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Zed &Tugger both go GROUP 2 the same weekend! Tug at Altoona, and Zed at Tuxedo Park! |
| At the Cleveland cluster 12/13/07, at nearly 12 years of age, Balki (CH Nivose sur La Brise VP3 TCQ CGC TDIA PT HIC akc CD psca RE akc RAE NAJ) became the first Pyr Shep to achieve the 10 double Q's (Adv-B & Exc-B on the same day) needed for the RAE title. 2007 French National Specialty RACP Nationale d'Élevage - France |
| Congratulations!!! MACH2 Luka de La Brise --- first Pyr Shep to earn a MACH2 AND the first to make the US World Agility Team! |
| See Mary Cheney's super Pyr Shep Agility videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/maryclover Including Luka & Ashley's World Team Tryout victories and sister Boo & Amy's demo dog runs! |
| "Zed" (R) Reserve CAC! "Balki" (L) Best Veteran! 2 NEW MACHS!!!!! |
| Big Congratulations to owner/ handler Ashley Deacon of CA! Go Luka & Ashley Go! See video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLBOrZJ2Sg |
| Congratulations!!! Boo de La Brise MX/MXJ --- Boo was the highest finishing U.S. Dog (#16) in the Midi Individual Finals at the 2008 European Open! Congratulations to owner/handler Amy Peikoff! See Video |
Photo: Marcy Mantell
| Congratulations! ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise --- 3rd in midi jumpers at the World Agility Championship! Helsinki, Finland Sept 26-28, 2008 |
| The Pyrenean Shepherd entered the AKC Herding Group on Jan 1, 2009!!! We are proud and so pleased to announce that our own "Zed" is the first Pyrenean Shepherd to earn the title of AKC Champion & is the first Multi-Group Placer! |
| AKC Champion Germinale de La Brise RN PT TDI |
| New CD!!! Alex! |
| Congratulations to "Alex" - La Brise Alexander the Great CD TD RE TCQ HIC and owner Deb Rabuck! |
| AKC Champion #2 --MINK!!!!! Now a multi Group Placer! Many thanks to co-owner Kim Rice of Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps, Kansas City!!! Kim has done a beautiful job training, handling & pampering her! Mink was also the #1 Pyr Shep in UKC for 2008. AKC Champion Terra-Blue Ariege TCQ PT Thanks & Congratulations to Whitney Coombs & Jean Pero, Mink's co-breeders (along with Patricia Princehouse) & to Joni Johnson (Terra-Blue) who owned Mink her first 2 years & showed her to BIS at the National Specialty in 2006 |
| AKC Champion # 3 "Balki" CH Nivose sur La Brise CD RAE PT TDIA --- 4 majors to finish at age 13! Balki is Zed's father & Mink's grandfather. |
| Cover Girls! Agility champions MACH Kira-Canalettes de La Brise PT & MACH La Brise Wild Whoopee OF featured on the cover of the AKC Gazette - March issue! |
| Many thanks to Whoopee's owner Linda Bohm for taking such an exquisite picture of the girls! And thanks to both Linda, and to Evelyn McCutcheon for their terrific work with these girls --showing just what can be done with a Pyr Shep! Whoopee is also pictured inside the magazine with a dumbbell in her mouth, flying across an obedience jump. Several other La Brise dogs also made the pix illustrating the cover story. To read the article, go to the AKC website: www.akc.org and click on magazines -then, digital edition Gazette |
| CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC TCQ CH La Brise Terra-Blue Vivette TCQ CH La Brise Cinnamon Bear TCQ RN HIC CH Audace de La Brise TCQ HIC --- mom, son, daughter & granddaughter -all majors! |
| New CD!!! Feisty! |
| Congratulations to Chica & Marilyn on their new UDX7! RoseHaven Chica de La Brise UDX7 OA OAJ HT PT HSAs JHD & owner/trainer Marilyn Abbett Congrats also to co-breeder Robin Colvell, RoseHaven Pyr Sheps WOW!!!!! |
| WOW!!!!! What a great day! May 2, 2009 |
| Luka & Ashley make the World Team & on the same day, Zed becomes the first Pyr Shep ever to win an AKC Herding Group 1 WOW!!!!! |
| National Specialty 2009! Best in Show: AKC/PSCA CH La Brise Cinnamon Bear RN HIC VP1 "Brio" |
| Best of Opposite: AKC/PSCA CH Aoubere du Val d'Ares HIC "Bear" Many Thanks to Pam Mroz for her beautiful work presenting Bear! |
| Awards of Merit: 1st AOM & Best Smooth-Faced: CH Weskeys La Brise Bluboy RosHvn VP2 PT RN NAJ "Harley" 2nd AOM: AKC/CKC CH Nivose sur La Brise CD/RAE/NAJ/PT/TDIA/VP3 "Balki" 3rd AOM: PSCA CH Westhill Amie de La Brise OA/OAJ/TDI/RE/VP2 "Amie" |
| Champion Littermates! And Their Dad! |
| AKC Champions La Brise Amourette, La Brise Highlander, & La Brise Tug of War! Congrats to Tugger's owner & Amity & Connor's co-breeder, Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps! |
| Amie is owned by Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps, Harrisburg, PA |
| Congratulations to Kathy Burger and: AKC/PSCA CH La Brise Tug of War RN PT VP1 "Tugger" who, on his first weekend out as a special, has just become the 4th Pyr Shep to win an AKC Group Placement! And yet more congrats to Kathy on finishing AKC/PSCA CH Westhill Amie de La Brise OA/OAJ/TDI/RE/VP2 "Amie" Owner-handled all the way! |
| New Champion! AKC CH Youyou de la Vallee du Mouton "Yancy" finished at the Grand River Kennel Club show, July 11! |
| New Champion! AKC/PSCA CH Maranatha Katriel de La Brise RE PT VP1 "Katie" Finished 7/19/09 with 5 majors + BOB over specials! Special congratulations to Nancy & Whitney Coombs of Maranatha Pyr Sheps! |
| In Memoriam: Ma Cherie-Ourse de La Brise "Cherie" 1994-2009 Beloved pet of Jacquie and Al Harris (CA). Words cannot express our sympathy, and our appreciation of the wonderful companionship they shared for 15 years. Rest in peace, our dear little bear. |
| 2 New Champions: AKC CH La Brise Sun King RN "Louie" Big congrats to owner Judy Hartzell & co-breeder Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps & AKC CH Burgerhaus Grand Prix "Pree" Our very best wishes to owner-handler Sue Peterson Snyder who finished Pree at 12 months of age! And to breeder Kathy Burger! These are Burgerhaus' 5th and 6th champions! |
Congrats to Kathy & Andy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps on Tugger's Specialty BOB & GROUP 2 at the Lorain County Kennel Club show, Aug 8! CH La Brise Tug of War PT RN |
| Congratulations to: Aramis de La Brise SAM SCh JCh RM MX MXJ XF RN "Airy" August has been a great month for Airy & owner Karen Majka! USDAA Super Q #3 to finish his Snooker Master title, then his tenth Snooker Q to finish his Snooker Champion title. Then 2 more Q's in Jumpers & one in Std and that elusive Steeplechase Q. Then he Q'd twice more for his Jumper Champion title and added two more Super Qs on top!! He now needs just 3 Gamble legs for his ADCH! Go Airy Go!!! |
Congrats to Kim Rice of Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps in Kansas City on Mink's owner-handled group placement at the big Topeka cluster & another the following week in OH! Mink is holding her own as the #2 Pyr Shep in the country! |
Zed continues to blaze a trail for our newly-recognized breed, garnering 2 more group placements this past weekend, keeping up his margin as the #1 Pyr Shep |
Major Congratulations to Val Davis & New Champion Chippewa Bleu de La Brise HIC Owner Val Davis of Thimble Farm Pyr Sheps, Buffalo, NY piloted Blue to finish his championship in style with a Group 3!!! This rockets Blue into the Top 5 Pyr Sheps in the country! |
| New Agility Title! Congratulations to "Alex" - La Brise Alexander the Great CD TD RE TCQ HIC NA and owner Deb Rabuck (PA)!!! |
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| Big Congratulations to Amy Peikoff & Boo! Boo de La Brise MX MXJ + At USDAA Agility Regionals in CA Sept 5-7, Boo & Amy finished 2 new titles, "Relay Master" (RM) and "Masters Standard Agility"(MSA), won 1st in Team Snooker, and earned an individual Steeplechase "bye" to the Cynosport World Games, Nov 11-15 in Scottsdale, AZ! See video! |
| Congratulations to ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise & Ashley Deacon on their fantastic results -- Silver Medal in Midi Team Competition (Team USA!), High Combined in Midi team competition, and 4th place in Individual Midi Jumpers at the World Agility Championships! To watch videos go to: http://www.agilityvision.com |
| Congratulations to Lola! CH Audace de La Brise and owners Maggie Emmell and Betsy Atkinson! Lola is the 2nd Pyr Shep bitch to place in the AKC Herding Group! |
| Terrific work Deb Rabuck & Alex! La Brise Alexander The Great TD CD TCQ HIC NA RAE VCD VP2 Barely 2 years old, young Alex is the first Pyr Shep in history to earn the AKC's Versatile Companion Dog (VCD) title. He was already only the 2nd Pyr Shep to finish the Rally Advanced Excellent title, following on the heels of his father, Balki, who was the first RAE as well as the first CD in the breed. Deb & Alex are going all out this year and achieving great things! |
| Congratulations to Val Davis and CH La Brise Renardette on their landmark achievement! Pepper is the first Smooth-Faced Pyr Shep ever to become an AKC conformation Champion! |
| Congratulations to Evelyn McCutcheon and her new MACH2 Kira-Canalettes de La Brise FX CGC HIC PT RN NAP OJP EAC EJC EGJ MJ MAD ASA AS AG. Kira & Evelyn are great together and so consistent! They are only the second Pyr Shep team to earn a MACH2! |
| Congratulations Kim Rice & Levi! 2 new titles in the same weekend - CD & RA! This bumps him up to the next level in the PSCA Versatility system qualifying him for his "Versatility Pyr Shep II" title (VP2)! Intl/PSCA/UKC CH Levi de La Brise CD RA TCQ HIC NAJ CGC VP2 |
| Another Group Placement for Lola! CH Audace de La Brise Congrats to owners Maggie Emmell and Betsy Atkinson! |
| Back to back Group Placements for Zed! CH Germinale de La Brise PT RE TDI VP1 Grp 4 & Grp 2 at Delaware Co KC and back-to-back-to-back Group 2's at Howard County & Fitchburg! |
| Congratulations to Pree! CH Burgerhaus Grand Prix CGC RN HIC TCQ At the tender age of 18 months, Pree became the 7th Pyr Shep to be awarded a Group Placement at an AKC show! Handled to both her CH and group placement by her very clever novice owner, Sue Peterson-Snyder of PA! |
| In Memory- Two extremely devoted dogs who will live forever in our hearts "Pyrouette" "Balki" Mar 1992-Aug 2009 Jan 1996-Nov 2009 Pyrouette- Incomparably ardent friend of Whitney Coombs Balki- Joe & Patricia's so faithful performance companion |
| Congratulations to Wilson on his first title! Wilson Carl de La Brise NAJ After overcoming the insidious Valley Fever, Wilson finally has the fungus on the run, so that he can run & run! And so can owner-handler Sue Roeder of AZ! |
| Congratulations to Raider on his new agility title! CH La Brise Caribbean NAJ Adding to his many titles -which include weight-pulling & dock-diving! Congrats to owners Sue Roeder & Susie Fain of AZ! |
| Congratulations Kim Rice & Levi! New Rally Excellent Title! Intl/PSCA/UKC CH Levi de La Brise CD RE TCQ HIC NAJ CGC VP2 And congrats also to Kim & Mink on back to back Group Placements! Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps, Kansas City |
| Congratulations to Tugger on his new Group Placement at the Central Ohio shows! La Brise Tug of War RN HT PT TCQ VP1 Congratulations to owner Kathy Burger of Burgerhaus Pyr Sheps in Harrisburg, PA! |
| Once again, we send hearty congratulations to ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise & Ashley Deacon on their fantastic results! 2009 USDAA Cynosport National Champions in both Grand Prix and Steeplechase! Fantastic teamwork!!! Ash & Luka's cumulative Cynosport results: 2009 won Steeplechase and Grand Prix 2008 won Steeplechase and 2nd in Grand Prix 2007 won Steeplechase and Grand Prix. 2005 won Steeplechase. |
We announce with sadness the passing of a touchstone of the breed- CH Lutece de La Brise March 23, 1992-November 16, 2009 My mother's dearest friend for 17 years. |
| Congratulations to our youngest Champion! Izzy has just made history by becoming the youngest AKC champion Pyr Shep -10 months old! Many thanks to young Roger Krieger who showed her to most of her points and several Puppy Group placements! And to Abby & Becca Deffler who did a great job naming & helping socialize Izzy. CH Isabeau de La Brise |
| Congratulations Val Davis & Coco! Val, of Thimble Farm Pyr Sheps in Buffalo, NY, finishes her 3rd Champion so far this year! CH La Brise Coco Chanel TCQ PT |
| Congratulations to Marilyn Abbett and RoseHaven Chica de La Brise UDX7! Marilyn & Chica won UDX Leg #75 (that's right, *75* double Q's in obedience) on Sunday! And another OTCH point to boot! They also won High Scoring Dog Handled by a Senior & High Scoring Pyr Shep! Left: With good friends Sandra Cronhelm, Linda Bohm, and MACH Whoopee at the Eukanuba Invitational 2007. |
| Congratulations to Amy Peikoff & MACH Boo de La Brise! Boo is only the 5th Pyr Shep ever to earn a Master Agility Champion title! What a fantastic team!!! See video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeha2tbE z-o&feature=player_embedded |
| 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 |
| 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! Rare Mettle Pyr Sheps, Kansas City, MO Levi rounds out the year, becoming the 22nd La Brise AKC champion to finish in 2009 |
| WOW! Congratulations to ADCH/MACH2 Luka de La Brise (Jib x Charlotte) & Ashley Deacon (CA) 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 |
| Piper, our little "cover girl" (aka Floreal de La Brise) appeared 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" |
| Congratulations Karen Majka & MACH ADCH Airy! (Jib x Katie) 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 (Tugger x Amie) Group 3 his first weekend out and now another Group 3 already! |
| Congratulations to Trudi Kimm & her Smooth-Faced Pyr Shep puppy, CH Trooper! (Harley x Breezy) 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! (Zed x Bear) 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! (Jib x Lillie) 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! (Rainbeau x Breezy) 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 (CO) & CH SNOOP! 1st new champion of 2010 & now Group Placement at the Chicago Shows! CH Reymaree's French Kiss (Rainbeau x Bear) Snoop is the 3rd pup from this litter to become a Group Placer! |
| Congratulations to Mike Vale (OH) & CH RORY! New Champion at the tender age of 8 months! CH La Brise Royal Rabbit (Rainbeau x Vivette) 15-year-old Mike has also shown Rory to several 1st place wins in junior handling! |
