New Champion Blackbullet's JMPN Red Jellybean

We are happy to announce another Blackbullet show champion! He took the breed last Saturday to finish in style. Rufous was breeder/co-owner handled all the way from the bred by exhibitor class.

His show career has been supported by his wonderful owner Monica who spent many hours on the road so he could get to me to go to the shows and to come to the shows when she could. She also worked hard to make sure he was in good condition and weight and was ready to show.

Thank you so much Monica for all your support! Thank you Rufous for being such a great boy and taking it all in stride.

Photo updates

Rufous 2007 litter


Horton 2009 litter





Maricpan (2009 litter) with his number one friend Ashton.

Rufous goes Best of Breed both days shown

Rufous above wondering what all the packing was about...soon found out as we headed out to our last show of the year. Although travelling is not his favourite thing, he remains happy as long as he is with 'his people'.

At a large show in Alberta Rufous (2007) litter took the breed both days shown. On Sunday judge Pat Trotter asked if I had bred him and then commented on what a lovely Vizsla he is in both the breed and group judging. It didn't transfer to a group ribbon but he got a good look from her in the group. He was a bit distracted in the group as he had caught the scent of his owner in the stands but he held his stacks well. That's it for dog shows for this year!

Another busy month

Jersey in the collar, a rescue V joined Amber (1998) in sweater and Jewel (2004) in play.

Jersey in collar is a one year old V who came to us as a rescue dog and has now been placed in a great new home. Jewel (2004) joined her to check out the view.

Blaze ( visitor) and Jasmine (2007) play - they had such a great time together while Blaze was with us.

Amber (1998) on the left, grandmother to Jasmine on the right, love to be under a cover.

Brother Rufous amd sister Jasmine, 2007 litter were visiting at the same time..what a great time they had.

Rufous and Jasmine (2007 litter) shared a lap.

Brother Rufous with flying ears played with sister Jasmine, 2007 litter when they visited us.
The house has been filled with visitor dogs the last few months bringing us lots of love and joy.

Rufous in show

Above, our Rufous is in front and Blaze is right behind. We hope to include Blaze in our breeding program soon.

After sumbitting several entries to shows with no other Vizslas, two lovely boys were entered in the Calgary show at Spruce Meadows on Saturday and Sunday. Rufous came away with the BB on Sunday. The last time he was out with competition, he came away with a 3 point BB so it was nice to see his value recognized again. We were also very lucky Barna Tanko, owner of the other Vizsla, Blaze, kindly took lots of photos of the boys and made up a CD for us. Thank you so much Barna! On Sunday the judge Dr. Ronald Spritzer from Ohio was very complimentary of both the dogs shown, recognizing their different styles within the breed standard.

Rufous was bred by us from our 2007 litter and Blaze was bred by Sylvia Dorosh - 2008 litter.

The months of disappointment

It looks life being flexible will be the characteristic required to get us through this spring and summer! Ultra sound showed no puppies on board from our Kati ( 2007) breeding. We will try again on her next cycle.

A meniscus tear is the issue with my knee. MRI will be used to confirm and then set a course for repair and recovery.

But on the good news side, Rufous (2007) remains with us and brings us such joy each day - such a lovely boy with wonderful temperament. He and his mother Jewel and Granddogs Amber and Remmie get along so well. In the photo, after pulling apart a toy, Jewel and Rufous work off some energy with a good play.

Missed dog shows

The end of March and beginning of April brought some disappointments. After working with Astro and Rufous for their dog show experiences, the Friday night of the show set up brought it all to a screeching stop when I managed to fall on the concrete and damage my knee. Still hobbling about waiting for the swelling to go down enough to see if any damage has been done to the knee joint but perhaps more disappointing was the loss of the progress Astro had made in his show training. Such is life. Astro went home to reduce the work for me for now but I do hope that the summer provides more opportunity to get him, Rufous and Jax in the show ring.

Above, Rufous ( 2007) litter in the orange collar and Astro ( 2009 litter) enjoyed some good doggie play before Astro went home.

May 2009

• We received news that Kati ( 2007 litter) has had her hips and elbows xrayed for OFA ratings. Thank you so much owners! We look forward to hearing her scorings.

Kaiser's owner Carey took his leash for her first venture into the show ring..and came away with Best of Breed! Way to go! Kaiser is a great dog to show as he likes the shows, is patient and is such a handsome Vizsla. Congratulations to both of you and thank you so much to Kaiser's owners for all their hard work in preparing for and getting Kaiser to the show! Sylvia Dorosh showed him to two BB over 'specials' last time he was shown in the fall so he is continuing his winning ways.

We have welcomed home our wonderful Jewel from her travels to Washington state and now wait for her ultra sound to confirm her pregnancy.

We received great news that Chance (2007 litter) was pronounced very fit and healthy at his annual vet check.

Kaiser (2007 litter) will soon be re-entering the show ring. His owners are going to step into the ring for their first show experience! We hope they have a great time.
Below Kaiser enjoyed the fireplace and his bed. We sure miss him since he moved to Ontario!

May 3 - Rufous (2007 litter) went home. We hope to see him again in the fall. He had a very successful ring win of 3 points and a great day in the field at NAVHDA training day. We were so happy to share those times with him!

Jewel still in the US. Wes reports she is enjoying the walks along the Columbia River.

Wishing our wonderful daughter Dr. Tasha Nicholle Sims a very, very Happy Birthday! We are so blessed to have her as part of our family and we treasure each day we share.

April 2009

• Jewel finally went into heat and so we were headed to Washington state for her to be bred.
• April 21 A very Happy Birthday to each of our pups from our 2005 litter! Each one is so dear to us. Vegas celebrated with birthday cake and a balloon and of course lots of attention from friends and helped her owner by digging up the newly planted veggie garden!
• April 18 - First NAVHDA training day for the year. What a thrill to have our Rufous (2007 litter) and Blaze (Varazs Vizslas) and Denny ( Kizmar Vizslas) in the field.
• April 4 - Rufous (2007 litter) was brought by his owners to the the Red Deer dog show and had a great Saturday in the ring taking the breed for 3 points towards his championship. Blaze, bred by Sylvia Dorosh also had a good show day reflecting all the training from his owners!