2013 - June to Apr. 2013

June 7, 2013:

Today is the 7^th birthday of our Sterling (Champ. Daretobebares STERLING SILVER), dam of our O litter. Happy Birthday!!!

May 30, 2013:

After 16 great days in the USA I am back again. The joy about my arrival after more than two week of all the 4-pawed family members was big.

On May 13, I had arrived in New Orleans at my friend Tiffany, who had invited me to spend my holiday with her in her home. My surprise arrival gift was the musical Wicked already on May 14 - awesome and unforgettable. I was also spoiled with nail studio and hair dresser on May 14 and 15.

On May 16, Tiffany and I were off from New Orleans via Houston to the National of the American Chinese Crested Club to Oklahoma City. Finally I could get to know long time internet friends personally, especially Terry (We Say It In Stitches and the first owner of our Keanu) and her husband David, Theresa (the breeder of Secret) and her husband Harry, Linda (Reil's Texas Cresteds), Echo, Nancy (Puttin' On The Dog Designs & We Say It In Stitches), Erin (Presenting Chinese Cresteds), Michele (Gracieux Chinese Crested), Tammy (she was one of Keanu's professional handlers), Bev (Dokkum Cresteds) and her husband Gary and some more.

It was also nice for me to get to know the dogs of all these friends, respectively some of them. Especially Theresa's dogs Little T. (Secret's sire), Mimi and Ring-A-Ding thrilled me, and of course the sweet little poodle Tator with her heart like a lion, but the others are of course also great. Little T. is so similar to Keanu and Ring-A-Ding could be a litter mate to Maverick. The girl which Echo had with her, Insoo, is a real great personality, Erin's Juicy (also bred by Theresa) is a pretty girl and from TerryRemy the Chihuahua is dear to my heart. But I could also meet friends which I had already got to know in 2009 and 2010: Nancy, Deb, Martha, Mercedes, Sandra, ...... We spent four great days together and had an awesome time besides chatting about our dogs. And of course some things have been bought which we cannot get here. I'm especially grateful for the cover which Nancy made for our show crate:

As always after USA visits I needed a second suitcase for going home. 

I was very proud to attend the win of the Best In Show girl: she is a daughter of Steel (Champ. Silver Bluff STEEL KING LEGACY, SOM) who lives with us. Already a day prior to our arrival this girl was Winner of the Top 20. Even though this female was born while Steel did not yet live with us, the wins of Trinity have touched me very much, and it was great to get to know her owners and her professional handler. From ACCC I also got the diploma for the title Sire Of Merit (SOM) of Steel, which he gained 2010 when he was already in Austria. Thanks to Susan Miller who organized that.

The few days with great friends were over too fast and on May 20, Tiffany and I flew back to New Orleans (with some trouble and major delay because of the terrible tornado in the afternoon). I could spend some great summer days there and got to know some of Tiffany's family members (I do know her mother Jackie already since 2010). Furthermore, I attended my first boat tour, visited the zoo, had sight seeing tour through New Orleans and neighborhood as well as visited some of the world famous cemeteries in New Orleans. The food during all the time was just wonderful, and for the first time in my life I had crawfish and crabs.

A dream also came true ...... a new tattoo ...... of one having been bred here ...... Maverick (Champ. Caipirinha's NEED 4SPEED). Kenny Holland from Downtown Tattoos in New Orleans is an awesome artist and I am forever grateful for his 4 hours "work". The tattoo is really perfect and a mirror picture of the photo which I had with me as a template.

During being absent there were two birthdays at home: Voodoo (Champ. Family Song's VOODOO) was eight years on May 21 and Maverick turned two years on May 26 - like his sibbling Tanner in Canada and Needy & Toulouse in Germany. Thank internet the birthday greetings were sent even over that distance in time. 

As always holiday is over way too fast and on 28 May, New Orleans local time 7:50 a.m. my trip back home started via Detroit to New York, und from there local time 5:40 p.m. direction Vienna, where I arrived May 29 in the morning before 8 a.m.

I thank Tiffany and her partner Larry for the indescribable great hospitality and for everything they did for and with me. And thanks to Theresa, Harry, Terry, David, Echo, Nancy and Erin for the great time I could spend with them. We really have to rerun this.

May 9, 2013:

We placed advertisements in the Best In Show Magazine Spring 2013. We are thrilled about the outcome, and of course we are looking forward to receive this issue. In this place a heartfelt thank you to the breeder Annerose Demski for sponsoring Memy's advertisement!

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May 7, 2013:

Since today in the evening Maverick (Champ. Caipirinha's NEED 4SPEED) is back from his show marathon in Zadar/HR (4 international shows), and we are very pleased with the results: 1st day Exc. 3, 2nd day BOB (out of 26 dogs) and short listed in the group, 3rd day BOB (out of 26 dogs), and 4th day Res. CAC. Thanks to Dorka for the handling and the care over the past 12 days. 

There are some new photos in the Photo Gallery Maverick's Shows.

May 5, 2013:

At the occasion of the show event in Zadar/HR we arranged for a professional photo shooting of both our dogs there. On 3 May some beautiful pics were taken which are now in the Photo Gallery: You can see them in the album Maverick's Photo Session and Memy's Photo Session. Thanks a lot to the wonderful photographer Jovana Danilovic and to our friends Dorka and Bence for the effort - you all did an awesome job!

May 4, 2013:

Today the Austrian Toy Breed Club published the awards for the competition "Best Show Dog 2012" and we can be so very proud about the achievements for two of our dogs: Memy (Multi-Champ. INDREDIBLE ME von Shinbashi) is really LIVING UP TO HER NAME. In her very first show season she reached the top of the ladder to success out of intermediate class and was awarded Best Show Dog Toy Breeds 2012 (out of 12 breeds) and is No. 1 Chinese Crested Austria 2012. Thanks so much to my wonderful handler Dorka who made all this possible, and thanks of course to all the judges for their wonderful ratings of this little girl. Thanks also to her breeder Annerose Demski for the trust to give us this stunning girl.

Our wonderful boy Keanu (Multi-Champ. WL THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) was awarded Second Best Show Dog Toy Breeds 2012 and No. 2 Chinese Crested Austria 2012. Also this was only possible with Dorka, and also here thanks to all the judges for their awards for this stunning boy.