January
1, 2012
Welcome
to 2012! We can't believe how quickly 2011 passed. Our
biggest news this year is that we moved! Our new home is
approximately 45 minutes southwest of our Bobcaygeon home. There is a
story about this move... I drove past this house every day on my way
to work and always told Mike that I'd love to have it.
Suddenly, it was listed... two days before Mike left to judge in
Australia. We looked at it, decided to talk further about it,
and he flew out. To make a long story short, I bought it while
he was away! Thankfully, we are still married and are happier
than ever in the new house. The dogs love it too and we're also
closer to Mike's girls. All in all, things couldn't have
worked out better.
On
a sadder note, 2011 also brought us the biggest loss
imaginable. Yngo passed away in
August at age 12 1/2. As most know, Yngo is the dog that
brought Mike and I together. From that day forward, he was a
bright spot in our lives with his exuberant personality and great
sense of humor. Yngo's accomplishments exceeded anything we'd
dreamed of and his production record is unmatched. Most
importantly, Yngo also brought us so many wonderful friends through
his pups and grandpups. We were truly blessed to share our
lives with a dog such as Yngo. He will never be forgotten.
This
year also saw some of our other great oldsters pass on, including Gable,
Goldi and several of their siblings,
as well as one pup each from the E, F, H and L litters. Our hearts go
our to each and every one of their owners. We also lost one of
our best friends, Donna Wielert. When she passed away, we
adopted her dogs, Bailey and Aiden.
We don't want to split them up, so they will stay here with us.
With
these additions, we currently share our home with eight dogs:
Our eldest, Envy, is nearing age
fourteen! Iza is still with
us at age ten, Bailey is nearing
nine, and we have three five year olds... Aiden,
Simone and Nova.
Lastly our younsters Hope (age 3) and Itchy
(age 2) round out our pack.
We
campaigned Ely a bit this year, and
believe we've finished him #1 overall (breed & obedience
combined). Thank you to Cassie Levy for letting Mike
"play" with your handsome boy and for earning his working
titles! Itchy was also shown, finishing her American and UKC
Championships. Ann also trialed a few of the dogs, with Nova
finishing her Can. CDX, Simone earning her American CD and RA titles,
and Aiden earning the Canadian CD, CDX and TD. Since all of our
dogs are Champions now, and most have completed their working
careers, we will be showing less in 2012 to focus on a few
breedings. Mike will continue to progress in his judging career
(he is currently licensed for all of Working, all of the Toy Group
and 1/2 of the Hound Group). Ann will try to finally complete
the ring stewarding she needs to do in order to apply for her judging license.
2011
brought us two exceptionally nice litters. One of which was
unplanned! Nevertheless, our Oops
Litter produced six very nice babies and our planned CC
Litter produced 12 lovely pups. These two litters brought
six new homes to our family. Please help us to welcome Barb
Doering (PA), Shellie Wieting (WI), Gwen & Katlyn Kelly (KS),
Carol Jones (MD), Sharon Naylor (PA) & Monique Latteier
(UT)! We are very excited to see what the future holds for
these pups.
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As
always, my favorite thing to do on December 31st is to put together
our year end list of accomplishments. Congratulations to each
and every dog and owner on this list. Your hard work is a
testament to your love of your dogs. We are so proud of every
one of these dogs and owners!
2011
titles earned by our pups...
Tammy
Ausloos & Tie ~ NA, NAJ, OAJ, U-AGI
Tammy
Ausloos & V ~ Am GRCH
Tammy
Ausloos and Dante ~ Am CH, Am RN
Cassie
Levy & Emma
~ Can OTCH, Can RN, Can RA
Cassie
Levy & Ely ~ BISS, Can CD, Can RN, Ag.NJ
Cathy
Krell & Aspen ~ NJP, OJP
Cathy
Krell & Sunny ~ Am CH, BN, Am RA
Dawn
Phillips & Lyric ~ Can CH
Dawn
Phillips & Tryst ~ Can CH
Sue
Bowman & Norris ~ Am CD, Am RA,
MX, MF
Sue
Bowman & Kennedy ~ OAJ, AX, XF
Katherine
Hoffman & Minty
~ NA, Ag.I, Ag.IJ
Carol
Hayes, Cassie Rochin & Kaleb ~ Am CH
Lisa
Byrd & Richter
~ NWPD
Donna
Wielert & Aiden ~ VST, CT, OM1
Michelle
Amtower & Titus ~ U-CDX
Lisa
Boucher & Lucas ~ Can CD
Gus
Alexandropoulos and Christine Triggs & Oz
~ UKC CH
Jennifer
Woodley & Kaiser ~ Am CH, Am CD, HSAd
Tammy
Snyder & Flare ~ Am TD, AX, XF,
MXJ, VCD2
Kim
Oatway & Takara ~ Am CD, Am RA,
Am TD, Can TD, Can TDX, CPE CL1
Elaine
Swancer & Wizard ~ UDX, UDX2,
OM1, OM2, AX, MXJ, MXF
Sue
Ann Wolf & Havoc ~HSAs, HRD1s
Kay
Willmarth & Bo ~ Am CD
Perri
Yinger & Clover ~ Am CH, Am RN
Judy
Coates & Renee ~ Am CH, Am RN
Lisa
Byrd & Chatty ~ Am RN
Rich
Spetka & Grant ~ Am TDX
Barbara
Young & Pebbles ~ Can TD
Mike
Gannon & Teal ~ Am TDX
Dawn
Mulcahey & Rose ~ Am RN
Kathy
Lovan & Maggie ~ Am CH, Am GRCH
Andrea
Parker & Justice ~ Can RN
Yngo's
kids from other breeders also did very well this year, with
honorable mentions going to Lois Eid & Usher
for earning the UD, MACH2 & MACH3 in 2011; Lisa Kramer and Juna
for earning their UDX2, MXJ, OB3 and WH; and Gina DeAlmeida & Toro
for earning their Can CH, VST, CT and ASCA TDX! Yngo/Roca kids Beckham,
Blitz and Moxee
earned titles, as well as Yngo/Izzie kids Jetta,
Jerome and Jada
and Yngo/Hannah kids Tudie and Gavin.
Yngo grandkids Jill, Jemme,
Glory, Dani,
Circe and Haley earned titles also. Congratulations to the Gable/Jetta
puppies on all of their accomplisments... Luna earned her GRCH,
Lars earned many titles, as did Lyta, Levi and Loca and again, Lisa
Kramer and Lorenz exceeded all expectations by finishing the Am CH,
CDX, SchHI and SchHII all in short order! Tie
and Takoda's pups are also off to a
promising start. Tudie thrilled
us with three AKC Champion kids this year, congratulations to Mocha,
Surfer and Moose! Nevar pups
Thunder and Elei also finished their AKC Championships with Lucy
right behind them and Elsa and Grog did very well in the obedience rings!
The
pups showed at a few specialties. Here in Canada, Ely
won Best in Specialty Show at the Sovereign Rottweiler Club specialty
while Bailey was Best of Opposite
Sex. Itchy was Best of Opposite
Sex at the Ontario Regional Specialty with her son, Tango, winning
Best Puppy. In the US, Tudie won
Best in Specialty show at the Hoosier Rottweiler Club Specialty.
Coach won a Select Award at the ARC
National Specialty and Wizard won
High in Trial in both Obedience and Agility at ARC. Lastly,
Grace finished the year by going WB at the ARC Regional Specialty in Orlando!
Winning
High in Trials this year were Wizard,
Lucas, Aiden,
Havoc, Moxee
and Blitz!!! We are also proud
of those who made it to the top ten in their venues which were
announced at the 2011 American Rottweiler Club Specialty... Rebel,
Aiden, Titus,
Wizard, Usher,
Kennedy, Beckham,
Jewel, Kaiser,
Jetta, Jada,
Joy and Lars. We are also happy
to report that Wizard qualified for
the National Obedience Invitational and that Usher
and Norris were invited to the
Eukanuba Agility Championship!
Yngo
won the ARC Prico award for the FIFTH year in a row. Nova
won the corresponding Taxi Award. Iza,
Bailey, Emma
and Jetta all became eligible as
American Rottweiler Club Silver Dams and Gable
is now eligible as a Silver Sire. Simone
also became eligible for the ARC Bronze Dam award. Goose,
Titus, Jada
and Lorenz also earned the ARC Versatility Excellent award. 2011
also saw four pups pass the Temperament Test, three pass the Herding
Instinct test and eleven earn their CGC (or CGN) certificate.
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We
have some exciting breedings planned for 2012. Itchy
is currently bred to Patton, with
pups due mid January and V will be bred to Dodger
in April. These will be the first pups for both Patton and
Doger and we couldn't be more thrilled to incorporate both of these
boys into our breeding program. 2012 will also bring several
co-bred litters involving Simone daughters. Please continue to
check our website for updated co-breedings as the year
progresses. If Simone's daughters produce half as nicely as she
has, we're in for some very promising pups! And yes, these
co-bred litters WILL be interviewing new homes!
As
always, we hope that the new year brings success and happiness to
each and every one of you!
Ann
& Mike
