New win pictures for MBISS GCHS Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble in Texas!
• Best of Opposite in Specialty Show and 15 inch Best of Variety under judge Michael Faulkner
• Best of Variety and Hound Group 4 under judge Dr. Donald Sturz
Our last BOV win photo to come… thanks to all the judges for finding our boy! I couldn’t be prouder as both a breeder, owner and most importantly as a friend of Chelsea and how much of a team she and Tex are.
The Spokane Kennel Club and Cour D’Alene Kennel Club used to have a split weekend in 2 locations – this year they combined their show into a cluster in one location and that was nice to have everything all in one spot.
This will be long – sorry not sorry – we took a lot of dogs away as a group and I am so proud of how they all did and of my friends and their dogs too.
Community over competition is my motto. 
Anyone who knows me, knows I get as excited about other peoples wins as I do about my own – especially when it’s someone I have helped to mentor and have a start in their own breeding program. I am so so proud of Dolly and Malia and how far they have come already in such a short number of years
Dolly from Joyful Noise and I co-own Willow (CH Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine). We decided in 2024 to breed her to Murphy (BIS BISS GCHS Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright). We were blessed with 3 puppies – 2 girls and a boy. As they grew it was obvious that they all were small (at 8 months they are all well under 13 inches) and they all were show quality.
Lyric (CH Joyful Noise N Kazuri’s Sound of Sunshine) is owned by Dolly and her daughter Ruthie Tesky. At the INBC specialty show on Friday, she won WB/BOS over multiple specials for a 5 point major. She won WB again on Saturday finishing her Championship in 3 weekends and at 7 months old with both a Hound group and owner handled group placements. She marks Dolly’s 4th Bred by Champion in 4 years of being in the breed – I couldn’t be prouder.
Beacon (Kazuri N Joyful Noise Sunshine Of Your Love) owned by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns and loved by Lesley Rytel, went BOV at the INBC specialty, over multiple specials for a 5 point major!! He won Best puppy in 13s, Best Bred by 13s. He then went WD/BOW each day of the Memorial day cluster for more majors each day.
Vada who is also known as Potato (Kazuri N Joyful Noise Sunshine on a Cloudy Day) is owned by Kayla Bonnin and Sarah Sweetman. She was mistakenly entered as a 15, not a 13, but held her own and received the “Bred By Exhibitor” in 15s and then on to “Bred By Exhibitor” in Show, over both of her siblings. I feel terrible that I didn’t get any proper photos of her with her ribbons but i posted a picture of her pretty handpainted box and ribbons.
We then have Lucy Grey – Lucy Gray (GCH CH Wilderness Can’T Take My Sass BCAT) who is co-owned by myself (Sarah Sweetman) and Malia Throop
Lucy Grey was with the Best Junior Handler In specialty show, 1st in sweeps class, select bitch on Friday and Monday (which puts her over halfway to her bronze at 18 months old!). After being a little crazy in the ring the first couple of days (she loves showing maybe a little too much), she went back to back to back OH group placements for her first three times EVER In groups with an OHG4/OHG4/OHG2 with Malia!!
Malia and I loved seeing Lucy’s breeders and the owners of her two siblings Finnick and Katness this weekend also – thank you Cheyenne and Diana for taking a chance on us and saying yes to us bringing Lu Lu home a year ago – what a fun ride it has been.
Malibu (Kazuri’s Blue Skies Over Malibu) also got his final points and went home as a new champion with a WD/BOW win under judge Ms Rhonda Silveira!! He marks Malia’s 4th champion in 2 years of showing dogs in AKC which is pretty cool.
This little boogie is the first CH for both of his parents CH Meadow Crest Blue My Mind and Kazuri’s Everything I ever Wanted. He was bred by Sarah Sweetman, and is co-owned and loved by Malia. We have some high hopes for this sweet blue berry boy.
Not to be missed out – Pickles and Mac are both from Murphy (BIS BISS GCHS Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) and Mishka (CH Pun Kotzky Ma Belle Michelle).
Mac received WD at the INBC specialty for a 5 point major under judge Mr Dana Cline. He won WD/BOW under judge Mr Sid Marx for a second 5 point major. He just needs a couple of singles to complete his CH title.
Pickles won WB under judge Mr Sid Marx for a 5 point major completing (AKC pending) her AKC championship. I was so grateful to Ruthie for showing her all weekend so I had one less dog to wrangle.
Gracie Jo (Goose) who is not technically a Kazuri dog, but is the daughter of two Kazuri dogs so is an honorary member of the family -GCHB CH Zamaradi’s Beautiful Mistake FDC FCAT CGC TKN ATT -had a great win at the INBC where she was Select Bitch and BISSOH!!
We are so thankful to judges Mr Dana Cline, Mr Sid Marx, Mr Robert E Hutton, Mrs Rhonda Silvera, Dr Tracy Powell, Mr Eric Liebes for finding our dogs this weekend – we couldn’t be more thankful to you all for recognizing our dogs in such quality competition.
Nick and Sarah had another amazing weekend in Lewiston Idaho – my first time at this cluster and it didn’t disappoint.
Nick (MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC ATT TKN BCAT) gives me his all in the ring, and has quite the reputation for taking naps on top of the trolley – he is a wonderful companion at home and we adore him. He is looking better than ever for almost turning 6. The road to double platinum continues
Friday 18th April – Nick went BOV under judge Ms. Kimberly Anne Meredith. He went onto a OH Group 3 under judge Ms. Lee Whittier
I was also so proud of Murphy (RBIS GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) with his 13 inch BOV with Randy Benns, and his daughter Savannah (GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy) for BOS/BOVOH shown by Malia Throop.
Lucy (GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass) won Select for another major towards her GCHB title.
Saturday 19th April – Nick went BOV under judge Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman. He went onto an OH Group 4 under judge John Schoeneman.
Also, Roads (Kazuri’s Find New Roads) went BOW for a 4 point major under judge Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman. Thank you to Shelley for showing him
Lucy (GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass) won BOS for another major towards her GCHB title with her breeder Cheyenne who came to visit for the day.
Murphy (RBIS GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) with his 13 inch BOV, and his daughter Savannah (GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy) for BOS/BOVOH
Dolly Stearns debuted little Lyric (Joyful Noise N Kazuri Sound Of Sunshine) and they did great together in the ring with this 6-9 month old puppy taking it all in her stride.
Sunday 20 April – Nick went BOV under judge Mr. Jon Titus Steele and went onto making the cut in group under Mr. John Constantine-Amodei, then OH Group 1 under Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman and OH BIS under Mr. Jon Titus Steele!!
Murphy (RBIS GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) with his 13 inch BOV, and his daughter Savannah (GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy) for BOS/BOVOH
Lucy (GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass) won Select.
Monday 21 April – Nick went BOV under judge Mr. John Constantine-Amodei, then OH Group 1 under Mr. Ronald Freeman and OH BIS under Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman!
Also, Roads (Kazuri’s Find New Roads) went BOW for a second 4 point major under judge Mr. John Constantine-Amodei and Pickles (Kazuri’s Gonna Be A Big DIll) garnered another 4 point major too, making her a few singles short of her CH. Thank you to Shelley for showing them both so wonderfully.
Murphy (RBIS GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) with his 13 inch BOV and Savannah (GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy) for BOS/BOVOH with Malia.
Lucy (GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass) won BOS again
Sorry there arent more photos – I helped show some Dachshunds for Shelley and we volunteered at FastCat when we werent in the ring, and so it was a wonderfully busy time. Congratulations to all the friends and also co-owners Malia Throop, Dolly Stearns, Ruthie Tesky, Sarah Yates, Jonah and Hannah Kvernum, Shelley McGaugh, Cheyenne Wohlschlegel – what a great weekend
BISS GCHG Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble in Texas
(By BISS CH Ha-Penny’s Too Much Trouble x AUS CH Karakush Proof Is Into Pudding)
Bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman and Chelsea Metteer; co-owned with Hillary Arnaud.
I couldn’t be prouder of Tex and Chelsea and the start they have had to the 2025 show season. They are such a great team and I am cheering them on as they prepare to show at the prestigious Westminster Kennel club.
At the San Fernando Kennel Club they received Two NOHS Reserve Best in Shows and a regular hound Group 3rd. Thank you judges Shindle and Robinson… Be sure to scroll to the last to see Chelsea’s son Ronin’s adorable self in the last photo!
This has been a big week – the puppies got some kind of tummy bug and the poor sweet babies got vomiting and diarrhea. So we had a few days of making sure they were hydrated and keeping up on calories. Thankfully we seem to be back on track to healthy and so we are on track again.
They are starting to crawl around, and play fight – their tiny growls are just adorable. I love that when I go into visit them, they wake up and come toddling over.
Enjoy the photos of them from this week – a titch over 3 weeks as I wanted to make sure they were safe and healthy.
We definitely have little boys from this litter that will be available in January to go to their forever homes. If you are interested, please contact us.
Girl #1 (more white) – Elphaba
Girl #2 (less white) – Glinda
Boy #1 (thin white collar) – Fiyaro
Boy #2 (thick white collar) – Oz
Boy #3 (two dots) – Pfannee
Boy #4 (one dot) – Boq
Boy #5 (flick) – Avaric
Interested in your own Kazuri Beagle or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pup? One of these BOYS may be available. (Girls will not be available) Please visit our Puppy page for information on our breeding plans, and pricing, how we place pups and how to apply.
Last October, Chelsea and I were given the opportunity to send our young special, Tex, with longtime handlers Mike and Karen Kurtzner to begin a campaign in pursuit of letting him live up to his full potential.
In January, Tex and Mike took their first steps into the ring together and were awarded Best of Variety and a group placement that very weekend! In the months that passed, Tex quickly amassed some great BOV and Group placement wins, making him the #1 fifteen inch beagle in the nation for January and February.
Much to our delight, we also had the honor of exhibiting at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show, to which Tex continued to make more dreams come true – winning Best of Opposite Sex at his very first Westminster.
Campaigning a dog is an incredible privilege and responsibility. It is something we feel incredibly blessed and grateful to experience and, when you have a dog you believe in as much as we do, you have to give them the opportunity to shine.
Campaigning a dog also comes with considerable costs – time, energy, travel, personal life and financial demands. While we had hoped to make the budget stretch until December, it has become obvious that this is not achievable for us at this time.
To this end, Mike, Karen, Chelsea and I talked openly and made the mutual decision that Tex would go to Westminster and then head back to the West Coast to live with me again. While we all felt sad, we also all felt this was the best decision given the parameters we had to work in.
Tex has touched down in California after a little stop with me in Seattle, and is doing great. Mike and Karen took incredible care of him, and he is in top condition, and will be shown by Chelsea as I can.
We are so incredibly proud of all that Tex has accomplished is such a short amount of time. All that would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and years of experience that Mike and Karen have poured into our dog. We are so blessed, proud of, and incredibly grateful for them.
… Onto the next chapter!
Tex and Mike had a wonderful weekend – they won three hound group 2nd!
This boy is on a roll… going 15 inch Best of Variety all four days at Columbiana, AL and Hound Group 2 three of the four days! At just 2.5 years old, we are so delighted.
Thank you to judges Mrs Pamela Peat, Mrs Joanne Buehler, Mrs Molly Martin for these wins and for Mike and Karen for your hard work!
GCHB Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble In Texas
(BISS CH Ha-Penny’s Too Much Trouble x AUS CH Karakush Proof Is Inth Pudding)
Proudly bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman and Chelsea Metteer
An open letter to the fancy:
On behalf of Chelsea and Myself, and the wider group of breeders/exhibitors/handlers that this impacts, we would like to address some rumors that have been floating around.
I will admit that I am disappointed that people in the fancy haven’t had the respect to come and talk to us directly, but chatter behind our backs and spread half truths. This was not the first time hearing of such rumors and so we felt we needed to address it. Our breed doesn’t improve without honesty, and we are prepared to be honest with anyone who will ask. Chelsea and I pride ourselves with open honest conversations.
I would like to address the rumor that one of Tex’s littermates has epilepsy. That is not true.
We are in regular contact with all of the owners of the dogs and no one has shown any symptoms, and are healthy dogs who will be 3 this summer – of course none of us have a crystal ball to know the future, but that is true for any breeding or litter or dog we have regardless of their breed or breeding.
Furthermore, Tex has sired several litters with no issues in any puppies at this time.
What is true is that there was an “oops” unplanned litter that occurred between a brother and sister – two full littermates of Tex’s. The resulting puppies of that litter were placed with that knowledge to the new owners and none of these puppies will sire/whelp a litter. This was obviously not a planned breeding and full littermates made it very inbred which is never ideal.
Last August (2023), one of the resulting puppies from that litter, experienced one single series of mild focal petite activity, on one day.
This puppy was in an extreme heat situation with smoke from local fires present and she was under stress when they occurred. This puppy was checked by a vet, and is being monitored and has not had any kind of seizure activity since. She has not been medicated or treated for this, as it was over by the time she was seen by a vet, with no after effects.
It is unknown if the external circumstances played a part, but it would seem logical since she has not had any issues before or since that day.
We are hesitant to call this “epilepsy” as it has been an isolated event so far, with extreme and abnormal circumstances surrounding it. The vets also agree that they would not categorize it as “epilepsy” at this time for that same reason.
The other puppies, and this one, will continue to be monitored. So far they are all happy and loved members of families. We are thankful.
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please contact myself or Chelsea about it. We would prefer honest conversations rather than hearing about chatter behind our backs.
Thank you so much
Sarah
Wishing you all a wonderful Leap Day!!
I am so very proud of Tex, piloted by none other than Mike Kurtzner.
This boy is young and learning the ropes of showing more consistently – Chelsea and I couldn’t be prouder to have Tex stand amongst other wonderful dogs in the top rankings.
There is a lot of time between now and the end of the year, but for now we will be excited that for January Tex was #1 15 inch beagle.
Tex – GCHB Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble In Texas – bred and co-owned by Sarah Sweetman and Chelsea Metteer.
