-Wish had a busy weekend at the Coeur d'Alene Dog Fanciers show in Idaho this past weekend, taking Winner's Dog two out of three days and earning not one, but TWO 3pt Majors! This puts him over halfway to his AKC Championship with both required majors!
-Wish's OFA eye certification also processed, and his CHIC number has been assigned and verified. -Abbee has safely arrived at her new retirement home in California! She is now living with one of her daughters from her last litter in 2019, YoYo! -Stay tuned for future excitement... -Kaylee
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The AKC has launched a new opportunity for performance titles available to earn from the comfort and safety of your own home, in light of the impacts of COVID-19 on dog sporting events. Known as the Virtual Home Manners program, evaluation works in a similar fashion to Trick Dog and Canine Good Citizen (which also means that dogs can earn them even if they aren't a purebred! An AKC registration of PALS registration number is all you need.)
There are two levels to the title, Puppy and Adult. Wish and Kizzie have both been evaluated and have passed, so we are excited to announce that, pending AKC approval, Wish will now be known as Samhain's As You Wish RN BCAT CGC TKI VHMA, and Kizzie will now be known as Samhain's Everything Happens for a Reason CGC TKN VHMA! To learn more about the Virtual Home Manners program, the exercises involved, finding an evaluator and more, click here. In other news, Wish also had his CAER eye exam today for his OFA eye evaluation. He passed with flying colors and his eyes have been scored as Normal/Normal. This means that, pending OFA submission and confirmation, Wish has now had all of the health testing recommended for the breed and now qualifies for his CHIC number and certification! -Kaylee Some general site and life updates...
-All of the Torr x Penny puppies have officially gone off to their new homes! Charlie (fka Stripes), Rosie (fka Stars), Riley (fka White) and Blue have gone to be beloved companions, from Washington and California to North Carolina! Congratulations to all of these beloved pups and their wonderful new families. -Maddie will be staying as a show prospect puppy. She is living with Olga of Von Schwartz Cardigans! We are very excited to see how this promising young bitch develops. -Drama has gone to Washington to have fun beginning performance work with Kaylee. -Bug has gone on to Pennsylvania to enjoy the life of a farm dog and begin her show career! -All links to dogs' pedigrees replaced with visual pedigrees, thanks to the embedded HTML function of Cardiped. Penny welcomed five healthy, beautiful puppies into the world on June 16th. She had a very smooth delivery, free whelping all pups. There are three males and two females, and mom and puppies are all doing wonderfully!
ALL PUPPIES ARE SPOKEN FOR AT THIS TIME. We are very excited to announce our upcoming litter, arriving mid-June 2020!
***ALL PUPPIES ARE SPOKEN FOR AT THIS TIME*** Wish has completed his requirements to earn his Trick Dog Intermediate title, and Kizzie completed her requirements to earn her Trick Dog Novice title. They have both been evaluated via video submission and both passed! Our applications have been sent in.
So, pending AKC Approval, Wish is now Samhain's As You Wish RN BCAT CGC TKI, and Kizzie is now Samhain's Everything Happens for a Reason CGC TKN! Both are well on their way to earning their next Trick Dog titles as well. We're making use of our mandatory down time and doing lots of training! If you are interested in learning more about AKC's trick dog program, visit their website at --> https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/ Do More With Your Dog, another trick program with titles that can be grandfathered/transferred to AKC titles --> https://shop.domorewithyourdog.com/ -Kaylee Recent site updates: -Moved Abbee's page to our 'Retired and Veterans' section. Also found more photos of her to add! -Created pages for Bert (Abbee's dam) and Roxie (dam to Kizzie, Chappie and Coedwig's Timber) under our 'Retired and Veterans' section. -Yo-yo and Hedgie (Now Touché!) found their new homes earlier this year! Yo-Yo is going to be a beloved pet and Touché is off to be a Jr's dog and to start her show career! -Added more photos of Torr, Spirit, Casper, Wish, Chappie, and Touché. -Created a page for Touché under our 'Out in the Ring' section. On another note: We are safe and well, with the recent changes in life and the "new normal" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are doing our part in staying and keeping others safe by staying home!
Stay safe and stay well, everyone! -Kaylee Welcome to the new official website for Samhain Cardigans!
We will still be utilizing our facebook page for regular updates, but this website will be where we can also keep updates and information on our dogs and program. The site will go live on January 1st, 2020! -Kaylee |
AuthorsKim Kiefer- Breeder and owner of Samhain Cardigans Archives
May 2022
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