the PYRWILD A-Litter

After many, many years of planning & dreaming the PYRWILD A-Litter came into fruition !  This was an outcross (FR x PL) litter that has a pedigree that is full of exceptionally talented working + sport dogs.  You can see all about it on the A-Litter page along with the weekly updates & photos.

I am so proud of my special-special French girl Onnea for creating these amazing puppies & being such a wonderful mother.  It was an absolute joy to raise these puppies & I couldn’t be more proud of them.  They have excellent type which showed from a young age – along with really beautiful heads.  They were lively and vigorous from the day they were born.  They loved to play and explore with confidence & curiosity.  There was no doubt how special these puppies are and just how bright their futures would be ! 🌟

The dynamic duo is PYRWILD Astro Action “Axl” the sweet little black boy & PYRWILD Altered State “Astra” the sassy little harlequin girl.

 

2022 Recap

A little late posting this recap (what a shocker, haha)… it was a quieter year as far as competing went.  After a really terrible experience at an agility trial early on in the year we stopped trialing agility in the PNW.  Instead, focused on obedience with Zae & did other fun things like FastCat + herding.  The dogs went up to WA for AKC herding instinct tests & also did some herding lessons in summer/early fall.  The big news of the year was that Midna came home from France (after a long wait !) & that Onnea was bred + had her puppies.  Having a litter has been a big thing in planning for nearly a decade now & the A-litter did not disappoint. ❤️


Zae
⭐️ Rally Excellent (RE)
⭐️ CDX w/ 1st place win (CDX)
⭐️AKC Obedience Classic invite (Open level)
⭐️BCAT w/ a PB of 23.4 mph
⭐️Herding Instinct certification (HIT)

MACH Gandalf du Mourioche CDX RE HIT MJB MXB T2B NF BCAT CGCA TKP VPP DN LIO PKQT

Onnea
⭐️Rally Excellent (RE)
⭐️120/150 pts towards her BCAT
⭐️Earned her Silver Versatility award for Pyrsheps
⭐️Started in herding & passed 1 instinct test
⭐️Had babies !  (A- litter)

MLIOCH Penny dite Onnea du Champ d’Onix RE OA NAJ CGCA TKP VPB LI-I

Midna
⭐️Came home from France !
⭐️Started training in herding, agility & french ring

Tempete Bleue du Merle Bleu de l’Autan

Bienvenue Midna !!

Introducing Tempete Bleue du Bleu Merle de l’Autan 💜  Tempete means ‘Storm’ and is very dear to me.  She is called Midna after the character in the Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess.  It is a name I had picked out for many years & it fits her perfectly!

After a long wait, and a long journey, Midna is home from France!   She is 4 months old – the soonest she was allowed to fly home due to new airline requirements.  I couldn’t be happier she’s finally here.  I am very grateful for her breeders for welcoming me into their home & sending this special girl home with me.  It was a very nice visit in France full of really nice experiences & lots of good food.  Her breeders have done an exceptional job raising her & the results really show!  I look forward to wherever our journey together takes us.

Midna comes from a long line of working dogs, including lots of herding dogs, tracking dogs, agility and even has Grimm War as her great grandpa who competed in ring sport (bitework/obedience).  Midna’s dad Pitt-Choun, mother Mosca and grandma Javah work sheep daily.  They are excellent workers and it was a joy to see them all in action with their sheep, each with their own style.  Mosca also won best open female at the French breed national in 2019 – a huge accomplishment!  Pitt was the 2nd place intermediate male at the 2021 breed national & one of the most handsome FR males I’ve seen!  His personality is super cool too.  Midna’s parents have really excellent type, nice confident temperaments and really good drives.  It was very nice to meet them & spend time with them.

I absolutely adore her parents & grandma.  I have admired them for quite some years and after meeting them I like them even more!  I feel very lucky to get to share life with this incredible little puppy.  & if all goes well, she will be added into my breeding program when she’s older and passed her health testing.

The little one handled the travel like a pro & was happy and confident to walk thru the busy Paris airport, unphased by everything the whole journey.  She hasn’t missed a beat since leaving France & is already quite settled at home.  Merci beaucoup Joelle & J-Luc for everything! 😘

 

Lure coursing !

The skipskaps had their first lure coursing (AKC fastcat) competition this past weekend and they had a blast !! Here are some photos of them flying after the ‘bunny’ 💕 Hoping to get their Bcat’s eventually.

In other news, Onnea finished her last two Rally Excellent legs, earned her RE title and is now eligible for her Pyrshep Versatility Silver award !  So proud of her.

Looking forward to her puppies later this fall.  I am currently taking a waiting list for those that are interested.  Don’t hesitate to reach out !