Blackburn Kennel news:

June 8 & 9, 2002 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog, Blackburn Windy and Sow's Ear Thierren of Blackburn attended the 2002 Midlands Hunt Terrier Trial in Kankakee, Illinois. Click here for results.
May 25 & 26, 2002 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog, Blackburn Windy and Sow's Ear Thierren of Blackburn attended the 2002 Missouri Earthdogs Working Jack Russell Terrier Trial in Gray Summit, Missouri. Click here for results.
April 6 & 7, 2002 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog, Blackburn Windy and Sow's Ear Thierren of Blackburn attended the 2002 Heartland Working Jack Russell Terrier Trial in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.
March 20, 2002 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn whelped one healthy pup (via Caesarean section), by Wild Remain Toast. Click here for more information.
February 23, 2002 * Sow's Ear Thierren of Blackburn is the newest member of the Blackburn crew. Jerry and Mark flew up to Karen McCarthy's on February 23, spent a few hours with Karen and her crew and flew back down with Terra. Click on Terra's name to get to know her!
January 16 & 19, 2002 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn was bred to Wild Remain Toast (Wild Remain Treat x Wild Remain Bits). Puppies should be whelped around March 19, 2002. For more information, click here.
January 12 & 13, 2002 * Skeeter of Blackburn attended the 2002 Fox Cry January Jamboree (I & II) in Chuluota, Florida. Click here for January 12 results and here for January 13 results.
November 2-4, 2001 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Magnolia Classic (I & II) in Collierville, Tennessee. Click here for November 2-3 results and here for November 4 results.
October 27 & 28, 2001 * Skeeter of Blackburn won the 12 1/2-15" Adult Racing Championship at the 2001 Heartland Halloween Happening in Ottawa, Kansas - he won every race he participated in (7 total, including the championship run-off)! Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy also attended; click here for results.
September 22, 2001 * On a hunt near Caseyville, Illinois, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn "officially" engaged her first quarry - raccoon (two of them, in fact)! JRTCA working judge Sue Parsons came along for the fun, so Katie earned her first JRTCA Natural Hunting Certificate.
September 16, 2001 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Midwest Jack Russell Terrier Club Fall Trial in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for results.
September 15, 2001 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Tarascon Working Terrier Open in Georgetown, Kentucky. Click here for results.
September 1 & 2, 2001 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Georgia Fall Spectacular (I & II) in Gainesville, Georgia. Click here for September 1 results and here for September 2 results.
August 29, 2001 * Profile photos for the Blackburn terriers have been updated, and numerous additional photos of the terriers - in play and in the field - have been placed on the website.
August 11 & 12, 2001 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Buckeye Extravaganza in Lancaster, Ohio. Click here for results.
July 22 & 23, 2000 * Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 St. Croix Terrier Trial in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Click here for results.
June 30 & July 1, 2001 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn and Blackburn ZZTopDog attended the 2001 American Terrier Fest in Fairfield, Iowa. Click here for results.
June 27, 2001 * Results from the 2001 Missouri Earthdogs Working Jack Russell Terrier Memorial Day Bash have been posted; click here to view.
June 21, 2001 * Blackburn Kennel has moved to the country! We've purchased a secluded, 65 acre farm in Leslie, a tiny town of about 150 located in Franklin County, Missouri and about 65 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis (about 55 miles southwest of Webster Groves, where we were previously located).
June 2 & 3, 2001 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn and Skeeter of Blackburn attended the 2001 Midlands Hunt Terrier Trial (I & II) in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for June 2 and here for June 3 results.
May 26 & 27, 2001 * Skeeter of Blackburn won the 12 1/2-15" Adult Racing Championship at the 2001 Missouri Earthdogs Working Jack Russell Terrier Memorial Day Bash in Gray Summit, Missouri! Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy also attended; click here for results.
March 31 & April 1, 2001 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2001 Heartland Working Jack Russell Terrier Trial in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.
November 3-5, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Magnolia Classic (I & II) in Collierville, Tennessee. Click here for November 3-4 results and here for November 5 results.
October 28 & 29, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Heartland Halloween Happening in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.
October 14, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn won the Jack Russell Terrier Hurdle Racing Championship at the 2000 Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals in Gray Summit, Missouri! Click here for results.
October 13 & 14, 2000 * Skeeter of Blackburn and Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn attended the 2000 Jack Russell Terrier Club of America National Trial in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Click here for results.
October 7 & 8, 2000 * Skeeter of Blackburn and Blackburn ZZTopDog attended the 2000 Sooner State Classic in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Click here for results.
September 16 & 17, 2000 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Midwest Jack Russell Terrier Club Fall Trial in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for results.
September 2 & 3, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Georgia Fall Spectacular (I & II) in Gainesville, Georgia. Click here for September 2 results and here for September 3 results. This trial was dedicated to the memory of R.A. Stretch of Blazing Jacks (Florida), who lost his life on Sunday, September 3 doing what he loved: racing.
August 12 & 13, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Ohio-Pennsylvania Terrier Classic in Lancaster, Ohio. Click here for results; click here for photos.
July 22 & 23, 2000 * Skeeter of Blackburn won the 12 1/2-15" Adult Racing Championship at the 2000 St. Croix Terrier Trial in Lake Elmo, Minnesota - he won every race he participated in (7 total, including the championship run-off). Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy also attended; click here for results.
July 1 & 2, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 American Terrier Fest in Fairfield, Iowa. Click here for results.
June 17 & 18, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Old Dominion Terrier Trial in Lexington, Virginia. Click here for results.
June 3 & 4, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Midlands Hunt Terrier Trial in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for results.
May 27 & 28, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Missouri Earthdogs Working Jack Russell Terrier Memorial Day Bash in Gray Summit, Missouri. Click here for results.
March 25 & 26, 2000 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 2000 Heartland Working Jack Russell Terrier Trial in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.
October 30 & 31, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 1999 Heartland Halloween Happening in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.
October 15 & 16, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn and Blackburn Windy attended the 1999 Jack Russell Terrier Club of America National Trial in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Click here for results.
September 25 & 26, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 1999 North American Working Terrier Classic in Georgetown, Kentucky. Click here for results.
September 11 & 12, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn, Skeeter of Blackburn, Blackburn ZZTopDog and Blackburn Windy attended the 1999 Midwest Jack Russell Terrier Club Fall Festival of Terriers in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for results.
June 12, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn and Skeeter of Blackburn participated in the Incredible Dog Challenge Jack Russell Terrier race demonstration at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, MO. For more information on this event, click here.
June 5 & 6, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn and Skeeter of Blackburn attended the 1999 Midlands Hunt Terrier Trial in Manhattan, Illinois. Click here for June 5 results and here for June 6 results.
May 29 & 30, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn won the 12 1/2-15" Adult Racing Championship at the 1999 Missouri Earthdogs Working Jack Russell Terrier Memorial Day Bash in Gray Summit, Missouri - his second year in a row at this show! Skeeter of Blackburn also attended; click here for results.
April 25, 1999 * Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn whelped four healthy pups, by All Seasons B.D.L.W.D. (Woody) of Dutch Creek. Click here for more information.
March 27 & 28, 1999 * Dutch Creek Rick O'Shea of Blackburn, Falling Branch Katie of Blackburn and Skeeter of Blackburn attended the 1999 Heartland Working Jack Russell Terrier Trial in Harrisonville, Missouri. Click here for results.