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Esmond
Rottweilers began in Franklin, Wisconsin in 1995. This is where
our A through H Litters were born. In the Summer of 2000, Mike
and Ann met at the Oxford County Kennel Club Dog Show. We were
married the following year. At that time, Ann, along with her
Esmond Rottweilers moved to Bobcaygeon, Ontario. We remained in
Bobcaygeon for 10 years, producing our I through BB litters.
Most recently,
we have relocated to our dream home in Little Britain, Ontario
(pictured at left). We have a bit less property here, but it's
set up very nicely for the dogs. We are blessed to live in an
area consisting mostly of trees, lakes and fresh air. It truly
is "God's country" and we couldn't ask for a better place
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"Success
is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
If
you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
~ Herman Cain
Our Team
Despite all of
our successes, being a breeder is not easy. Having an excellent
support system is what carries us through the bad times and helps us
enjoy the good times to the fullest. Thank you to all who have
been our "support" over the years...
You'll notice a
co-breeder/co-owner on many of our pups...Tammy Ausloos of
Wisconsin. Tammy and I currently co-own Tie,
V, Dante
and baby Rumor. Tammy has been a wonderful friend and our
relationship is proof positive that co-breeding/co-ownership can be a
beautiful thing if we choose the right people to work with.
You'll see Tammy out and about doing Agility and Rally with the dogs
we co-own. Thank you Tammy for being such an important part of
our lives! I can't imagine our breeding program, or my life for
that matter, without you!
We've also
co-bred litters with Pearl
Thompson, Norma
Dikeman, Julia Foster,
Cassandra Levy, Donna Wielert, Chris/Bev Vanstone, Tony/Becky Dove
and Valerie McGraw. Don and Pearl Thompson are the breeders of
our girl, Gambol. They have
been excellent examples to me as I found my own way as a young
breeder. I can't thank them enough for allowing me to share my
life with Gambol and for their friendship and encouragement during
those twelve years. Norma Dikeman and I began our relationship
when I tried to breed into her lines ten years ago. She later
helped us to acquire Beca as a lovely
addition to our breeding program. Thank you Norma for always
reminding us that working abilities and longevity must come
first. Julia Foster started out handling my dogs at the odd
show that I couldn't make it to. Since then, she has grown into
a very valued friend. Because hers is a different breed (GSDs),
Julia has been able to offer me an unbiased viewpoint in regard to
breeding and temperament and has often helped me to stay on course as
a breeder. Thank you Julia for always being there and for
caring for our dogs like they are your own. I met Cassie Levy
the same weekend that I met Mike. Cassie, thank you for your
unwavering support for Mike throughout the years and for your
friendship now. Cassie and I co-own Emma
and Ely. Donna Wielert has been a
friend for the past twelve years and eventually we found her a
beautiful girl named Bailey who far
exceeded all of our expectations. Our most recent co-breeder
relationships have been with Chris & Bev Vanstone who own, Caygeon,
Becky and Tony Dove who own Mia and
Valerie McGraw who owns Bianka.
We can't thank each of them enough for allowing their lovely girls to
contribute to our breeding program. From these co-breedings, we
hope to produce our next generation of Champion Working dogs.
A special thank
you also to the breeders who have used Yngo and continue to let us
enjoy those puppies throughout their lives... Becky Giddings
(Lakina), Steve and Betsy Milligan and Carol Beasley (Spirit's/Ikon),
Dave Makar (Rudez), Pauline Karalia (Deerwood), Donna Anderson
(Hemlock), Kathy Lovan (Halo), Cheri Hagen/Sandy Overgaard
(Stoneridge/Pepperhaus) and Gwen Kelly and Valerie McGraw (Kando/Eis
Haus). As most know, I was hesitant to offer a dog at outside
stud. Thank you to each of you for making this such a
satisfying experience.
Thank you to
the wonderful stud dog owners we have forged relationships with...
Darline Collins, Deb Cherney, Debbie Howard, Eleanor Jackson, Tina
Church, Stuart & Sue Larsen, Bruce & Lorretta Sobotta,
Valerie McGraw, Chris & Chalase Peddicord, Stacie Fults and Kathy
Howse. Without their involvement, we wouldn't have many of the
dogs that you see here. Lastly, we have recently
purchased a pup for the first time since Mike brought home Yngo.
Itchy is our newest addition.
We thank breeder Suzan Otto (Cammcastle) for allowing us the
opportunity to add Itchy to our pack!
Most
importantly, thank you to the best family we could have. Mike
and I have both spent one too many holidays at dog shows and have
attempted to "squeeze in" just one doggie event during
nearly every family visit. I am very thankful to my parents,
Ralph and Kathy Felske, for always supporting me in my doggie
endeavors, not the least of which was moving to Canada!
The quality of our dogs is a reflection of your high standards and
conviction that I would succeed in whatever I chose in life. We
are also grateful for the ongoing support of Mike's daughters, Sarah
and Cassie. The kids have spent many long days at shows and
trials, attempting to appear interested in the goings on.
They have had to arrange more than one Christmas Day around
breedings, yet never complained. The support of both of
our families is what has allowed us to enjoy the successes over the
years. Thank You! We love you!
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We also owe a
huge debt of gratitude to our outstanding veterinarians. We are
blessed to have Dr. Kerstin Kelly of Fenelon
Animal Clinic, caring for our day to day needs, often at odd
hours or on very short notice, Dr. Steven Choles of the Barrie
Animal Hospital for offering Homeopathic care, Dr. George
Hillis (and Mary!) of East Oshawa Animal Hospital and also Dr. Robert
Hutchinson of Animal
Clinic Northview doing our reproductive work and Dr. Michael
Luethy, of Illinois, who has been cardiology clearing our dogs since
the 1990's. Without their guidance, our breeding program would
never have become as successful as it is.
Lastly, a
sincere thank you to all of our wonderful owners for always loving
your dogs...without you, we couldn't continue to do what we love most
in life.
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Ann & Mike |
Personal Updates
Mike is now
licensed to judge Rottweilers, along with all of the Working and Toy
Groups. Mike has judged Rottweiler Specialties in the US,
Canada, Australia and the UK. Mike competes in conformation,
tracking and schutzhund. He works as an Automobile Wholesaler.
Ann continues
to manage the breedings. She shows in conformation, obedience
and rally. She has recently gone back to work as a Financial
Advisor after a seven year hiatus which was spent training and
showing the dogs while also running a small web design business.
Sarah recently
graduated from nursing school and has a job she loves... working in
the Emergency Room at Ross Memorial Hospital. Cassie just
started her third year at Queen's University. We couldn't be
more proud of the women they have become.
Now that Ann is
back to work, we will be at considerably fewer shows. However,
we do plan to attend the large specialties and hope to see many of
you there! Our plan is to continue to mentor others so that
they can move forward with the lines that we have worked hard to develop.
Pupdates...
We are proud to
say that, as of
January 13, 2012, Our dogs and pups have
earned the following titles and
awards...
36
AKC Championships, 42
CKC Championships, 4
AKC Grand Championships, 16
UKC Championships,
2
UKC Grand
Championships
2 Am
BISS, 9
Can.
BISS, 2 Am
BOSS, 6 Can BOSS, 7
AOM/Select, 2 UKC BIS
49
AKC CD's, 27
Can. CD's, 23
AKC CDX's, 11
Can. CDX's, 7
AKC UD's, 1 AKC UDX, 1
UDX2, 1 OM1, 1 OM2, 4 Can OTCh's, 8
UKC CD's, 3
UKC CDX's
23
AKC TD's, 15
AKC TDX's, 16
Can
TD's, 5 Can TDX,
5 VST/AKC
Tracking Championships,
2 CKC Urban Tracking Dogs
21
AKC NA's, 18
AKC NAJ's, 12
AKC OA's, 14
AKC OAJ's,
9 AX's, 8
AXJ's, 4
MX, 6
MXJ, 5 NF,
3 OF, 2
XF, 2 MXF,
1
MACH
8
Can. Ag.N's, 4
Can. Ag.NJ, 3
Can. Ag.I, 3
Can. Ag.IJ, 1
Can. Ag.X, 1 Can. Ag.XJ, 9
U-AGI's, 5
U-AGII's, 4 U-ATCh's,
2 U-AChX, 1 U-GRATCh, 1 AAC ATCH
10
AKC HT's, 10
AKC
PT's, 4
AKC HSAs, 1
HSAd, 60
HIC's, 8
HCT's, 5
JHD,
1 HTD1s,
2
HRD1, 1 Flyball
Champion, 2 Carting Started, 1 Carting Intermediate
40
Novice Rally, 32
Rally Advanced, 24
Rally Excellent, 5 Rally
Advanced Excellent,
1 RAE2
20
V-1's, 23
Other V-Ratings,
2 Sieger Titleholders, 2 Siegerins, 4
Youth Siegers, 2 USRC Select, 6 Best
Puppy in Sieger Show
3 Sch1's, 4
Sch2's, 14
Sch3's, 2
IPO3, 5
FH's, 2
FH2's, 5
AD's, 22
BH's, 3 BST's,
1 UKC FO, 1
Certified Search and Rescue Dog
58 CGC's,
26
Can.
CGN's, 72
TT's, 25
Registered Therapy Dogs, 1 Draft Dog, 1 Carting Started, 1 Carting Intermediate
9 ARC Top
Ten Agility Dogs, 4 ARC Top Ten Obedience Dogs, 3 Top Ten Schutzhund
Dogs, 3 Dog World Award Winners & many High in Trial winners
plus, 12 MRC
Hall of Fame Award Winners, 1 ARC Gold Sire, 5 ARC Gold Dams, 4 ARC
Silver Dams, 1 ARC Bronze Sire, 1 ARC Bronze Dam
9 ARC
Versatility Excellent Dogs, 4 AKC VCD1s, 4 AKC VCD2
1 Police K-9
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