The stats are out and we are so thrilled that Nick is still the #1 15 inch beagle in the USA for both Breed and All Breed points.
He is the #5 Hound.
We are so very honored to be counted amongst such beautiful competition both in our own breed and in the hound group.
Nick is MBIS MBISS MRIS GCHG Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN.
He is bred by and co-owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurtzner and exclusively handled by Mike.
Nick is clear of F7, MLS, NCCD, CAT, POAG as well as testing Neg for Laflora. He passed CERF eye and his Echo for his heart. He has an OFA Excellent Hip rating.
We are so thankful to all the judges who have found Nick and awarded him over the last year. We appreciate the support for our team so much.
Thank you also to the amazing team at the The Canine Chronicle for this wonderful Ad published in the March edition.
I thought I would send out an update, as the last 12 months have been trying for me to say the least.
I believe in transparency and honesty and so that is why I am sending out this letter as a public announcement of sorts – this is why I am not taking any cavalier waitlist names at this time, nor for the forseeable future.
Over the last 12 months, I have tried to breed a couple of girls. I have been fortunate enough that Charlotte got pregnant twice – once with a litter of 4 and once with a litter of 3.
However, I also bred 3 of my other girls (Phoenix, Chloe and Nellie). None of these pregnancies took – well one of them took and it resulted in a miscarriage, and the other 2 just didn’t fall pregnant.
On top of that, one of the girls that I have been waiting for (Summer), to come of age, so I could breed her for the first time failed a health test. As an ethical breeder I have taken her out of my breeding program and she will be spayed soon. It is a huge loss as you can imagine.
Due to my small litters, missed pregnancies my waitlist has not really moved since 2020. It makes me incredibly sad to think where I had hoped I would be right now, and the amazing families I had hoped to give a puppy to, and that not to have come to fruition.
So, why am I telling you this?
It’s because I truly don’t know when I would be able to give you a puppy if i took your name at this time. At this time I don’t have any girls I can breed in the near future, and so I think the best bet would be to talk to other ethical breeders.
Please know this is very very difficult for me to say ☹ I do not take this lightly.
I am extremely sorry about all of this. My heart is pretty broken that this is how things are going right now. Obviously much of this is out of my control, but I am still sorry.
If you are still looking, I would contact:
Alisha from Lockestar cavaliers
Kathi from Kendallkastle
Dawn from Legacy
Heidi from Covington
Sharon Macy from Rhoyal (if you are after a whole color)
Kym from Sweet Gold
Rick and Penelope from Pensrick
I wish you all the best in your quest to find your perfect furry companion.
At the Pensacola Florida shows, Nick wins Back to Back Best In Shows for his 6th and 7th BIS wins.
On Saturday we are thankful to judges Mrs Vikki L Abbot for the Variety win, to judge Ms. Jocelyne Gagne for the Hound group win and to judge Mr Gary L Anderson for the Best In Show.
On Sunday we are thankful to judge Mr Gary L Anderson for the Hound Group win and to judge Ms. Jocelyne Gagne for the Variety win and his Best In Show win.
Nick is MBIS MBISS MRBIS GCHG Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN. The USA #1 15 inch beagle (Breed and All Breed) and #2 Hound.
He was bred by and is co-owned by Sarah Sweetman (Kazuri) and Mike and Karen Kurtzner.
I love these pups so much. These are bold and bright and so much fun. It has been my pleasure to be their breeder and raise them. The first one is going to his new home and so I needed to run up to the studio for my favorite photos on my blue chair.
Enjoy the photos this week
Holly
Cole
Leon
Thank you so much for your interest in my puppies – at this stage I am not taking any new enquiries for cavalier puppies as my waitlist is full. Thank you for understanding.
*Sob* – this is the final post I will be doing of these precious little ones as they will start going to their new homes. I will be keeping close tabs on them of course, but it is always bittersweet to say goodbye. It has been so special to raise these precious little babies.
Cinnamon is now going to be called Willow – Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine. I will co-own her with Maria from Starfall Samoyds.
Nutmeg (yet to be named) will be moving to live with his 1/2 brother with the Miller family
Ginger is now known as Crosby – Kazuri’s Answered Prayer and will be living with his mother Vixen who is retiring and the Neuenschwander family in Oregon
Clove who is staying at Kazuri and his now going to be called Aspen – Kazuri’s Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.
The cavalier babies are big enough to go outside, but it has been a bit cold and rainy. Today we had a break in the rain and so we took them outside for their first garden adventure.
They had a lot of fun and especially enjoyed being with the other big dogs but only lasted about 30 minutes before they were shivering and cold so we took them back inside. But all in all it was a successful adventure.
I love these little pumpkins and watching them grow and explore. It’s hard to believe they are 5 weeks old already.
Thank you for your interest in my breeding program. We have an existing waitlist and so these puppies will be spoken for. If you want to be considered for future puppies, please visit my “Puppy page” for details.
The beagle pups are 7 weeks old today. The weather in the PNW is wet wet wet and so we can’t always go outside right now – but there is always room to play inside in the living room. So – today I took some photos of them playing in our living room. Enjoy <3
Thank you for your interest in my breeding program. We have an existing waitlist and so these puppies will be spoken for. If you want to be considered for future puppies, please visit my “Puppy page” for details.
Is there anything cuter than beagle pups at play? I think not. It has been cold and snowy and then rainy and so the babies haven’t had a ton of outdoor playtime. So – when we had a break in the weather today, we made the most of it with a lovely romp in the garden. I love how bold and happy the babies are as they play with the adults. These pups are so confident. These photos are in lieu of their 6 week old photos – I wasn’t able to take the photos as I had COVID and was too tired to take them. I think they are pretty cute regardless – don’t you agree?
Clove (boy 3)
Cinamon (Girl)
Ginger (boy 2)
Nutmeg (Boy 1)
Thank you for your interest in my breeding program. We have an existing waitlist and so these puppies will be spoken for. If you want to be considered for future puppies, please visit my “Puppy page” for details.
I got Covid-19 this week – thankfully I am vaccinated and so my symptoms have been fairly mild – mostly I have been exhausted and so I have been just in “get the basics done” mode. And so, taking photos got put on the back burner until I felt up to doing it.
The babies are growing like beautiful little weeds – they are stronger and playing together. They are running and wrestling and growling and have definitely found their sweet little voices barking with delight when I bring their meals. They LOVE food 🙂 It’s good. They are eating 3 meals a day now and only nursing a few times a day – Charlotte is enjoying becoming more of a playmate than a mommy.
Enjoy their latest photos.
Holly
Cole
Leon
Thank you for your interest in my breeding program. We have an existing waitlist and so these puppies will be spoken for. If you want to be considered for future puppies, please visit my “Puppy page” for details.
As the New Year begins, I can’t help but reflect at what an incredible year 2021 was for Kazuri.
Here is what we achieved in the ring:
New Beagle Champion: Nick – MBIS MBISS GCHG Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN
(CH Hailstorms Feeling A Little Foxy At Kazuri TKN X CH Malarky In Good Company)
He went on to finish the year as the #1 15 inch beagle (All Breed), top 10 hound, top 100 All Breeds, with 4 Best in Shows, 5 Best in Specialties, 3 Reserve Best In Shows, an Award of Merit at the Beagle National, 70 Group placements including 21 Group 1s. It was a year to remember!
New Beagle Champion: Echo – CH Kazuri’s Feeling the Siren’s Call
(CH Hailstorms Feeling A Little Foxy At Kazuri TKN X CH Malarky In Good Company)
New Beagle Champion: Rosie – CH Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses
(CH Foxtail’s Dreaming of The Race X GCH Meadow Crest To Sir With Love)
New Beagle Champion: Sir – CH Kazuri’s To Sir With Love
(CH Kazuri’s Dreaming of An Emmy X MBIS MBISS CH Kahootz Chase Manhatten)
New Cavalier Champion: James – CH Kaszuri’s East of Eden
(Lockestar Love Struck CGC X CH Verheyn Dustin)
New Beagle Champion: Gordon – CH Kazuri’s Have My Cake & Eat It Too
(CH Foxtail’s Dreaming of The Race X Langrigg The Cake Boss)
New Beagle Champion – Violet – CH Kazuri’s Keeping Up Appearances
(CH Foxtail’s Need For Speed X GCH Starbuck & Manabay Boldly Go Fourth BCAT, ORT, L1V, NW1)
Sirius (Am GCH Can CH Lockestar ‘Cause I’m Up To No Good, RN FDC RATM RATNX RATO RATM CZ8S CGC CGCA CGCU TKN) attained several Barn hunt titles, his farm dog title and Rally titles with his co-owner Susan Lockleer
(Lockestar Love Struck CGC X Can CH Embee’s Mischief Managed)
Rowan – LoKazuri Star Life is but a Dream RN TKN TKI earned his novice rally title with co-owner Samantha.
(Kinvaar Kiss This X GCH Truelegance Pistols At Dawn)
We had a 1 cavalier litter and 3 beagle litters this year. I am so thankful to the breeders that let us use their stud dogs and allow their breeding programs be part of mine. I am so excited to see what the future might hold for our youngsters.
We also made many families very happy by placing our non keepers in loving homes expanding the “Kazuri” family. We are so happy to welcome each and every one of you and thank you for caring and loving our dogs so well. We are so grateful. <3
I wanted to say that we can’t do any of this alone – I am thankful to my village (I am so sorry if I forget to mention anyone specifically). I am so thankful to my co-owners/breeders in beagles Mike and Karen Kurtzner, and to my co-owners in cavaliers Susan and Alisha Lockleer. I am so thankful to Mike and Karen for handling Nick so beautifully plus many of my beagles to CH titles, but also to Tammie Wilcox, Jennifer Bell, Serena Soares, Sarah Yates and Cheyenne Calvert for the role you played in showing, transporting and finishing dogs for me. And thank you to new beagle breeding partner Chelsea Metteer – it was so fun to have a litter with you.
