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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! |
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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!
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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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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!
