Our Dogs
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CH Cloud Dancer's Jet to Bertschire JH WC "Jet" is a Dutch import, and his first litter looks most promising in exceptional breed type! Click here to read about our first visit to Holland. Jet won his 6-9 month puppy Sweepstakes and regular classes at the 2003 national specialty in Carlisle PA, then went on to Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps and Reserve Winners Dog!! His field work is also very exciting, as he demonstrates natural marking ability, high drive, excellent water attitude/entry and trainability! Jet is co-owned with Kellie Kanipe. See pictures of his dam, "Dazzle" on this site. More Jet pictures can be found here. Jet is an outstanding house dog and moved easily and non-violently into the "top dog" spot in our household. Scissor bite. Eyes are clear and his gonioscopy is slightly affected. Pure for black. OFA information
CH Swallowsflight Excalibur's Enigma - "Exel" is a racy dog of excellent type and character, with floating movement from all directions. He has multiple "excellent" ratings and Reserve CC's in the Netherlands. Exel was Reserve Winners Dog at the 2005 national specialty in Perry, GA. Exel finished easily, winning Winner's Dog and Best of Winners at the Capitol Region FCRC supported entry in April, 2005 and winning Best of Breed over specials the weekend he finished in June. Exel has a Group 2, a supported entry BOB and is ranked #3 FCR in breed points as of April 30, 2007, after only 8 weeks of specialing! His character is faultless, displaying kindness to puppies and adult dogs alike. Exel is soft in temperament, requiring a thoughtful and gentle hand in training. Exel is producing overall elegance, improving heads and silhouettes and his kids are displaying talent in the field along with high biddability. Scissor bite. Eyes are normal, including gonioscopy. OFA information. Carries yellow. Exel is co-owned with his breeder, Leonie Galdermans, and now lives with Ernie and Linda Rudolph.
CH Cloud Dancer's Kindred Spirit JH WCX- "Dutch" is a powerful, athletic Dutch import. He has great drive and extraordinary biddability in the field. Dutch was shown in the Puppy Sweepstakes and in the regular classes at the 2004 national specialty, where he was placed 2nd in his sweeps class and 3rd in his regular class. In very limited specialing, Dutch finished 2005 as the number 18 FCR in breed points. Dutch has earned his 2nd Senior leg, runs hard with style and earned his WCX in his first attempt. He has produced very well, passing on his type, depth/length of rib and his personality! He is producing outstanding working ability; extremely biddable pups with high drive. Very sound coming and going, with excellent side movement, he displays "power without lumber, raciness without weediness". He is a very pleasant house dog, with a kindly and respectful temperament. Dutch is co-owned with his breeder, Richard van der Horst. Scissor bite. Eyes are clear, and gonioscopy is mildly affected. Pure for black. OFA information
Dutch, German, Luxembourg and American CH Serilde Qualcosadatenere JH WC (Kai) spent 2 years in the US, on loan from Swallowsflight kennel in the Netherlands. Kai is a lovely dog of outstanding character, who has been a consistent and important producer in Europe, and has achieved a "B" working certificate (intermediate level) in Holland. He is 24", carrying substantial bone, a lovely head, very deep in body and a beautiful topline and tailset. Kai finished his American championship in his first 4 consecutive shows, with 4 majors. He was also awarded Best of Breed from the veteran's class at the NEFCRC supported entry in September 06 and Best Veteran at the CRFCRC supported entry in March 07. At the 2006 national specialty, Kai was awarded Best In Veteran's Sweepstakes and placed 2nd in a large 7 - 9 year veteran's class. Click here for inquiries. Health information available on request. Scissor bite. Pure for black. Eyes are normal. Kai returned to Holland in November '07. Frozen semen has been retained.
Bertschire's Better Cheddar - "Colby" is pick male from our Robin/Venus breeding. We love his head type, bone and silhouette (we can really see Robin's influence in almost everything about this young dog), and he is very keen on retrieving. Colby placed 3rd in Puppy Sweepstakes and 1st in his regular class in his show debut at the 2004 national specialty in Vallejo, CA. He also placed 2nd in a very competitive American Bred class at the 2006 specialty in St Louis. He has beautiful side movement and an excellent front assembly with substantial forechest and a most kind temperament. Scissor bite. Eye exam is normal. Colby lives in Tennessee with Jennifer Stepp and is co-owned with Andrea and Wilma van der Horst. OFA information
Brookestone Built To Last - Pictured at just over 2 yrs, "Brick" is a nice liver boy from Brookestone kennel. His sire is an Almanza dog with no Larry O'Grady in his pedigree, and his dam is a mix of Danish, English and Swiss lines. He has an excellent head and gorgeous side movement, with correct depth and length of ribcage, a nice front and a gorgeous rear. We like him a lot! He has a charming personality and entertains us daily. Brick has started his field training and is showing a lot of promise, with plenty of drive and very natural retrieving ability. Brick placed 4th in his 15-18 months sweepstakes class and won the large 12-18 month regular class at the 2006 national specialty, and recently won his first 3 points. He was also placed 2nd in a large American-bred class at the 2007 national specialty in Minnesota. Brick carries yellow. Scissor bite. Eye exam is normal. OFA information
CH Bertschire Fly By Night - Pictured at almost 3 years old, Flyer is our pick from our Dutch/Madison litter. He has lovely bone, a very pretty head, a great topline, good forechest and correct ribcage. He is a promising youngster, with excellent all around movement, and strong retrieve drive. He is a very nice blend of both his parents. Flyer finished with a 5 pt major from the Bred By Exhibitor class and was placed 2nd in a large 9-12 months puppy class at the 2006 national specialty. He was awarded Best of Opposite Sex in the CRFCRC puppy sweepstakes, and had a Group pull his first time out as a special. Flyer was awarded a Judge's Award of Merit at the 2008 national specialty. Eye exam is normal. OFA information
'03 BISS CH Dutch Lux Swedish CH Steelriver Could It Be Magic JH, CW2006
"Robin" was on loan to us from the Netherlands from early 2003 until early 2004. He is owned by Wilma van der Horst. His breed type, silhouette and temperament are exceptional. In addition to winning several Group placements in Europe, Robin was awarded Best of Breed at the Dutch clubshow (May 2006), making him a specialty winner in the USA and in Holland. We hope that his qualities will be of great use to us, and he has already produced some exciting children in the US! He is consistently producing his silhouette, coat, working ability (especially marking), water attitude and wonderful temperament. Robin has received a clear gonioscopy as well as cleared for eye diseases by a board-certified ophthalmologist. Scissor bite. He is pure for black. OFA information Frozen semen has been retained. Robin returned to the Netherlands in early May 2004, so is not available for live service unless the bitch is shipped to Holland. To arrange a live breeding with him in Holland, please email his owner (put "Robin" in the subject line) for more information. For frozen semen, please call (706-742-5743) or email Andrea for details.
Dutch Am Can CH Flat Castle's Olympic Torch
Thor (Tor) is an exciting young dog on loan from Swallowsflight kennel in Holland. Thor has been an exceptional producer in Europe, as well as a successful show dog, winning the Dutch clubshow in 2005, and the '07 FCRSA national specialty Winners Dog/Best of Winners. He finished his US CH by winning BOB over specials, and going on to win the Sporting Group. In his short specials career since then, Thor has won several more group placements, including a 2nd Sporting Group 1. He is consistently producing his silhouette, headpiece and overall quality. Thor was awarded a Judge's Award of Merit at the 2008 national specialty in Albany, OR.
Thor has enthusiastically started his field training and we plan to run him in Junior in spring 08.
Bertschire Horsepower - at 2 yrs old. We didn't intend to keep a boy from the Kai x Barrett litter, but "Power" was quality from the day he was born. He has great bone, a gorgeous head, beautiful forechest, topline and length and depth of rib. Power is a natural in the water and loves to retrieve. At his first national specialty, Power placed 3rd in his sweepstakes class, and 2nd in the competitive Bred By Exhibitor class at the tender age of 17 months! At the 2008 national specialty, Power again placed 2nd in a strong Bred-by dog class, then went on to Reserve Winners Dog. Power lives with Annemiek Kuik and family near Atlanta. Eyes clear. OFA information
