A great beginning in the show ring for Northrock's Jedi At Patronum

Northrock's Jedi At Patronum and his handler Léa are off to a fabulous start in the conformation ring. Indy is out of Nuphar's Soak Up The Sun by Northrock's Athos Pascal. These two make a great team and Léa has done a wonderful job training and showing her family's young puppy.

 On May 5, 2019 at the Association Canine Charlevoisienne show in Quebec, Northrock's Jedi At Patronum was awarded Best Baby Puppy in Group by judge Paula Hartinger. 

On May 25 at the Société Canine de Thetford Mines, judge Doris Willis gave Indy another Best Baby Puppy In Group win.  

We are grateful to these judges for recognizing the quality in this young puppy and extend our congratulations to David and Anne-Marie and their family at Patronum Barbets.

Oscar is now a CKC Grand Champion

CH BARBEVOIX OSCAR DE NORTHROCK CGN

Last but definitely not least, to wrap up our thrilling dog show weekend in Sudbury at the Nickel District Kennel Club, Oscar (Ch Barbevoix Oscar de Northrock CGN) earned the final points needed for his Grand Champion title.  Entered in the last show of the weekend and handled by Tracy Dineley, Oscar went Best of Breed under judge Branislav Rajic from Slovenia. 

Oscar is co-owned with Nellemarie Hyde and I wish to extend my congratulations to Oscar's adoring and supportive family, and to his breeder Catherine Verge. We are all absolutely delighted with the success this young Barbet has had and are grateful to the judges who have recognized his quality and awarded Oscar in the show ring.

New CKC Champion title for Northrock's Hello Dolly

BleuZorange C Boom Frimouss B x BPIS CH Northrock's Eureka CGN

Not to be outdone by her sister and half brother, Ella also completed the requirements for her championship title in Sudbury this past weekend.

Piloted to her win by Tracy Dineley, Ella impressed Judge James Osborne and in addition to giving her Best of Breed she also made the cut in the Sporting Group under him.  We could not be more pleased that this sweet pup has her title.  Much gratitude to her family and co-owners, Sara and Brian Hollander who love and adore their silly girl.

New CKC Champion title for Northrock's Homegrown Honey

BleuZorange C Boom Frimouss B x BPIS CH Northrock's Eureka CGN 

Another Lexi pup also went home with a championship title at the Nickel District Kennel Club show.  This pretty Barbet finished her title in two weekends out showing, finishing under Breeder-Judge, Doug Windsor.  We are very pleased with how quickly she obtained her title and are grateful to all the judges who have awarded her in the ring.  Edie lives with her co-owner Matt McWilliams and his wife Alexz. Congratulations and many thanks to them for going on this journey with me. 

New CKC Champion title for Northrock's Good Time Charlie

Dutch CH Nuphar's Everything Zen x BPIS CH Northrock's Eureka CGN

Northrock Barbets had a successful weekend showing dogs at the Nickel District Kennel Club in Sudbury.  Charlie came back out this year to finish his Championship going Best of Breed under Barbet Breeder-Judge, Doug Windsor, on Saturday April 6th.  We are thankful to the judges for recognizing his nice qualities and to Tracy Dineley for her expert handling. Congratulations to Charlie's wonderful family and co-owners, Andrea and Carlo on their new Champion. My heartfelt appreciation to them for letting me borrow their boy to take him to the show.  

Charlie is the third puppy from our Billy x Lexi litter to earn his Championship.  We share in this celebration with Billy's breeder Anne Plomp and his owner Olav van Schie for helping to make this special breeding with imported frozen semen possible.

Pascal x Summer Puppies: Eight and Nine Weeks Old

The ball pool is always fun for the puppies

The last couple of weeks with the puppies are always a busy time filled with visitors and appointments, temperament testing and lots of play time.

Bert chews on a Gorilla Chew

Lunch al fresco

The weather improved and finally the ice melted away from the patio and we were able to set up the outdoor pen.  The puppies had a ball heading outside for several recesses.

       

The pups had a great drive to and from the vets.  They have adjusted well to car travel and received a good vet checkup.

    

It's always amazing to me how quickly my time with a litter of puppies goes by. At nine weeks of age,  Ernie left to join his new family. His new name will be Milou and I wish him and his people all the happiness in the world as they embark on this new adventure together. Thank you Vilma for welcoming this special pup into your home. 

Milou's registered name will be Northrock's Just 2 C U Smile 

The day after Ernie left, my daughter and I drove to Quebec to bring Bert to his new family. He travelled so well during the long journey and I was so proud of him.  Bert is now a part of a big Barbet family at Patronum Barbets. He has adjusted beautifully.  His new name will be Northrock's Jedi At Patronum and he is now called Indiana. My daughter and I wish to thank Anne-Marie and David for their hospitality and friendship. We know that Indy will be much loved and well cared for by everyone in their delightful family. We wish them all much happiness together 

There is an album of photos and videos of the Pascal and Summer puppies which are posted on our Northrock Barbets Facebook Page 

You don't need to have a Facebook account to view them.

New Canine Good Neighbour Title for Oscar

Today at the Scarborough Kennel Club dog show, CH Barbevoix Oscar de Northrock earned his CKC Canine Good Neighbour title and can now add the letters CGN after his name.  Thank you to his co-owner Nellemarie Hyde and her family for raising such a delightful dog.  He's always such a pleasure to be around!  Oscar was bred by Catherine Verge and we are so happy to share our lives with him.

Oscar is by Northrock's All Night Boogie and out of Barbevoix Spezia dit Holala

The Canine Good Neighbour title is earned when a dog passes a non-competitive twelve step test that evaluates the dog's ability to perform basic exercises as well as demonstrate good manners in everyday situations. 

The handler and the dog must complete the following steps in order to pass the test:

1. Accepting A Friendly Stranger
2. Politely Accepts Petting
3. Appearance and Grooming
4. Out For A Walk
5. Walking Through A Crowd
6. Sit/Down On Command and Stay In Place
7. Come When Called
8. Praise/Interaction
9. Reaction To A Passing Dog
10. Reaction To Distractions
11. Supervised Isolation
12. Walking Through A Door/Gate