What's New . . .
June 2009: On 6/11-14 we went to the UKC Premier in Kalamazoo, MI. Mink, Levi, Sherman and Cassie all qualified for the Top Ten. Mink won the Top Ten Best of Breed Berger des Pyrenees. She also won the breed each of the next three days. These wins made her the first UKC Grand Champion Berger des Pyrenees. She also remains #1 for 2009. Sherman also finished his Grand Champion title by winning the Champion class--he only needed one win to finish. Calvin won the Champion class once giving him his first win toward his Grand. Cassie was the big winner! She won the big Top Ten Junior Showmanship event!!! This was a very prestigious win and both Sherman and Cassie worked hard for it. Cassie also won Best Junior at one of the regular shows as well as second place on another day. She and Sherman brought home a lot of juniors' points!
May 2009: On 5/29 Vito won an Award of Merit at the Ridgeback National. A very nice win for a dog that just turned 3.
On 5/28 Pink was bred to Gain from CO. Hopefully Cindy will be having Ridgeback puppies in July.
On 5/26 we went to the Ridgeback specialty. Calvin won 2nd in sweeps and in his regular class. Ferris finished his Rally Excellant title!!!
On 5/21-5/25 we attended the AKC shows in New Castle, PA. Mink won Best of Breed once and Best of Opposite once. Levi won Reserve Winner's dog twice and Winner's dog once for his first major. Cassie went Best Junior 2 days, won her class one day and got third on another day. She was the only one to win multiple Best Juniors and the only one to win her class on multiple days. She was glad to bring home a lot of juniors' points.
On 5/15 we arrived in OH for the Pyr Shep specialty. We also picked up "Ethan" on that day. We were lucky enough to stay with our friend Kris during the 11 days we were in OH. At the specialty, Ethan won Best of Opposite in Baby Sweeps and in the regular Baby Puppy classes. Mink and Levi were both rated "Excellant" by Austrian breeder-judge Chistian Janes. Mink made the cut at the national. At the regional on 5/18, Mink went Best of Opposite to her brother Tugger. Cassie won Best Junior for the third straight year.
On 5/14 Ruff went to his new home in MO. We miss him but we hear that he's settling in nicely and is a cherished part of his new family.
On 5/12 Megan was euthanized. She had not been doing well over the last couple of weeks. Her body was temporarily donated to MU for their research of DM and other studies. She was a "normal" but she was still needed for their research. It turns out that she had multiple cancer sites. We miss her a lot. She was easy to live with and had a silly personality to the end. She was our first obedience titled RR. We miss her and hope that her contribution to MU will help other dogs.
April 2009: On 4/25-26 we went to 3 UKC shows in Norman, OK. Sherman was a SUPERSTAR!!! He won a Best in Show and 2 Reserve Best in Shows!!! Mink won the breed all 3 shows giving her 3 legs toward her Grand Championship. She also received a Group 1, 2 & 3. Calvin won the breed twice and got 2 Group 1's. Penny finished her UKC Championship and won the breed once and received a Group 1.
The current AKC stats (through 2/28) show Cassie as the #4 junior handler in the Hound Group and the #1 15" Beagle junior handler. She has only shown 4 weekends so far this year. Mink is currently the #2 Pyr Shep in breed and all-breed points and she is the #1 female. Also for AKC, Vito is in the top 5 for all breed and breed points.
The UKC stats (through 3/28) show Cassie as the #4 open senior in our region, Mink is the #1 Berger des Pyrenees, Ruff is the #2 Berger des Pyrenees and Sherman is the #9 Beagle.
On 4/3-5 we went to an AKC show near Wichita, KS. Levi finished his RN with a 2nd place out of 25. His RN combined with his CGC that he received earlier in the week gave him his versatility title VP1. Mink won Best of Breed all 3 days. Sherman won Best of Breed 2 days. Ferris got 2 legs on his RE title. Calvin got Reserve Winner's Dog to a major 1 day. Cassie was one of 8 finalist in the Central Region Finals in junior showmanship so she got a really cool embroidered jacket. Cassie also won her juniors class on Sunday which gave her all her wins needed to qualify for the Eukanuba National Championships in December.
March 2009: On 3/20-22 we went to 5 UKC shows in Racine, WI. Mink won Best of Breed 4 times, a Group 1, a Group 2, a Group 3 and a Group 4. Sherman was the only Beagle for 4 shows so he won Best of Breed 4 times, 3 Group 1's, a Group 2 and his second Reserve Best in Show!!! Cassie won Best Junior 3 times. Krystl finished her UKC Championship! Ruff won Best of Breed once and finished his UKC Championship! Travis was only shown once and won Best of Breed and finished his Championship! Penny won Best of Breed once and a Group 3. Calvin won Best of Breed 4 times with 2 Group 2's and two Group 3's. Calvin also finished his UKC Championship!
On 3/7 & 8 we went to an AKC show in Columbia, MO. On Saturday, Aja finished her championship! Also on Saturday, Mink won the breed and received a Group 4, Levi got his first Rally Novice leg, Cassie got 2nd in her juniors class and Sherman made a cut in the group. On Sunday, Levi got a second leg on his Rally title and won his class! Mink and Sherman got nothing in the groups but Cassie won her juniors class and Aja got Best of Opposite Sex her first time out as a special.
February 2009: Mink took Best of Breed over Levi all 3 days of the St. Joseph, MO shows 1/30-2/1. Cassie/Sherman won Best Junior 2 of the 3 days and she won her class on the third day. Sherman won best of breed one day. Aja also took the breed all 3 days!!!
We went to the Denver shows 2/13-2/16. Mink took the breed all 4 days and received a cut in the group on Friday and a Group 3 on Saturday!!! This makes her the #1 female Pyr Shep in breed and all-breed points! She is the #2 Pyr Shep overall in breed and all-breed points! Cassie/Sherman placed 2 out of 3 days in their juniors' class. Sherman also took the breed one day.
January 2009: The Pyr Sheps are now fully recognized by AKC. The adult Pyr Sheps went to the shows in Tallmadge, OH and Hamburg, NY. Mink finished her championship with 4 majors in 5 days of showing. She is the first female Pyr Shep champion, she is the first owner-handled champion and she is currently the #1 AKC female. Levi placed in all of his classes and took a couple of reserves as well.
At the end of 2008: Mink was the #1 UKC Berger des Pyrenees and Levi was #2. Sherman ended up the year as the #5 UKC Beagle. Cassie ended up as the #4 Open Senior in Region 3.
November 2008: On the 15th & 16th we competed at the UKC show in Norman, OK. Ferris finished his UKC Grand Championship!!! He also won Best of Breed and a Group 1 twice. Kaelyn won Best of Breed once, got a Group 2 and gained another win toward her Grand Championship. Sherman won Best of Breed over a large entry of Beagles giving him another win toward his Grand Championship. He also won a Group 1. Travis also competed and he won his class and Best Male all three shows and Best of Winners twice. He almost finished his championship in one weekend of showing.
On the 1st & 2nd Levi competed in his second AKC Agility trial. He finished his NAJ title with his third score of 100 in a row!!! He also got 1 qualifying standard run.
October 2008: On the 25th & 26th we went to a UKC show in Davenport, IA. Levi won the breed 3 times and got a Group 1, 3 and 4. Mink won the breed once. Sherman won the breed once and received a Group 2. Cassie won Best Junior 3 times. Kaelyn won the breed twice with a Group 2 and a Group 3. Aja won the breed once with a Group 2 placement. Ferris won the breed once with a Group 3 placement. Ferris finished his UCD with a score of 193 and a 2nd place!!!
On the 18th & 19th, Levi competed in his first AKC agility trial in Lawrence, KS. He NQ'd on both his standard runs but he scored 100 on both his JWW runs giving him a first place both times.
On the 14th Rasha passed away from cancer. She was almost 14.5 years old. She was the best and we miss her. Her body was temporarily donated to MU for their study on Degenerative Myelopathy. Though she never showed the symptoms, she DNA tested "at risk". Even with her passing, Rasha was a benefit and a blessing to the breed.
On the 11th & 12th at the UKC Show in Warner, OK Mink finished her UKC CH title. She won Best of Breed 3 times as well as a Group 2, 3, & 4. Levi won Best of Breed 1 time and got a Group 4. Sherman was the only Beagle so he won the breed then he also got a Reserve Best in Show!!! and 2 Group 1's. Ferris won the Champion class twice. Aja won the Champion class and Best of Breed one time.
September 2008: The Cody X Pink puppies have arrived. There is one male and one female, both ridged. Both puppies have been spoken for.
Ferris finished his Rally Advanced title!
August 2008: Levi and Mink had their puppies on 8/2/08. See our Pyr Shep page for more information.
June 2008: Mink won Best of Breed 2 of 3 days at the UKC Premier show in Kalamazoo, MI. Levi won Best of Breed one day and was the Top Ten Best of Breed winner. Ferris also won the Top Ten Best of Breed as well as completing 2 legs of his UKC CD winning 4th place both times. Kaelyn got her first win toward her UKC Grand Championship.
On 6/28/08 Anusha finished her AKC Championship!!!
New titles: During the weekend of March 29th & 30th Sherman, Aja and Kaelyn all finished their UKC Championships!
