Always Keepin' the Faith!!!

Sarah (Gr Ch Always Keepin' the Faith) has been busy on the East Coast this summer.  In June Sarah earned her Gr Ch title and in August Sarah won a Veteran's Group 3!  Sarah just turned 8 on August 1st proving she's still got it and MORE!

Houston Shows!!!

Attended the Houston dog shows in Mid July - 5 days of shows in a huge and great location.  We had a winning weekend and just as importantly, lots of fun.  Stoli (Always on the Rocks) came home with another single point AND her second major.  That gives her 13 points now with 2 to go for her title!  Wyatt (Gr Ch Always Notorious) earned more points toward his Bronze Gr Ch title, going select dog for a major.  And Diva (Always on the Runway) earned her first points - a major - with her novice owner/handler.  More photos to come once we receive them but here is what we have now!

 Stoli with her big purple rosette on Friday!

Wyatt showing off in the ring with his mom!

Brothers in OKC!

Nick and Wyatt joined 20 other Standard Schnauzers at the Oklahoma City shows in late June. Nick was Select Dog and Best of Opposite Sex on two days, and Wyatt Select Dog on another day.  Both boys are working on their Grand Championship. 

Brothers Nick and Wyatt say hello at ringside!

May Shows

In early May, Nick (Gr. Ch. Always National Treasure) traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his handler, Paige McCarver. Nick took Best of Breed two days earning more points toward his Bronze Grand Championship! New show photo to come!

Over Memorial Day weekend, Odie (Always on the Go) was at the Hangtown Kennel Club shows in California with his handler, Brigette Isham.  Odie added another major to his count - 9 points now including both majors!  Here is a photo of Odie taken in the Fall.  New show photo to come!

Austin Shows - April 12th-13th, 2014

We had a total entry of 13 at the local Austin shows in April.  Clint (Gr Ch Always Make My Day) was our super-star this particular weekend.  Nancy and Dave brought him back out after a year or so off and took Best of Breed on Saturday and Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday.  We had a large group set up together and had a great time!

Clint waiting for his after show bath - couldn't be prouder of Clint and Dave and Nancy!

After we finished showing on Saturday, most of the Standard Schnauzers in our group went down and did the Barn Hunt Instinct test.  This is where the dog has to jump up on a bale of hay, go through a tunnel of hay and then figure out which of  3 containers contains the RAT and alert the handler by their behavior.   No problem!!!  Stoli, Wyatt, and Diva all did great as did most of the other SS!  

Here are Veronica and Diva doing their Barn Hunt Instinct Test!

Ice Storm!

The first weekend in December Wyatt and Stoli braved the ice storm to attend shows in Dallas, Texas.  It was a horrific weekend weather-wise but we braved the elements!  We truly almost did not make it to the show site the first day.  Good thing we did because we came home with a Grand Championship for Wyatt and a major for Stoli!

 

Stoli gets her first major!  She has 9 points total now.

 

Wyatt earns his Grand Championship!

Eukanuba in Orlando!

Natalie (Gr Ch Always No Strings Attached RN CGC) gave us quite a thrill when she took Select Bitch at the Eukanuba shows in Orlando, Florida in December.  Below is a photo with owner/handler Kim Gremes.  Proud of you both!

What an exciting win!!!

Puppy Plans 2014

Next litter is now planned for Fall 2014! We were not able to do the Zeck x Natalie breeding in the February due to the bad winter storm on the East Coast.  Now we plan to do the breeding in the late summer which will make for Fall puppies.  Here is a photo of Stoli from the last litter to amuse you for now!

Stoli Peeking!