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.