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2022 – what a year

2022 has been an incredible year indeed. One for the memory books. We’ve had some incredible high moments and some low points also.

Focusing on the highs – this is 2022 in review.

PLATINUM Grand CH – Nick – MBISS MBIS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas TKN CGC – He also finished 2022 as the #1 15 inch beagle in the USA and winning 4 BIS and getting select dog at the Beagle National. Nick is also proving himself as a stud, with having seven of his get finishing their CH titles this year!

New Grand CH – Madison – GCH Foxtails Dreaming of the Race TKN – my foundation bitch bred by Sheri Berndt-Smith, Darrell Smith and Michael Kurtzner finished her Grand CH at a local beagle specialty from the Veterans class.

12 New CH beagles that I bred/co-bred

“Dutch” – CH Van-Mar N Kazuri Brewin’ Up Trouble TKN BCAT – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Sarah Smith-Falker, Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer

“Audrey” – CH Van-Mar N Kazuri Trouble At Tiffanys – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Dan Carter & Terri Papagni-Carter

“Tex” – CH Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble In Texas – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer

“Daisy” – CH Kazuri N Van-Mar Oops a Daisy Here Comes Trouble TKN BCAT – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Sarah Sweetman and loved by the Chamberlain family

“Maddie” – CH Van-Mar N Kazuri Trouble Takes The Cake TKN BCAT – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Sarah Smith-Falker

“Charlie” – CH Van-Mar N Kazuri The Trouble With Charlie – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Lisa Young & Jenni Neift

“Harley-Quinn” – CH Van-Mar N Kazuri Trouble In Gotham – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Chelsea Metteer – owned by Sarah Sweetman, Lisa Young & Jenni Neift

“Beau” – CH Kazuri’s All I Need Is Love And Cake – bred by Sarah Sweetman and Mike & Karen Kurtzner – owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and loved by the Smith family

“Derby” – CH Kazuri’s Run For The Roses – bred by Sarah Sweetman and Mike & Karen Kurtzner – owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and loved by the Olson family

“Maxim” – CH Kazuri’s Rockin The Naughty List At Roylcrest – bred by Sarah Sweetman and Mike & Karen Kurtzner – owned by Lorna & Sam Boydston & Sarah Sweetman

“Sylvie” – CH Kazuri Dreaming Of A Joyful Chase Thru The Woods – bred by Sarah Sweetman and Mike & Karen Kurtzner – owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and loved by the Neuenschwander family

“Willow” – NatJr IntJr HnrJr CH Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine – Also attained her NatJr, IntJr and HnrJr titles at the International Dog show – bred by Sarah Sweetman and Mike & Karen Kurtzner – owned by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns

2 New CH Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that I bred or co-bred

“Truman” – CH Kazuri’s Struck By The Truth With Lockestar – bred by Sarah Sweetman – owned by Kim Lagretta, Sue Gray, Sarah Sweetman & Alisha Lockleer

New CH & GCH – GCH Kazuri’s Time To Solve A Mystery – bred by Sarah Sweetman – owned by Sarah Sweetman, Megan Hogan and loved by the Hogan family

GCH CH Lockestar ‘Cause I’M Up To No Good CD PCD BN RE FDC BCAT ACT1 ACT1J RATM CZ8S CGCA CGCU TKN ATT Gaining SO many more titles under the direction and dedication of Susan Lockleer – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Alisha Lockleer – owned by Susan Lockleer, Sarah Sweetman & Alisha Lockleer

She isn’t a CH yet, but worth mentioning is Stella – Kazuri’s Diamond In The Sky – bred by Sarah Sweetman – owned by Amie Adams, Emma Adams & Sarah Sweetman. She has both of her majors!

I have several beagles and cavaliers that are pointed and should finish their CH titles in 2023 – as well as several young ones that are up and coming and ready to hit the ring. It should be another fab year in 2023.

A huge thank you to my co-breeders Mike & Karen Kurtzner, Chelsea Metteer & Dolly Stearns for your friendship, partnership and support. Thank you to the co-owners and guardian homes for your support, and letting me show your dogs – for keeping them trained and in good shape. Thank you to Sarah Smith-Falkner, Tammie Wilcox & Cheyenne Calvert (and their teams) for showing my dogs, especially out of state, when I could not be there in person. I couldn’t have finished so many without you. Thank you to all the judges who have found my dogs worthy – in the classes and group ring and BIS ring – I am so thankful for you acknowledging my breeding program as you have.

Thank you to all the incredible families who cheer us on, and love our dogs like we do – we are eternally grateful for all of you. <3 It really takes a village and I feel I am better because of all of you <3

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the newest member of the Kazuri family. We were lucky enough to aquire Mishka “Michelle” – CH Pun Kotzky’s Michelle, Ma’ Belle bred by Dr Oleg Voloshin & Dr Oksana Gavrilova. She will complete her health tests in 2023 and maybe have her first litter. She is pictured below at 6 months

Also joining the Kazuri family in the new year when I fly and pick her up, and co-owned with her breeders Mary Cummings and Sue Nichols and my good friend Dolly Stearns from JoyfulNoise beagles is Allegria (Itallian for joy) – StoneMeadow N Lighfall Full Of Surprises At Kazuri – pictured below at 9 weeks

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What a wonderful weekend for Kazuri

At the Whidbey Island Kennel Club – Monroe Washington

On Saturday, Dutch (CH Van-Mar N Kazuri Brewin Up Trouble) went BOV under judge Mrs. Kathleen J Brock and then onto a Hound group 4 under judge Mr. David J Peat.

On Saturday Derby (Kazuri’s Run For the Roses) went WD for a 3point major under judge Mrs. Kathleen J Brock. On Sunday he did it again under Dr. Steven D Herman, for his 4th major and became a new CHAMPION.

On Saturday Willow (Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine) went WB/BOW for a 3point major under judge Mrs. Kathleen J Brock. On Sunday she went WB/BOW and BOV over 4 specials for a 5 point major under Dr. Steven D Herman! She just has 1 single before she is a CH.

Chalotte (LoKazuri Star’s Fourth In Line) made her showing debut. No points for her but I was proud of her free stacks and building confidence over the weekend.

Watson (CH Kazuri’s Time To Solve A Mystery) went select dog both days under judge Mrs Pamela Peat and Mrs. Janice L McClary – he now just needs 1 single to finish his Grand CH title.

I also attended the EYE and HEART clinic – I did clearances on 9 of my dogs – everyone passed their hearts and I had one who we discovered a mild eye issue on but wont impact him. I am so happy. The photo with my 9 week old puppies is of them plus their daddy Granger (CH BeckWith If The Boot Fits TKN), and Emma and Amie Adams who own him.

thank you to all the people who cheered us on, to the judges who found my dogs, and to all the helpers holding my dogs, taking them back in to the ring – I appreciate you all so much. It takes a village – no a community and I am grateful for mine.

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The puppies play with the pack

My pack is used to puppies, and I would go as far as to say that they enjoy them – they keep young with the youthful play of puppies. I always supervise of course, but it’s always fun to see the older dogs enamored with them.

We have a couple of extra dogs staying for dog shows, so we are a little over full, but not for too long. The extra paws sure make for some fun playtimes.

Puff & Raven
Griff
Darwin & Puff
Gus & Griff
Darwin & Sly
Callie
Gus & Callie
Darwin & Callie
Derby
Derby & Griff
Madison

Interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup? please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Buck the beagle pup turns 12 weeks

Sweet Buck (Buckaroo, Buckster, Bucky-boy, Buck eye 🙂 ) turned 12 weeks this week. He is a quick learner and so sweet – he loves to be held and snuggle.

Here are Kazuri we are a girl only home – we do this so we have no accidental pregnancies. So – I am looking for a home that would be open to loving this boy every day as a companion, but open to a partnership with me and let me keep him in tact (not neutered) and let me show him. I would give a discount for him, for this, and would work with you and your schedule. He is already fully vaccinated except for rabies (I give this at 6 months) and started leash and crate training.

If you are interested in this beautiful sweet boy, contact me through the questionnaire or email me sarah.sweetman@outlook.com

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Lilibet the beagle pup on the blue couch

Lilibet is tiny but mighty – I keep forgetting her age because she is so darn small. There is nothing wrong with her – she reminds me of a 13 and so it will be interesting to see if she follows her grandfather and great grandmother’s footsteps as a 13.

I took photos of her on the blue chair today – I love these pictures so much

Interested in your own Kazuri Beagle pup? please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Do I want a puppy from a show breeder?

With many enquiries into my puppies or dogs, I will get a statement of “Well, I am not looking for a show dog – just a companion”.

That’s fair enough. Showing is not for everyone.

However, let me explain the benefits of buying a “companion” puppy from a breeder who shows their dogs. What do I mean? Let me explain.

Each breed of dog has a written standard showing the “ideal/perfect” specimen of that breed. It’s the gold standard we are all trying to get as close to. Here is the standard for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Here is the standard for the Beagle. It goes through everything from earset, to topline, to head shape, to acceptable colors, to temperament, and everything in between.

When show breeders show their dogs, they are asking judges to critique and choose their dogs based on that criteria. Showing dogs is essentially assessing breeding stock – how closely do the dogs match the standard so when they are bred, hopefully they will pass on genes that look and act like that specific breed. So, if you don’t get a pup from a show breeder, you may be getting a puppy that wont really look like the breed standard by the time it is an adult.

Show breeders are often part of clubs also. These clubs hold high ethical standards of breeding and there are penalties for not breeding ethically. So, while it might totally be in fashion to breed designer colors, since it is deviating from the breed standard, a preservation breeder won’t do it intentionally. I just introduced another term – preservation breeder – I did a separate blog all about that – you can read it here:

In any litter that a show breeder may have, they may only keep 1 or 2 pups. The other pups may have not been chosen, may still be beautiful but may have less angle or white in their eye, or be a carrier rather than clear of a genetic issue – whatever the reason, it wont impact your puppy from being an incredible pet. However, a show breeder/preservation breeder only wants to keep the best to continue breeding from. So, as a companion home you get the benefit of all the planning, time, effort that went into the litter.

Show breeders are often involved in other sports, and often they are also involved in their local rescue groups. They are interested in the BREED as a whole. What they can do to help and serve their beloved breed, not just them serve you by producing puppies to sell.

In addition, not all “pure bred” puppies have been well bred. To get a “pure bred” dog, you just need two purebred parents. They don’t have to be good examples of the breed or health tested to have puppies. However, to get a “well bred” dog, means you get the benefit of health testing, and a good example of the breed. A “well bred” puppy is one where the breeder has thought about the whole process – the structure, the temperament and the health of the dogs being bred.

For each breed, there is a club list of the recommended minimum health tests. A preservation breeder will perform these on all of their breeding dogs. The health tests for a CKCS can be found here: The health tests for a beagle can be found here: You can look up any dog by their name on www.ofa.org – not all tests are posted there but you can ask your breeder for their paperwork to look at.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.

xo Sarah

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Lilibet the beagle turns 4 weeks

Little Lili is growing – although not too much – she is actually rather small and I am really starting to wonder if she will end up as a 13. She loves to explore the yard and play with the other pups – she certainly holds her own even though she is so much smaller.

Now, if only the smoke from the wildfires would clear, maybe they could play outside for longer than 30 mins at a time.

Interested in your own Kazuri beagle pup? please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Sylvie’s beagle girl turns 3 weeks

Little Lilibet is thriving under Syl’s care – she is now eating 3x a day and nursing just on an “as needed” basis. Its so fun to see this little girl grow up and I can’t wait to see how she will turn out.

Interested in your own Kazuri beagle pup? please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.

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Fun playtime in the yard

The pack always loves it when they can play with the babies and of course the baby puppies love to play with the big dogs too. Our adult beagles are so gentle and our golden is like “Nana” from Peter Pan. She just wants to smother them in her love and they adore her for it.

Enjoy these photos taken in the fall sun today, in the yard.