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La Brise Patricia Princehouse & Colin McLarty E-mail: labrise@msn.com You may also call us at 440-286-7431 9am-7pm Eastern Time. We live 1/2 hour East of Cleveland in Chardon, OH USA |
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Championship progress: "Eliza" La Brise Eliza de La PrAiry - New Champion at 7 months! "Crickett" - La Brise Jumpin Jiminy RN AX MXJ OF - New Champion! "Eli" - La Brise One More Eli - New Champion! "Duncan" -Besiberri Bleu de La Brise - new Champion! "Ava" Westhill Ange O'Zion -4 BW/BOBs - 4 pts! "Henry" La Brise Henry the Brave - 2 mjrs, 12 pts! "Selby" La Brise Selby Abbey - New Champion! "Bindi" La Brise C'est Si Bon - major + 2 pts = 5 pts! "Calvin" Bonheur Calvin de La Brise - 3 pts! "Fiona" La Brise Simply Irresistable RN - 2 mjrs, 10pts! Grand Championship Progress: "Zed" Multi group & Natl Spec-BOB GCHb Germinale de La Brise RE PT TDI VP1 -the breed's only Bronze Grand Champion! "Tugger" Multi group-placer & spec-winner GCH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1 "Izzy" multi group-placer GCH Isabeau de La Brise TCQ "Mink" Multi grp-placer & Natl Spec winner GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT TCQ "Brio" Natl Spec winner GCH La Brise Cinnamon Bear RN TCQ HIC! "Sunny Bear" Multi group-placer GCH La Brise Sun Bear "Pepper" Multi group-placer CH La Brise Renardette TCQ "Shimmer" - GCH Chimere Bleue de la Vallee du Mouton RN HIC TCQ TDI "Lexi" GCH Excellence du Pic d'Arbizon "Bear" - GCH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ "Krystl" - GCH Westhill's Krystl Blu Pyrsuasn "Louie" GCH La Brise Sun King RN TCQ "Trooper" - GCH La Brise Triple Threat TCQ - New GCH! "Rory" CH La Brise Royal Rabbit TCQ -new GCH! "Jaeger" - CH La Brise Golden Bear RN - new GCH! "Coco" CH La Brise Coco Chanel TCQ HIC - 1st GCH pt! "Amie" - CH Westhill Amie de La Brise RA OA OAJ - 15 GCH pts! "BB" - CH Burgerhaus Bravura Jongler - 5 GCH pts! CH La Brise Alexander the Great VCD2 - 9 GCH pts "Eliza" CH La Brise Eliza de La PrAiry - 21 GCH! View the La Brise Honor Roll of AKC Champions! |
MORE AKC Conformation Congratulations: |
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, who 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! |
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 first agility title, their first weekend out! |
Way to go Stephanie Lowe (NC) & Roi! CH La Brise Roi d'Amour RN TCQ (Tugger x Katie) Steph & Roi finished both the AKC championship & first Rally title the same day! |
Congratulations to Toni Lugosky (PA) & new champion Crickett! AKC/PSCA CH La Brise Jumpin Jiminy RN TCQ PT VP1 AX MXJ OF (Yancy x Breezy) Great work guys! |
Congratulations Kim Rice & Levi! New AKC RAE! AKC/Intl/PSCA/UKC CH Levi de La Brise CD RAE TCQ HIC NAJ CGC VP2 (Brio x Katie) owner-handled by Kim Rice, Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps, Kansas City, MO. Frequently winning in Exc B, Levi his quietly making himself a force to be reckoned with in the performance ring! |
Congratulations to Sue Roeder (AZ) & Raider & Wilson! CH La Brise Caribbean Pirate RN MX MXJ (Rainbeau x Bear) Raider & Sue are working hard and running well in both AKC & USDAA! Wilson Carl de La Brise MX MXJ (Yancy x Bryndza) Wilson & Sue are also working hard and running well in both AKC & USDAA! They just finished their Advanced Jumpers title! |
New AX & AXJ!!! Big Congratulations to Deb Rabuck (PA) and Alex! CH La Brise Alexander the Great VCD2 AX AXJ XF CGC HIC TCQ VP3 (Balki x Bear) Way to Go Deb & Alex! |
Congratulations to Ashley Deacon (CA) and Dash! They finished the NA & NAJ titles last weekend! La Brise Durendal d'Ash NA NAJ NF (Jib x Breezy) See video of Dash's great 1.2 sec dogwalk with double-suspension gallop going across: Video |
Congratulations to Betty Wathne of Madcap Pyr Sheps (MD) and Widget! CH La Brise Itsa Madcap Widget CD RA HIC TCQ (Tugger x Amie) Very special congratulations to Widget's co-breeder Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps (PA). Kathy raised this beautiful litter from which every puppy has now become an AKC champion! And not to be outdone by mom, Widget's daughter Pippa also finished to become the breed's 4th Smooth-Faced CH! CH La Brise Madcap Pippa TCQ (Django x Widget) Many thanks to co-breeder Betty Wathne of Madcap Pyr Sheps (MD) who did a spectacular job getting the litter off to a great start! We are also very proud of Colin's best girl, Bear, who lives with us here in OH. Our grand old gal is now a Grand Champion at age 9. Grand CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares TCQ HIC And big congratulations to Michael Vale (OH) and Krystl! GCH Westhill Krystl Blu Pyrsusn TCQ (Hubert x Zoelle) 16-year-old Mike showed Krystl to every one of the 25 points and 3 majors needed for the Grand Champion title -and all in less than 4 months! WAY TO GO MIKE!!! Congrats also to the other members of Team Krystl! Co-owners Kathryn Lanam of Classique Pyr Sheps (OH) & Kim Rice of Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps (MO). |
Congratulations to the Deffler family (NJ) on their new champion Duncan! CH Besiberi Bleu de La Brise NAJ (Big x Lola) Now on to more agility with Nate! |
Best of Opposite: Izzy GCH Isabeau de La Brise TCQ (CH Youyou de la Vallee du Mouton x CH La Brise Terra-Blue Vivette TCQ) Izzy was owner-handled to this honor by 14-year-old Roger Krieger with skill & style way beyond that of most pro handlers! |
Award of Merit: Sunny Bear GCH La Brise Sun Bear HIC (Rainbeau x Bear) multi-group placer Sunny was 1st AOM! Big congratulations to owners Kathryn Lanam of Classique Pyr Sheps in Ohio, and especially to Sunny's co-owner, the very talented 12-year-old Elizabeth Edgerton, who showed her dog so beautifully! |
Award of Merit: Tugger CH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1 (CH La Brise Rainbeau Rabbit HIC TCQ x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ) Multi-group-placer Tugger was shown by owner Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps in PA. Great Job! |
NEW MACH!!! Congratulations to Kathleen Monje (OR) on her new agility champion Puck! MACH Terra-Blue Puck de La Brise TDX (Tison x Ilsa) Puck is the breed's only MACH TDX! Kathleen & Puck persevered through heats, gestation & lactation to earn the MACH despite the scarcity of trials in the NW! We can't wait to see what comes next! |
Westminster 2011! 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 & the only Multi Group Winning Pyr Shep in the US, Zed won his 4th National Specialty in 2010 and is now the 2011 Westminster Champion! |
See Video of the breed judging: |
New MXF!!! Big Congratulations to Deb Rabuck (PA) and Alex! CH La Brise Alexander the Great VCD2,AX,AJX,MXF,RAE,CGC,TQC,HIC VP3 (Balki x Bear) Deb & Alex are on the job 24/7. Now they've finished the Master Agility FAST title! They've started running in Exc B, so we should be in for an exciting year! |
Congratulations to 15-year-old Roger Krieger (NY) and Izzy! on their Group 4 at York and Group 4 at Pittsburgh GCH Isabeau de La Brise (Yancy x Vivette) Roger & Izzy also have numerous Best Junior Handler awards & have already earned the 10 class wins needed to qualify for Westminster in 2012! |
Congratulations to 12-year-old Elizabeth Edgerton (OH) and Sunny Bear! on their latest Group 3! GCH La Brise Sun Bear (Rainbeau x Bear) Lizzy & Sunny also have numerous Junior Handler wins! |
Congratulations to Ashley Deacon (CA) and Luka! on their USDAA Platinum Lifetime Achievement award! 2x National Champion ADCH MACH3 Luka de La Brise XF (Jib x Charlotte) and Dash! on finishing the AD, AX & AXJ titles! La Brise Durendal d'Ash AD AX AXJ NF (Jib x Breezy) |
New Champion Selby! CH La Brise Selby Abbey TCQ (Django x Bear) Selby is the breed's 5th Smooth-Faced CH. She's thinking it might be fun to start playing in agility... |
Congratulations to Sue Roeder & Susie Fain (AZ) and Wilson! on their MACH! MACH Wilson Carl de La Brise XF (Yancy x BZ) |
Flash! Luka & Ashley make the 2011 USA Agility World Team! |
Congratulations to Kathleen Monje (OR) and Valentine! on their TDX! Dogwood Cottage Valentine Grit That Won't Quit TDX (Speed x Puck) |
Congratulations to Kat Lemar (MI) and her new agility champion, Mayday! MACH2 La Brise Mayday NF (Balki x Sophie) Kat & Mayday finished their MACH2 one year to the day after their MACH! |
Congratulations to Judy Hartzell (PA) and Louie! on their Grand Championship! GCH La Brise Sun King RN (Tugger x Amie) |
See Dash's 1.2 sec dogwalk: Video |
National Specialty 2011! Select Dog, Best Smooth-Faced & New Grand Champion GCH La Brise Triple Threat TCQ (Harley x Breezy) Select Bitch GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT TCQ (Rainbeau x Bear) 1st Award of Merit, Best in Veteran Sweeps & the breed's first Bronze Grand Champion GCHb Germinale de La Brise VP1 (Balki x Sophie) We salute 2nd Award of Merit & new Champion CH Burgerhaus Bravura Jongleur AX AXJ (Crickett x Amie) Reserve Winners Dog Vivace de La Brise (Levi x Mink) Best in Puppy Sweeps La Brise Blazing Glory (Rainbeau x Bear) Best in Baby Puppy Sweeps La Brise Benjamin Bonneville (Clipper x Pippa) Best Expression CH La Brise Marronnier (Zed x Bear) Best Stud Dog GCH La Brise Tug of War RN (Rainbeau x Bear) Best Brood Bitch GCH Aoubere du Val d'Ares TCQ HIC (Ussoue x Thetis) BOS in Veteran Sweeps CH Maranatha Katriel de La Brise HIC TCQ (Ricky x Kira) Best Brace Zed & Katie (Balki x Sophie) & (Ricky x Kira) |
Congratulations to Monique Plinck (CT) and new Performance agility champion, Rou! ADCH/PDCH/FDCH Rouffiac Bleu de La Brise HIC AX AXJ CGC (Jib x Ilsa) Monique & Rou are the first Pyr Shep team to finish both a regular USDAA agility championship & a USDAA performance championship! They also have their flyball championship! |
Congratulations to 12-year-old Elizabeth Edgerton (OH) and Sunny Bear! on their most recent Group 3! GCH La Brise Sun Bear (Rainbeau x Bear) Lizzy & Sunny also have numerous Junior Handler wins and have qualified for Westminster 2012! Sunny is the #2 Pyr Shep in America |
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 Karen Majka (OH) and Airy! on their MACH 2! MACH 2 ADCH La Brise MXF (Jib x Katie) Karen & Airy's expertise & persistence have once again brought them to the top! Way to go! |
Congratulations to Rory! on his new Grand Championship! GCH La Brise Royal Rabbit (Rainbeau x Vivette) Rory is the 4th Grand Champion sired by Rainbeau! |
Congratulations to Susan Beals (NY) and Tristan! In one weekend Susan & Vignemale de La Brise BN RN (Rainbeau x Emma) finished both the Rally Novice title & Beginner Novice obedience title! |
Congratulations to Cindy Murray (TX) and Ryder! La Brise Madcap Catch Me if You Can Ryder OAJ NF (Django x Widget) Cindy & Ryder finished the Open Agility Jumpers and Novice FAST titles! |
Congratulations to Zed! Germinale de La Brise PT RE TDI (Balki x Sophie) Another Group Placement! |
Congratulations to Deb Rabuck & Fiona! La Brise Simply Irresistable RN (Clipper x Katie) Deb & Fee finished the Rally Novice title and took Best of Breed over specials for 5 points, plus BW twice, earning the rally title, 2 majors and 10 pts total over the same weekend! Big brother Alex took BOS, then BOB the next day, earning 9 GCH points! Go Team Rabuck! |
WORLD CHAMPIONS! Greatest Congratulations to Ashley Deacon (CA) and Luka! who have just achieved their dream of winning Gold at the World Agility Championship! We are so proud and so happy for you! World Champion & 2x National Champion ADCH MACH3 Luka de La Brise XF (Jib x Charlotte) And they followed it up the next weekend by winning the USDAA National Grand Prix! |