Friday puppy finished her AKC Championship in style by going Winners and Opposite Sex over a special on 3/21/24 in Doswell, VA. Her Uncle Rebel was Best of Breed, so it was a pretty exciting day! Thank you so much for the honors respected judge Dr. Alvarez! :)
The 2023 AKC Nationals was a great success! Rebel was the 2023 NOHS Finals breed winner AND awarded a NOHS Finals Toy Group 2. He was also the American Pomeranian Club's best of breed owner handled and received an award of merit. :)
Rebel had a good time at the Pom specialties in FL. He received an Award of Merit and was BOBOH at the APC Summer Specialty, was OS, BOBOH, and Best in Show Owner Handled at the supported entry club show, and was BOBOH at the Sunshine State Pom Specialty.
We had a great week in OH! Rebel received a Group 1 and was Reserve Best in Show on 8/31/23! Wow, thank you so much respected Judges Betsy Horn Humer and Jon Cole!! He continued to receive two more Group 1's and a Group 2! :Thank you respected Judges Nancy D. Simmons, Linda Hurlebaus, and Nikki Riggsbee!!! :)
Windy won a 3-point major towards her CH, puppy Friday won a 3-point major towards her CH, and Jedi picked up two more majors and only needs a single point to finish his CH. Thank you so much fabulous Judges Jon Cole, Nikki Riggsbee, and Joe Walton!
Red finished her CH with 4 majors, in only two short weeks!
Rebel won the Toy Group and also picked up a Group 4 in Morgantown, WV 6/17/23 & 6/18/23! Thank you so much respected Judges Alice Watkins and Robin Stansell. We are honored.
Stash won an Award of Merit at the MD Pom Specialty!
Jedi was Best of Winners in Lawrenceville, GA for a 4-point major and also in Perry GA for another 2 points. He also received a Bred-by Group 2.
Really slow posting, but Rebel has received two Best in Shows OH, and a Reserve Best in Show OH to start the 2023 season. We are so proud of this young dog!
Rebel had a fabulous week in Deland, FL. For the Pomeranian Specialty show, he was Select Dog and BOBOH. Thank you so much for spotting his qualities respected Judge Lisa Farmer. Then, on Fri. he was BOBOH and went on to earn an OH Group 1 and an OH Best in Show!! We are very appreciative to Pomeranian Breeder Judge Carol Graham of Canada for this honor! Sat. he was BOB and BOBOH and went on to earn an OH Group 2. Thank you very much regarded toy Judge Lee Grogan of Northern Ireland! No love in the regular toy group, but Rebel made his tv debut. :)
Windy earned two more points in Ohio recently. Rebel had an outstanding weekend in Salem, VA. He was Best of Breed and Select over a fabulous line up of Poms, some highly ranked. He also earned an OH group 2 and an OH group 4. Thank you so much highly respected judges Anne Kotona, Jan Paulk, and Linda Hurlebaus for these honors.
6/24/22 Windy, from the 6-9 mo. puppy class, earned two more points in VA, going Best of Winners over adults and was Best Puppy in breed. Thank you so much respected Judge Gus Sinibaldi!
6/16/22-6/19/22 Rebel had a great weekend in WV. He won the Toy Group (going in to BIS), won the OH Toy Group (going into BIS), was awarded a Toy Group 2 and 4, had OH Toy Group placings, and was BOB all four days! We are so proud of this boy. Thank you so much respected judges Terry Berrios, Alice Watkins, Mark Kennedy, and Lydia Coleman Hutchinson! We are over the moon. :)
6/9/22 Rebel was awarded an OH Toy Group 1 (going into BIS) in Fishersville, VA! Thank you so much respected judge Jan Ritchie Gladstone! :)
6/3/22 Windy earned her first point in Concord, NC. Thank you so much respected judge Mark Lucas!
5/26/22-5/28/22 Fletcher, NC, Rebel was BOB/OHBOB both Thurs. and Fri. He was also awarded OH group placements both days.
5/12/22-5/15/22 Perry, GA Rebel was BOB/OHBOB under respected judge Kimberly Anne Meredith. We appreciate your very thorough judging - thank you. :) He went on to be awarded an OH Group 3!
Hope won her first points at the Lawrenceville, GA show, 4/1/21. Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and recognizing her qualities respected Breeder Judge Terry Stacy! She was Best of Winners and Opposite Sex. On 4/4/21 she was Winner's Bitch for another 2 points. Thank you Judge Wanda Spediacci.
4/10/21 & 4/11/21 Rebel was BOB and a Group placement in 4-6 month puppy. He was handled by our son to a Best of Opposite Sex the next day. We would like to thank Judge Angela Pickett for being so kind and helpful and giving this beginner an entire lesson in the ring, making his experience a positive one. :) 3/14/21 Rebel won first place at the American Pomeranian Club Nationals, Great Lakes Club Match, in a large and very competitive 3-6 month old puppy class! Thank you so much breeder Judge Ann Barryman!
Decker won the Gold Cup at the IABCA show on 3/7/21!!! Wow, what an accomplishment in a great line up of beautiful dogs! Thank you judges Sharon Smith, M. Patricia Joyce, James Moses, and Stanley Matsumoto. He was awarded 4 Best of Breeds, 4 Toy Group 1's, and Bred-by. Also, Rebel did very well his first time in the show ring as a baby winning two Toy Group 1's, a 2nd, and 3rd as well as a Toy Group placement (he did not want to walk in the ring...LOL.
12/12/20 Decker was the AKC 2020 national best bred-by Pomeranian! Thank you so much AKC for offering this fantastic award for us here in the U.S. :)
11/13/20-11/16/20 Decker picked up 3 more points towards his AKC championship at the AL show. He went Best of Breed over a bronze grand champion on Sun. Thank you so much Judges Mrs. Terry Berrios and Randy Garren!
(Although out of coat, he still has excellent structure & movement, even on a loose lead.)
11/9/20 Decker passed his trick evaluation and earned his AKC Trick Dog Novice Title with ease and he had so much fun doing it! Thank you Elizabeth Brown for taking time out of your busy schedule to evaluate Decker's tricks. :)
10/17/20 Decker picked up 3 more points towards his AKC championship at the Atlanta show. He was also awarded 2nd in the
Bred-by Exhibitor Group. Thank you Judges Lloyd Graser and Richard Miller!
3/9/20-3/10/20 Decker had a great time at the 2020 American Pomeranian Club Nationals! First, he made the short cut in a large, wonderful group of 12-18 month dogs (from all over the world) in sweepstakes! Then, he placed 2nd in his class, even with my newbie mistakes! Thank you judges Charlotte Patterson and Carol Leemhuis!
2/15/20-2/16/20 Decker received all V1 ratings, earned his adult international championship (IntCH), and was Best in Show Bred-by for 3 shows (2-judge panel), Reserve Best in Show Bred-by (2-judge panel), and toy group winner/best of breed for all 4 shows. Thank you so much to international judges Patricia Mendoza (Argentina) and Stanley Matsumoto (U.S. & Japan) and U.S. judges Gary Richards, Carol Brown, Kelly Maldon, and Sally Sklar for your wonderful comments and feedback. It was truly a pleasure.
1/30/20 Atlanta, GA Thank you judge Jon Cole for awarding Decker winner's dog, earning him another AKC point towards his championship. :)
1/26/20 Decker showed well at the Charleston, SC show (earning an AKC point) and was winner's dog, best of winners, and OHBOB! Though he did not show that well in group, he did gain some valuable experience. He saw some old friends (yeah, it was nice to see them again) and he met some new ones. Thank you so much to judge Gay Dunlap for recognizing his big qualities in a small package and giving Decker his first AKC point!!!
10/27/19 Little Decker showed wonderfully and was Reserve Best Puppy in Show (2-judge panel), two time Reserve Best Bred-by Puppy in Show (2-judge panel), 2 Toy Groups, and 2 Bred-by Toy Groups at the International show, earning the awards by two international level ranked judges! Thank you judges Juliann Bitter, William Stebbins, Nicholas Frost, and Gus Sinbaldi.
6/29/19 Jasmine won a 3-point major at the Doswell, VA show this weekend!
2/16/19-2/17/19 Little Decker went to his first dog show and showed really, really well, not to mention was a trooper for 4 shows! At only 3 months old (from the baby class), he took 4 Group 1's, 4 Bred-By Group 1's, was Reserve Best In Show Puppy twice, and was Reserve Best In Show Puppy Bred-By Exhibitor...wow...and there were some fantastic puppies at this show. We are so excited for this little guy. He made so many new friends and received all SG-1 ratings (best for a puppy) from all of the judges, with nothing, but wonderful comments. He earned his International Baby Champion and National Baby Champion titles already. Thank you so much to judges Kristen Block, Robin Hug, Camille Gagnon, Deb McKinley, and Jean Pero for your kindness and comments/critiques of this little guy. One judge commented his movement is "just beautiful, free and floating."
6/30/18-7/1/18 Jasmine received all V1 ratings, earned two more international titles (NatCH & HnrCH), and took Reserve Best in Show on 6-30-18!!! What an accomplishment. Thank you so much to Canadian Judge, Mr. Charles Bett, for awarding her the Toy Group 1 in a huge competitive group, that enabled her to move on to BIS and to International/USA Judge, Mr. William Stebbins, and USA Judge Barbara Finch, for awarding her RBIS! :)
Jasmine earned her IABCA IntCH (International) title this past weekend, was BOB in (4) shows, had a Toy Group 1 (and showed well in BIS), and (3) Toy Group 2's! At international style shows, exhibitors sit down with each judge and receive a written critique indicating how well the dog fits the breed standard. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to sit down and converse with the judges, which in my opinion, is essential for newbies! A huge thank you to International and USA Judge Juliann Bitter, and USA Judges Nicholas Frost, Larry Sorenson, Barbara Kloss, and Sioux Forsyth-Green. What a fantastic experience. :)
Jasmine was Winner's Bitch and Opposite Sex to BOB at the Asheville Show both Sat. and Sun. and OHBOB on Sun., earning 2 more points. Thank you so much Judges Cindy Vogels and Darryl Vice! She was also Winner's Bitch, and picked up another point, at the Richmond, VA show a few weeks ago. Thank you to Judge Clarke for recognizing her qualities.
Jasmine earned another AKC point at the Fletcher Show today, under Judge Bonnie Linnell Clarke (BIS judge for the day), and an OH Group 3 under International Judge Connie H. Clark. These two judges were wonderful and so kind to my little wiggle worm. Ms. Clark indicated she just returned from South Korea and judged a very large group of 57 Poms...wow.
Jasmine earned her first AKC point at the Pinehurst Show this past weekend! She was Winner's Bitch, Opposite Sex to BOB, and OHBOB, making it to the OH group. Thank you to Judge Mr. Howard Yost for taking the time to closely look over all of the dogs, getting into the coat, feeling structure, looking at face closely, watching movement closely, etc. He was very thorough, and patient with us newbies, which is much appreciated! :)
Exciting news...Zip received his first OH group placement this weekend on Sat., repeated it on Sun., earned another AKC point, and won Best Puppy in Match on Sat.! Thank you to Judges Bonnie Linnell Clarke, Joy Brewster, Maureen Day, and Geir Flyckt-Pedersen, as well as the two judges in the match (sorry, I do not have their names; they were so kind and gentle with all of the puppies :) ). Pictures to come.
Zip won his very first AKC point in Lexington, KY this weekend! He was Winner's Dog, Best of Winners, and OH Best of Breed on both Thurs. and Fri., making it to the OH Toy Group both days. Although we did not place in the group, the opportunity did give us some valuable experience. Thank you so much to Judges Mrs. Donna Buxton and Mrs. Patricia Trotter. :)
Zip won his class and took Reserve Winner's Dog at his first show...not to mention was such a charmer! He made so many new friends; he even made it into the local paper. He was so professional even after a rough start (the poor baby got car sick on the way to the show and was pretty green for awhile), but he perked up and had a lot of fun.
