December 24, 2011:
Our F litter celebrates 11th birthday today: A heartfelt HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Frizzy (FRIZZANTE FURIOSO GRIS de la Maison du Garde-Barrière) and Femmy (FEMME FATALE GRISE de la maison du Garde-Barrière). May some more healthy years be given to you.
For the sibbling who are already on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge we have lit a candle.
December 21, 2011:
Today we received the DNA test results for Memy (INCREDIBLE ME von Shinbashi): she is prcd-PRA normal/clear and PLL normal/clear. Great!!! Congratulation to her breeder and owner Annerose.
December 16, 2011:
It is official now, today in the mailbox: Keanu (Multi-Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) has been awarded the title International Beauty Champion (FCI) on December 7, 2011.
November 22, 2011:
Back home from a visit in Germany after some great days at Annerose and her family, the two Ula x KeanukidsToulouse (Caipirinha's NOTHING 2LOSE) and Needy (Caipirinha's NEEDLESS 2SAY) as well as the great dogs of Anne. We are happy that "our two kids" have such a loving and great home, they have matured nicely, are high-spirited and happy and having nothing else in mind than playing all day long with their friends. Unfortunately the weather was so bad that no new photos could be taken. Maybe it works next time because this was definitely not the last visit at Anne.
On the flight home I was joined by Memy (INCREDIBLE ME von Shinbashi), who will now be with us for some time ...... as a playmate for our Maverick (Caipirinha's NEED 4SPEED) and for showing her. A pretty female of right now 8 months, nice size with beautiful body building and a great sweet character ...... a real cuddling mouse.
Thank you for the great hospitality and the unforgettable days ...... ich have enjoyed each and every minute and can't wait to come again next year.
October 20, 2011:
We celebrate the next birthday ....... our guest Steel (Champ. Silver Bluff STEEL KING LEGACY) is 7 years young. We wish this litte boy of strong character, who feels very well here, all the very best!
October 4, 2011:
It is 13 years ago that our B litter, the single puppy BATIDA de Coco de la Maison du Garde-Barrière was born, and it is only 1.5 months ago that this sweet girl had to walk to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. We have lit a candle.
October 3, 2011:
Our gorgeous boy Keanu (Multi-Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) celebrates his 5th birthday. A very heartfelt Happy Birthday, lots of cuddles and kisses to this sweetheart! Sure he will be spoiled very much today.
October 2, 2011:
Today in the morning an eMail came from Tanner's owner: he has adjusted very well, is very playful and has fun with the other dogs in the house. She is very happy with him. SUPER!
Before noon heading off with Maverick to our friend Gabi for a photo session. There are some new photos in the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
October 1, 2011:
Today some photos of Maverick (Caipirinha's NEED 4SPEED) have been added to the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
October 1, 2011:
A candle has been lit and our thoughts are with our very first Briard Sándor (Rec. Champ. SÁNDOR von Anitzberg) on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. It would be his birthday ......
September 29, 2011:
Tanner (Caipirinha's NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT) has arrived our time evening safe and on time in Canada. All day long we followed his trip via the Lufthansa tracking system und could already see in the morning that departure was on time. Unfortunately customs matter lasted very long and so only before midnight he could be taken over by his owner. But the small guy was optimistic and full of joy when he was in his owner's arms. We were overwhelmed when we received the eMail that Tanner had left the airport.
The car trip of 415 kilometers to his new home sure was not that much bothering him after he had been on tour for 31.5 hours between Vienna Airport and his destination. Once again all the very best for little Tanner and his owner!
Now we are anxious for the first "report" and the first photos from his new home.
Besides this good news we had to receive bad ones as well: our hearts are heavy because of Lynda's loss of Celine (Champ. CELINE de la Maison du Garde-Barrière) at the age of 13,5 years. Celine was the last one of our C litter. A candle has been lit and our thoughts are with Lynda, who gave this pretty girl a most wonderful loving home during all the years. Thanks Lynda ......
September 28, 2011:
Today it was time for the farewell of the last puppy of the N litter: Tanner (Caipirinha's NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT). The small guy started his trip to Canada. A long journey, he will only be at his destination tomorrow evening our time as he has to spend the night in Frankfurt. Luckily the animal lounge there is a great place for a stopover. At 4:30 p.m. I had to hand over the travel crate with Walker ...... that was not easy as we grew very fond of him. The last photos prior to his long trip are in the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
Have a safe and sound trip little man, and we wish you all the very best for your future, as well as lots of joy and success to your owner. Hopefully we will receive lots of photos of Tanner so that we can follow your growing up.
This way we want to thank his owner once again very much for the trust in our small kennel!
September 25, 2011:
Back from the International (Bundessieger) Show in Tulln/A with great success: Keanu (Multi-Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) now fulfills the conditions for his third championship within a year and a few days - International Beauty Champion (FCI), he went Bundessieger 2011 got the BOB and the Crufts Qualification. Sterling (Champ. Daretobebares STERLING SILVER) has been shown for the first time in Austria and also came back home with a nice success. A wonderful day with dear friends who were feverish with us and enjoyed the great success with us.
Of course our thank goes again to the handler Dorka who led Keanu with hard concurrence to the win. We also want to thank once again Radek, who made the beginning of the European show carreer with our boy, our dear friend Gabi who came back home with Best of Breed as well as group placements from any show where she handled Keanu, and all judges who gave our stunning boy such great ratings and titles.
Therewith, Keanu has achieved as the second in this horde the success of our Ula (Multi-Champ. Family Song's ULA), but within a way shorter time. We are mighty proud of the parents of our pretty N litter.
And a couple of days ago we have received from MEOE the certificate/diploma about the Hungarian Beauty Championship of Keanu.
September 4 to 25, 2011:
Our thoughts are with those who left already to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge: CHAOS de la Maison du Garde-Barrière (3 March 1998 - 4 September 2007), EINSTEIN Noir de la Maison du Garde-Barrière (18 May 1999 - 6 September 2006), Marko (4 March 1988 - 15 September 1995), and ARWA Zevar CZ (22 April 1989 - 25 September 2000). We have lit candles for these wonderful and truely missed family members.
September 3, 2011:
From Germany we have received every now and then during the past weeks great photos from Needy (Caipirinha's NEEDLESS 2SAY) and Toulouse (Caipirinha's NOTHING 2LOSE). These photos have been put to the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu. They are doing great and please their owner very much. Lots of thanks to Annerose that she lets us see frequently how good the two are doing and how they mature.
In the meantime it happened that also for Tanner (Caipirinha's NUTBUSH CITY LIMIT) a great new home has been found: on September 28 he is going to fly to Canada, and his new owner can't wait that the boy arrives. We thank another owner of offspring from here for the trust in our kennel!
August 29, 2011:
During the past weekend Keanu (Multi-Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) has been at the double CACIB show in Debrecen/HU and came back home with great results ...... therewith he fulfills all conditions for a new championship ...... the second European country where he is Champion ...... Hungarian Beauty Champion. Super! Within only one year with few show appearances two championships! A warm thank you to Dorka who handled Keanu so wonderfully and therewith brought him to his wins and the next title.
Dear friends have taken some photos and sent them, and they can now be found in the Photo Gallery under Keanu and Shows Keanu. Thanks to Terézia, Ági and Fiji Mariann!
August 23/25/27/30, 2011:
We have lit candles for our beloved that are already on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge ....... it is 5 years (August 23) that Yazoo (Sél. LOULOU des Cèdres de la Montagne Noire, CGC) left us ...... it is 13 years (August 25) that Chivas (CHIVAS REGAL de la Maison du Garde-Barrière) died with not even 6 months of age ...... it is 8 years (August 27) that Arwa (ARWA Betkin dvor) left her owners ...... and it would be the birthday (August 30) of our darling Zabou (ALOAZABOU du Noble Nid). We miss them all as if it was yesterday ......
August 19, 2011:
Today we got the sad information that yesterday Batida (BATIDA DE COCO de la Maison du Garde-Barrière) passed away to follow her parents, ancestors and friends to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. Another wonderful furry friend that was born here is now a "Guardian Brie-Angel". Our heart goes out to Sylvia and Rudi, who have given this single puppy of our B litter such a wonderful loving home, where this sweet girl could reach an age of nearly 14 years. We are grateful for the great life that Batida had in her home.
August 15, 2011:
We celebrate another birthday: today our Gucci (Daretobebare's GUCCI, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY) is 3 years of age. Happy Birthday to our funny girl, and hey Gucci, make sure that we don't forget to spoil you very much today!
August 14, 2011:
The first two puppies out of our N litter have left their birth place yesterday and started their long tour of about 1000 kilometers early in the evening. Female Needless 2Say and her brother Nothing 2Lose have arrived today in the morning safe and with good mood in their new home.
Both are doing great, they were calm during the trip, have already eaten well, got their first contact with the new family members and have already found a playmate in the same age. We are looking forward to the first photos and will set up a photo album for these two and their family when time has come.
Lots of thanks to the new owner for having decided to take two dogs of our small young kennel, thanks for the trust! And our thanks also goes to Eric who took the effort to drive so far for bringing the two little rascals safe to their destination.
The two brothers Nutbush City Limit "Walker" and Need 4Speed "Maverick" missed the siblings yesterday evening, but today they are as ever since: very bright, enterprising and full of high spirits.
August 8, 2011:
Finally we have some nice stacking photos from our N litter, but also cute fun pics. Thanks to our friend Jutta who came here for the weekend and took so many pictures of the puppies. We also could properly check the teeth and all the pups have scissors bite right now. There are 3 pups with 6/6 and 2/2 and only one pup with 5/6 and 2/2.
Have fun when you go and look at them in the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
August 7, 2011:
In loving memory we have lit a candle for our still so very much missed Yazoo (Sél. LOULOU des Cèdres de la Montagne Noire, CGC) ...... today would be her birthday ......
August 4, 2011:
Waiting is over ...... today the PLL results of our N litter were published by OFA. Proceeding the tests was fast after the lab had received the kits on July 25. We can be pleased with the results: we have 3 clear (2/1) and only 1 carrier (1/0). Details are in our site Breeding / Chinese Crested. Now we just need to wait to have the original certificates in the mailbox, but at least the results can be added to the pedigrees, which is nice for the owners of the puppies.
Today the puppies also had a new adventure: collars and leads plus walking a bit outside on the pavement besides our garden. They were great and we are proud: no issues at all against the new "clothing". Hopefully coming weekend we can take some nice photos of the crew when we have a dear friend coming here to spend two days with us.
July 31, 2011:
Again birthday celebration: our Zoey (Daretobebares FLY ME TO THE MOON) is three years today. Happy Birthday to our vivacious and so very much cuddly black mouse. We will spoil you very much today and make you a most wonderful day.
Repeatedly our thank goes to our friend Gabi who let us have this pretty and striking girl.
July 29, 2011:
The weather has been bad (rain and/or storm as well as rather cool) during the past two weeks nearly each day, so our puppies could not be outside in the garden much until now. Finally on July 27 and today there was sunshine and dry weather and they could enjoy their "kindergarten".
New photos from both days have been put to the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
July 19, 2011:
It is 2 years today that our beloved Zabou (ALOAZABOU du Noble Nid) went to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge ...... she is so very much missed ...... we lit a candle in loving memory ......
July 18, 2011:
This was an exciting day for our puppies: the first long car ride, the first vaccination, implantation of microchip and PLL genetical test. They were so great, even after all that procedure they played in the vet clinic while all the paperwork was done as if nothing unusual had happened!
July 17, 2011:
Happy Birthday to our Gizmo (JESMINA GIZMO Kasiterit) kids which are 7 years today: Amaretto, Absinth, Armagnac and Asti Spumante.
July 15, 2011:
The puppies were 7 weeks yesterday, they have been groomed for the first time and their ears have been taped.
We took some new photos and put them into the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
July 14, 2011:
The next birthday: today our darling Fidji (FIDJII BLUE Dandy Mate) celebrates her 4th birthday. Happy Birthday to our true hairless sweetheart and "turbo mouse"!
July 12, 2011:
Back home from the World Dog Show in Paris at the right time to celebrate the birthday of our Courage and our K litterde la Maison du Garde-Barrière. They are 5 years young today. A very heartfelt HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Chica (K'QUIERES de la Maison du Garde-Barrière), Grisu (KALAHARI de la Maison du Garde-Barrière), Kita (KEY-TO-MY-HEART de la Maison du Garde-Barrière), Kiara (KAIPIRINHA de la Maison du Garde-Barrière), Chili (KANDIS de la Maison du Garde-Barrière) and our Courage (Champ. KAHLUA de la Maison du Garde-Barrière). We send you lots of hugs and kisses!!! Our thoughts are also with their great parents Zabou (ALOAZABOU du Noble Nid) and Talis (Champ. Sél. TALISMANIK de la Chaume du Bois Dieu) who are already on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge and truely missed by their owners.
The past week was a most wonderful week with my very best Briard friend Corinne, her wonderful family and her stunning dogs. It was great to meet Corinne again after many years, to spend some days with some of her good friends and to be with all the dogs - the ones I knew already and some gorgeous new ones. I could also meet Zabou's sister Asta and looking at her brought tears to my eyes because I saw the face of my wonderful girl that is missed so very much. Sharing the moment when Corinne's breeding group was placed first at the World Dog Show was another very emotional moment and will not be forgotten.
Thanks Corinne for your hospitality and for the special memories I could take home. I hope we need not wait for our next meeting as long as we had to for this one.
July 3, 2011:
The puppies are in week 6 and pics have been taken again. Since yesterday they are in the puppy penn in the living room and they like it. Now they finally get to know all the other dogs here in the house and are confronted with new noise. They now also eat already puppy food in goat milk four times a day. Needless 2Say, the female has already lots of teeth, the other ones are in the process that teeth break through now, and the nails had to be cut already today.
The new photos are in the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies. Have fun!
June 27, 2011:
Now it is official: Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) has been awarded the title Croatian Beauty Champion on May 23, 2011. Within shortest time the boy finished his first European country.
Thanks again to our friend Gabi for handling him so perfectly to this success, and thanks to all the judges who made this Championship possible.
June 25, 2011:
Our N litter is now in week 5 and they are turning to be real dogs now.
Lots of pictures have been taken and some have been uploaded to the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
Gaya, the owner of LeeRoy Loomes has also sent us new photos again and they are now in the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies. LeeRoy enjoys summer and also goes into the pool. A heartfelt thank you to Gaya, we are always pleased when pictures of this sweet boy are coming.
June 20, 2011:
The puppies are now 25 days and more and more active. They also started to eat puppy food soaked in goat milk and really like it.
New Photos have been added to the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
June 15, 2011:
Today our puppies are at the tender age of 20 days, they are turning to be active and start to play.
All the more reason to make an update of the Photo Gallery / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
June 9, 2011:
Our puppies are 2 weeks today and thrive splendid, they opened their eyes yesterday and today. There are some new photos in the Photo Gallery N litter / Ula's puppies with Keanu.
June 7, 2011:
We celebrate another birthday today: Our sweetheart Sterling (Champ. Daretobebares STERLING SILVER) is 5 years young. A heartfelt Happy Birthday to this sweet charming girl!!!
June 1, 2011:
Finally puppy breath again in our kennel: on May 26, Ula (Multichamp. Family Song's ULA) has whelped after Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) her fourth and last litter, namely Caipirinha's N litter. We have 2 males hairy hairless, 1 male hairless and 1 female hairless. The first pictures of the little ones are in the Photo Gallery / Ula's Puppies with Keanu.
May 22, 2011:
This weekend Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) could continue with his show success. The double CACIB show in Varazdin/HR brought great results: yesterday CAC, CACIB, BOB as well as BOG3 and today CAC, CACIB and BOB. Thanks a lot to the judges for the gorgeous judgements and placements and of course also to our friend Gabi, who has handled Keanu for repeated times so wonderful.
Above all we are happy that now Keanu fulfills all conditions for the title Croatian Beauty Champion and therewith has got his first European Championship so fast. We are mighty proud of our boy!
May 21, 2011:
Today a birthday is celebrated: Our Voodoo (Champ. Family Song's VOODOO) is 6 years young. The most heartfelt congratulations to the one who established the "Chinese Crested Mania" here!
May 18, 2011:
It is 12 years ago that our E litterde la Maison du Garde-Barrière was born. Unfortunately we don't know if Echo (ELYSÉE NOIRE) and Esprit (ESPRIT NOIR) are still alife. If they are, HAPPY BIRTHDAY from all of us here!
For the other ones, namely Einstein (EINSTEIN NOIR), Romeo (Ch. ECSTASY NOIR), Shadow (EL NINJO NOIR), our own Whoopy (EXCUSE-MOI WHOOPY), Cou (Ch. ECOUTE-MOI CHEZ BAILYWICK, CGC) and Raven (ESCADA NOIRE) a candle has been lit in memory ...... our thoughts are with them an their parents Yazoo (Sél. LOULOU des Cèdres de la Montagne Noire, CGC) and Samson (UGO de la Morne Plaine) on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge ...
May 16, 2011:
2 years ago we had to say good-bye to our beloved Whoopy (EXCUSE-MOI WHOPPY de la Maison du Garde-Barrière). She is still very much missed ...... we lit a candle for her today.
April 22, 2011:
A candle has been lit for our never fogotten Arwa (ARWA Zevar, SchH 1) ...... it would be her birthday ...... our thoughts are with her on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
April 10, 2011:
International Show in Wieselburg/A and again great results: Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) went BOB and Zoey (Daretobebares FLY ME TO THE MOON) was Res. CACA of open class. With her result Zoey fulfills all conditions for the breeding confirmation concerning show results and Keanu has gained the full breeding confirmation in Austria.
And once again our heartfelt thank you goes to our friend Gabi for the wonderful handling of Keanu.
April 8, 2011:
The next birthday: our G litterde la Maison du Garde-Barrière is 9 years young today. Happy Birthday to Gustl (Gus Gillespie), Lara (Gucci's Surprise), Aysha (G'Aysha Blonde), Bisou (Gros Bisou), Graffiti Snap and Lexi (Gaultier's Galaxie). We guess your owners will spoil you very much today.
April 3, 2011:
Yesterday was National Show in Rovinj/HR. Our Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) came back home with a great success: Placed 3rd in Group 9. A heartfelt thank you to our friend Gabi that she took the boy with her on tour and handled him to such a nice result. We are proud of both.
Our thanks goes of course also to the judge for the great scoring and to Andrea for the many photos that she sent us for our disposal and which can be now seen in the Photo Gallery/Shows Keanu.
March 28, 2011:
Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) was at the International Show in Luxembourg yesterday. With hard concurrence in his class he managed to obtain the great result Exc. 3. Lots of thanks to Isabelle that she sent us a Photo of this show. A day before the show after grooming some other pics have been taken and can be seen in the Photo Gallery /Keanu.
March 5, 2011:
Today we received the sad message that FLEURY D'AUDE NOIRE de la Maison du Garde-Barrière made her way over the Rainbow Bridge yesterday. Our thoughts are with her mourning owners Christine and Jürgen in Germany. Lots of thanks that you had given this pretty girl of our breeding such a nice and loving home.
March 3, 2011:
13 years ago the C litterde la Maison du Garde-Barrière was born. We send some very special Happy Birthday Greetings to Celine and wish her some more nice years with her owner Lynda. Thanks so much to Lynda for having given Celine such a wonderful loving home ...... we can't express how much we appreciate the great care she takes. THANK YOU! And thanks that she took birthday pics and sent us some. (Click the thumbnail to enlarge.)
For her sibbling Chivas Regal, Chaos, Clochard, Chloé and Champagne we have lit a candle and send our thoughts to them and their parents Samson (UGO de la Morne Plaine) and Yazoo (Sél. LOULOU des Cèdres de la Montagne Noire, CGC) to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
February 28, 2011:
Yesterday was opening of the Austrian show season with the International Show in Graz. Three dogs from here as well as a female of our last litter were entered: Gucci (Daretobebare's GUCCI, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY) and Zoey (Daretobebares FLY ME TO THE MOON) for the necessary results concerning breeding confirmation, Keanu (Champ. Whisperingln' THE DEVILS ADVOCATE) with première in Austria's show rings as well as also for the first show result concerning breeding confirmation in Austria and Tubbs (Caipirinha's MIAMI VICE), also for the very first time in the show ring, handled by her owner Johanna.
Great results: Tubbs was Junior Winner, Gucci now fulfills the conditions for the breeding confirmation and Zoey has done her first step towards it. The coronation of the day was Keanu: Exc. 1 CACA (Class Winner) CACIB (Winners Dog) BOB. We had not expected such a wonderful result. This dog can present himself gorgeously as well as can he really run and, therewith, showed how an excellent representor of the breed can and should move. A heartfelt thank you to our friend Gabi for the great handling and thanks to the judge who judged strict but most fair and correct! Congratulation to Johanna for the great result right at the first show of Tubbs. In the Photo Gallery/Jaris' puppies there are two new pictures from Tubbs with her first cup.
A wonderful day indeed, and once again we met dear friends and got to know new people. We look forward to a next reunion.
February 11, 2011:
We celebrate birthday: Our Ula (Multichamp. Family Song's ULA) is 6 years young today and will be spoiled all day long. The most heartfelt congratulation to our great girl!
February 9, 2011:
After she has already spent some weekends in November and Dezember of last year there, our Missy (Caipirinha's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) moved to her new home today. We wish her as well as Marion and Uli all the very best and look forward to reunion soon.
January 31, 2011:
Today it is 17 years ago that our first litter was born: The Briard A litterde la Maison du Garde-Barrière.
January 24, 2011:
Today we celebrate the next birthday: Our Jaris, the mother of our M litter is three years young today. The most heartfelt congratulation to our sweet powderpuff girl!
January 23, 2011:
A year ago we could celebrate her birthday: Oh-Lala (Sél. OH-LALA des Monts d'en Crauzille) ...... three months later she walked to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge ...... we have lit a candle for our wonderful girl who is still very much missed ......
January 13, 2011:
It is 10 years ago that our first Briard, our beloved Sándor (Rec. Champ. SÁNDOR von Anitzberg) left us ...... we still miss him so very much ...... a candle has been lit for him.
January 9/10, 2011:
We celebrate the first birthdays in this year: Naomi is four years young today. All the very best to our endearing, funny Naomi!
Tomorrow our L litter is two years and our M litter one year. A heartfelt congratulation to the altogether 12 Caipirinha's kids of this house.
January 2, 2011:
The News 2010 have been put to the Archives.
January 1, 2011 :
We wish all our friends and visitors of this site a good, happy, healthy and successful New Year!