We live in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada.  Bobcaygeon is located about 90 minutes Northeast of the city of Toronto.  We are in a very rural area, consisting mostly of trees, lakes and fresh air.  It truly is "God's country".  Below is our home, situated on 11 untouched acres.  Here the dogs can run, play, and hunt squirrels to their hearts content. 

Esmond Rottweilers began in 1990, when I (Ann) adopted my first Rottweiler, Max, from a Wisconsin humane society.  Max was a wonderful dog who was surrendered by his owner because their cocker spaniel did not like him.  I knew I wanted a large dog, but had to admit to the man at the pound that I didn't even know what a Rottweiler looked like.  He took me back to meet Max and I instantly fell in love.  Little did I know that my cute 6 month old Max would turn into a 140# dog!  As a playmate, Max eventually found Maxine (I know, just a little too cutsie).  Maxine was a Rottweiler/GSD mix.  She recently passed away at nearly 13 years of age and we miss her dearly.  Maxine was material in training and socializing the young Esmond pups over the years.

Unfortunately, Max's life was cut short and, in my next dog, I sought out one that I could train and compete with in obedience.  Quilla not only earned her CDX, but also became my first "show dog".  Together we had many best of breed, group, and specialty wins.  Quilla was truly my teacher and I have great appreciation for her ability to succeed despite a painfully novice handler.  Through the years, she never lost her zest for life or her ability to make judges and spectators laugh.  Quilla gave 110% to everything she did, making her a joy to handle and train.  Quilla has since passed.  However, her legend lives on though her kids and grandkids. 

I enjoyed Quilla so much that I went back to the same breeder and brought home Tressy.  Tressy was my Novice A dog and while Quilla was winning in the conformation ring, Tressy trained me in obedience, agility and herding.  Quilla and Tressy went on to produce Champions, as well as Obedience, Agility, Tracking, Herding and Schutzhund titled pups.  We are thrilled to say that both Quilla and Tressy are now ARC Gold Dams.   Thank you to all the owners of their wonderful puppies that helped to make this dream a reality.   And thank you to breeder, Ed Ertman, first for breeding these wonderful girls, and also for your support over all these years.

In 1994, I decided that I'd like to see what it was like to own a Male.  My search led me to purchasing an Endo von der Tuefelsbrucke son, Falco.  Falco was a large dog and proved to be quite a handful.  He taught me what true Rottweiler temperament was.  Falco grew to be a very good dog and produced just one litter for me.  But, from that litter, he gave me the first love of my life, Calvin. 

Shortly thereafter, Gambol entered the picture.  She was given to me by Darline Collins, who owned Gambol's sire.  Gambol has been a dream to work with.  Words cannot describe the respect and admiration I have for Gambol, both in and out of the rings and whelping box.   She is truly a once in a lifetime dog.  However, her kids made me believe that lightning can strike twice.  We are pleased to announce that Gambol is now an ARC Gold Dam and that her grandkids are now excelling in the rings.

From these four dogs, came nearly every pup that you see the "Esmond" name on in our formative years.


~ QUILLA ~


~ TRESSY ~


~ FALCO ~


~ GAMBOL ~

Are you wondering about the name???

ESMOND   m   English
Derived from the Old English elements east "grace" and mund "protection".

To us, there is no better fitting name for a properly bred Rottweiler...
Graceful enough to win in the ring, but ever ready to protect their family.

 

 

In the fall of 2000, Mike entered my life.  Mike Jackman has been in Rottweilers since 1986.  He has had great success with his Rottweilers over the years, breeding dogs under the "von Damien" kennel name with his ex-wife, Irene (Click here to view some of the "von Damien" Champions).  Together, they bred and/or owned some of the top winning and top producing Rottweilers in Canada.  A few of the great dogs who were owned by, or lived with, Mike are below.  From left to right are...

CH Damien's A Sly Guy CD
Am BIS, Can BISS, Select, Am/Can CH Black Oak's Archangel CD, CGC
V-1 FCI Int'l CH, Select CH Aiko vom Sinnbrunnen SCHIII, FH, AD, CGC
CH Damien's Intrepid Tycoon CD


~ SLY  ~


~ ARCO ~


~ AIKO ~


~ TY ~

Mike is best known for breeding and handling the top winning Rottweiler, of all time, in Canada:

Multi BIS/BISS CH I'm Oliver von Damien CD, CGC, RTD. 

Together, Mike and Oliver amassed 168 Best of Breed wins, 135 Group Placements, 13 All Breed Best in Show wins and 3 Best in Specialty Show wins.   Oliver was #1 Rottweiler/#3 working dog in 1993.  In 1994, he was  #1 Rottweiler, #1 Working, #4 All Breeds.  Oliver recently passed away, but clearly made his mark on Rottweilers in Canada.  Oliver was owned and loved by Bob Collis and Family.

"OLLIE"

Multi BIS/BISS CH I'm Oliver von Damien CD, CGC, RTD

 

And not only did I fall in love with Mike, but I also fell in love with his current dog...

Multi V-1, Sieger, Multi BISS Am/Can Ch Yngo van het Dornedal Am/Can CDX, Am/Can TD, SchHIII, FH, BST, BH, TT, CGC

A very young Yngo van het Dornedal.
Yngo was attending his first show when we met.  He and Mike have done great things since...

Click on Yngo's photo to view his page.

 

 
To make a very long story short, I moved to Ontario, Canada,
and Mike and I were wed on June 22, 2001.

 

Mike also has two wonderful daughters:  Sarah, now age 21 and Cassie, now age 17, pictured above with us on our wedding day.  Cassie is involved with the dogs, and shows in Junior Handling periodically.  Sarah likes the dogs also, as long as they're not jumping, drooling, or barking ;-).   Both of the girls have grown into beautiful young ladies and are doing exceptionally well in their studies.  We couldn't be more proud of the women they are becoming. 

Click Here to visit Cassie's Rottweiler Webpage

 

 

Updates...

 

Mike is now licensed to judge Rottweilers, along with the rest of the Working Group, with the Canadian Kennel Club and has judged Rottweiler Specialties in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK.  He is also on permit for some of the Toy breeds.  Mike shows our dogs in conformation, tracking and schutzhund and works outside the home as a automobile wholesaler.

I continue to do the breeding, plus show in conformation, obedience & rally while I work at home as a web designer.  Our foundation dogs are no longer with us, however their kids and grandkids continue to thrill us both in and out of the show rings. 

 

Our Team

Even with all the 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 these years...

~ You'll notice a co-breeder/co-owner on many of our pups...Tammy Ausloos of Wisconsin.  Tammy and I currently co-own Goldi, Flirt, Nevar, Tie and Clare .  Tammy has been a wonderful friend to me 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!

~ We've also co-bred litters recently with Pearl Thompson, Norma Dikeman, Julia Foster, Cassandra Levy and Donna Wielert.  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 over the past twelve years.  Norma Dikeman and I began our relationship when I tried to breed into her lines almost eight 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 ten years and eventually we found her a beautiful girl named Bailey.  From these co-breedings, Emma and Bailey, along with Gambol's kids Iza, Gable and Goldi have produced our next generation of Champion Working dogs.

~ Thank you also 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. 

~ Last, but certainly not least, thank you 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/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/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 great experience.

Most importantly, 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. 

                                                                    ~Ann

 

 

We are proud to say that, as of April 27, 2008,
Our dogs have earned the following titles and awards...

17 AKC Championships, 24 CKC Championships, 2 Am BISS, 6 Can. BISS, 1 Am BOSS, 3 Can BOSS, 5 AOM/Select, 10 UKC Ch's, 1 UKC Gr. Ch, 2 UKC BIS
33 AKC CD's, 19 Can. CD's, 15 AKC CDX's, 5 Can. CDX's, 3 AKC UD's, 1 Can OTCh, 7 UKC CD's, 1 UKC CDX
17 AKC TD's, 12 AKC TDX's, 7 Can TD's, 3 Can TDX, 4 VST/AKC Tracking Championships, 1 CKC Urban Tracking Dog
14 AKC NA's, 14 AKC NAJ's, 9 AKC OA's, 11 AKC OAJ's, 6 AX's, 4 AXJ's, 1 MX, 1 MXJ, 2 NF, 1 OF, 6 Can. Ag.N's, 3 Can. Ag.NJ, 3 Can. Ag.I, 1 Can. Ag.IJ
8 U-AGI's, 5 U-AGII's, 4 U-ATCh's, 2 U-AChX, 1 U-GRATCh, 1 MADC, 1 MJDC, 1 SGDC
7 AKC HT's, 5 AKC PT's, 1 AKC HSAs, 39 HIC's, 7 HCT's, 2 JHD, 1 HTD1s, 1 Flyball Champion, 2 Carting Started, 1 Carting Intermediate
37 Novice Rally, 22 Rally Advanced, 17 Rally Excellent, 5 Rally Advanced Excellent, 1 RAE2
19 V-1's, 22 Other V-Ratings, 2 Sieger Titleholders, 2 Siegerins, 4 Youth Siegers, 6 Best Puppy in Sieger Show
3 Sch1's, 4 Sch2's, 14 Sch3's, 2 IPO3, 4 FH's, 2 FH2's, 5 AD's, 19 BH's, 3 BST's, 1 UKC FO
43 CGC's, 20 Can. CGN's, 45 TT's, 18 Registered Therapy Dogs, 1 Certified Search and Rescue Dog
7 ARC Top Ten Agility Dogs, 3 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, 4 ARC Gold Dams, 1 ARC Bronze Dam
7 ARC Versatility Excellent Dogs, 4 AKC VCD1s, 1 AKC VCD2

Our dogs have also thrilled us with the following major specialty wins...

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined,
                                                he will meet with success unexpected in common hours."    ~ Henry David Thoreau   

 


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