Mothers

Tira (Laureate Tiramisu, ROMC) is one of our top producers. Her mother (BIS/BISS/BPIS Am/Can Ch. Laureate City Angel, ROMC), grandmother (BISS Am/Can Ch. Laureate Gabrielle, ROMC) and great-grandmother (Am/Can Ch. Krystalyn Just An Illusion, ROM/ROMC) were also top producers. She was a wonderful mom to her puppies and is still doing well six months after being diagnosed with cancer and given days or weeks to live. There are some noticeable physical changes but she is still first to get any food that drops on the floor! She is Paris' dam and this morning was enjoying watching her grand kids play from a safe distance!
The puppies have started to eat solid food (aka mush). They will be fully weaned in about a week and a half.

Paris was brought in to clean up the dish. The puppies took advantage of the situation!

Paris is a wonderful mother! We also hope she'll continue the tradition of ROMC's (her litter sister Ch. Laureate Rachael Ray (co-owned with RuffLeith) has two Champions from her first litter and two others that will finish...so it is in the family!

Paris and her daughters.

A Good Weekend!

We headed to Connecticut for the weekend to show at the Tri-State Specialties. The first day, Cocoa (Ch. Laureate Jivara) won Best in Sweeps under judge Greg Speeks, and also won her class under judge Marjorie Tuff. The following day, she won her sweeps class and was "runner-up" (though no prize was offered for this). She also won her class under judge Sue Christie and was awarded a 5 point major reserve! She showed well, was a great traveller and we were very pleased with the result. Her kennel mate "Stormy" won her class both days, and was pulled for consideration for WB the first day. This was her very first show and we were delighted with how she behaved, and how well she was received.

Cocoa and Paris waiting their turn.

Congratulations to Tom and Nioma Coen for winning Best of Breed both days with Cocoa's grand-sire, Am/Can/Jap Ch. Pop Star SS of Northern Farm, ROM (from the Veterans class). Also on winning WB/BW both days with their beautiful tri puppy, Hillstone Hallelujah.

Meanwhile, back in Canada, Laureate Rachael Ray, owned by Penny Woodruff (Ruffleith Shelties) shown by Kim Wendling earned her Canadian Championship. This was the fifth to finish for our beloved Tira, giving her the ROMC title!!! There are now four consecutive ROMC's in the tail female line; a wonderful family of producers! (ROMC stands for Register of Merit Canadian...it is for a female that has produced five Champions, or a male that has produced ten champions.)