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| Championship progress: "Roi" La Brise Roi d'Amour - 1st point with Puppy Group 2, and now a 5-pt major! "Widget" La Brise Madcap Itsa Widget CD RA HIC -2 mjrs, 9 pts plus BOB over Chs! "Crickett" - La Brise Jumpin Jiminy RN AX MXJ OF - 12 pts 3 majors! "Eli" - La Brise One More Eli - 4-pt major + 3pts = 7 pts! "Ethan" -La Brise Marronnier TCQ - New Champion! "Duncan" -Besiberri Bleu de La Brise - 3 majors = 10 pts! "Ava" Westhill Ange O'Zion -4 BW/BOBs - 4 pts! "BZ" -Bryndza de La Brise OA OAJ - two 5 pt majors to New Champion! "Alex" La Brise Alexander the Great VCD2 CDX RAE TD - New Champion! "Meg" Zaragoza de La Brise - New Champion! "Tye-Dye" La Brise Tye-Dye Blues - 2 majors, 12 pts from the puppy class! "Xena" La Brise Athena - New CH! "Selby" La Brise Selby Abbey - 1 major, 12 pts!! "Bindi" La Brise C'est Si Bon - major + 2 pts = 5 pts! "Calvin: Bonheur Calvin de La Brise - 3 pts! "Pippa" La Brise Madcap Pippa 6 pts & Puppy Group 4! Grand Championship Progress: "Zed" Multi group & Natl Spec-winner GCH Germinale de La Brise RE PT TDI VP1 "Tugger" Multi group-placer & spec-winner GCH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1 "Izzy" GCH Isabeau de La Brise TCQ "Mink" Multi grp-placer & Natl Spec winner GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT "Brio" GCH La Brise Cinnamon Bear RN TCQ HIC! "Sunny Bear" GCH La Brise Sun Bear - new GCH! "Pepper" CH La Brise Renardette TCQ - new GCH! "Shimmer" - GCH Chimere Bleue de la Vallee du Mouton RN HIC TCQ TDI "Rory" CH La Brise Royal Rabbit TCQ - 2 GCH majors, 10 GCH pts! "Louie" CH La Brise Sun King RN TCQ - 4 GCH mjrs, 20 GCH pts! "Coco" CH La Brise Coco Chanel TCQ HIC - 1st GCH pt! "Jaeger" - CH La Brise Golden Bear RN - 1st GCH pt! "Lexi" CH Excellence du Pic d'Arbizon - 9 GCH pts! "Amie" - CH Westhill Amie de La Brise RA OA OAJ - 11 GCH pts! "Bear" - CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ - 5 GCH pts "Krystl" - CH Westhill's Krystl Blu Pyrsuasn - 6 GCH pts! View the La Brise Honor Roll of AKC Champions! |
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| WOW! Congratulations to ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise (Jib x Charlotte) & Ashley Deacon (CA) on their newest success -- 16" Champion at the 2009 Eukanuba/AKC National Invitational! Winning 1st place in all 4 rounds! To watch an interesting video overlaying Ash & Luka with the 2nd place finisher go to: http://www.akc.org/events/agility/invitational/2 009/2009agility05.htm More videos on the AKC website |
| Piper, our little "cover girl" (aka Floreal de La Brise) appeared on the cover of the catalog for the well "heeled" "In the Company of Dogs" Spring 2010 edition! She is identified simply as "Piper a Pyrenean Shepherd" |
| Wishing you all the best this holiday season! |
| Congratulations Karen Majka & MACH ADCH Airy! (Jib x Katie) This terrific team finished both MACH & ADCH in January! Amazing!!! Airy is the 6th Pyr Shep, and first male, to earn the Master Agility Champion title. He is only the 3rd Pyr Shep to earn a USDAA ADCH! MACH ADCH Aramis de La Brise XF RN MAD SACH JCH RM SCH OAC OJC OCC WV-N TG-N TN-ND |
| Congratulations Kris Goodman & Connor!! Starting the new year off right! CH La Brise Highlander (Tugger x Amie) Group 3 his first weekend out and now another Group 3 already! |
| Congratulations to Trudi Kimm & her Smooth-Faced Pyr Shep puppy, CH Trooper! (Harley x Breezy) Trooper finished his UKC Championship at just 9 months old and he did it in style with a Group 4, a Group 2, and -WOW!- a Group First! CH La Brise Triple Threat Flash! Trooper earns his AKC CH at age 14 months! |
| WESTMINSTER WOW! Congratulations to Sue Snyder and Kris Goodman on BOB and BOS at Westminster! And to Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps in Harrisburg, PA who bred both these winners! BOB: CH Pree! Owned by Sue Snyder and owner-handled to Best of Breed at Westminster. Congrats also to Toni Lugosky, owner of Pree's sire, Crickett! Even before her win at the Garden, Pree was already a Group Placer! CH Burgerhaus Grand Prix RN HIC TCQ CGC (CH La Brise Jumpin Jiminy VP1 TCQ CGC TDI RN HIC PT OA AXJ x CH Westhill Amie de La Brise VP2 TCQ CGC TDI PT RA OA OAJ NF) |
| BOS: CH Connor! Owned by Kris Goodman and Patricia Princehouse, co-bred by Patricia Princehouse and Kathy Burger, Connor is a multi-Group Placer! CH La Brise Highlander HIC (CH La Brise Tug of War VP1 RN PT x CH Westhill Amie de La Brise VP2 TCQ CGC TDI PT RA OA OAJ NF) |
| AOM: CH Lola! Owned by Maggie Emmell, Nan Frantz and Betsy Atkinson, handled by Maggie Emmell, Lola won first Award of Merit! Lola is also multi-Group Placer! CH Audace de La Brise (CH La Brise Cinnamon Bear VP1 RN HIC CGC x CH Emma de La Brise HIC) |
| AOM: CH Brio! Bred & Owned by Patricia Princehouse Brio won second Award of Merit! Brio also won the 2009 National Specialty! CH La Brise Cinnamon Bear VP1 HIC CGC TDI RN (CH La Brise Cotton-Tail Rabbit HIC CGC x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares TCQ HIC) |
| New Champion! Our Pyr Shep puppy cover girl, CH Piper! (Zed x Bear) Piper finished her AKC Championship from the Puppy Class! CH Floreal de La Brise |
| Congratulations to Marilyn Abbett and RoseHaven Chica de La Brise UDX8! (Jib x Lillie) Marilyn & Chica won their 80th UDX Leg (that's right, *80* double Q's in Open & Utility obedience)! You are an inspiration to us all! Left: With good friends Sandra Cronhelm, Linda Bohm, and MACH Whoopee at the Eukanuba Invitational 2007. |
| Congratulations to Jenny Cuccinello and La Brise Sam TD! (Rainbeau x Breezy) Big News!!! Jenny & Sam are doing Great Things out in CA!. At only 9 months of age, Jenny & Sam have just earned his TRACKING DOG title!!!!! WooHoo!!! |
| Congratulations to Jean Pero, Christine Sapa (CO) & CH SNOOP! 1st new champion of 2010 & now Group Placement at the Chicago Shows! CH Reymaree's French Kiss (Rainbeau x Bear) Snoop is the 3rd pup from this litter to become a Group Placer! |
| Congratulations to Mike Vale (OH) & CH RORY! New Champion at the tender age of 8 months! CH La Brise Royal Rabbit (Rainbeau x Vivette) 15-year-old Mike has also shown Rory to several 1st place wins in junior handling! |
| Congratulations to Kathleen Monje (OR) & brand new Tracking Dog Excellent Prospero! La Brise Prospero of Dogwood Cottage TDX (Jack x Ellys) Kathleen & Prospero are only the second Great Pyrenees team EVER to earn the Tracking Dog Excellent title! Prospero was already the breed's youngest ever to earn the TD title. And they're already working on Agility, Obedience, and conformation too! |
| Congratulations to Ann Shepard (Highwater Pyr Sheps-CT) & new CH BZ! CH Bryndza de La Brise OA OAJ (Rainbeau x Bear) Ann and BZ's hard work paid off big time National Specialty weekend this year. BZ won two 5-pt majors at both shows the 2 days prior to the Natl! Their attention will now be focused squarely on more agility work! |
| Best of Winners, Winners Bitch & Winners Dog: Congratulations to Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps in Harrisburg, PA, and to Barb Harrill (MD)! BOW/WB: Lexi! WD: BB! At just 9 months of age, Lexi -Excellence du Pic d'Arbizon- (Sarrou du Pic d'Arbizon x Abelane du Pic d'Arbizon) took her 2nd major in style by winning BW/WB at the National! She also won the day before the Natl! Congrats also to Toni Lugosky, owner of BB's sire, Crickett! Burgerhaus Bravura Jongleur NA NAJ (CH La Brise Jumpin Jiminy VP1 TCQ CGC TDI RN HIC PT OA AXJ x CH Westhill Amie de La Brise VP2 TCQ CGC TDI PT RA OA OAJ NF) |
| National Specialty 2010! Best of Breed: Zed CH Germinale de La Brise RE PT TDI VP1 (CH Nivose sur La Brise CD RAE TDIA NAJ PT VP3 x RoseHaven Ariana de La Brise) #1 Pyr Shep and the only Multi Group Winning Pyr Shep in the US, Zed won his 4th National Specialty this year --making him 2nd only to his grandfather CH La Brise Cotton-Tail Rabbit HIC in number of Nationals won! He also took a Group Placement at the all-breed show the day after the National. Zed's pedigee encompasses 8 generations of La Brise dogs bred in the US. |
| Best of Opposite Sex: Mink CH Terra-Blue Ariege PT (CH La Brise Rainbeau Rabbit HIC TCQ x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ) Mink is co-owned and owner-handled by Kim Rice of Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps in MO. An multi group placer, she also won BOB the day before the Natl and made the cut in an extremely strong Herding Group! |
| Award of Merit: Tugger CH La Brise Tug of War RN PT (CH La Brise Rainbeau Rabbit HIC TCQ x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ) Tugger is owned by Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps in PA. Littermate to Mink, Tugger is also a multi group placer. |
| Award of Merit: Bear CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ HOF Aoubere was bred by Jacques Denys in Belgium from the same basic foundation stock as ours, and we imported her as a complement to our La Brise bloodline. Bred to Zed's brother Rainbeau, she produced the BOS and other AOM, so clearly it's working! Bear was also inducted into the Pyr Shep Hall of Fame at the awards banquet- only the 2nd thus far. Zed & Rainbeau's grandmother, CH Lutece de La Brise TCQ HOF was the first! So Mink & Tugger have both PSCA Hall of Fame dams in their pedigree! |
| And more congratulations to Kathleen Monje (OR) & brand new Tracking Dog Speed! La Brise Valentine's Speed of Dogwood Cottage TD (Harley x Shimmer) Kathleen & Speed earned the Tracking Dog title on the first try! |
| Congratulations to Betty Wathne (MD) & brand new CD & RA Widget! (Tugger x Amie) La Brise Madcap Itsa Widget CD RA HIC TCQ Betty & Widget finished the CD with several placements and a Class First! They're also working on Agility and Conformation and play at Freestyle Dance for fun! |
| Congratulations to the breed's 1st Three AKC Grand Champions! GCH Germinale de La Brise RE PT TDI VP1 (CH Nivose sur La Brise CD RAE TDIA NAJ PT VP3 x RoseHaven Ariana de La Brise) GCH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1 (CH La Brise Rainbeau Rabbit TCQ HIC x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ) GCH Isabeau de La Brise TCQ (CH Youyou de la Vallee du Mouton x CH La Brise Terra-Blue Vivette TCQ) |
| 2 new AKC CHAMPIONs: Clipper & Xena! CH La Brise Athena (Balki x Bear) CH Eclipse de La Petite Ferme de Wihr (CH. Noris de Mauna Kea x Utopie du Niedersand) Many thanks to Patrick & Karine Reeb for letting us bring Clipper home from France! |
| Congratulations to Susie Fain & Sue Roeder (AZ) & Wilson! Wilson Carl de La Brise AX AXJ (Yancy x Bryndza) Wilson finished the AX with a Class First! Way to go! |
| Congrats to Cindy Wilmoth (OH) on her new AKC CHAMPION Jaeger! CH La Brise Golden Bear RN (Rainbeau x Bear) Now they're set to take the performance world by storm! |
| Congrats to Kathy Burger (PA) on her brand new AKC CHAMPION Lexi! (Sarrou du Pic d'Arbizon x Abelane du Pic d'Arbizon) CH Excellence du Pic d'Arbizon Finished at 11 months with 4 majors! |
| Announcing the 4th Pyrenean Shepherd to become an AKC Grand Champion and the 1st dual akc/ukc GCH! Mink! AKC/UKC GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT TCQ (Rainbeau x Bear) Big congratulations to Kim Rice (MO) of Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps! Kim & Mink have also been doing well in the Group this year & Mink is the #1 UKC & #2 AKC Pyr Shep in the US! |
| Zed! GCH Germinale de La Brise RE PT CGC TDI TCQ VP1 (Balki x Sophie) Zed extends his reach as the #1 Pyr Shep in the US with a Group 1 and Group 3 this past weekend! |
| New CDX & OAJ!!! Big Congratulations to Deb Rabuck (PA) and Alex! CH La Brise Alexander the Great VCD2 XF CGC HIC TCQ VP3 (Balki x Bear) Nobody works harder than Deb & Alex! In the past year, Alex has become the breed's first VCD (Versatile Companion Dog) by winning his CD obedience title, NAJ agility title, and TD tracking title. Now he's finished his CDX, RAE & bench championship to become the breed's first VCD2! What will they do next!?!! |
| Sunny Bear! GCH La Brise Sun Bear HIC (Rainbeau x Bear) multi-group placer Sunny is the 6th Pyr Shep to earn his Grand Championship! Big congratulations to owners Kathryn Lanam & Elizabeth Edgerton, is winning firsts with Sunny in Jr Handling! |
| Brio! GCH La Brise Cinnamon Bear VP1 (Cotton-Tail x Bear) Brio is the 5th Pyr Shep to become an AKC Grand Champion! |
| MACH3 Luka, & Dash NF! Hearty congratulations to Ashley Deacon (CA) and Luka & Dash, her young protege! Dash finished his Novice FAST title at his first AKC trial weekend--the same trials where Luka became the first Pyr Shep to earn a MACH 3! MACH3/ADCH Luka de La Brise XF (Jib x Charlotte) & La Brise Durendal d'Ash NF (Jib x Breezy) |
| Pepper! (Harley x Breezy) Big congratulations to Val Davis (NY) and Pepper! Pepper just became the First Smooth-Faced Pyr Shep to earn the Grand Champion title! GCh La Brise Renardette Way to go!!! |
| Congratulations to Kim Rice of RareMettle Pyr Sheps (MO) and new AKC Champion & UKC Grand Champion Ethan CH La Brise Marronier TCQ (Zed x Bear) Ethan earned his first major the weekend of the National in May, and got his final points the end of the summer! |
| USDAA World Champions - 16" Steeplechase! ADCH/MACH3 Luka de La Brise XF (Jib x Charlotte) & Ashley Deacon (CA) See video! Words cannot express our gratitude for what they have done for the breed these past 6 years... |
| Congratulations to Kat Lemar (MI) and her new agility champion, Mayday! MACH La Brise Mayday NF (Balki x Sophie) It has been an extraordinary journey for these two! And they're already off and running toward their MACH2! |
| Big Congratulations to Nancy Rawlinson (NC) & Mariah! Mariah de La Brise (Harley x Breezy) A First Place win at her first agility trial, two 2nds, & 3 Q's for the weekend!!! |
| New Grand Champion! GCH Chimere Bleue de La Vallee du Mouton RN HIC TCQ CGC TDI (CZ CH Etik Farma Stekot x Aust CH Tourettes de la Commanderie au Gonfanon Bauceant) Shown by junior handler Mike Vale (OH), Shimmer is the 2nd Smooth-Faced and 9th Pyr Shep to earn the Grand Champion title! Shimmer is in whelp to the SF brindle AKC/UKC CH La Brise Triple Threat! |
| Congrats to Kim Rice, Kathryn Lanam & Michael Vale (OH) New Champion! CH Westhill Krystl Blue Pyrsuasn TCQ (Hubert x Zoelle) Shown by junior handler Mike Vale (OH), Krystl and Mike are also a great junior showmanship team! |
| We mourn the sudden tragic loss of Chica RoseHaven Chica de La Brise UDX8 OM2 HSAs OA OAJ. You will never meet a sweeter or more devoted little dog than Chica. Chica and Marilyn Abbett were the best of friends and the most seamless of partners, which made them the top Pyr Shep obedience team in the world. Chica's death is a loss not just for those who knew her, but a loss for the entire breed and even across breeds for the entire North American obedience community. She and Marilyn were such an inspiration. Truly a Pyrenean pathfinder. Stay strong Marilyn. |
| Check out the Pyr Shep discussion group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/allthingspyrshep/ |
| Best in Show!!! Big congratulations to Kim Rice (MO) and MINK! AKC/UKC GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT TCQ (Rainbeau x Bear) Mink is the first Pyr Shep to win a UKC Best in Show! |
| Congratulations to young Nate Deffler (NJ) & Duncan! Besiberi Bleu de La Brise NAJ (Big x Lola) Their agility first title, their first weekend out! |
