News and Events
Here you will find updates on our dogs, community events and other exciting news!
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May 2025: Vincent and Brazen went to Ottawa with Lynsay and Auntie Nicole for the AMCC Mid-East Regional Specialty and Booster and met up with Asti while we were there, and got to spend the weekend with Brazen's other daughter, Astrid, bred by our dear friend Samurdhi of NorthernSong Malamutes! NovaMal Dogs were in the Ribbons all weekend! Wins Breakdown: Show one (All Breed): Brazen: Select Dog Asti: Winners Bitch Show two (Malamute Booster): Asti: Reserve Winners Bitch Vincent: Winners Dog, Best of Opposite Sex Brazen: Select Dog Show three (Limited Group 3 Show): Asti: Winners Bitch, Best of Winners Brazen: Select Dog Show four (All Breed): Brazen: Best of Breed Vincent: Reserve Winners Dog Show 5 (AMCC Mid-East Regional Specialty): Brazen: Select Dog Vincent: Winners Dog, Best of Opposite Sex Asti: Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best Canadian Bred in Specialty Asti left her first weekend of shows in Canada with 8 of the 10 required points for her Canadian Champion title! Vincent left with 6 new points on top of his previous 3 points, leaving him at 9 of the required 10! Astrid won Best Baby Puppy in Specialty! |
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April 2025: Oceana attended the ECSA Sprinter Trials for her inaugural weekend as a Chase Sports Veteran! She walked away with her VNS (Veteran Novice Sprinter) title! Kohda attended too and earned his AS (Advanced Sprinter) title! |
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November 2024: Oceana, Vincent and Lynsay, along with Lynsay's Best Friends at TimberBay Finnish Lapphunds packed the truck up and drove to Mississauga, Ontario for the 2024 AMCC Regional and National Specialties in conjunction with the Aurora Kennel Club All-Breed Shows!
Oceana enjoyed her retirement weekend immensely and picked up a GRAND SWEEPS WIN as well as an AWARD OF MERIT at the Regional, under Breeder Judges Kyle Van Den Bussche and Wendy Willhauck, Respectively.
Vincent, having gone through a MASSIVE growth spurt in the 6 weeks leading up to the show, wasnt quite sure where to put his leggies but managed to pick up 2 points going Winners Dog at one of the All-Breed shows in conjunction with the Specialties, and won the 6-9 Puppy Dog Class at the National Specialty!
Oceana enjoyed her retirement weekend immensely and picked up a GRAND SWEEPS WIN as well as an AWARD OF MERIT at the Regional, under Breeder Judges Kyle Van Den Bussche and Wendy Willhauck, Respectively.
Vincent, having gone through a MASSIVE growth spurt in the 6 weeks leading up to the show, wasnt quite sure where to put his leggies but managed to pick up 2 points going Winners Dog at one of the All-Breed shows in conjunction with the Specialties, and won the 6-9 Puppy Dog Class at the National Specialty!
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October 2024: Tioga and Busy attended the Fall ECSA Sprinter Trials and both came home with their NS Titles in VERY short work! Tioga's long legs give her huge extension to get down that 100 metres QUICK, but there is no comparison to Busy Bee the SPEED DEMON! She was 1.9 milliseconds shy of a 8 second run! |
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September 2024: We have another new Canadian Champion in the house! A VERY Naked Busy attended the Sunday of the Halifax Kennel Club shows and was awarded Best of Breed and a Group 3rd, giving her more than enough points to finish! We are so proud of our Lil Bee, and cant wait to bring her back out as a special when she matures. |
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September 2024: Oceana decided she'd like to come back out to play show dog at the Halifax Kennel Club Shows! It was SO nice to be back in the ring with my princess, and she proved that showing is something she LOVES to do as she didnt put a foot wrong and was awarded with a Group 4th on the first day and her second day she was awarded a group 1st as well as BEST VETERAN IN SHOW!! I cannot believe she is almost 9 years old. We will have to show some more before the big spay this winter. She loves it too much not to!
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September 2024: Vincent attended the Halifax Kennel Club Shows and went WDx4! Unfortunately he only had class competition on the Sunday PM, but he got his first point and then won the Puppy Group! Not a bad start to his Canadian Championship! |
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August 2024: Vincent tagged along to the booster in Maxville Ontario for his final weekend as a baby puppy! Pictured here winning the working group, shown by his 'auntie Jen' of Spiritrun Malamutes as I was feeling quite ill that day. Thank you Jen! |
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August 2024: Tioga headed to Maxville Ontario for the SD&G Shows and was awarded Best of Winners 3x over the weekend! Pictured here winning BOW at the AMCC Booster! She also went Best of Breed at the final show to finish her Canadian Championship! |
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August 2024: Tioga attended the NBKC Shows in Lorneville, NB and showed like a dream, going BOS x 4! |
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August 2024: Vincent attended the NBKC Shows in Lorneville, NB and won the Working Group both days! |
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July 2024: Busy attended the Charlotte County Kennel Club Shows and walked away with 4 x BPIB & Group and 1 x BOW for another point toward her Canadian Championship! She now only needs one point to finish! |
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June 2024: Vincent had his Baby Puppy Debut at the Evangeline Kennel Club Shows! He was awarded 2 x Baby Puppy Group wins and handled the environment like a champ! We are so excited for his future! |
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June 2024: Lani and Asti attended the Virginia Kennel Club shows where Asti was awarded a HUGE Best of Breed Win OVER SPECIALS for a 3pt Major! |
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May 2024: Kohda (FKA Toque - Oceana x Ira 2021) earned his SPRINTER title!! We are so proud of the Senz family and all they do with the handsome guy! |
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April 2024: We packed up the Mala-Mobile and drove to Harrisburg Pennsylvania to attend the AMCA Specialties in conjunction with the Blue-Grey Cluster !
Tioga and Busy were entered on alternating days during the week, and then both entered in the weekend specialties! Pictured here is Busy's Official RWB photo - 9 months old |
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Busy finished the weekend by winning the bred by exhibitor puppy class every time she was entered, and earned a Reserve Winners Bitch under Breeder Judge, Jeremy Browne!
Tioga won the bred by exhibitor puppy once when she was entered in it, and twice she won the 9-12 month puppy class! Pictured here is Brazen and his Daughter Asti after the weight pull trial! |
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In sweeps, Busy won her class each time with Tioga in second behind her! Brazen showed beautifully all week and brought home a Reserve Winners Dog Specialty Win too! Pictured here is Brazen pulling 1400lbs |
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Asti and her mum came along as well and won 2nd in a HUGE Open Bitch Class 3 times and in weightpull, pulled the highest weight for the smallest dog there, when Lani pulled her because we had more shows after the fact!
Brazen was also entered in Weightpull and earned his first leg toward his WWPD Title by pulling 1400lbs before I pulled him for the same reasons Lani did. Pictured here is Brazens Official RWD Photo! |
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During one of the specialties, I was lucky enough to handle Brazen and Tiogas Father Grayson to an exciting Select Dog Win from the 7-9 year Veteran Class! We had SO much fun visiting with our Malamute Family and cannot wait to do it again! Pictured here is Tioga, being handled by one of our best friends Kaden! |
March 2024: Busy, Jango and Tioga attended the Halifax Kennel Club shows in Lantz Nova Scotia and we are pleased to report everyone brought home a piece of the pie!
Tioga went Winners Bitch x 3 for a total of 3 points toward her CKC Championship Title
Jango went Winners Dog x 1 for a total of 1 point toward his CKC Championship Title
Busy went BEST OF BREED (over the #2 Malamute in the Country) and went on to be awarded a HUGE Group 3rd/Best Puppy in Group for a total of 4 points toward her CKC Championship Title
Tioga went Winners Bitch x 3 for a total of 3 points toward her CKC Championship Title
Jango went Winners Dog x 1 for a total of 1 point toward his CKC Championship Title
Busy went BEST OF BREED (over the #2 Malamute in the Country) and went on to be awarded a HUGE Group 3rd/Best Puppy in Group for a total of 4 points toward her CKC Championship Title
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January 2024: Miss Asti and her amazing mum attended another FastCat Trial (Called Sprinter in Canada) and are working toward her DCAT title! |
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December 2023: Asti (FKA Beignet - Hali x Brazen 2022) went to her very first Weight Pull Trial and pulled 1640lbs (the maximum allowed for her weight class) in 10.27 seconds and earning first place in the 70lb A class! |
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December 2023: AMCA TOP 10 Conformation Stats are out and Asti is sitting at the #7 Puppy Bitch in the USA!! Great work Lani and Asti!! |
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November 2023:
While away in West-Springfield Massachusetts, Busy said 3 Group 1sts and a Group 2nd wasnt enough and walked away with an absolutely MASSIVE Best Baby Puppy in Show win over an entry of 82 puppies! We are eternally grateful to Judge Mrs Ann Saliba (Lancaster Dobermans) for recognizing the quality and potential in our young girl. |
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November 2023: Busy attended the Thanksgiving Cluster in West Springfield Massachusetts and blew all of my expectations away by winning 3 x Group Firsts and a Group Second! Here she is pictured with her first of what would be a full weekend of wins! |
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November 2023: After winning a terrifying battle with IMHA, Cynic made Breed History by being the FIRST MALAMUTE to earn a Scent Detection Novice, and then Scent Detection Open title! BPISS Snocreeks Living in Cyn at Novamal NS SDO |
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November 2023: Tioga attends the Moncton Kennel Club Shows as a Baby Puppy and wins a competitive working group full of promising puppies under Judge Line Champagne! |
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October 2023:
New UKC Champion!! Miss Asti UKC CH NovaMals Glazed & Confused BCAT CGC TKN ATT Asti was "Beignet" from our 2022 Breakfast of Champions litter out of Hali by Brazen. She is 16 months old and her and her mama, Kei-Lani are making us so so proud! Follow on their adventures on instagram: @kahakai.malamutes |
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June 2023: PREGNANCY CONFIRMED!!
We are SO stoked to share the news that we are expecting puppies out of Hali by Eli! This breeding will be an interesting one, as Hali's mother Oceana was also bred to Eli's father Grayson and we will have both litters at the same time! We are looking forward to seeing what these two produce! Puppies due July 10, 2023! Inquiries are welcome. |
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June 2023: Brazen made his debut in the Junior Showmanship ring at the South Shore Kennel Club Shows! He was a perfect gentleman for Jordan the Junior who took him in! God we LOVE this dog and his fabulous temperament! |
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June 2023: PREGNANCY CONFIRMED!! We are SO stoked to share the news that Oceana's final breeding was successful! This breeding is a repeat of the breeding that gave us our Brazen. We are so excited to see what we get and are crossing our fingers for a little lady of our own :) Puppies due June 28, 2023! Inquiries are welcome. |
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May 2023: Eli (SnoCreeks Somethin' To Talk About) spent the month of May in Nova Scotia with us! He was on his Canadian Vacation to be bred to our Hali! This gorgeous dog has an absolutely phenomenal temperament and we cannot wait to see what the pairing will produce! Puppies are due July 10, 2023! |
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May 2023: Cynic attended his first official Sprinter Trials and left the weekend with his Novice Sprinter (NS) title plus a bunch more points towards the next level! |
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April 2023: 11 month old Asti (formerly Beignet) and her mama Lani attended the Blue Gray Cluster in Harrisburg PA and won her age class on one day and then at the Specialty she went BEST OF OPPOSITE IN SWEEPS! We are SO proud of this team and know the sky is the limit for them! If you would like to follow Asti and her big brother Silas' adventures in Virginia, follow them on instagram at @kahakai.malamutes |
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We were so excited an surprised to see that Brazen finished 2022 as the #1 NEW ENGLAND area dog for the Alaskan Malamute Club of America stats! Not bad for only showing in the USA twice last year! (Wine Country & the AMCA National)
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April 2023: Brazen and Lynsay attended the Halifax Kennel Club Dog Shows and picked up 3 x Best of Breed, 2 x Group 3 and a Group 4, giving him enough points to complete the requirements for CANADIAN GRAND CHAMPION BRONZE!! We are so proud of this young dog, and so thankful to all the judges who are finding him in the ring. |
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April 2023: Brazen and Lynsay attended the 2023 ALASKAN MALAMUTE CLUB OF CANADA NATIONAL SPECIALTY and were awarded SELECT DOG under very respected judge, Robert Vandiver. Brazen and I had the opportunity to speak with Mr Vandiver after the show was over and he had some really lovely things to say about our boy! He was the youngest male special in that ring by a few years and we are so honoured that Mr Vandiver found us in that line up! |
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March 2023: Brazen and Lynsay are heading to Red Deer Alberta for the 2023 ALASKAN MALAMUTE CLUB OF CANADA NATIONAL SPECIALTY! |
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March 2023: Our beautiful boy Ammo….. Sometimes your big dreams as a breeder just dont turn out! It’s heartbreaking and gut wrenching….. but yet we still move forward.
Ammo will be making his home in Canada Alpine, his half sister. We will miss him beyond measure but unfortunately a life of being a show dog was not in his cards! He won the lottery with his new family, and I know they feel the same way |
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March 2023: Oceana broke her foot!
This crazy girl does everything at maximum speed and with maximum passion and therefore her life can be quite the kamikaze. 6 weeks of crate rest and a huge cast to drag around before this girlie can get back to regular life! She is very upset that she cannot enjoy winter ! |
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January 2023: Meet Ammo! SnoCreek n NovaMals One Man Army Out of SnoCreeks Aint Mis B-Havin' by BISS RBIS BBPIS AOM GCH NovaMals Autumn Uprising NTD CGN NS VN Ammo is co-owned by Bonnie, Jim and Lynsay and will share his time between Canada and the USA! |
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December 15 2022: Oceana went in to see our fabulous veterinarian, Dr Thompson for a wellness exam and to discuss the potential for one more litter if she is healthy enough to carry it safely. We did a full exam and bloodwork and are so happy and proud to report that she is in phenomenal shape and Dr T gave us her blessing to go ahead! Stay tuned for another NovaMal x SnoCreek Collaboration as we make plans for a repeat breeding with Grayson (Brazens father) this spring! |
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December 1 2022: Hali has been bred to Jaro via Fresh Chilled AI! This breeding wasnt without copious amounts of red tape but we are hopeful that we will have exciting news to share mid January! Stay Tuned! |
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November 25 2022: SnoCreek Alaskan Malamutes welcomed a gorgeous singleton boy out of their Chesney by our Brazen! We cant wait to see how he grows and develops both physically and emotionally <3 |
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October 28 - November 5th 2022: Brazen and Lynsay attended the 2022 AMCA National Specialty! We had a fabulous week surrounded by our magnificent breed and its passionate preservationists. We left the week with: 2 x Bred By Exhibitor 3rd's 1 x Leg toward his WWPD title with three successful pulls, ending at 900lb for his very first time in the schute |
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Sore bellies from constant laughter while spending the week with Kathleen Corkum of Edgemere Kennels, Dennis & Carol Collins of Kohoutec Kennels, Kyle and Amanda Van Den Busche of Bush-Pak Kennels, Patty Bryce of Lakopak Kennels, Ed Finnegan of Yukon Kennels, Karyn Coleman of Nyrakym Kennels, Jari of Samaljankan Kennels and Paula Honigman of Uyak Kennels.
Cant wait to do it all again in Portland Oregon in 2023!
Cant wait to do it all again in Portland Oregon in 2023!
October 2022: Brazen and Lynsay are getting ready to attend the 2022 Alaskan Malamute Club of America Regional and National Specialty in Estes Park, Colorado!
September 2022: Brazen heads to New York for the Finger Lakes Cluster with Bonnie! He picked up TWO 5 point Majors with a WD/BOW and a WD/BOW/BOB to leave him at 10 points toward his AKC Championship!
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September 2022: BRAZEN WINS THE 2022 ALASKAN MALAMUTE CLUB OF CANADA NATIONAL SPECIALTY! We couldnt be more proud of this young dog and all he has accomplished in his short life (AND with most of his life to date being during a pandemic) the sky is the limit with Brazen!
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August 2022: Cynic and Brazen went to the New Brunswick Kennel Club shows in Saint John, New Brunswick! Cynic went WD/BOW/BP for his first two points! Brazen picked up 2 x Group 2 and a Group 3! Next up, the AMCC National Specialty in Halifax! |
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August 2022: Brazen and I travelled to Newfoundland to the Conception Bay Kennel Club Shows where he picked up: 1 x Group 4 2 x Group 2 1 x Group 1 and.. RESERVE BEST IN SHOW!!!! |
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July 2022:
Kohda (FKA Toque: Oceana x Ira - Canada EH? 2021 Litter) came out to the ECSA Sprinter Trials and KILLED IT! He beat his mama's best time and earned his Novice Sprinter Title in three clean runs! NovaMals Lets Toque Aboot It NS |
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July 2022: Brazen and I attended the Charlotte County Kennel Club Shows in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick! Piloted by our good friend, Brazen's Auntie Nicole while I was on Oceana, he won 2 x Best of Breeds and an absolutely AMAZING Group 2, placing above some of the top working dogs in the Country. The future is BRIGHT with this one! |
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July 2022: Oceana and Lynsay attended the Cape Breton Kennel Club and Charlotte County Kennel Club shows where although she was BALD as can be, she picked up 6 x Best of Breed Wins, A group 2nd and a Group 4th! |
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July 2022: The Breakfast of Champions Litter (Hali x Brazen) all left for their new homes! This is our first time not keeping a puppy and its been extra quiet around here since they all left! They are enjoying their new lives with the most wonderful of families!
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June 2022: WE MADE BREED HISTORY!!! Oceana is officially the very FIRST Alaskan Malamute in Canada to earn the title of "Chase Ability Excellent" (CAX) after being the first to earn the first tier, "Chase Ability" (CA) title! She lives for this sport. Next up, CAX2! |
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May 2022: Oceana and Cynic attended the East Coast Sighthound Associations Sprinter Trials! Oceana earned her Sprinter Title which is the second tier title for this sport!
Cynic is too young to compete, but we let him do a "puppy fun run" at the end of the day and it looks like he may be a great candidate for Sprinter when he is old enough! |
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May 2022: Cynic made his debut to the conformation ring and won a Best Baby Puppy in Group under Olga Gagne! |
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May 11, 2022: Hali and Brazen welcomed 8 babies! We have 2 Seal boys, 3 Grey boys, and 3 Grey girls. We are so in love! Head over to our "Breakfast of Champions" page to meet each individual puppy!
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April 2022:
Brazen took his first plane ride! We went to St. Johns for the Newfoundland (all breed) Kennel Club Shows and had a great time! We picked up 3 group placements and are that much closer to his Grand Championship: Group 2 under Lynda Saranchuk Group 3 under Mel Saranchuk Group 3 under David Gilmour (Not Pictured) |
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March 2022: Brazen and I attended the first dog shows of the year! Halifax Kennel Club shows are always some of my very favourite and this weekend was no exception! We left a few points closer to his Grand Championship :) |
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March 2022: Brazen and I took a whirwind trip to Candor, NY to visit with our Mentors, Bonnie and Jim Martin of SnoCreek Alaskan Malamutes and to pick up an extra special package!
Meet Cynic! SnoCreek Living in Cyn at NovaMal - Cynic is out of Brazens beautiful half sister Cypher, and a gorgeous Dog named Blaze from Amook Malamutes in HorseHeads NY! This pedigree combines our original pedigree with the direction we have been taking over the last couple of years and we are SO pleased with the results. Cynic is Bred by Bonnie and Jim Martin and Cheryll MacFarland, and owned and loved by Ashley McGuiness and Myself. Look out Dog Sports and Conformation! Were coming for ya! |
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December 2021: Hali has completed all of her health testing and has received her CHIC #! We are so excited for her first litter in 2022. Details can be found on our Spring 2022 Litter Page! |
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December 2021: Hali and I attended the Maritime Group 7 Rally Obedience Trials and with two more qualifying runs she earned her Rally Novice Title! She is now known as: BBPIS CH NovaMals Halifornia Dreamin' NTD NS CGN CA IBAR IBRH NBRH RN |
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November 2021: We entered Hali in her first Rally Obedience Trial and were not expecting it to go very well (haha!) However, we were SHOCKED and very pleasantly surprised when she finished in SECOND PLACE with a near perfect score of 97/100 for her first leg of her Rally Novice Title! |
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October 2021: We packed up the truck and headed on the road for the 17 hour drive to Lindsay, Ontario where we attended the Trillium Dog Fancier Shows as well as the Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada Mid-East Regional Specialty and Booster! Brazen won Select Dog at the All Breed Show on Friday and at the Specialty Show he earned an Award of Merit (AOM)!! We are so appreciative to the judges who found our darling boy - Grant Townsend (all breed) and Anna Hewson (specialty) |
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October 2021: We packed up the truck and headed on the road for the 17 hour drive to Lindsay, Ontario where we attended the Trillium Dog Fancier Shows as well as the Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada Mid-East Regional Specialty and Booster! Maida was only entered in the specialty where she picked up an AMAZING Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweeps Win!! We couldnt be more proud of her <3 |
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October 2021: Oceana and Hali attended some Atlantic Rat Sports Barn and Brush Hunt Trials and earned the following titles:
Instinct Barn Hunt
Instinct Brush Hunt
Novice Brush Hunt
We tried our hand at Team Relay too and although they both found the rats very quickly, it wasnt quite fast enough to qualify!
Instinct Barn Hunt
Instinct Brush Hunt
Novice Brush Hunt
We tried our hand at Team Relay too and although they both found the rats very quickly, it wasnt quite fast enough to qualify!
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October 2021: Brazen attended the Tantramar Kennel Club Show and was awarded a BEST OF BREED and a GROUP SECOND award for 5 points toward his Canadian Grand Championship! |
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September 2021:
Oceana comes back out to show and earns her CANADIAN GRAND CHAMPION title in 2 weekends, winning: 7 x Best of Breeds x Group 1 1 x Group 2 1 x Group 3 1 x Group 4 
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August 2021: Brazen earns his NOVICE SPRINTER (NS) title! |
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August 2021: Brazen finished his Canadian Championship, earning many Best of Breeds, a Group 3 and lots of cuts in group. He will take a break from showing now to mature some more before coming out as a special. |
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August 2021: Brazen and Maida attended an Intro To Barnhunt and Brush Hunt Novice Workshop and were total naturals at the sport! We cant wait to go back! |
August 2021: If you follow us on social media, you likely already know the sad news. Here is an outline:
It hasn’t been an easy entry into purebred dogs for us. Sometimes seems every time we turn there’s something trying to throw us off track, or test us to ensure we really do “have what it takes”.
Sometimes I catch myself thinking, feeling and asking “why me? What did I do to deserve this? What did my dogs do to deserve this?” but these are questions that we aren’t meant to truly know the answers to, no matter how badly we want to.
Isak Dinesen once said “perhaps the earth was made round so that we would not see too far down the road.”
Being a dog breeder means having to persevere. Having to adjust your plans time and time and time again, having to change directions, swerve, drift and adapt at any given moment, accept that some things cannot be changed, and that there are times where you will have to move forward not only with a broken heart, but also with more knowledge and experience.
Right now is one of those times. North was the puppy I dreamed of. She caught my eye from the day she took her first little steps and I just knew she was going to be something special. I was ecstatic to keep her, and proud to have bred her. I had visions of her and I taking on the world and taking our breeding program to the next level. But all of this is not in the cards for North. We love her so very much, and because of that unconditional love, we have made the decision to do what’s best for her and place her in a loving home.
North will be going to live with my amazing In-Laws and her wonderful half sister, Mayflower. We promise to continue to update you all on her as she grows up and all of the adventures and antics her and May get into.
As breeders, we set out on journeys full of hopes and expectations but when we arrive, the destination never ends up looking exactly as we hoped it would. This was not an easy decision. This is the first time we’ve decided to place one of our dogs (that are essentially our children) for the benefit of them, and the disappointment of us. I don’t expect you to understand, but I do expect respect. So please, let us grieve the loss of an important limb in the family tree of our breeding program, and keep your judgement to yourself
It hasn’t been an easy entry into purebred dogs for us. Sometimes seems every time we turn there’s something trying to throw us off track, or test us to ensure we really do “have what it takes”.
Sometimes I catch myself thinking, feeling and asking “why me? What did I do to deserve this? What did my dogs do to deserve this?” but these are questions that we aren’t meant to truly know the answers to, no matter how badly we want to.
Isak Dinesen once said “perhaps the earth was made round so that we would not see too far down the road.”
Being a dog breeder means having to persevere. Having to adjust your plans time and time and time again, having to change directions, swerve, drift and adapt at any given moment, accept that some things cannot be changed, and that there are times where you will have to move forward not only with a broken heart, but also with more knowledge and experience.
Right now is one of those times. North was the puppy I dreamed of. She caught my eye from the day she took her first little steps and I just knew she was going to be something special. I was ecstatic to keep her, and proud to have bred her. I had visions of her and I taking on the world and taking our breeding program to the next level. But all of this is not in the cards for North. We love her so very much, and because of that unconditional love, we have made the decision to do what’s best for her and place her in a loving home.
North will be going to live with my amazing In-Laws and her wonderful half sister, Mayflower. We promise to continue to update you all on her as she grows up and all of the adventures and antics her and May get into.
As breeders, we set out on journeys full of hopes and expectations but when we arrive, the destination never ends up looking exactly as we hoped it would. This was not an easy decision. This is the first time we’ve decided to place one of our dogs (that are essentially our children) for the benefit of them, and the disappointment of us. I don’t expect you to understand, but I do expect respect. So please, let us grieve the loss of an important limb in the family tree of our breeding program, and keep your judgement to yourself
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July 2021: North had her Baby Puppy Debut at the Oromocto Kennel Club Shows! She did so well, was so happy and although we didnt win any rosettes, we won the hearts of everyone she met! Brazen went too, and was Best of Breed 2 out of 4 shows, bringing him to 8 points toward his Canadian Championship. |
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July 2021: Brazen, Hali and Oceana went to the first Sprinter Trial of 2021!
We left with:
- a Novice Sprinter Title for Brazen
- 5 legs closer to Hali's Sprinter Title
- 1 leg shy of Oceana's Sprinter Title
February 24 2021: We welcomed Oceana's final litter - our "CANADA, EH?" Litter into the world!! The Eh Team consists of 3 gorgeous girls and 2 beautiful boys. Follow them on their litter page!
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January 2021: Hali and Brazen both earned their CGN (CANINE GOOD NEIGHBOUR) Titles! BBPIS CH NovaMals Halifornia Dreamin' NTD NS CGN - "Hali" BBPIS NovaMals Autumn Uprising NTD CDN - "Brazen" |
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October 2020: Brazen, Hali and Oceana all received their NOVICE TRICK DOG Titles! |
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October 2020: We took Oceana and Hali to a Chase Ability Trial held by the ECSA! Oceana only needed one more leg to earn her CA title which she did with EASE!
She is now RBIS BBPIS CH NovaMals Dreams Set Sail NTD NS CA ! Hali ran two BEAUTIFUL runs for two legs toward her title. We hope to complete our final legs in the Spring of 2021! |
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September 2020: Brazen and I attended the Miramichi Kennel Club Shows in Cross Creek NB! We left with 6 points toward his Canadian Championship. Cant wait to see what the future holds for this young boy! |
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August 2020: After months of zero activity due to COVID19, We were SO excited to get back out and do some DOG SPORTS! Hali, Maida and Oceana all earned their NS (Novice Sprinter) titles, clocking all over 35km/hour!! Cant wait to get back out and do some more! |
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March 2020: Brazen absolutely ROCKED his first weekend out as a show dog, winning the Baby Puppy Working Group 4 out of 5 shows and finishing the weekend with a BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW under Judge Thora Brown, in a ring stacked full of lovely puppies. This is just the beginning! He is now known as BBPIS NovaMals Autumn Uprising! |
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March 2020: WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION! Hali goes BEST OF BREED over Specials in the largest entry of Malamutes Nova Scotia has seen in many years! She then went on to take a GROUP THIRD in an absolutely MASSIVE and incredibly competitive Working Group under judge David Gilmour! Finishing her Canadian Championship in STYLE. She is now BBPIS CH NovaMals Halifornia Dreamin' |
February 2020: Bourbon (was Fundy from our 2019 Nova Scotia Pride Litter) was returned to us. We would have LOVED to kept him here at home with us, but the PERFECT forever home was interested in him, and we just couldnt deny him the opportunity to be an only dog and live the rest of his life as spoiled as he deserves to be. WE LOVE YOU BOURBON <3
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December 2019: ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO THE NOVAMAL PACK! This is Brazen, NovaMals Autumn Uprising - Formerly known as "Brisk" from our 2019 Autumn Bounty Litter! We cant wait to see what the future holds for this spunky dude! |
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October 2019: PUPPIES ARE HERE! Oceana and Grayson welcomed 7 beautiful babies on October 29th |
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September 2019: Oceana and I took a road trip to Bonnie and James Martin's Kennel in Pine Bush, New York USA. (SnoCreek Alaskan Malamutes)... stay tuned for more details on what we were up to! |
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August 2019: Oceana, Hali and Lynsay along with Kyle and Jake (FKA Donair from our 2019 Nova Scotia Pride Litter) attended the NBKC Shows in Grand-Bay Westfield, New Brunswick!
It was Kyle and Jakes debut in the ring and although they need some more practice to become competitive, it was a great experience and we are so proud of the team! We cant wait to see what the future holds for those two. Oceana went Best of Breed 5 of the 6 shows and went Group Third under Judge Mr. Robert Rowbotham to finish her CKC Championship AGAIN after an error in point counting caused us to lose a large portion of our wins. She is now Multi Group Winning, RBIS BBPIS CH NovaMals Dreams Set Sail! Hali went Best Puppy in Breed at all 6 shows and totally WOWED us when she took the breed over her mother and Jake for her 2 point major! She is now half way to her Canadian Championship at just 2 weeks over 6 months of age. |
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June 2019: First time out in three years for this duo and it was well worth the wait! Maida goes Altered Best in Show! ABIS GrCh CFC CH Moonsnoe’s Automatic Flowers CGN ATD TT and her human, Evan! ❤️❤️ So proud of these two ❤️😍 |
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Hali and Lynsay attended the Tantramar Kennel Club shows in Springhill NS and came home with a BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW! She is now known as BBPIS NovaMals Halifornia Dreamin' 15 weeks old |
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May 2019: Oceana and I attended our very first Chase Ability Trial. It was AMAZING! She earned two legs toward her CAT title and we WILL definitely continue this venture. Our new favorite sport! |
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April 2019: Introducing Hali NovaMals Halifornia Dreamin' - our keeper from our NS Pride litter 2019. Check out her individual page for more updates! |
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February 2019: WE HAD PUPPIES! Check out the Nova Scotia Pride 2019 page for all the updates :) |
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YEAR END 2018: Oceana finishes 2018 as the #5 Alaskan Malamute in Canada, exclusively Breeder/Owner Handled by Lynsay! We are so proud of all she has accomplished and cannot wait to see what the future holds for our little girl!!
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August 2018: We attended the New Brunswick Kennel Club Shows with Oceana and are happy to announce we completed her Canadian Championship! This means so much to us as she is our FIRST homebred Champion! Oceana completed all the requirements for her championship at the Group Level which is a feat in itself! |
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Summer 2018: Oceana and I headed back into the Show Ring with a BANG! After over a year off of showing, she picked up 2 x group 3, 1 x group 2, 1 x group 1 and a RESERVE BEST IN SHOW! We couldnt be more pleased and are looking forward to getting her back out to show some more before she takes some time off for motherhood this fall. She is now RBIS BBPIS BPIG Multi Group Placing NovaMals Dreams Set Sail!! |
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WE MOVED! We are so happy in our new home with plenty of space both indoors and out for the dogs! Less than 500m from the Ocean and PRIVATE! |
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May 2017: Oceana was awarded a GROUP THIRD under Judge Valerie Gervais at the South Shore Kennel Club at just 14 months of age. Proud breeder right here! |
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October 2016: On our first weekend out as a Junior Puppy, Oceana won the group! She is now BBPIS BPIG NovaMals Dreams Set Sail. |
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October 2016: Barney was in Nova Scotia for the week so we got all five of our 6 month old pups from our Ocean litter back together for a play date at Jollytails!
Left to right: Kevin (Buoy), Saskia (Coral), Hurley (Captain), Barney (Barnacle), Oceana and Mama Maida :)
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October 2016: We took Mav and Maida to the NSGSDC's Temperament Test and passed with FLYING colors! They are now known as: Multi Group Winning CAN/CFC Ch Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers CGN ATD TT "Maida" and Moonsnoe's Top Gun BA(h) ETD CGN TT "Maverick" |
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October 2016: Evan takes Maida in the ring for her first time back after having her pups! They make an AWESOME team <3 |
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September 2016: Oceana wins Best Baby Puppy in Show! She is now MBBPIG BBPIS NovaMal's Dreams Set Sail :) |
August 2016 - We took a trip to St John New Brunswick for the NBKC Cluster of shows with Oceana! She did amazingly well for her debut, winning the Baby Puppy Working Group 5 out of 6 times! She is now MBBPIG NovaMals Dreams Set Sail.
August 2016: Three of the Five of our Ocean litter got together for a play date at Hurleys Cottage! We had a wonderful time and the pups played NONSTOP!
Pictured here:
Mama Maida - Multi Group Winning, MBPIG Can/CFC Ch Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers CGN ATD
Hurley - NovaMal's Catch a Wave (fka Captain)
Oceana - NovaMals Dreams Set Sail
Kevin - NovaMal Seas the Day (fka Buoy)
Pictured here:
Mama Maida - Multi Group Winning, MBPIG Can/CFC Ch Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers CGN ATD
Hurley - NovaMal's Catch a Wave (fka Captain)
Oceana - NovaMals Dreams Set Sail
Kevin - NovaMal Seas the Day (fka Buoy)
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July 2016: The Whole Pack joined Jollytails for the Annual Halifax Pride Parade for the 4th year in a row! We are VERY passionate Allies of the LGBTQ+ Community and love being a part of raising awareness :) The dogs love the attention too! |
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Introducing our Keeper from our Ocean Litter! Oceana! "NovaMals Dreams Set Sail" |
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June 2016: The last 10 weeks have been a WHIRLWIND. Its hard to believe its time for these beautiful babies to embark on their new adventures with their families! Please visit their own individual pages to remain updated on their lives :) |
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April 11 2016: We are SO excited to announce the arrival of our Ocean Litter! 3 Beautiful Boys and 2 Gorgeous Girls! Blue Collar: Captain Pink Collar: Coral Green Collar: Buoy Purple Collar: Oceana Orange Collar: Barnacle |
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NovaMal is proud to announce our upcoming "Ocean Litter" Due April 2016! |
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March 2016: Its Official! We are expecting Puppies!! |
February 2016: Maida and I flew to Thunder Bay for our much awaited breeding to
Trace (Grand CH PolarBreezes Trace of Wencinja)
We had a great time visiting with friends. Now We Wait!
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October 2015: Maida and I entered the Cobequid Kennel Club Dog shows on Thanksgiving Weekend! We wanted to give her one last time to shine in the ring before she takes an extended break for motherhood. We won Best of Breed both days and a Group 4 on Sunday under Swedish Judge Goran Bodegard! |
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October 2015: We entered Mav in his very first "dog show" !
The Beagle Club of Canada was holding a sanction match on the Friday evening before the Cobequid Kennel Club shows so we thought we would help Mavie feel included by entering him in the match! It was like he knew he was supposed to be a show dog and ROCKED IT! Judged by Alison Foley, he won an Altered Working Group 1st and went on for Best in Match, but lost to a beautiful and well deserving German Shepherd. Mav and I had a BLAST and you will definitely see him in the Match ring again!
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September 2015: We found out that Maida finished as #3 Alaskan Malamute Bitch in Canada for 2014 by beating out 32 other Malamutes! So proud of our girl!! |
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July 2015: While Maida was off nursing a sore paw, Maverick and I joined our friends at Jollytails marching for the Halifax Pride Parade for the second year in a row! We had a blast and cant wait to be back next year!
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June 2015: Maida had her hips and elbows x-rayed and sent into the OFA for grading. The results can be found on her page! |
May 2015: Mav was back on Global Morning's Dog Talk with Tristan Flynn discussing resource guarding and how to prevent it!
May 2015: Maida and I went to visit our good friend and fellow Malamute breeder, Tawny Roblin (Polar Breeze Alaskan Malamutes) in Thunder Bay to meet her boy Trace, finalize some breeding plans and attend the Northern Ontario Working Dog Associations Specialty show, as well as three all-breed shows and an Alaskan Malamute Specialty show! We ended the weekend with Four Select Bitch Wins for a total of 8 more points toward her CKC Grand Champion Title (Just 4 more points to go!) Many thanks to Breeder Judges Darren Walker and Cheryl Paterson for the wins :) We had an awesome time in Thunder Bay!
April 2015: Maida has a cameo on Global News' Dog Talk! The segment was all about Raw feeding so Maida was happy to tag along and show off her beautiful Raw-fed Coat and Teeth :)
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` April 2015: Maida and Lynsay get a Group First under Judge Norman Deschuymere of Belguim, and a Group Second under Judge Johannes Shepers from the Netherlands in day one of the 2015 Canine Association Of Nova Scotia (CANS) CFC show! Day two ended with the same results! A Group First under Judge John Muldoon of Ireland and a Group Second under Judge Jean-Jacques Dupas from France! Best in Show ring on Day one was a whirlwind. Maida showed beautifully but it was a tough line up and BIS went to a Beautiful Rottie bitch. The Best In Show ring for day two proved to be a bit more telling, with Judge John Muldoon stopping directly in front of us with the ribbons for a second look. We thought for sure we had it but it was the PUG! Well deserved win for the little dog who COMMANDED those ribbons. All in all it was an excellent weekend out and we could not be more proud! |
February 2015: We are ECSTATIC to share the news that we have started planning our first litter with Maida! The lucky man is currently TBA as we continue to discuss plans with his breeder. Stay tuned for our big announcement!
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January 2015: Maida and Lynsay had a blast attending a handling seminar put on by Allison Foley! |
November 2014: See video below of Maverick the TV Rockstar showing off his excellent leash (and begging) skills with Tristan!
September 2014: Miss totally out of coat Maida has met all the criteria to receive her Advanced Trick Dog Titles! She is now CAN Ch, FCC Jr Ch, Moonsnoes Automatic Flowers CGN ATD!
August 2014: After obtaining Maidas Canadian Championship, we figured why not go for her Grand Championship? In the remainder of our circuit in Southern Ontario, we got a total of 8 points toward her GCH!
August 2014: We are THRILLED to announce that Miss Maida finished her Canadian Championship at the Alaskan Malamute Booster in Orillia, Ontario! Thank you to all of the judges who saw her potential and especially judge Robert Shreve for awarding her Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite at the Booster.
Can CH FCC jrCH Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers CGN :)
July 2014: We got our FIRST group placement! A big THANK YOU to judge Bruce Owen! We are over the moon!
July 2014: we started our trip to do a circuit in Southern Ontario. On the first weekend, Maida went BOB over two males in each show obtaining 6 of 10 points needed for her CKC Championship! We are so proud!
July 2014: We started (and ended) our trip at Janis Waechters place in Baden, Ontario. Janis is Maverick and Maidas Breeder. Pictured here with Evan is Mavericks mom Alaska and his littermate Kiva!
July 26 2014: Maida and Maverick walked alongside their Jollytails buddies in support of Halifax Pride 2014!
June 2014: Maida passed her Canine Good Neighbour Test with flying colors! She is now CFC Jr CH Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers CGN!
May 2014: We attended the South Shore Kennel Clubs handling seminar instructed by Brian Stevens of BannerStone Collies and learned a whole bunch. It was a great informative afternoon! We cant wait until Maidas next show to try out some of the tips and tricks Brian taught us!
April 2014: We attended the CFC (Canine Federation of Canada) show in Truro with Maida. She got Best Junior in Group in the first show, as well as four "Excellent" Ratings from the judges to finish her Junior Championship!! She is now known as CFC Jr CH Moonsnoe's Automatic Flowers!
Back again next year to try for her full Championship!!
March 31 2014: Maida celebrated her first birthday! Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
March 2014: Maida and I entered our second show of the 2014 season. Due to a lack of breed competition and a very competitive working group, we didnt place this weekend but we had a BLAST and I learned SO much. We were given some great compliments about her expression and coat under judge Terry Carter, and made some new friends as well. Next up, CFC Show!
March 12, 2014: Maverick celebrated his second birthday! Happy Birthday to our big bear!
February 2014: We attended the first show of the 2014 season! No points awarded but its always great to get lots of practice for Maida and Lynsay.
January 2014: We bought a sled! We are so excited to get this sled from Stephanie and John of Dogs in Gear! We have lots of practising to do and hope to do some sled rides for local charities in the future.
December 2013: Tundra (Moonsnoe's Grey Thunder) came to stay with us for a few days on his journey to his new home in Cape Breton! We are looking forward to working with him and his family in the show ring in 2014.
October 2013: Maida enters in her first show at 6 months of age!
No points this go around but it was great practice! Thank you to our great friend Shana Snow for handling her for us!
June 2013: Janis came for a visit and brought along our new sweet baby girl, Maida!
September - November 2012: Maverick gets his NTD (Novice Trick dog), ITD (Intermediate Trick dog) and ATD (Advanced Trick Dog) Titles!
September 2012: Maverick passes his C.L.A.S.S. BA with Honors for a BA title at 5 months old! Way to go Mav!
May 2012: After the longest eight weeks of our lives, our new baby Maverick is home!