Polls

OK somewhere else on the WWW we are having a discussion regarding crested health issues, particularly eyes. There seems to be a divide between those who feel it is OK to breed a dog with known eye issues and those who don't. Known is the key word here, I'm not referring to breedings that took place before testing was available. By eye issues I mean PRA
Also I realize testing does not guarantee a clear dog as stated on their webpage , but it sure helps me eliminate dogs with known problems from my lines.
To me it is a none issue, as when I breed it will only be a tested normal/clear to a tested normal/clear. I don't feel that it is something I care to risk passing on in my dogs. But others feel different and I understand that , my concern is with making people aware of the issue & testing ALL pups , not just those for show/breeding.

Having said that I'd like your thoughts, so I created a poll to see what you think. It is to the right of the page.

Christmas

Well we've had our first snowfall & the guys have been blazing trails & zooming around in the snow. They really become just like children & race & play, all the time smiling as they go.
Soon Santa will be here & our non-furry son will be home from Uni. for Xmas. It will be good to have a little activity in the house again.

Franco goes to Nationals

Best in Sweeps at Regionals with Judge Vaughn Franske Shown by Janice Brind

Well we are home safe & sound with a few extra goodies & ribbons too. Franco was an angel and considering this was only his second weekend at shows he did great. Also he didn't know Janice, who handled him in Regionals to Best in Sweeps and he won his class. YAY !! lol.

At Nationals I took him in the ring & he went 4th in his sweeps class and then in the regular classes, he won his class again. Woo Hoo !!

We took Sat off. and then on Sunday at the all breed he went Reserve Winners and got Best Puppy and came completely out of his shell and put forth a great effort in the ring.
He are a couple of videos from the weekend:
Reserve-

Regional Sweeps Win

In for Puppy in Group-
didn't win but showed nicely.

Franco received many great comments from other crested people & judges alike.
Dr. Goran Bodegard ( Sweden) stopped Janice on her way out of the ring to say that he adored Franco's head and coloring. Later at pics he started talking again & told her he didn't know how his breeder could have let him go, that he will be a contender in the future when he matures !!!

We are in BC !!

Franco & I are in BC ! We arrived yesterday after a long flight. Franco was a great boy & traveled as carry on with no problems.

He has now made friends with 3 bouvier's, a malamute, and is working on becoming friends with 2 cresteds.

We will be working on our show 'presence' the next couple of days so hopefully he feels comfortable at the show. We'll see.
Will take some pics later.

Gulls n Berries

I took a lovely 5 hours drive today along the Fundy Shore here in Nova Scotia. It was a bit of 'stress relief' before my over 5000KM flight to the Nationals in BC next week.
I stopped along the way for a couple of shots of the blueberry fields, gulls and as the tide was going out the mud flats.

Hope you enjoy!

Poarott Pups in Ontario

A friend of mine, Michele Bateman, Ladyday Kennels in Ontario, owns Franco's half brother Misko and also his two full brothers,Fiorangelo Poarott & Fabrizio Poarott.
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Here is her email if you'd like any info: ladyday@onlink.net

Kiley gets BOB and her Major !!

Well it was quite the weekend. On Sat Kiley wasn't comfortable with the gentleman handling her and wasn't comfortable in the ring. Franco was distracted by Kiley arriving. He had not seen her in 24 hours. He was good but room for improvement.

Today, Sunday, he did much better & I thought he had it till I watched Kiley put on her " Oh Yea" face & strut her stuff. She went Best of Breed over Franco and a Special.

To me it was just making up for her performance the day before..LOL.
At group well, we had a hic up & didn't make it, but I am very happy with the effort from both dogs. This was only Franco's second set of shows & Kiley's 4th.

Thank you to Judge, Dr. Agnes Ganami-Kertes of Tel-Aviv Israel, for her kind words about Kiley and giving her Best of Breed today.

Big THANKS to Darren McKinnon for his work with Franco and to Marjorie Ross for handling Kiley today. Great job guys !

Truro Show

We are entered in Truro this weekend and Franco will be handled by a wonderful professional handler , Darren McKinnon.

I hope Franco behaves !!

Crested Nationals fast approaching...

We're down to the last few weeks before Nationals in Abbottsford, BC. Franco will be shown with a handler in his next show to see how he behaves. Then after that we're off. I'm not sure what he'll do as he can be great one moment & nervous the next. Last show the Coton behind us ran up on him & scared him & so made him worry about what was going on behind him, he started to sit rather than stand after that.

Anyway hopefully he will overcome this fright & be the old Franco again.
Wish us luck !
Here is one of Kiley exploring the yard too.

Eros as a pup

These are pictures of our boy Eros as a pup to give you an idea.

Beach Boys

Franco in July...

Here's Franco enjoying the sun here in NS.

Chinese Crested Specialty in Oct.

I am looking forward to the specialty show in Abbotsford this fall.
It will be held in conjuction with the Lower Mainland of BC show at the Tradex buildings.
Canada's Largest Dog Show


Three All Breed Championship Shows
Three Obedience Trials
Three Rally Trials
18 Specialties
**PLUS**

7th ANNUAL NATIONAL SPECIALTY
Abbotsford, British Columbia
October 28 to November 1st, 2009

Held in conjunction with the Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC

Mark your calendars! This exciting weekend will include SIX conformation shows, FOUR Obedience trials and THREE Rally trials!
More details to come, stay tuned!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Chinese Crested Club of BC: Regional Specialty + Sweeps & Non-Regular Classes - David Ojalvo Buenos Aires, AR
Group V Dog Club Of British Columbia: Toy Breed Specialty - James E Frederiksen Knoxville, TN USA

Friday, October 30th, 2009
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Show
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Obedience
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Rally
Chinese Crested Club of Canada: National Specialty + Sweeps & Non-Regular Classes - Enrique Filippini Buenos Aires, AR
Chinese Crested Club of Canada: Specialty Obedience - Karen B Brearley Aldergrove, BC

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Show
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Obedience
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Rally

Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Show
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Obedience
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC: All-Breed Rally

Kiley & Franco ninja moves with sound

CERF

Home from eye clinic, had Joker & APatchEE examined, both clear.
Ophthalmologist - Dr. Nick Whelan
CERF website

Franco

Franco has wormed his way into our hearts and will be enjoying life here in NS for years to come.

Soap molds

Woo hoo...your voting !!




Which is your favorite ? I'm getting an order of molds ready & want to see which 2 everyone else thinks are the best.

Franco Update

Franco has landed !!!

Here are a couple of new pics of him .

Wave to Customs guys :' ))

They felt I was trying to pull a fast one I think , because I have a website about the breed & I show them.

I guess they must get some real stories and somebody telling the truth seems suspicious..lol.

A warm morning

Finally a few hours of warm sun this morning. We enjoyed every minute. Patch's new 'bling' arrived too.

Small dog boarding vs pet sitting

We've been tossing this idea around for years now & keep coming back to it. I'd like to operate a small dog boarding facility but with a more homey touch. Have separate little condos for the dogs with a feeling more like home. I've looked at many kennels over the years & have a vision of what I'd like in mind. Taking into consideration the practicality & cleaning requirements I still think we can create a more comfortable place for them to stay than most I've seen.

The pic above is similar to my idea for the buildings , we'd add a large fenced play area to each building which would also be inside our fenced property.

VS

A bonded pet sit service where I would visit the home of the animal once/twice or three times a day depending on owners preference and spend time with the pet, walk/play/feed etc.

Which would you prefer??

Truro show

Well just did our first show of 2009, nerves all around..lol.
APatchEE took Best of Breed on Sat and Best of Opposite on Sun.

After Sunday's showing I got the chance to sit & talk with World Judge, Flora MacKenzie, for over an hour. She & my mom are great friends and they spent most of the afternoon huddled like two peas in a pod. Flora was kind enough to give me a couple of pointers on myself, at my end of the lead & on A PatchEE. It was great to be able to ask questions and get her feedback. Having judged all breeds, all round the world, the past 50 years she is a fountain of knowledge.

The little girl CC from the show really reminds me of Kiley but with more furnishings, a more hairy HL. It will be interesting to see how things go when Kiley, Joker & Franco all hit the ring this summer.

Hi to BT

Recently on BT, Jayson was talking about ugly dogs and of course cresteds came up. Everyone thinks of poor Sam who won the ugliest dog contest many times before he passed away. Poor Sam was a rescue who had years of untreated health issues which added to his 'look'.

Jayson asked about chinese cresteds in the Maritimes, so I sent him off a link to our site. He replied this morning saying he'd visited the site and even admitted the dogs are 'pretty'.
YAY!

He asked if I 'd mind if they 'had some fun with it"...not at all Jayson...as long as you don't..lol






Converting the world one person at a time....

Franco Moschino Poarott at Seacoast

Our new boy will hopefully be in Canada by the end of the week.
He is from the Replublic of Slovakia.
I fell in love with him a few weeks ago. We have big hopes for this boy in the show ring this season.
We will be at the Truro show with A PatchEE on March 28/29th. Drop by & say Hello.


Franco's home kennel:
www.poarott.com

His pedigree

shhh...bedtime

Lil miss innocent right?

Not Quite !!

I said " duckie NOW !!"whew...good thing she naps so i can have my duckie back...