Yes, we came home with a new champion, but we also had lots of other things to celebrate this weekend
Nick (MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas ATT CGC TKN BCAT FDC) won BOV each day. We went on to a Hound Group 3 and OH Group 3 under judge Mrs Cindy Vogels, A OH Group 2 under Mr Robert Robinson and a Hound Group 4 under judge Ms. Yvonne Savard
Bro (Kazuri N Wonderlust Trouble’s A Brewin @ Cloudepoint) bred by Sarah Sweetman & Malia Throop, co-owned by them and Amie McLaughin & Gary Sharp, won 2 majors this weekend. Bro has been shown by Malia in the Bred By class.
Not to be outdone by her big brother, 13 inch Alice (Wonderlust N Kazuri Curiosity Leads To Trouble) went WB each day for her first 5 CH points. Alice was bred by Sarah Sweetman & Malia Throop and is owned by Malia Throop
Potato (aka GCH Kazuri N Joyful Noise Sunshine On A Cloudy Day) bred by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns, owned by Sarah Sweetman & Kayla Bonnin was shown by a Junior. They won the “Best of the Best” together- talk about being SO proud of this little girl.
I feel like the Silver Falls shows deserved it’s own set of brags 🙂 There were 3 All Breed Shows that we attended alongside the CWBC beagle specialty show
I will go down dog by dog, as we had a wonderful weekend
Nick (MBISS MBIS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas ATT CGCU FDC BCAT) won BOVOH and Best Bred by under judge Mrs. Nancy Lovelady in15s. Nick then went on to an OH Group 2 under judge Mr Michael Savage, and a Bred By Hound Group 1 under judge _ and Bred By Reserve Best In Show under judge Regina Lee Bryant – what a day! Nick also won BOV/OH under judge Mrs Pamela Lambie and went on to a Hound Group 4 under judge Dr Camille McArdle DMV. Amazing!
Cardi B (Kazuri’s A Little Sweet A Little Spicy) won 13s Winners Bitch for a 4 point major under Mrs. Nancy Lovelady so now she has both at 6.5 months and only 2 weekends of showing
Milo (Kazuri’s Want Some Milo Magic) in 13s got WD/BOW/Best Opp for a 4 point major under judge Mrs. Nancy Lovelady, and then surprised us all by going WD/BOW and BOV to finish his CH in 2 weekends under judge Mr Nichloas Frost! What a way to finish.
Olivia Newton John (Kazuri’s Summer Lovin’) Winners B/BOW/Best of Opp over a special in 15s under both Mrs. Nancy Lovelady and Mrs Pamela Lambie.
Skylar (Youngsong Chasing Dreams At Outwest) won 13s WB/Best Opp for her second 5 point major under judge Mr Nichloas Frost
Bella (Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Little Miss Sunshine) won WB/BOV under hound judge Mrs Pamela Lambie for a 5 point major, finishing her CH title
Leo (Kazuri Wonderlust Trouble At the Top) won WD under Mrs. Nancy Lovelady and Mrs Pamela Lambie to add another 4 points towards his CH title. He now has 10 points including a 5 point major.
Miles (Kazuri’s Every Road Leads Me Home) won WD under judge Mr Nichloas Frost for his first points
And last but not least, our cavalier king charles Charlie (Kazuri’s Mystery Of Hope) finished his CH title by going WD under judgeMr. David L Kittredge
We came home with 3 new champions! To say we were exhausted was an understatement – but thrilled also. Thank you so much to Malia, Dolly, Kayla, Alyssa who stepped into the ring with my dogs to help out with WD/WB. I appreciate you all so much
Bpup was offered on Friday and Saturday of the Timberland Dog show in Chehalis this weekend.
Much to my absolute delight, Olivia won the hound group and a huge Best Puppy In Show with many puppies competing! WOW!
As a breeder and owner, it is such an honor for her to be recognized by so many judges and in such lovely puppy competition. Thank you to judges Mr Michael Savage and Mr Bill Fletcher for choosing Olivia as your “Best puppy”
Olivia (Kazuri’s Summer Lovin’) has just turned 4 months – some AKC shows offer the opportunity to 4-6 month old puppies to compete in a relaxed environment with AKC judges. It’s a great way for them to experience the show environment.
Olivia is out of our homebred dogs Ivy (CH Kazuri’s Tangled Up In Trouble) X Beau (CH Kazuri’s All I Need Is Love and Cake)
Olivia was a little nervous at first but quickly discovered the joy of meeting judges and getting chicken nibbles.
Much to my surprise and delight, she won the Hound group and “Best puppy in show” her first day in the ring under judge Mrs Rhonda  Silveira.
The next day she won the Hound Group under judge Ms Sylvie McGee..
The next day she won Hound Group and her 2nd “Best Puppy in show” under judge Ms Michelle Schultz.
and on the final day, she won Hound Group under judge Mr Bryan Martin.
I met up with Malia and Kayla in Chehalis. We took Nick (MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGCU ATT TKN BCAT), Savannah (GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy) and Potato (Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Sunshine On A Cloudy Day)
On Friday, Nick won a Hound Group 4 under Mrs Polly (Mrs Robert) D Smith. Potato won BOV in 13s and went on to a OH Hound Group 2 with Nick beside her with an OH Hound group 3 under judge Mr David Denis.
On Saturday, Nick won BOV but didn’t compete in group as I was flying a puppy to his new home in California. Potato won 13 BOV for a major and went on to a regular Hound Group 4 under judge Mrs Terry L Berrios and OH Hound Group 2 under judge Ms Laura Reeves!
On Sunday, Nick won regular Group 1 under judge Mr David Denis and Savannah and Malia won a regular Group 4 beside us. Nick then won OH Hound Group under Mrs Polly (Mrs Robert) D Smith and OH Reserve Best In Show under judge Mr Gary Stiles.
We went to Redmond Oregon this weekend to play at the shows there.
Nick (MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGCU ATT TKN BCAT) won the OH Hound Group on Friday under judge Mr Allen Odem.
On Saturday, Nick won OH Hound Group 2 under judge Mary Albee, and Regular Group 1 under Mr Raymond Filburn and we went on to Reserve Best In Show under judge Mr Joe C Walton!!!!! Talk about an incredible win!!
On Sunday, Nick won OH Hound Group under judge Mr Raymond V Filburn, and OH Best In Show under judge Mr Joe C Walton. We won Regular Group 1 under Mr Allen Odem and I was delighted that Murphy (who I also bred and own) went Hound Group 2 beside us.
What an incredible weekend – one to remember for always.
I had heard rumors that the show in Coos Bay Oregon was a fun one – a small show that finished early in the afternoon leaving plenty of time for socializing and enjoying life.
I travelled there with Malia and her dogs Savannah and Gracie. I took Basil, Nick, Aurora and Elphaba.
It was a fun couple of days – we didn’t think to take many photos as per usual. I didn’t take my trailer “Betty” but we took Malia’s pop up tent and roughed it 🙂 It was actually very fun.
Savannah won breed in 13s each day, and Nick won breed in 15s each day. Elphaba won “winners b*tch” for another 6 points towards her CH title.
Nick won an OH Hound Group 3 on Friday, and OH Group 1 / OH BIS on Saturday (no OH offered on Sunday). Thank you to the judges Mr Charles Olvis, Mrs Donelle Richards, Mr Del Richards, Ms Elizabeth Muthard for finding the Kazuri dogs this weekend.
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.
Malia, Dolly, Ruthie and I went up to the Lynden Dog shows for the Mt Baker/Bell Vernon cluster. It was a blustery and cold weekend and we huddled in my trailer a lot. We helped out at fastcat, and froze a little but also had a blast running record numbers of dogs each day in between our ring times.
We took these dogs:
Nick – MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want for Christmas – bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurztner
Savannah – GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Peachy – Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurtzner, and owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Sweetman
Lyric – Joyful Noise N Kazuri’s Sound of Sunshine – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns and owned by Dolly Stearns and Ruthie Tesky
Beacon – Kazuri N Joyful Noise Sunshine Of Your Love – bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns
Chase – Kazuri’s Chasin’ The Dream – bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurztner and owned by Sarah Sweetman & The Neissen family
Lucy – GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass – bred by Cheyenne Wohlschlegel & Diana Cazier, owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Sweetman. She only showed the last day as we accidently entered her as a non champion and we didnt want to steal points from anyone else
~~~~ we took a few dogs 🙂 haha ~~~
On Friday in 15s BOV/OH. In 13s, Lyric went BOV from the Bred-By Puppy class and on to an OH Group 4. Beacon made his show debut and took it all in his stride.
On Saturday in 15s, Nick went BOV and OH Group 3. In 13s, Savannah went BOV/OH and Beacon went wd/bow for his first point!
On Sunday in 15s, Nick went BOV/OH and onto OH Hound group1 and Reserve Best In Show OH!! Chase went WD.In 13s, Lyric (Joyful Noise N Kazuri’s Sound of Sunshine) went BOV and onto the regular group 2.
On Monday in 15s, Nick went BOS/BOVOH and onto OH Hound group1 and Reserve Best In Show OH!! Chase went WD/BOW for his final points so he is (pending AKC) a new Champion! In 13s, Beacon went BOV and Lyric went BOVOH.
Thank you to judges Mrs. Rosalind Kramer, Mrs Judith A Brown, Mrs. Pamela B Peat, Mr David J Peat and Mrs. Kathleen J Brock for these wins
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
