1-2-10 Winter is in full force and our dogs are enjoying the break from work and activities by romping in the snow, sleeping on the couch and help with all the cooking.

Sofia and Nacira will go to Westminster and we are looking forward to some warm up shows before that! 

1-8-10 Sofia and Glory went to have some tests done and all is in good order. Maybe we will have puppies one day! It's deep freeze in New York but we just entered our first show of the year! Trap Falls!

February 2010 - Vistiting guests from Sweden. Helping out to finish Wilma and Stella from Jangel's kennel. Glory wins the breed and Group 4 at the Central Jersey Hound Show. 

Westminster 2010 - Monday starts with a bang and Nacira wins the breed under Frank Sabella. WOW! She performs wonderful in the group and we are on cloud nine still!

Tuesday - Sofia wins another Award of merit among 17 of the countrys most winnigest Giants. Skansen gets a clean sweep!

March 2010- Sofia starts off with Group placements under Robert Hutton (4), Everett Dean (2), Robert Vandiver (3) and Charlie Olvis (2). Amelia picks up another major reserve :) her ninth!

April 9  - We go off to Springfield for one day - Mon is visiting and Sofia gets another Group 4 - this time under Sonny Ambrosio.

April 17  - Sofia WINS the GROUP!!! At Providence KC! The judge is Roland Pelland! Over the moon!

April 25  - We have a car bang uo on our way to the show - everyone is fine - and Sofia wins the breed and Group First again!!! So technically back to back groups her last two shows!She was also confirmed Number two Giant in the United States.

Erik Liebes was the judge on Sunday!

May 8-9  We started out having a great Bucks! Sofia won Giants, Glory won whippets, Amelia was resreve for a major again and I finished the Rhodesian "Dartagnan. Then I ended upp in an ambulance with arryhthmia really bad - so bad they had to take me to the hospital. Werte I spent te afternoon with Teri who came to my rescue. Kristin Karboski and Kristyn McCartney took care of Sofia and Kristin handled Sofia to GROUP FIRST at Bucks County! In my dreams I would never hope for this! Judge was Mr. Neville Hodgkins of Autralia.

Lesley Potts came to our aid and handled Glory in the group beautifully and got pulled again at Bucks so we were thrilled. Thank you to Travis Cramsey my sometime assistant for all his help this weekend. The next day Sofia was the winner of the Working Group again and I sat on a chair feeling pretty happy but very weak after the ordeal just admiring our girl. All is well - I am fine but the arrythmia can come back and I have to take medication and be very careful. Glory was amazing and signalled that something was wrong before it even happend. 

 

May 15 Had to get back in the saddle and did so on my own by going to the dog show. Very nervous. very shaky but nothing happend and all was good. Sofia was Best of Breed.

May 22 Off to Long Island Kennel Club and Sofia was once again the vicot of the Working Group. Judge was Lynette Salzman! Very happy. In 6 shows - 5 group ones!!!!

Memorial Day Weekend Our little family has 4 days off with dinner and company of good friends! No shows!

June 6-7-8 Off to Pennsylvania and the Whippet mayhem. Sofiawins Breed and Group Second under Eric and Nancy Liebes on Friday, Glory shows FANTASTIC on Saturday and makes a few cuts at the Eastern but it was a great warm up for our trip to Denmark! Sofia wins Breed and Group 4 under Judith Goodin! Sunday in some scary weather we make our visit to the show very brief and it results in another Best of breed and Group $ under Nacy and Eric Liebes! Thank you!

June 13th weekend Cleaning cleraning cleaning, packing packing packing! Getting ready for our trip! No shows!

July - We were in denmark for Midsummer Glory won the Champion Class at the world show. Nacira was Best in Show 4!!! Rolita and Zurah's father was World winner. What a weekend.

Glory was also bred but did not take :( next time!!

August - Zurah arrives from von Haussman in Chile - she wins a group 2 her first weekend out! Sofia was opposite and 2 major selects during the Giant Schnauzer eastern Regional!! Very limited showing for us.Rolita has her babies at Affinity afghans!

September came with more shows and Sofia continued to win in the groups among that is Group First in Fitchburg!! and another Group placement at Westcheste! Zurah wins the breed from the classes for her first major at Tuxedo! 

October Zurah finishes in grand style at Devon with Best of breed form the classes under Le Hedstrom. Next day she is AOM and select for her first grand champion major. Sofia wins teh group at Suffolk County among other group placements. She keeps her number 3 position with very VERY limited showing! Our dogs are partcipating in Meet the Breeds at the Javitz Center.

November Sofia goes to Philadelphia and wins the breed at the National Dog Show! We inherit a Giant puppy "Bentley" that will stay with us until his perfect home comes along.

December Sofia goes to Allentown for last show of the year! Group second! Zurah goes to Long Beach and wins BOB and Group second at Long Beach and goes all the way to the final in Eukanuba world challenge! We hike to Lynden, Ontario on a bright sunny Sunday to drop off Glory to be bred to Chelsea Gherardelli! Fingers crossed please! SOFIA Number ONE Owner Handled Giant Schnauzer for the second year in a row!!!

 

SOFIA IS NUMBER THREE GIANT OVER ALL AND NUMBER ONE OWNER HANDLED!!!

 

 

Marcus shows the fancy how you do a good back rub after a bath!

...and a good shoulder scrub!