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Braun
and Valerie McGraw
in
the ring at Westminster...
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Esmondrott
MACH Counter:
Usher
20 QQs 677 Points
Joe
7 QQs 444 Points
Griffin 25
QQs 603 Points
Blaze
5 QQs 499 Points
Slick
4 QQs 230 Points
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We
are pleased to say that quite a few of our dogs (and their
offspring) have been
submitted
to Dr. Meurs'
Sub
Aortic Stenosis Study
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The
following dogs have been
ECHO'd
and submitted...
Yngo,
Gable,
Goldi,
Flirt,
Envy
Nevar,
Ripley,
Rebel,
Simone
Iza,
Nova,
Flare,
Kamo
Dodger,
Moxee,
Bradaigh
Aspen,
Tudie,
Jill,
Emma,
Patton,
Oz,
Tie,
Takoda,
Eddy
Caygeon,
Coach,
Deke,
Major
Thank
you to all of these dedicated owners for doing your part to help our breed!
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Thank
you also to Pauline Karalia for submitting the following related dogs...
Izzie,
Jetta,
Jada,
Jerome,
Juna
Lorenz,
Lars,
Lyta,
Levi
And
to Valerie McGraw for
submitting
Axel
& Olive
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To
all breeders:
Please
consider re-clearing
your
breeding dogs via ECHO
and
including both passing
and
failing results in the
OFA
database (www.offa.org).
Together,
we hope to find
a
DNA marker for SAS!
Click
Here to learn more about Dr. Meurs' study!
Please
Note:
If
you have a related dog who you
would
like to include in Dr. Meurs
study,
please contact Pat
Carkoski
for
details about reimbursement.
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March 21, 2010
The Tudie/Java
Pups have arrived!!!
Coach
finishes his AKC Championship in Pennsylvania!!!
Reggie
is WD/BOW & Best of Breed the next day for his first points!!!
Lorenz
is WD/BOW in Kansas for two points Thursday and a major on Friday!!!
Aiden
earns his first two UDX legs!!!
Wizard
earns his first CD leg with a 198/1st place!!!
Toro
passes the BH!!!
Griffin
earns eight more MACH points!!!
Titus
completes his NAJ title!!!
March 14, 2010
Lorenz
is WD/BOS for another AKC point!!!
Beckham
earns her seventh HTCh point!!!
Takoda
earns her first double Q!!!
Blitz
earns another MXJ leg!!!
Wizard
earns his second NA leg with a first place!!!
Juna
earns her 2nd Versatility leg, plus another Open B leg with a 196!!!
Coach
completes his APDT Rally Level 2 title!!!
March 7, 2010
Takoda
completes her AXP title!!!
Beckham
finishes her NAP title!!!
Usher
earns 22 more MACH points!!!
Griffin
earns 8 more MACH points!!!
Jerome
earns MXF leg #6!!!
March 3, 2010
Valor
wins his first AKC point in Florida!!!
March 2, 2010
Congratulations
to those who made the ARC Top Ten standings for 2009...
Obedience:
Elke, Juna,
Flare
Agility: Griffin,
Jetta, Jada,
Jerome, Takoda
Herding: Beckham
February 28, 2010
Devlin
completes her CPE ATCH title!!!
Griffin
earns another QQ and 36 more MACH points!!!
Jerome
earns another MXJ leg!!!
Takoda
earns an MJP leg!!!
February 21, 2010
Bianka
finishes her AKC CD title!!!
Griffin
earns 13 more MACH points!!!
Jerome
earns MX and MXF legs, plus 15 MACH points!!!
February 15, 2010
Kamo
is Group 2 and Group 3 in Manitoba!!!
Kaiser
wins a four point major in Colorado!!!
Beckham
finishes her AHBA HTDIIIs title and earns four more HTCh points!!!
Griffin
has QQ #24 and also earns 15 MACH points!!!
Chatty
passes the Canine Good Citizen test!!!
February 7, 2010
Kamo
is Best of Breed and Group 4 in Alberta!!!
Titus
earns his first two AKC CDX legs with placements!!!
Cisco
earns his AKC Rally Advanced title!!!
Wizard
finishes his AKC NAJ, plus earns his first NA leg!!!
Flapper
earns her first CKC Utility leg!!!
Juna
earns her first UKC UD leg with a first place!!!
Lorenz
earns his first two UKC CD legs with placements!!!
January 31, 2010
Chatty
wins her first three AKC points in New York!!!
Wizard
earns his second NAJ leg and first NF leg with placements!!!
January 24, 2010
Griffin
QQQs all three days, earns his MXF title and 56 MACH points!!!
Usher
QQs both days, earning 55 more MACH points!!!
Wizard
runs his first agility trials, earning his first NAJ leg with a first placement!!!
January 15, 2010
Our Nevar/Tie
Litter has arrived!
January 10, 2010
Oz
wins a third major in Ohio!!!
Tonka
earns his SchHIII and AD titles!!!
Griffin
gathers 24 more MACH points!!!
Joy
earns her first AKC CD leg and also her first RAE leg!!!
January 8, 2010
New Related
Litter Listings are up for 2010
January 1, 2010
Steel
passes the Canine Good Citizen test!!! |
January
1, 2010
As
we enter a new decade, we contemplate the past ten years. At
the turn of the century, Mike and I had not yet met. Cassie and
Sarah were only nine and thirteen years old. Mike did not have
Yngo in his life. In fact, many of the friends we have now had
yet to be introduced. Looking back, we are amazed and grateful
for what the past decade brought us. Love and a little bit of
luck seemed to carry us through the first nine years of this decade
and, while the last year presented some challenges, we will be
satisfied if life continues to bring us happiness, good friends and
well-being 90% of the time going forward.
So,
as we put 2009 behind us, we are pleased to share our very best
news... Mike is cancer free, back in action and better than
ever! A special thank you to Becky Dove and Therese White for
helping Mike to be properly diagnosed, and Nan Faile for being there
for Mike throughout his treatment. We are forever thankful for
the part that each of you has played in our lives.
The
girls are doing well and, as always, are a bright spot in our
lives. Sarah and Cory announced their engagement. The
wedding is planned for May. Cassie is doing well at University
and we couldn't be more proud of her. I have undertaken a
new career as a Financial Advisor and am pleased to be back to work
after so many years training dogs and running the web design business
from home.
Despite
showing quite a bit less in 2009, the dogs are doing well. The
past decade brought us success beyond our wildest dreams, with Mike
owner handling his first CH/SchHIII dog and dogs from our breeding
program finding success in nearly every venue. We believe that
we have reached a time in our lives in which we are content to watch
our puppy owners enjoy their own successes for awhile. Our plan
is to show less in the future while we continue to enjoy our dogs as
what they have always primarily been, our companions.
Our
home is still filled with the joy of eight Rottweilers: Our
eldest, Envy, is nearing age
twelve. Close behind her is Yngo
at almost eleven (and as wild as ever!) and Iza
is now retired at age eight. In the middle, there is Yngo's
daughter, Simone, who thinks she runs
this house, and his Australian born grandaughter, Jill.
Iza's daughter, Nova, and
grandaughter, Hope round out our
pack. Lastly, we have one of our pups back. This is
a first for us. Dorlee returned
to our home at age five due to extenuating circumstances in her
owner's life. We may eventually choose a new owner for Dorlee
but, for now, we are enjoying her company. Additionally, we own Smooch,
who has been spending her time getting ready for the Jr. Handling
ring with Haley McCrea.
2009
brought us two lovely litters. The Y Litter
(Axel/Simone) produced eleven outstanding puppies and the Z
Litter (Ripley/Nova) gave us six darling babies. As
always, puppy time is a joyous event in our home, as it is a time
when so many friends visit. We enjoyed seeing so many of you
this year and thank each of you who stayed to visit while taking your
pups home. This year, we again added just five new homes to our
family. Please welcome: Judy Coates, Donna Holloway,
Tammy Hampton, Dawn Mulcahey & Linda O'Toole. We hope that
your pups are everything you've dreamed of and we look forward to a
long and wonderful relationship.
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 each of you!
2009
titles earned by Esmond pups...
Tammy
Ausloos & Tie ~ Am & Can CH, Am RA
Tammy
Ausloos & Nevar
~ OJP
Rich
and Judy Spetka & Rebel ~ Can
CDX, U-CD
Rich
and Judy Spetka & Grant ~ Am TD
Cassie
Levy & Emma
~ AAC ATCH, MGDC
Cassie
Levy & Ely
~ AAC AADC, AGDC, MADC, MJDC, CARO RAMCL
Judy
Fahy & Harry
~ NA
Judy
Fahy & Eddy ~ Am RN, HCT
Sue
Ann Wolf & Jewel
~ U-GRCH
Sue
Ann Wolf & Havoc ~ U-CH
Sue
Trout & Flapper
~ Can CDX, Can RA, Ag.N, OA, VCD2
Katherine
Hoffman & Minty
~ Am CD, Can CDX, Ag.N, Ag.NJ, Can RE
Cathy
Krell & Aspen
~ Am CDX
Skip
and Kelly Skiptunas & Spencer ~
Am & Can CH
Sue
Bowman & Norris
~ AX, AXJ, OF
Steve
Paschkewitz & Patton
~ V-1, USRC Select
Bill
Costilla & Thor ~ Am CD, Am RN
Lisa
Byrd & Richter
~ NADAC NJC, TN-N
Donna
Wielert & Aiden
~ Am UD
Barb
Young & Bond ~ Can CH, Can TD, Can PCD, CARO RN
Maria
Germano & Bristol
~ Am RE
Michelle
Amtower & Titus
~ Am CD
Jacqui
Woodhall & Montana ~ Can CD
Kim
Oatway & Takara ~ Can RN
Lisa
Boucher & Lucas ~ DD
Frank
and Cheryl Carruthers & Friday ~
Can TD
Karen
Carroll & Takoda
~ NJP, OAP, OJP, AJP, HSAs
Darci
Proctor & Skye
~ Am CH, CI
Tammy
Snyder & Flare ~ Am CDX, Can CD,
Can CDX, ASCA CD, NA, NAJ, BH
Dawn
Phillips & Kamo ~ Can CD, Can RN
Ema
Tanigaki and John Healey & Tesla
~ RE
Jennifer
Woodley & Kaiser ~ Am & Can
RN, PT
Collette
Phillips-McCrea & Rayne ~ Can CD,
Can RN
Ron
and Pat Carkoski & Coach ~ Can
CH, Am RA
Tony
and Becky Dove & Braun ~ Am CH,
Am RN
2009
titles earned by Yngo pups produced by other breeders...
Becky
Giddings & Beckham
~ HRDIIIs, HTDIIId, HTADIIIs, HTADIIId, RLFII-s, ATDs, CI, NJP
Becky
Giddings & Breve
~ AX, STDd, STDs, CS(t)
Beth
Jackson & Blitz
~ SchHII
Hedy
Rankin & Jazz
~ Can OTCH
MJ
Kushwara & Luka ~ HSAd, OTDd
Ellen
Calnan & Bradaigh ~ OAP, NJP
Paula
and Roger Louvier & Elke ~ Am UD,
ASCA CDX
Preston
and Mylene Hardy & Mason ~ Can
CH, Can RA
Michelle
Pare & Buca ~ Can RN
Carol
Beasley & Diego
~ SchHI, RN
Mickey
and Donna Whalen and Tonka ~ V-1,
USRC Select, SchHII, IPOIII
Therese
Johnson & Atlas ~ Am RA, CS
Pauline
Karalia & Jetta
~ AX, MXJ, MXF, RAE2, Ag.N, Can RN, OB1, HCT
Lisa
Kramer & Juna
~ UDX, AXJ, TR1, OB1
Karen
Carroll & Jerome
~ Am CD, AXJ, XF, USDAA PD1 & PD2
Michelle
Hermann & Jada ~ Am CD, Am RE, NA,
NAJ, NF, PT, HTAdI
Janet
Bender & Joy ~ Am RA, Am RE
Gina
DeAlmeida & Toro
~ Am TDX, Can TD, U-CH, AD
Moe
Mullen and Kathy Bach & Devlin
~ CL4-R, CL4-F, CL4-S, CL4-H
Janel
Bush & Gavin ~ V-1, Can CH, Can TD
Lynn
Sanders & Flex ~ Am CH
Melinda
and Irv Mueller & Hoss ~ Can CH,
Can CD
Melissa
Hare Jones & Bravo ~ Am RA
Jane
Cooper & Glory
~ Am CD
Lois
Eid & Usher ~ MX, MXJ
Moe
Mullen and Kathy Bach & Rogan
~ Can CH
Ana
Cilursu & Cisco ~ Am CD
2009
also saw 4 pups pass the Temperament Test, 8 pass the Herding
Instinct Test and 16 earn their CGC (or CGN) certificate. Four
more were certified as Registered Therapy Dogs. Congratulations
to all!
We
are also very proud of our related pups. Quite a few grandpups
were out there earning majors and beginning their working careers in
2009. Most notably, Don & Pearl Thompson's Rio/Tess litter
produced three AKC Champions in 2009... Dice, Kingston and Jemme,
who finished her CKC Championship with a Best in Specialty win! The
Oakview Nevar/Tess litter produced V, who
is not only burning up the show rings but earned her AKC Tracking Dog
title in 2009, and Celine, who finished her IACBA Championship.
Another litter to watch in the future is Pauline Karalia's L litter
out of Gable and Jetta.
Lorenz had a fantastic year, earning his RN, RA, RE, TD, TDX, BH
& TR1 titles for owner Lisa Kramer, while brother Levi earned his
HT and PT for owner MJ Kushwara. Plus Lars, Luna, Lola and Lyta
also started their careers by earning rally titles. Valerie
McGraw's pups out of the Axel/Bianka litter and the Nevar/Sydney
litter are also beginning to make their marks in the rings. We
can't wait to see what the future holds for this new generation!
We
are pleased to announce that Emma
become eligible for the ARC Bronze Dam award and Goldi
is now eligible for the ARC Silver Dam award. Yngo
again won the ARC Prico award. We have added up his ARC
production points and believe that he is now the top producing dog in
breed history for both the ARC and RCC systems. Thank you to
all of the dedicated breeders and owners who helped make this dream a reality.
We
are particularly proud of the most versatile pups and would like to
congratulate Flapper, owned by Sue
Trout, for being our only pup to earn the VCD2 designation this
year. We are also happy to report the large number of pups who
have qualified for the ARC Versatility Awards in 2009. Emma
& Nevar qualfied for the ARC V
award, with Flapper, Dorlee,
Griffon, Breve,
Beckham, Blitz,
Elke, Goose,
Aiden, Minty,
Takoda, Jerome,
Juna and Toro
all qualifying for the VX award. In our opinion, these are the
most prestigeous awards that the ARC offers and we congratulate the
dogs and owners who worked so hard to achieve them.
Once
again, Dugan reminded us why we
endeavor to produce dogs who possess working temperament. Dugan
had two spectacular finds this year, locating a body under several
hundred feet of water, and also helping to find the remains of a
person missing for over four years. We continue to be in awe of
the work that Dugan and his owner, Lucy Newton, do and are thankful
that their work can help the families of such individuals.
Watch for Lucy and her new pup, Steel,
who is eagerly awaiting his future as a police K9.
We'll
begin the New Year by welcoming the Tie/Nevar
pups into the world. After unexpectedly losing Nevar
shortly after the breeding, we did not believe that Tie had
conceived. Nevar was loved by
many and this was a devastating loss to not only his owner, Tammy
Ausloos, but to the many who knew him. In the end, Mother
Nature felt she knew best. These pups were indeed destined to
come into the world. This litter will arrive amidst many
emotions, but Nevar's pups are so distinctively endearing that we are
certain that these babies will help our hearts to heal.
Mike
will then judge the ARC National in April. Other than that,
the remainder of 2010 has yet to be planned. If there is one
thing that 2009 taught us is to enjoy each day as it is given to
us. We
wish each of you Health, Happiness and Prosperity in the coming Year!
Ann & Mike
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