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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 AX AXJ - 9 pts 3 majors!
"Eli" - La Brise One More Eli - 4-pt major + 3pts = 7 pts!
"Ethan" -La Brise Marronnier - Puppy Group 3 plus 4 majors = 12 pts!
"Duncan" -Besiberri Bleu de La Brise -4 pt major!
"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 VCD1 CDX RAE TD - New Champion!
"Meg" Zaragoza de La Brise - New Champion!
"Tye-Dye" La Brise Tye-Dye Blues - 2 pts + 2 majors = 8 pts at 6 months old!
"Xena" La Brise Athena - New CH!
"Selby" La Brise  Selby Abbey - 1 major + 2pts = 5pts!!
"Lexi" Excellence du Pic d'Arbizon, BW at Natl Spec & New CH!
"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 1st pt at 7 months & 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 --New GCH!
"Mink" Multi grp-placer & Natl winner GCH Terra-Blue Ariege PT -- New GCH!
"Brio" new GCH La Brise Cinnamon Bear RN TCQ HIC!
"Sunny Bear" GCH La Brise Sun Bear - new GCH!
"Rory" CH La Brise Royal Rabbit TCQ - 2 GrCH majors, 10 GCH pts!
"Pepper" CH La Brise Renardette TCQ - 23 GCH pts!
"Louie" CH La Brise Sun King RN TCQ - 2 mjrs,  10 GCH pts!
"Coco" CH La Brise Coco Chanel TCQ HIC - 1st GCH pt!
"Jaeger" - CH La Brise Golden Bear RN - 1st GCH pt!
"Amie" - CH Westhill Amie de La Brise OA OAJ - 2 GCH pts!

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Congratulations Kathryn Lanam
& Sunny Bear!
Sunny Bear finished his championship with
a Puppy Group placement and 3 majors!
Owner-handled by Kathryn Lanam of
Classique Briards & Pyr Sheps

CH La Brise Sun Bear HIC TCQ
WOW!
Congratulations to
ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise
& Ashley Deacon
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
Congratulations Kim Rice & Levi!
New AKC Champion!

AKC/Intl/PSCA/UKC
CH Levi de La Brise
CD RE TCQ HIC NAJ CGC VP2
owner-handled by Kim Rice, finished at the Pyr
Shep specialty at the AKC/Eukanuba National
Championship dog show!
Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps, Kansas City
Levi rounds out the year, becoming
the 22nd La Brise AKC champion to finish in 2009
Piper, our little "cover girl" (aka Floreal de La Brise) will appear 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!
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

Group 3 his first weekend out and now another
Group 3 already!
Congratulations to Trudi Kimm & her  
Smooth-Faced Pyr Shep puppy,
CH Trooper!
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!
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!

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!

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 &
CH SNOOP!
1st new champion of 2010 & now Group
Placement at the Chicago Shows!


CH Reymaree's French Kiss
Snoop is the 3rd pup from this litter to become a
Group Placer!
Congratulations to Mike Vale &
CH RORY!
New Champion at the tender age of
8 months!


CH La Brise Royal Rabbit

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
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
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-
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!
Congratulations to Kathleen Monje (OR) & brand new Tracking Dog
Speed!
La Brise Valentine's Speed of Dogwood Cottage
TD
Kathleen & Speed earned the Tracking Dog title on the first try!
Congratulations to Betty Wathne (MD) & brand new CD & RA
Widget!

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!
GrCH 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)

GrCH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1
(CH La Brise Rainbeau Rabbit TCQ HIC x CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ)

GrCH 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 &
CH Eclipse de La Petite Ferme de Wihr
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
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
Now they're set to take the performance world by storm!
Congrats to Kathy Burger (PA) on her brand new AKC CHAMPION
Lexi!

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
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 #2 Pyr Shep in the US!
Zed!

GCH Germinale de La Brise VP1
Zed extends his reach as the #1 Pyr Shep in the US with a
Group 1 and Group 2 this past weekend!
New CDX!!! Big Congratulations to Deb Rabuck (PA) and

Alex!

CH La Brise Alexander the Great VCD1 CDX RAE VP2
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!   What will they do next!?!!
Sunny Bear!

GCH La Brise Sun Bear HIC
multi-group placer Sunny has just become the 6th Pyr Shep to
earn his Grand Championship!
Big congratulations to owners Kathryn Lanam & Elizabeth
Edgerton! Young Lizzy is also showing Sunny in Jr Handling!
Brio!

GCH La Brise Cinnamon Bear VP1
Brio is the 5th Pyr Shep to become an AKC Grand Champion!