(WOWMASC / A MASCA Affiliate)

Welcome to WayOutWest Miniature Australian Shepherd Club!!!

Updated: Feb 1, 2012

Email: wowmasc@juno.com

WowMASC was formed to promote the miniature sized Australian Shepherd. If you live way out west (Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Montana, etc.) you love showing your aussie and sharing what you know, we invite you to join our club!!!  Contact the WOWMASC board at wowmasc@juno.com for information about joining WayOutWest MASC or Download Membership Application here!


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UPCOMING EVENTS:


MASCA Nationals
May 9-13 2012: Purina Farms- Gray Summit, Missouri

Schedule:

Weds/Thurs May 9 & 10 - Herding
Thurs May 10 - Agility, Dock Diving and Herding instinct tests
Fri May 11 - Obedience, Rally, Acrobatics, MVA Conformation and Disc Dog
Sat/Sun May 12 & 13 - ICKC Show with MASCA Nationals
Premium, Entry form and webpage coming soon!!!

June 9, 2012: Hot Springs, SD - 2-3 conformation shows, disc dog (distance/toss & fetch) and possibly 1 obedience trial
July 9-13, 2012: Herding Symposium, just south of Cheyenne, WY Rancho Terra Norte A great week to spend learning herding basics!
Rancho Terra Norte does instinct herding tests and lessons during the week an on weekend, all breeds welcome, appointments only!
They also have Fun days, check their schedule out online! They are an awesome group of people!!!

August 25, 2012: Specialty: Torrington, WY - 4 conformation shows and either 1 rally or obedience trial
Nov 10, 2012 (tentative): Cheyenne, WY - Conformation and performance

A Special Thank You to our WOWMASC Jr Handler Sponsors for 2012 (below):



Membership Applications:
(you must be a member of MASCA to be a member of WOWMASC)

MASCA- Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of America

WOWMASC - WayOutWest Miniature Australian Shepherd Club

***ANNOUNCING WOWMASC Awards/Incentives***

The HotDawg Award - if you have 1 qualifying score in Obedience, Rally, Scent & Find or pass your CGC test and win RWD, RWB, WD, WB, BOB, or BOS at
the WOWMASC show scheduled for that day you will receive a medal and a picture with announcement on the website. 1 award per dog/per year annonced at our November show!

The WowDog Award - if you get any title in Obedience, Rally or Scent & Find at any MASCA show and have won WD, WB, BOB, or BOS in the current year at a WOWMASC show you will receive a medal and a picture on the website with announcement as well as a $20 voucher for upcoming WOWMASC events! 1 award per dog/per year announced at our November yearend show.
Look over the obedience, acrobatics, disc dog and Scent & Find programs with MASCA and have fun practicing with your dogs!!!

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Board Members:

President: Troy Oliver, WY peakviewaussies@gmail.com 307-534-6795 www.wyomingminiaussies.com

Vice-president: Vivian Beard, WY Email: gqtr@aol.com 307-631-2204 www.thezranch.com

Secretary/Treasurer: Michele Herbst, WY 74ranch@gmail.com 307-788-1303 (cell 307-534-5475) www.wyomingminiaussies.com

Representative: Betsy Hyer, SD b.hyer@juno.com 605-673-5006 www.sagonigekennels.com

Sharon Garthwaite, CO Sharon-1@trio-aussies.com 303-360-9327 www.trio-aussies.com

Rachel Hyer, SD rhyer@juno.com 605-517-0104 www.sagonigekennels.com

Members:

Nicole Blackhurst, SD Email: ntblackhurst@msn.com Website: http://www.spurstrapminis.com/

Jerisha Ganske, WY coaldustkennel@vcn.com Website: www.coaldustkennel.com

Rainy Browning, MT Email: rainy@raindancerpups.com Website: www.raindancerpups.com

Nannette Despain, UT Email: nannette.despain@hotmail.com Website: www.despainslivestock.com

Deb Silva, CO Email: corralcreekranch10@yahoo.com

Melissa Zobell, UT Email: moonbabyminis@hotmail.com Website: www.moonbabyminis.com
Chris Crawford and Pam Kaegi also of Moon Baby Minis

Kathy Munson, NV Email: destinyaussies@sbcglobal.net Website: www.destinyaussiedogs.com

Mona Cooper, OR Email: bkcooper@aol.com Website: www.ridgestaraussies.com

Links:

MASCA

CenMASC

***Our logo was designed by Nicole Blackhurst of Spur Strap Photography and Design ***

Herding Club, Northern Colorado Terra Norte Kennels -just south of Cheyenne, WY

Lon Sharp
of Hot Springs, SD, photographer!

Colorado Disc Dogs

Rocky Mountain DockDogs

North America Dog Agility Council - NADAC

Agility Events - Search for events in your area

Conformation: IABCA ARBA NAKC

American Treiball Association, CO



Congrats to WOWMASC's Year End WOWDOG AWARDS 2011:



(left to right) CH Sagonige's Lucy in the Sky at Hot House Bred by: Sagonige Kennels (owned by Vivian Beard, pictured)
& CH Ridgestar Bareback Jack at Hot House Bred by: Mona Cooper (Owned by Michele Herbst/Vivian Beard)

Pictured Above: (left) CH 74 Ranch Wigglebutt Echo In Time Bred by: Michele Herbst/74 Ranch (Owned by Michele Herbst)
& (right) Sagonige's TurnN Heads at 74 Ranch Bred by: Sagonige Kennels (owned by Michele Herbst)

Congrats to the HOTDAWG AWARD Winners 2011:


CH 74 Ranch HankerN for a Wigglebutt Bred by Michele Herbst/74 Ranch (Owned by Michele Herbst/Scott Coffman)


IABCA CH Heartland's Whispering Brooke Bred by: Karen Oldfather (Owned by: Michele Herbst of 74 Ranch)

Grand CH Bluegrass Sagonige Gili

Unfortunately Gili died before we could get his picture with the medal on- CH Bluegrass Sagonige Gili Bred by: Sagonige Kennels (Owned by Rachel and Betsy Hyer, Sagonige Kennels)
Not pictured: Sagonige's Gigage Ada Bred by: Sagonige Kennels (Owned by Rachel and Betsy Hyer, Sagonige Kennels)
74 Ranch Wigglebutt Black Label Bred by: Michele Herbst/74 Ranch (Owned by Michele Herbst/Kristy Allison)

Pictured Above with both medals (HotDawg and WowDog): CH 74 Ranch Wigglebutt Echo in Time Bred by: Michele Herbst/74 Ranch(Owned by Michele Herbst)
Sagonige's TurnN Heads at 74 Ranch Bred by: Sagonige Kennels (Owned by Michele Herbst)
CH Sagonige's Lucy in the Sky at Hot House Bred by: Sagonige Kennels(Owned by Vivian Beard)


Pictures from Cheyenne, WY show Nov 12, 2011:

Group picture:


Below: Junior Handlers - we had 4 wonderful juniors at the Nov 12 show! Good job kids!!!