These photos were taken in the snow the other day, and cracked me up – they are actually great friends and get along very well.
in this moment, Callie was howling at Nick for having a ball that she wanted and he kept looking at me like “what is her problem mom?” LOL. And tenny puppy Glinda was like “Im staying out it” 😛
Did i ever tell you I love beagles? Life is just never dull with these merry little hounds around
Every year I like to look back on all the amazing things that have happened in our breeding program and showing.
I will first say that I am so so grateful for my husband and partner Steve who keeps the homefires burning when I am away at a show. He is wonderful with our adult dogs and perfect with our puppies. I could not travel to shows and stay there overnight without him taking care of the ones I leave behind.
I am so thankful for my village of friends who are like family who help take dogs in the ring, look after puppies, trust me to mentor them, and those who are there to bounce ideas off, who allow me to use their dogs at stud or trust me with their lines. I am SO SO thankful and know I could not be here without you all!!
Without further ado I will post how my 2024 panned out – what a good one 🙂
New Champion SHIRLEY – CH 2Rivers It Sure Is Hot CGC ATT TKN FDC JDJ FTN (out of CH Wood Duck CInderfella OS x CH Hypnautic Forever Rain Fall @ 2Rivers BCAT) Bred by Anne Peterson (2Rivers) & Christian Rutten (Evermore). Shirley is our beloved Golden Retriever pet, who moonlights as a show dog once and a while. We are so thankful to have this wonderful and versatile girl in our home, who shows baby puppies that big dogs are safe. Thank you to her breeder Christian Rutten and his fiancée Megan Honari for showing her to her CH title this year.
New Bronze CH and Specialty Winner TEX – OHBIS BISS GCH Kazuri N Van-Mar Trouble In Texas (BISS Ha’Penny’s Too Much Trouble x Aus CH Karakush Proof Is InTh Pudding) Bred / co-owned by Chelsea Metteer * Sarah Sweetman and co-owned by Hillary Arnaud. Tex finished the year at #6 Breed and #5 Owner Handler. A huge thank you to Mike and Karen Kurtzner who showed Tex till May, and then co-owner/co-breeder Chelsea Metteer and co-owner Hillary Arnaud for piloting him the rest of the year!
New Bronze CH and Specialty Winner and Reserve Best In Show Winner MURPHY – GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (out of CH Bill T’s August Rush to Alpenglow x CH Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses). Bred by Sarah Sweetman & Mike & Karen Kurtzner. Owned by Sarah Sweetman & Sarah Smith-Falkner. Murphy started his career as a “special” just shy of his 2nd birthday in August 2024 – he and Randy quickly gained a rhythm together and ended the year with many group wins and placements, a Best In Specialty show with co-owner Sarah Smith-Falkner at the lead, and a Reserve Best In Show with Randy. He finished as the USA #4 13 inch beagle. So proud of this boy
New Bronze CH CALLIE – GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Sugar N Spice BCAT (out of CH Bill T’s August Rush to Alpenglow x CH Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses). Bred by Sarah Sweetman & Mike & Karen Kurtzner. Owned by Sarah Sweetman. Callie and Sarah enjoyed a year showing together and were awarded OH group placements and wins and regular hound group placements. She finished as the USA#7 Breed and #8 Owner Handler 13 inch beagle. So proud of this sassy girl who is starting her new adventure as a Juniors dog in select appearances but living at home in between with Kazuri/Sarah.
New Champion (13 inch) LUMI – CH Kazuri’s Illuminate My Dreams (out of MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN ATT BCAT x Kazuri’s A Million Dreams). Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner. Owned by the Roman family. Lumi was sold as a pet, and then I saw her at 4 months I asked if they would mind if I showed her. They agreed and she finished with 4 majors in a handful of weekends from the 6-9 month old class.
New Champion and Grand Champion (13 inch) SAVANNAH – GCH Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Peachy (BISS GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright x CH Kazuri’s Feeling The Siren’s Call) – Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Co-owned by Malia Throop. Malia has done incredible things with Vannah Voo and they have received several Hound Group and Owner Handler Group placements. Malia and Vanna Voo also ended up in the rankings for both Breed (#36) and Owner Handler (#15)
New Champion (13 inch) BRINN – CH Kazuri’s Chasing My Dreams (out of MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN ATT BCAT x CH Kazuri’s A Joyful Chase Thru The Woods). Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and owned by Sarah Sweetman & the Davis Family. Brinn wasn’t sure about showing at first, but when she figured out the game and how much yummy chicken she would get, she was all in. She finished with 4 majors and multiple BOS over specials. Thank you to Shelley McGaugh who Brinn LOVED showing with and so she worked their magic mojo to show her.
New Champion (13 inch) MORRISON- CH Kazuri’s Everything Reminds Me Of You (out of BISS GCH Tashwould DeJa Vu x Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses) Bred / owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and now loved by the King family under the name “Otis”. Morrison/Otis is the sweetest boy and a joy to live with. This litter is special as we used 26 year old frozen semen from a dog BJ that won the National Beagle Club show TWICE along with his other many achievements!! He quickly gained his CH title from the Bred By puppy class and now lives in a guardian home as perhaps one day he will sire a litter.
New Champion (13 inch) LUCY – CH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass (out of BISS BIS GCH Glade Mill L’Attente x CH Wilderness Sugar Rush). Bred by Diana Cazier & Cheyenne Wohlschlegel Co-owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Sweetman. When Diane from Wilderness beagles in ID contacted me about a couple of girls she had available, I will admit my interest piqued as I love their sire Victor. Funnily enough, I had just been on a road trip with a couple of show friends and talking about these puppies and Malia and I decided there was only one thing but to fly to UT and attend a dog show and look at puppies. We were not disappointed and brought Lucy home. At first she would rather run and play in the show ring and table, but once she figured out the game of how to show, she was unstoppable taking some notable wins over many specials once she had obtained her CH title. Malia and I are so very excited for the future
New Champion and New Mommy (Cavalier King Charles) STELLA (CH Lockestar Hundred Acre Wood x LoKazuri Star Fourth In Line TKN). Bred by Sarah Sweetman and co-owned by Amie & Emma Adams. Emma and Amie do an amazing job conditioning and presenting their dogs and Stella was no exception. She finished in style with Amie, gathering a 4 point major and BOS placement over many specials. Amie & Emma had Stella so they could start their own breeding program and were blessed with a lovely litter of 5. They kept two beautiful prospects and so watch for Hammy and Gemma in the ring in 2025.
New Bronze Champion MAXIM (15 inch) GCH Kazuri’s Rocking the naughty list at Roylcrest (out of MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN ATT BCAT x CH Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses). Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and owned by Lorna & Sam Boydston & Sarah Sweetman. Lorna did a great job showing Maxim who finished the year in #24 position after only showing a handful of weekends. He garnered multiple OH Group and regular Group placements with her.
And waiting in the wings to finish hopefully in 2025
DEEJAY- Kazuri Do You Get DeJa Vu (out of BISS GCH Tashwould DeJa Vu x Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses) – 14 points including both majors and a group placement from the classes. Owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurztner
OZZY – Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Just Over The Rainbow (out of BISS CH Meadow Crest’s Just Call Me Sir x GCH Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine) 7 singles – needs 2 majors and 1 single. He also got a Puppy Hound group 2 at a specialty hound show. Owned by Tesla Sabatier, Sarah Sweetman and Dolly Stearns
WHIMSY – Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Just Glitter In The Wind (out of BISS CH Meadow Crest’s Just Call Me Sir x GCH Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine) 9 points – needs 2 majors – Owned by Dolly Stearns and Ruthie Tesky
**photo coming**
GYSPY – Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Just Lace And Paper Flowers (out of BISS CH Meadow Crest’s Just Call Me Sir x GCH Kazuri’s Cover Me In Sunshine) 8 singles – needs 2 majors owned by Sarah Sweetman
CHASE – CH Kazuri’s Chasin’ My Dreams (out of MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGC TKN ATT BCAT x Kazuri’s A Million Dreams). Has 1 major – needs 1 major plus singles. Owned by Sarah Sweetman and the Niessen Family
And our youngsters waiting in the wings who may or may not make a debut – owned / co-owned or bred by / co-bred by Kazuri 🙂 <3
Malibu (Kazuri’s Blue Skies over Malibu),
Roads (Kazuri’s Find New Roads),
Aurora (Kazuri A Million Lights Across Icy Skies),
Luca (Kazuri’s Trouble Free Dreams),
Walker (Kazuri’s Just A Cake Walk),
Dunkin (Kazuri Do-Nut Give Me Trouble)
Vada (aka Potato Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Sunshine On A Cloudy Day),
Jack Jack (Kazuri N JoyfulNoise Sunhine of Your Love),
Lyric (JoyfulNoise N Kazuri The Sound of Sunshine)
Pickles (Kazuri’s Gonna Be a Big Dill),
Mac (Kazuri’s Lettuce Turnip The Beef).
Things are starting to really get fun with the puppies becoming animated – they wake up and toddle over when we walk into the room and try to play bite our fingers. They love the new toys in their area and try to drag them around and fight them. it’s really fun to see them and start seeing glimpses of their personalities.
They are all healthy and well after their tummy troubles from last week, and I am grateful to see steady growth from all of them including teeny little Glinda who still is under one pound. It’s crazy to see how much smaller she is than the others, but don’t discount her as she can hold her own – she is tiny but very mighty.
Enjoy their latest photos – the next ones will be almost Christmas and so we shall try to do a little christmasy theme I think
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.
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.
I love it when puppy eyes open – I know it is one step towards them walking around which is one of my favorite stages. Harley is a wonderful momma and she loves her babies – she keeps them all spotlessly clean.
Enjoy the photos of them from this week showing that they all have their eyes open and are growing well
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.
I can’t believe the beagle puppies are 7 weeks old already. It feels like they were just born and now we have to start making some hard decisions about who is going to stay in our breeding program and who will go as beloved pets. Many of these puppies are similar and could potentially be a show dog, but not every puppy needs to be a show dog or bred from.
They are confident, fun, sweet and happy to meet new people. They were seen by a vet and all clear 🙂
Enjoy their 7 week old portraits which I did outside on a rock – poor move as many photos are blurry due to them being so wiggly <3
Daisy x Beau – Boy 1 – Walker
Daisy x Beau – Boy 2 – Buck
Charity x Tex – Girl 1 “pink” – Monica
Charity x Tex – Girl 2 “Lavendar” – Beth
Charity x Tex – Boy 1 “Brown” – John
Charity x Tex – Boy 2 “Light Blue” – Kasey
Charity x Tex – Boy 3 “Green” – Jamie
Charity x Tex – Boy 4 “Dark Blue” – Tate
Charity x Tex – Boy 5 “Yellow” – Rip
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.
The beagle puppies are 5.5 weeks old and I stacked them today so start to look at their structure. Most of these puppies will go as companion pets, even if they could be shown. A couple of these lovely babies will stay around Kazuri to be part of our future generations and team.
A couple of boys are available to the perfect home – please use my questionnaire to enquire about them.
Enjoy the photos of the beagle babies – which is your favorite this week?
Daisy x Beau – Boy 1 – Walker
Daisy x Beau – Boy 2 – Buck
Charity x Tex – Girl 1 “pink” – Monica
Charity x Tex – Girl 2 “Lavendar” – Beth
Charity x Tex – Boy 1 “Brown” – John
Charity x Tex – Boy 2 “Light Blue” – Kasey
Charity x Tex – Boy 3 “Green” – Jamie
Charity x Tex – Boy 4 “Dark Blue” – Tate
Charity x Tex – Boy 5 “Yellow” – Rip
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.
Hound shows are so much fun to attend – the comradery is so fun between the sight and scent hounds. It’s good fun with good friends and we all cheer each other on which is so nice.
This is how the weekend went for the Kazuri dogs – owned/co-owned.
Callie (GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Sugar N Spice FDC DCAT) won BOV/BOVOH in 13s both days. Callie is bred by Sarah Sweetman, MIke & Karen Kurtzner and is owned by Sarah Sweetman
Gypsy (Joyful Noise N Kazuri Just Lace and Paper Flowers) went WB both days for 2 more points towards her CH title. Gyp won “best puppy” in 13s on Saturday. Gypsy was bred by Dolly Stearns and Sarah Sweetman is owned by myself (Sarah Sweetman)
Whimsy (Joyful Noise N Kazuri Just Glitter In The Wind) went WB both days for 1 more point towards her CH title. Whim won best Puppy in 15s and Best BBE in 15s. Whim was bred by Dolly Stearns and Sarah Sweetman is owned by myself (Dolly Stearns and Ruthie Tesky)
Ozzy ( Kazuri N Joyful Noise Just Over the Rainbow) went WD both days for 1 more point towards his CH title. He also won “Best Bred By” in 13s on Sunday and got a BBE Hound group 2!! Ozzy was bred by Dolly Stearns and Sarah Sweetman is owned by Tesla Sabatier, Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns.
Gracie (GCH CH Zamaradi’s Beautiful Mistake FDC DCAT CGC TKN ATT ) won best opposite 15” Saturday and select/BOBOH Sunday and a cut in the hound group! Though not bred by Kazuri, both of Gracie’s parents are Kazuri dogs. So she is still family. 🙂 She was bred by Sarah Smith-Falkner and is owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Smith-Falkner
Savannah (GCH CH Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy FDC) got select both days. On top of that Savannah got her BCAT title last weekend at the Iliana Schipperke Club. Vannah was was bred by Sarah Sweetman is owned by Malia Throop and Sarah Sweetman
Maxim (GCH Kazuri’s Rocking The Naughty List at Roylcrest) won select dog in a huge line up of lovely specials on Saturday putting him just a couple of points shy of his GCH Bronze title. Maxim is bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike & Karen Kurtzner and is owned by Lorna & Sam Boydston and Sarah Sweetman
There is nothing I love more than to celebrate with others and build community as we love and try to do right by these beautiful dogs we are entrusted with.
I had the honor of placing and co-owning Stella (CH Kazuri’s Diamond In The Sky) with Emma and Amie Adams who have been showing cavaliers longer than I have but never leapt into the breeding side of things. When they mentioned they wanted to start breeding, I was honored to work with them and it has been a pleasure to co-breed a litter and walk them through all the parts from breeding to whelping to dew claws and more.
They are doing a phenomenal job and I am so proud of them. The sire is their lovely boy Granger (GCH BeckWith If the Boot Fits).
If you want to follow the progress of these little poppets, head over to Clairety Cavaliers 
We are so excited about this new 13 inch beagle team with Murphy (GCH Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) and Randy – this weekend in Roseberg OR they got a Hound group 1, Group 2 and Group 4. Randy got the go ahead to take the reins on August 1st, so we are excited to see what they can achieve together.
Thank you to judges Mrs Barbara Heal, Mr Raymond E Yurick and Ms. Kimberly Anne Meredith for finding our little beagle boy this weekend!
Murphy was bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurtzner and is owned by Sarah Smith-Falkner and Sarah Sweetman.
Muprhy is already a RBIS, multi group winning and placing dog, and in the top 10 for 13 inch beagles with very limited showing for 2024.
Murphy (CH Bill T’s August Rush to Alpenglow x CH Kazuri’s Everything’s Coming Up Roses)
