Wakemup Goldens - versatile working retrievers
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Welcome to our web site!  We are proud to have the opportunity to showcase the talented dogs and handlers that make up the Wakemup family.  Although we are located in Kansas, our name comes from our favorite place to visit.  Beautiful Lake Vermillion in Northern Minnesota is the site of Wakemup Bay, where I vacationed growing up. My parents retired there, allowing us to visit with the dogs as often as we can!  While our breeding schedule is very limited (one litter every 2 or 3 years),  you would never know it by the tremendous success enjoyed by this very accomplished group!  We can't say enough about the wonderful people that own, love, and compete with our dogs. We hope you enjoy your visit!  Be certain to scroll all the way down on each page, you don't want to miss anything!       Beth and Eric Ericson


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Three Musketeer siblings June 08

Kansas City is the scene and Mickey Rabeneck is doing her magic with the Three Wakemup Musketeers!
Danger - Splash - Nash - June '08

And then the more serious side!
Danger - Nash - Splash - June '08
Latest news

Benden’s Tempestuous Storm (Tempest), sired by Lori’s Wakemup Rain Dance - "Storm"
Tempi joins new siblings Bounder, Chase & Tap and of course new mom & dad Janet & Doug!!!



Congratulations!!!

MACH 3 - Friday May 16, 2008


"DANGER" Wakemup Runs With Scissors CD
Beth & Danger took High in Trial at the Sunflower Cluster
in Wichita KS on 4-6-08 with a 198 in Novice B


Splendid's Behave Yourself at Wakemup "Naughty" won Best of Winners on Sunday from the 9-12 month puppy class at the Sunflower Cluster. It was a 3 point major!!


Splash's debut in Novice B - three 1st places, with a 198, 197.5, 198.5, 
his CD title and a High in Trial in Garden City - March 08.  What a debut!


The Form Litter reunited with Danger at 4.5 months of age - 3/18/08

For more pictures of The Form Litter
check out the Form Page & Form individual puppy pages


"Tryn" (Wakemup Formidable Tryndz) decides to tackle the dog walk all by herself while brother "Forbes" (Wakemup Formula for Success) cheers her on!  Tryn is owned by Dayna Boso and Forbes belongs to Lori Mitchell.

Wakemup Dangerous Formula "Max" is enjoying his new home with the Bailey family in Oklahoma!

The form puppies are growing like weeds, and Danger is a wonderful mother!  Sadly, they will be leaving us soon, but we know they will make their new owners happy and keep them busy!!  Look for updates on the babies as they grow up in their new homes!

Form litter puppy going through early neurological stimulation.  Caitlynn is the official "tickle between the toes with a Q-tip" team member.  See more pictures of the litter on the "breeding plans" page!

Introducing Splendid's Behave Yourself at Wakemup  aka "Naughty".  Naughty comes to us from Splendid Goldens (Julie Speer) and is sired by CH Chuckanut Party Favour O Novel SDHF(Andy) out of CH Splendid Wedgwood (Wedge).  Naughty is pictured at 11 weeks of age. We are grateful to breeder Julie Speer for allowing us to add Naughty to our family.  We anticipate a wonderful future for this little girl, as she is bold, brainy, and beautiful!
MACH2 anyone?

Helping Brook celebrate her MACH 2 are brothers MACH Bounder and MACH 2 Storm!!!
The Wakemup Crew at the GRCA National!!

Three generations attend the GRCA National Specialty in Overland Park, KS this September!  River is seated far right, her daughter Jade in the middle, and Jade's son Nash far left.

River and her talented kids take on the GRCA National Specialty!!  Her kids are seated from left to right:  MACH2 Brook CD, OTCH Honey, MACH Bounder UD,  OTCH Danny OA OAJ, MACH Storm CD, and Jade CD MX MXJ!!  It was so much fun to have so many of us together at one time!!

The Wakemup crew tends to be enthusiastically supportive of each other, cheering loudly for everyone as they finished competing.  Here are several of us "showing off" in front of the GRCA backdrop!!  We had a lot to cheer about that week, and enjoyed every minute!
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News Flash

2008 News Flashes

Rochester, MN
Team Brook/Jim Nelson achieves their goal for the year.  100th QQ obtained this past weekend!
Team Nash/Linda Nelson Q all 3 days in JWW.   See Brags

 


New Obedience Stats are out - Brenda & Honey do it again!!!  See Brags

Toby-Tigger Points Earned - Tied for 7th
OTCH Points Earned - 8th
High In Trials-3rd - 8 ribbons!!!
High Combined-2nd - 11 ribbons!!
Top 50 Goldens - 9th!!!

WOW!!! With limited showing this is just amazing!!!  Stats are through June 30th, 2008.
 


Expo Center, Topeka KS
Congratulations to all!
Brook earns her CDX - Linda and Brook complete CDX on Sat Aug 16th with a 4th place and then got an
insurance leg on Sunday with a 1st place!!!
Splash & Vicki win Open B in a huge class on Thursday.
Bounder & Janet won Utility B on Thursday and Bounder got third in Utility B on Sunday and his 2nd UDX
leg for the weekend.
Honey and Brenda win Utility B on Friday and got HIT after winning runoffs for 1st in Utility and HIT.


With the new obedience stats out - Brenda and Honey are ranked!!! (Stats are through May 31, 08)
Toby-Tigger points-Tied for 9th with 75 points
OTCH points earned-9th with 136 points
High In Trials-4th with 6
High Combined-2nd with 9
Ranked 11th in Golden Retrievers -- with 291 points. Dave Gannon and Bossman are 10th with 292 points!! :)

CONGRATULATIONS AND WOW!!! And 1,008 OTCH points earned - you both are awesome!!!
 


Qwest Center,  Omaha NE
Storm & Lori had a perfect Q-rate over the weekend.
Brook & Jim Q'd in every run but the last run.
Nash & Linda qualified in Standard Saturday earning his 10th ExB leg for his MX title. Nash also qualified in JWW on Sunday for their 6th MXJ leg.  See Brags
 


Oklahoma City OK
Splash goes 4 for 4 in OK City and brings home a CDX!!!
Honey wins Utility all 3 days of her showing!!!


Honey & Brenda back in the Obedience Stats for Golden Retrievers.  Stats are through 4-30-08.
Honey & Brenda are tied for 5th forToby-Tigger Points
Ranked 8th with OTCH points earned
Tied for 3rd for High In Trials
Took 2nd place for High Combineds
Ranked 9th in Top 50 Goldens in Obedience!!!
Vicki inquired of Brenda on where Honey would be if AKC did multiples after OTCH like they do in UDX and MACH. Brenda indicated Honey would be OTCH10!!! Awesome!!!!

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Also -- big drum roll -- Honey and Brenda are ranked in the top 25 all breed!!! WOW!!! And that is done with very limited showing!!!!  Congratulations Brenda & Honey!!!
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Kansas City Golden Retriever Club - Lawrence KS
Naughty placed in Sweepstakes both days & won Am-bred both days!!!
Honey & Brenda took HIT & HIC both days!!!
Danger & Beth get 1st CDX leg.
Brook & Linda get 2nd CDX leg.
Splash & Vicki get their first Open B leg.  See Brags

 


Late Fall Breeding to take place! "Danger" Wakemup Runs With Scissors CD x "Ted" OTCH MACH8 Coppertop's Live Wire VCD3 UDX TDX MH MXF WCX CCA VCX ADHF OS.  For more information
see 
Breeding Plans


Wakemup Nelson style Ames, IA
Brook qualified in JWW on Sunday with a very nice run. Nash qualified in Standard on Saturday earning 2nd place. Way to go Nelson's...


In the 2008 Obedience Stats for Goldens Honey and Brenda are ranked 6th in High Combined's!!!!  Awesome


Storm was storming in Lawrence in the Jumpers ring!  Storm Qualified in Jumpers all 3 days and took a 1st place ribbon each time. Way to go Storm!!!
Brook & Jim Q'd 5 out of 6 runs in Lawrence.   Yeah, Brookie.
 


Wakemup Brook & Jim Nelson style in Lincoln - 
Announcing 

"BROOK" MACH3 Windanc'r Blazin Brook CD RE ADHF
Going into the weekend 15 points were needed -- see Brags
Storm - Lori indicates they tried in Lincoln, but couldn't seem to Q in both classes on the same day. Weekend count for Storm was two 1st placements and one 2nd placement. However, Lori indicated  it was well worth the trip to see Jim and Brook earn MACH 3!!!
 



STORM RANKINGS - Storm made the Top 25 for Lifetime Agility Rankings by points---
Lori indicates not too shabby for a Midwestern boy who doesn't trial very often.

More Storm News -Storm had a PennHIP exam done at 6 years old and the results were outstanding!

Storm is a Dad!
 



Wakemup Nelson (2nd time around) style in Omaha -
Brook & Jim qualified 5 of 6 runs with three 1st, two 2nd & one 3rd placement for 81 points. The MACH3
countdown is now 15 points needed.
Nash & Linda qualified 4 of 6 runs with one 1st, one 2nd & two 3rd placements worth 43 points. This is their first QQ ...bonus ... it was with placements in both classes



Wakemup Nelson style in Omaha -
Brookie went 5 for 6 and pulled in her 91st QQ and racked up 93 MACH points
Nash & Linda brought home their 1st Blue Ribbon from the Excellent B class
What a Wakemup to the other Nebraskans
 


Honey won Open B and Utility B both Saturday and Sunday, and HIT and HC both days. What a Sweet Weekend in OK!
 



Bounder got his UDX in Seward, NE  - Way to go Janet & Bounder!

Brook finished her Ralley Excellent title and got her 1st leg toward her CDX in Seward, NE.  Way to go Team Linda & Brookie...


Janet's Chase is #14 in QQ and #19 in points. Bounder #19 in QQ's.  Brook is #35 in QQ's & #30 in points   This is from the AKC TopDogs sm in Agility MACH Competition for Retrievers (Golden) dated 4/21/08 for the period of Jan 1, 08 through April 21, 08.



Splash Q'd for his 2nd Excellent Standard leg with a blue ribbon and Danny qualified in Excellent JWW in KC.

Storm had a 50% Q rate in KC, but the highlight of the weekend was winning both classes on Saturday for his
54th QQ.

Nash & Linda qualified in Standard on Saturday getting 3rd place. This was their fastest YPS qualifying run to date (in Standard). That makes for MX leg #5 and a total of 70 MACH points.

Brook & Jim qualified 4 of 6 runs with a QQ on Sunday in KC. 

Bounder was 4 for 6 with a Q in Jumpers on Friday - a QQ on Saturday and a Q in Jumpers on Sunday.

Chase QQ'd on Friday and a Q in Jumpers on Sunday.

Honey took HIT and HC on Sunday in Grove, OK.  Awesome!


Danny got to run on Friday and Sunday in Wichita Falls, TX and he was just so cute!  He did receive 2 - 4th place ribbons for JWW!  Go Danny Boy!


 

Naughty (Splendid's Behave Yourself at Wakemup) won Best of Winners on Sunday from the 9-12 month puppy class at the Sunflower Cluster.  It was a 3 point major!!  Then later that day Danger (Wakemup Runs with Scissors) won Novice B with a 198 for High in Trial!! Go Girl Power!!!

Vicki & Splash at the Golden Retriever Specialty at the Cluster won 1st in Novice B and HIT!!!  Splash competed in agility the remainder of the weekend and picked up his first leg in Excellent A Jumpers with a blue ribbon!!  Just splashing!

Vicki & Danny qualified in Jumpers on Friday in Wichita.  Way to go Danny!

Janet & Bounder at the Golden Retriever Specialty at the Cluster took first place in Open B and Utility B, and High Combined.  What a Golden showing!

Janet & Bounder qualified in Utility all 4 days, got several placements; won a runoff for 3rd place in Open B on Saturday and then later that day won a runoff for High Combined.  Janet & Bounder then won a runoff for 2nd place in Open on Sunday.  They also got 8 OTCh points and 9th UDX leg on Sunday.  What a weekend in Wichita!!!

Brenda & Honey won Open and Utility on Friday for HIT and HC, (according to Brenda - apparently took Saturday off) and won Open on Sunday and 2nd place in Utility for HC on Sunday.  Awesome!  What a Wakemup showing at the Sunflower Cluster in Wichita.

Susan & Dixie got their first Double Q.  Dixie now has at least 6 MXJ legs.  Way to go Dixie!

Jim & Brook Q'd twice in JWW with one 2nd place at the Sunflower Cluster.
Linda & Nash Q'd twice in Standard with a 2nd and a 4th place at the Cluster. (that's a BIG deal for this 'baby' team in the Excellent B class)  Way to go Nelsons!
 


 

Jim & Brook finished 10th in the 24" class in Friday's ISC Competition. Since the A-frame contact zone was way too low for Brook's criteria, that is our only brag from the AKC Agility Nationals this year in Tulsa, OK :(


 

MACH Wakemup Dancin' Spellbound (Bounder) was 5 for 6 in Carthage, MO.

Honorary Wakemup Status'   "Chase"  got her MACH2 while at Carthage, MO.  Janet & Chase opted to just get it out of the way on Friday and not have to keep everyone in suspense all weekend.



MACH2 Brook gets 88th QQ in Granger IA.  Brook qualified twice in JWW and once in Std with two 2nd places.

Nash qualified in JWW for their 2nd MXJ leg and had various other brilliant moments throughout the Granger IA weekend.

 

OTCH Honey took 1st in Utility both days with a 198,  1st in Open B on Sunday with a 199 for a HIT and HC both days in Garden City.

MACH Bounder receives 2 more UDX legs in Garden City.

Splash's debut in Novice B - three 1st places, with a 198, 197.5, 198.5,  his CD title and a High in Trial in Garden City.


 

OTCH Wakemup's Dancing Honey Bee UDX5 RN
"Honey" Ranked in the Top 10 GRCA 2007 Obedience Stats  - 
Ranked 7th by Toby-Trigger points earned 208.  Ranked 8th by OTCH points earned 416.  Ranked by High in Trials tied for 7th with 13.  Ranked 5th by High Combineds tied for 7th with 15. 


 

Nash earned his OF title - Feb '08


 

MACH2 Windanc'r Blazin Brook CD RE ADHF
"Brook" ranked #8 Golden Retriever in 2007 for QQ's earned
 


 

Co-breeding to take place Spring 2008 - "Alice" - Benden's School's out Forever and  the sire will be none other than "Storm" MACH2 Wakemup Rain Dance CD RN ADHF!!  For more specifics go to the Breeding Plans page 


 

The Form Litter goes home with their new families
Wakemup Formula For Success   "Forbes" - blue boy - Lori Mitchell
Wakemup Dangerous Formula   "Max" - green boy - The Bailey family
Wakemup Formidable Tryndz   "Tryn" - pink girl - Dayna Boso
Check out the Form Litter Page


For past years News Flashes & Brags - check out the Brags page

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