

...and get out to the wide open spaces....

....with her friends.

She also has a unique way of retrieving her metal articles :-) ...and, you can see her teeth!

Last-of-the-season NACA breed event entry 6, Graza 2nd, Shika 3rd, Sorva 4th.
Now we must wait till next season to go again.

Winter 2009/2010
NACA breed event, entry 10, Graza 2nd/3rd place tie; mixed event, entry 6, Vigo 2nd place.

Graza, Vigo, Delilah, and Sverkai, littermates, with Rey. Photo courtesy Peg Arnold.

~~~Congratulations to Carol and Andy Rukliss on new family member Dusha (Valeska Spirit Of Independence)!
Dusha joins Gypsy (Valeska Gypsies In The Palace) and all the other happy creatures in Rukliss Land.
Photo courtesy Carol Rukliss.

Fall 2009
~~~Fall NACA breed event, entry 8, Shika 1st place, Sorva 3rd place
~~~Fall NACA mixed event, entry 6,  Shika 1st place, Sorva 2nd/3rd tie with Sverkai (Valeska Special Dark)

~~~Fall NOFCA breed event, entry 12, Shkoda  (Valeska Bistroi Brilliance) 1st place and AK

~~~Borzoi Fall Classic 2009
Day 1, entry 25, Sorva (Valeska Infinite Frolic) 1st place; Cazimir (Valeska Shining Sea) 5th place tie
Sorva tied for 2nd/3rd overall, and  Shika tied for 5th overall.

~~~Fall NACA mixed event, entry 6, Shika  (Valeska Bistroi Shikarniy) 1st place,
Sorva (Valeska Infinite Frolic) 3rd place

~~~Congratulations to Sue Reynolds on new family member
Vecholi----Valeska Satisfy My Soul !

Summer 2009---
Newsflash!! Katie McCormick's Falco X Wish son Arrow, Can Ch. Symbiont Exemplar,
goes RWD and Best Bred By Exhibitor in  Specialty at the Puget Sound Borzoi Club Specialty, Aug 22, 2009! Judge Dale Simmons.
Go Katie and Arrow!

Falco---Ch. Valeska Wilder Shores Of Love, going strong at 11 years,
has 2 NEW CH offspring, out of the outstanding bitch Am.Can.Ch. Symbiont Airborn Wish.
Falco's titled and Champion children:
Out of Ch. Valeska Afterglow:
Ch. Kachina-Valeska Dream Dancer---Cheyenne
Ch. Kachina-Valeska Wind Dancer---Mariah
Kachina-Valeska Rainbow Dancer, CM---Lady Hawke

Out of Am.Can.Ch. Symbiont Airborn Wish:
Canadian Champion Symbiont Exclaimation---Yerik
NEW Canadian Champion Symbiont Exquisite---Quiz
 NEW Canadian Champion Symbiont Exemplar---Arrow  (below)

Arrow was shown to his title entirely by his young handler Shania. Photos courtesy Bill Cameron.