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2015 in Review
Well, what can we say about 2015 other than we're glad it's over! Sadly, we lost three of our four dogs early in the year and had just one orphaned litter of two puppies. We also lost a wonderful friend with the passing of Eleanor Foley, an accomplished Boxer breeder and one of Wendy's closest friends for almost three decades.
On the bright side, all of the dogs we showed this year performed well and we were so proud to have been able to present them. A highlight of the year for us was Amanda's trip to Oslo, Norway for the European Winners show where Fifi was Best of Breed, Harley was Best of Opposite and Frankie was Reserve Best Male out of a large entry of ETTs. We also took great pride in the wonderful accomplishments of our babies and grandbabies living elsewhere. Our owners involved in performance sports continued to wow us with fantastic results and we were extremely proud to see that the Top Dog stats in both Canada and the U.S. featured a number of Fwaggle babies and grandbabies. In fact, for 2015 a total of 12 TMTs ranked among the Top 10 in Canada and the US had a Fwaggle parent, including the #1 TMT in Canada and #s 2-5 in the U.S.
Although we wouldn't want to repeat this year again, we will forever be indebted to the wonderful friends and family who helped us through difficult times. Chris Heartz, Allison Foley, Carolyn Horowitz, Blossom Scott, Corey Titon, Karen Cornell, Kirst & Eirik Kahrs, Nicole Feltham, Dean & Jennifer Tomes -- we love you all dearly and appreciate the amazing friendship and support you provided this year. Rough times always reveal true friends and we are lucky to have you. We also offer thanks to the staff at Fairview Animal Hospital and most especially our wonderful vet, Dr. Eric Carnegy.
Here's hoping 2016 has wonderful things in store for everyone!
On the bright side, all of the dogs we showed this year performed well and we were so proud to have been able to present them. A highlight of the year for us was Amanda's trip to Oslo, Norway for the European Winners show where Fifi was Best of Breed, Harley was Best of Opposite and Frankie was Reserve Best Male out of a large entry of ETTs. We also took great pride in the wonderful accomplishments of our babies and grandbabies living elsewhere. Our owners involved in performance sports continued to wow us with fantastic results and we were extremely proud to see that the Top Dog stats in both Canada and the U.S. featured a number of Fwaggle babies and grandbabies. In fact, for 2015 a total of 12 TMTs ranked among the Top 10 in Canada and the US had a Fwaggle parent, including the #1 TMT in Canada and #s 2-5 in the U.S.
Although we wouldn't want to repeat this year again, we will forever be indebted to the wonderful friends and family who helped us through difficult times. Chris Heartz, Allison Foley, Carolyn Horowitz, Blossom Scott, Corey Titon, Karen Cornell, Kirst & Eirik Kahrs, Nicole Feltham, Dean & Jennifer Tomes -- we love you all dearly and appreciate the amazing friendship and support you provided this year. Rough times always reveal true friends and we are lucky to have you. We also offer thanks to the staff at Fairview Animal Hospital and most especially our wonderful vet, Dr. Eric Carnegy.
Here's hoping 2016 has wonderful things in store for everyone!
In Memorium
MBIS, BISS Can/BOVS Am/CFC GCh Burmack Gaenja's Crusader at Fwaggle AgNJ, CGN, CHOF, C/AROM
Breeders: James G Burrows & Terry Eken
Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly, Joy Henderson, James G Burrows
Breeders: James G Burrows & Terry Eken
Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly, Joy Henderson, James G Burrows
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Indy's accomplishments included:
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As a stud dog, he produced 26 titled offspring, including:
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In May, we were sad to say good-bye to our boy, Indy. He was very much a once-in-a-lifetime dog and we had a tremendous amount of fun on the wild ride he took us on. One of the lasting gifts he gave to us was the friendship we found in Joy Henderson and Vaughn Franske (Seaquest), who piloted him to so many wonderful wins in British Columbia. Of course, he would never have even arrived without the tremendous generosity of Jim Burrows and Patrick Mackesey (Burmack) and we are also indebted to Cindy MacKeen who put so much time and effort into training him for his agility title. Beyond all of the titles and the wonderful puppies he produced, he was first and foremost an adored member of our family. We still miss his familiar form cuddled on the couch and there will never be a dog who snuggles in bed quite as well. Happily, however, he has passed on some of his best traits to his progeny who remind us of him every day.
MBIS, MBISS, WW-14 Can/Fin/CFC/Am GCh Fwaggles Prêt-à-Porter, CGC, TT
Breeders: W&A Kelly, D Young and J Henderson
Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly, Karen Cornell and Christina Caridis
Breeders: W&A Kelly, D Young and J Henderson
Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly, Karen Cornell and Christina Caridis
- 4 All Breed Best in Shows and 2 Reserve Best in Shows (Canada)
- Best of Breed and World Winner 2014 at the World Dog Show (Finland)
- Select Bitch 2014 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
- Select Bitch @ 2014 and 2012 US National Specialties
- Best of Variety @ District 6 Specialty on the 2014 US National Weekend
- Best of Variety @ District 4 Specialty on the 2013 US National Weekend
- Multiple US Group Placements, owner-handled
- Bronze-level Grand Champion (US)
- American Grand Champion, Canadian Champion, Canine Federation of Canada Champion and Finnish Champion
- Canine Good Citizen title
- Temperament Test title
We lost Chloe suddenly and unexpectedly in May and were absolutely devastated at her passing. She left behind two beautiful new babies and a host of very broken-hearted owners. She truly was the epitome of the phrase "it takes a village". Raised and trained by Karen Cornell, she was a show dog to her core and loved people, life and performing. Karen piloted her to a number of lovely wins in the US before she went to stay with Christina, who began her agility training and took her on an unforgettable trip to Westminster. Finally, she came to us ostensibly to be bred, but Amanda was instantly in love. Never was there a TMT who was more fun to show -- she never, ever let her handler down and we will always remember with pride and happiness her great wins here in Canada and our wonderful memories of her successful trip to the World Show in Finland. More than that, Chloe will be remembered by everyone who loved her as the world's greatest optimist. She never met a person she didn't like and was always happy -- something we can all aspire to.
MBIS, MRBIS Ch Fwaggles She's So Vain, CHOF, CROM
Breeders/Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly
We absolutely adored our Vanna-Banana and were crushed when we lost her in January after. In this life we are truly blessed if we have one "heart dog". Wendy has had two -- Tango (Am/Can Ch Fwaggles U Wanna Dance) and her great-granddaughter, Vanna. We're pretty sure there wasn't a kinder, sweeter Toy Manchester ever and she appears to have passed those wonderful traits on to her puppies.
Breeders/Owners: Wendy & Amanda Kelly
- 3x Best in Show
- 4x Reserve Best in Show
- Multiple Group winner
- #2 Toy Manchester in Canada for 2011
#3 Toy Manchester in Canada for 2010 - 2 Major wins on US National Specialty weekends
- Canadian Manchester Terrier Club Hall of Fame & Register of Merit
We absolutely adored our Vanna-Banana and were crushed when we lost her in January after. In this life we are truly blessed if we have one "heart dog". Wendy has had two -- Tango (Am/Can Ch Fwaggles U Wanna Dance) and her great-granddaughter, Vanna. We're pretty sure there wasn't a kinder, sweeter Toy Manchester ever and she appears to have passed those wonderful traits on to her puppies.
2015 Accomplishments
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BIS NO/CAN GCh.Ex. Fwaggles Million Dollar Baby, CGN, RA, AgIJ, AgX, PCD
Breeders: W & A Kelly and Carolyn Horowitz Owner: Corey Titon
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Corey and Frankie had big agility plans this year, yet when we lost Chloe, Corey very generously put her plans on hold to allow Frankie to make the big trip down east for a few weeks and then travel with Amanda to Norway. He was a consummate gentleman and performer, showing like a pro and easily finishing his Norwegian Championship with a CAC and Reserve Best Male. He then made the long trek home where he promptly picked up his agility trialing without missing a beat (literally -- he trialed with Qualifying runs the weekend he returned home!). Though only shown for a small handful of shows, he still managed to sneak in at #5 TMT in Canada, earning the last breed points needed for his Grand Champion Excellent title along the way with some wonderful breed wins in Ontario against the top TMTs in the country. Happily, he still had time to finish his Agility Excellent and Intermediate Jumpers titles and also make his very first Therapy Dog visit to the local children's hospital. He is truly a credit to the hard work Corey has invested in him.
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Fwaggles Marquis Balthazar, AADC, AGDC, MJDC (AAC), AgN, AgNJ, NP (CKC)
Breeders: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owners: Lisa Shingoose
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Lisa and Rocco had a fabulous year -- they are so fast it is amazing and we are so proud of their continued success! There is no doubt that 2016 has great things in store for this team.
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BIS WW '12, EUW '15, DKW '13, INT/NORD Ch Fwaggles Phoenix
Breeders: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owner: Kirsti & Eirik Kahrs
Amanda was absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to show Fifi to Best of Breed at the European Winners Show in Oslo. We are so grateful to Kirsti and Eirik for making this possible and for all they have done with Fifi in Europe. |
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Fwaggles Island Warrior, ONYX
Breeder: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owners: Darlene MacDougall
After years of hard work, Darlene and Kaiden topped 20,000 points in Flyball to earn his ONYX title. As Darlene says, he may be little but he has a big heart and he tries so hard! |
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Fwaggles 200th Time's The Charm
Breeders: W & A Kelly Owners: W&A Kelly and A Foley
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CC is practically a human child at this point and unarguably the most spoiled puppy we have ever owned. Luckily, she is also adorable. She was only old enough for one show this year in regular classes, but made us very proud with a Group 2nd and a Group 3rd at exactly 6 months of age. We are looking forward to finishing her in 2016.
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Am GCh Fwaggle V Regal Arcade Fire, CGC, RA, ATD
Breeders: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owners: Regina Allen, DVM
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Regina keeps doing wonderful things with Quest's big brain and even finished her American Grand Champion title! Out of ETT stock, one of Quest's roles is to continue adding new life to the TMT gene pool, so we are looking forward to seeing what she produces when bred.
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BOVS, MRBIS Am/Can Ch Fwaggles She's So Fine, RN
Breeders: W & A Kelly and Blossom Scott-Heim Owners: Amanda & Wendy Kelly
In addition to a number of group wins earlier this year, Finesse also made several appearances in Junior Handling where she proved the picture of patience and happiness. We are looking forward to breeding her in 2016. |
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Fwaggles Pied Piper, CGN, CD, RN, RA, RE
Breeders: W & A Kelly and Carolyn Horowitz Owners: John West & Corie Bonnaffon
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Ch Fwaggles Man In The Mirror, AgN, AgNJ
Breeders: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owner: Corie Titon
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MBIS Can GCh/Am Ch Fwaggles Black Orchid, CHOF, CGN, RN, CGN, MADC, MGDC, MSDC
Breeders: Wendy & Amanda Kelly Owners: Cindy MacKeen, W&A Kelly
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It's hard to believe Pixie was seven this year, but don't tell her she's getting old because she is still running her little heart out in Aglity. Not only did she and Cindy have a great showing at regionals this year, thy also earned a number of qualifying runs in Masters levels courses.
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Rustic Lane Gold Digger at Fwaggle
Breeder: Carolyn Horowitz Owners: Nicole Feltham & Amanda Kelly
Nicole and Lexi had a good year, playing in conformation and starting agility training. We are very lucky to have the opportunity to work with Nicole, who is a devoted TMT owner and an eager student of the breed. We're sure the future holds many bright things for this pair (including some babies!) |
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BIS EUW '15, DKW '13, NW '13 NO/DK/ROM/AM GCh Rustic Lane Road Warrior at Fwaggle
Breeders: Carolyn & David Horowitz Owners: Kirsti Kahrs, Carolyn Horowitz & Amanda Kelly
Harley continues to both show and produce well in Europe. His breeder, Carolyn, and co-owner Kirsti deserve all of the credit for his success but Amanda is a very proud co-owner of such a lovely dog. |
Puppies
Hand-raising puppies is exhausting but rewarding. Check out the photos below to see their journey from tiny babies to strapping 7-month-olds.
Proud Grandma's
We were very proud to see that 12 Toy Manchesters placing among the Top 10 TMTs in Canada or the U.S. had a Fwaggle parent. Certainly, we recognize that their accomplishments belong to their breeders and owners alone who poured countless hours into planning and raisng litters as well as training and showing, but we can't help being proud Grandma's...
- #1 in Canada: GCh Deebet's Robin Hood (GCh Deebet's King Arthur x Fwaggles Reluctant Angel) bred and owned by Ted & Deanna Bettle
- #2 in the US: GCh Rustic Lane Sunshine Daydream (GCh Fwaggles Tragically Hip x Ch Rosewood Gold Dust) bred by Carolyn Horowitz and owned by Carolyn Horowitz & Madonna Lee
- #3 in the US: GCh Benison's Dance Of The Reed Pipes (Ch Rosewood Rebellion at Brubec x Can/Am GCh Fwaggles Mixed Blessing) bred and owned by Karen Cornell
- #4 in the US: GCh Bayside's Beginning (GCh Rosewood Casanova x Can/Am GCh Fwaggles Mixed Blessing) bred by Karen Cornell & Dianna Texter, owned by Dianna Texter
- #5 in the US: GCh Blossoms Jasmine Dreams (GCH Blossom's Let's Dance X GCH Fwaggles Shake Yer Tailfeather) bred by Blossom Scott-Heim and owned by Marya Fittje & Blossom Scott-Heim
- #5 in Canada: Can/NO GChEx Fwaggles Million Dollar Baby (Am/Can Ch Burmack Gaenja Crusader at Fwaggle x Am/Can Ch Tropixfox Dreamgirl) bred by W&A Kelly and Carolyn Horowitz, owned by Corey Titon
- #6 in Canada: Ch Fwaggles She's So Fine (Am Ch Burmack's Here Comes the Son x Am/Can Ch Fwaggles She's So Vain) bred by W&A Kelly and Blossom Scott-Heim, owned by W&A Kelly
- #7 in the US: GCh Blossoms Life Of The Party (GCh Fwaggles Tragically Hip x Ch Blossom's Bandit Queen) bred and owned by Blossom Scott-Heim
- #7 in Canada: Can/Am/FI Ch Fwaggles Pret-A-Porter (Am/Can Ch McLean's Mark of Style x Ch Fwaggle Burmack Shopping Spree) bred by W&A Kelly, D Young and J Henderson, owned by W&A Kelly, K Cornell and C Caridis
- #8 in Canada: Rustic Lane Gold Digger at Fwaggle (Ch Rustic Lane I Am Legend at Fwaggle x Ch Rosewood Gold Dust) bred by Carolyn Horowitz and owned by A Kelly and Nicole Feltham
- #10 in Canada: Fwaggles 200th Time's The Charm (Am Ch Fwaggles I Am Legen at Fwaggle x Am/Can/CFI Ch Fwaggles Pre-A-Porter) bred by W&A Kelly and owned by W&A Kelly and Allison Foley
- #10 in the US: GCh Burmack's Something To Talk About At Aztec Sun (Am/Can Ch Fwaggles Tapman at Burmack x Ch Burmack's Tells All Secrets) bred by J Burrows & P Mackesey, owned by Jo Acton, J Burrows and P Mackesey