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.....

Della X Chant babies.

 

 On November 30 we had our last for 2017 litter born.

First one for Your young black beauty - Della

and first one for Enchanter (Chant) after he officially became

American Champion.

3 baby-girls, one solid Black and two Black/Silvers.

Sorry, nobody is available.

Enjoy our end of the year photo-shoot with puppies.

Above - "Lucy".

next below - "Lexie" and then their little sister "Leda".

 

 

Enjoy!

Lunch out!

Pippa's (on front) and Yana's (behind) puppies

having their lunch outdoors

(to the complete envy of starving adult dogs.)

Feeding puppies outside makes them use to new place faster and easier...

Food always makes things good, doesn't it?!..

August is here!

... and we are so behind with any updates!...
You may guess the right reason - much was going on here, in Pa.

Our beautiful Gigi went out for her first ever Agility Tests...

She passed brilliantly both ACT1 and ACT2 level

and was awarded with ribbons and of course cookies!...

She appreciated her cookies better...

Here she is!... Trying to grab it from my hand,

while Ira is trying to take our picture!

Meanwhile Lusha...

Received both of her agility certificates what made her eligible

for AMSC Versatility award!

This is our sample advertisement page for Schnauzer Shorts -

the ONLY publication for our breed.

This one will go to the working schnauzers issue.

We also went at two conformation show clusters... First one was outdoors...

( I LOVE my dog-show camping part!)

Second one was indoors. And on very first day of it Lusha 

went Best Of Opposite Sex (BOS), two next days she got Select...

All 3 days we got majors on her.

 Enchanter was back to the ring too,

and was Reserve Winner Dog 3 days out of 4.

 Bloomsburg show cluster was a great fun and

was looking like schnauzers specialty...

We had a great gang of great people there!

 Spa time for the doggies after their show day!

Oh... Much work, really!

 Day after Bloomsburg show Chant and Gigi went to Bella Vista 

training center

and passed their CGC test!

More ribbons!

At the same time at home Yana and Pippa were busy raising babies...

OK, it will be whole separate post about those babies and very soon...

But so far here is a Pippa with hers..

Enjoying family time!

... and those were our latest news and updates!

Stay tuned for more!

Summer 2017 litters.

Our summer litters are finally here!

Shazzam Of Oz Yanna Kuzy Peekay -AKA "Yanna"

had her litter from "Shazzam Of Oz Show Must Go On "Gosha".

It was our first ever litter from this beautiful boy and

we were looking forward to see what he will produce...

No surprise, they are beautiful!

Above - "Gosha".

Below - his first ever litter from Yanna.

Congratulations, young man! Well done!

Our second litter was also one of it's kind..

First ever litter from Shazzam Of Oz Phillippa "Pippa"

and GCH Earthsong Remedy For The Blues.

Westminster winner, no less, "Blue" is producing outstanding puppies.

And Pippa became outstanding Mom.

One of those little ladies will be kept for  our future show/breeding prospect.

Can not wait to see them grow!

Rosie and puppies playing in the kennel.

Today is the hottest day of the year...

Regardless - we took Gigi's little guys to play outside.

Of course in the shady area.

Rosie wanted to participate, but not this time.

Still - they clearly had fun with each other.

She is looking very big compare to the little ones,

but  do not forget -she is a puppy too.

Gigi's litter, 6 weeks.

 Gigi's little guys are 6 weeks old now and (weather permitted)

we trying to introduce them to Big Outdoors.

Today was a very good day to play outside, therefore we did.

Much play, much fun. To make whole experience safe,

we did it at the time when adults dogs are having their lunch.

 Manya and Tory, who are almost 5 months old right now

were allover to interact with puppies, but only across of the fence.

Main concern was - possible arguments over toys!

 And last, but not least - everybody's favorite red wagon.

Enjoy!