2005 - Best of Breed Western Classic. Best of Breed Winter Festival.

I certainly never intended to keep two bitches from this final litter of our Am CH Highcroft Calienté.
My plan was to retain the sable bitch Dallas. I already had more than enough tri-coloured bitches, but I just could not part with this puppy.

Outstanding, in your face, mischievious temperament was her modus operandi...just look at me and don't stop looking at me mum!
Wonderful movement, gorgeous head piece, excellent angulation and no obvious faults.... so she "earned" her place at LochWind the hard way.
Pictured above at nine months, I have little doubt that this bitch as she matures will prove her worth both in the show ring and the whelping box at a much later date.

The Western Classic 5/6th March 2005, Mia took her first 25 points in style. Despite going into her yearling coat drop just ten days prior to show day, her quality was quite obvious and with an entry of 48 collies she was awarded Best of Breed over her half sister the tri bitch, LochWind Better B Dazzled, under Mr James Mitchell USA.

Now a few months later on 9th July at the Winter Festival under collie Specialist judge Mr Yoshio Mori from Japan - Mia again went Challenge Bitch & Best of Breed for another 25 points, over her half sister the blue bitch LochWind Better B Witched.