After long break...

Somehow we ended up with another long break in our blogging...

It is not such a good thing, but it IS a good thing, 

because it mean we had pretty busy time here.

I guess I should give some updates, before we can start talking about new things...

After her maternity leave Lusha went back in agility ring.

So far we finished her Open title in standard agility.

She also started in Master/Excellent Class and got her first Q in Jumpers.

Go Lusha!

  

Gigi also came back after maternity leave 

and finished her Standard Novice title.

Chant started in agility Novice with Irina.

We having a great progress with him, but no Qs so far.

Chant also expressing a lot of interest to Barn Hunt sport 

and we take him out as often as we could.

He got his first Q in Senior division what is very impressive!

We also went at our All-Terrier National performance events.

Did a little bit of everything, even tried a lure coursing!

It was much fun!

Below - few moment from All-Terriers National event.

Above-  Tatiana and Stormy.

Below - Tatiana, Stormy and Chant.

In The Net Sport Center, October 2018.

Below - Irina and Stormy.

Below - Lusha in Agility.

Of course right after Terrier performance event we had our

National All Terrier Conformation Show

hosted by Montgomery County Kennel Club.

This year it was a debut show for our little Stormy - 

beautiful son of Lusha and Pilot.

Stormy was presented in 6-9 puppy class by our friend Krystal Mason.

They did very well and got second placement.

Stormy is a very special chapter in our life 

and I'll do separate blog post just for him.

But so far I'm trying to keep things short and simple.

This September we brought out our beautiful Dora for the last time.

She was shown at Macungie, PA 

and finished like a boss with another 3 points major.

Next goal was to finish Championship on Josie.

That was went extremely well two.

She picked up her majors one after another 

and now we have new AKC Champion

CH Shazzam Of Oz Josefina.

She is the third Champion for her Dam - "Bea"

CH Adamis Tragic Beauty.

Now Bea will go in record as top producing bitch.

Above and below - Josie picking up her two majors 

and finishing her Championship.

October 2018.

After his short debut in 6-9 months puppy class,

Stormy came back in Bred/By class.

Still at the age of 7 months only, 

he quickly received his first major

under breeder-Judge John Constantine-Amodei.

And the year is not yet over...

To be continued, stay tuned!

2018 updates and news... Chapter III. Josie and others.

Surely enough on my return back to homeland I got bored

and decided to try something new... sort of.

Basically I strted working on more dog sculptures

what I used to do before, but this time - in ceramics.

It was totally new medium for me, I wasn't in a hurry.

Meanwhile Post Office was delivering more and more mail for our dogs.

It was bunch of certificates earned at the end of last year, but 

printed and delivered at beginning of 2018.

Out of all of above I was looking forward to last one -

Rally Advanced Title for Enchanter - AKA "Chant"

What made him a qualifier for American Miniature Schnauzer Club Versatility Award.

Chant's daughter Josie (Shazzam Of Oz Josefina)

was going to become my "Show Diva of the year".

We started easy with just one show in January...

What she won.

We got her Winner, BOS, BOBOH.

What a way to start new year!

Meanwhile first dogs came out of my kiln...

I found myself totally in love with this new project!

We had to get our own portable kiln

and soon we did just that...

...to be continued.....

2018 updates and news... Chapter II. Awwa and Fly.

It was still January...

And it was so much for our with Lusha road to Westminster.

She was entered, but now we knew she is not going.

What about Awwa?

What about me? I'm going to be bred too, right?
Who can say "No"? When it is her time and when
I have perfect match for her what will not be around for long...
But currently just happened to visit some old friends here,
on East Coast...
(Normally "Fly" resides all the way up to Western Canada).
He also happened to be the Sire of Pilot, with whom Lusha was bred
and one of the legends in our breed.
I made it back to PA and started setting things up to make sure
that my dear Awwa will meet her perfect mate -
Minutemen All About Flyfishing.
If this breeding will take place, it would be third litter for Awwa
and first one after she finished her Championship.

Long story short - I arranged the meeting for the stud service,
booked hotel and Jim, I and Awwa went to Carolina...
Where I had to rent Jim out as handy man to keep him busy,
meanwhile I did some more drawing, as frankly I had nowhere to go
and mostly stayed with Awwa in our hotel room.

Somehow it turned out - I'm sketching schnauzers!

Awwa and Fly really liked each other...
It was time to get on a road and get back to PA...

...To be continued....

2018 updates and news... Chapter I. Lusha and Pilot.

Blog is not dead, neither are we... but so much was going on lately,

I simply had no time to spend on computer putting all of it together.

Those of You who follow our Facebook or Instagram accounts knows more,

but I'll try to summarize things what went down at "shazzam's" during last few months.

Mid-January my "Diva" - Lusha told us this is her time to think about those puppies.

Weather was awful and weathermen were talking about Storm of  Century

what is about to paralyze East Coast.

record low temperatures, ice everywhere etc...

Naturally Lusha's perspective spouse "Pilot"
(otherwise knows as Minuteman Up With The Birds)
was having good time at sunny FL

 and here I was... in PA. With my girl. And it was her time.

Getting to FL was a trick. Getting there on time - nearly impossible.

Yet, my dearest friend, my faithful painting buddy and owner of two "Shazzam's babies"

Claire, offered a solution.

From the midst of West Virginia, her, I and Lusha

were supposed to fly ahead of the storm and hopefully get to FL on time

to have my girl bred.

It was one step short of miracle, but somehow we managed.

Naturally to say we traveled in style,

because Lusha wouldn't settle for anything lesser...

Long story short - it was nothing easy, but we all made it.

Met old friends, made new ones.

 I even got some time to paint!

hey!... why not?!

Naturally Mrs Pilot had to supervise my painting process.

It was great! Everything worked out, or it was looking like that.

Now I'm up to the easy part- get back home and wait for babies...

Right?

WRONG!

While down in FL I received the phone call from cold PA.

Lusha's sister Awwa just informed me, she wants to have babies too

and she is ready NOW.

Her mate was in Carolinas, I was in FL and Awwa naturally in PA...

Now what do we do?

To be continued.....