| My husband, Bill, and I started showing dogs in 1962. Our first show dog was a Doberman Pinscher, Tara Brandy of Highcrest. Our mentors were Norton and Betty Moore, who taught us good sportsmanship and to give back to the sport what we learned along the way. We try hard to carry that banner. We bred and exhibited Dobes for 16 years. We owned Ch. Beowulf von Tannenwald (Kip), sired by Ch. Ambradobe's Choirmaster out of Ch. Kay Hill's Witch Soubretta (who for a long time was the top producing bitch in the history of the breed). We also bred Ava Danica Hartmann, U.D. who was High in Trial at the Doberman Pinscher Club of America National Specialty back in the late 60's. |
| In 1975 we got our first Schipperke, a male named Ch. Karatchne Zeno of Harvalu (Zeno). He was intended to be our son's dog, but when time came for Zeno to go in the ring, Billy was usually nowhere to be found, so our daughter, Sherry, age 6 at the time, started taking him in the ring. The first thing she did with him was a Group 4 at the Nolan River KC under Maxine Beam. Shortly thereafter we rescued a Schipperke bitch from going to the pound. She became Ch. Land's Havoc of Harvalu, C.D. (Windy), Sherry's constant companion for 14 years. Windy was sired by Ch. Skipalong Gadget out of High Mount's Folly. Sherry finished Windy's championship when she was barely 8 years old, she won a Specialty with her when she was 9, put a C.D. on her when she was 10 (in 3 straight shows!) and by the time she was 12, she had bred 5 champions out of her. Over the years, about 20 Schipperkes have been finished by us. Most were bred by us but several were bred by others. Our line is basically Skipalong. We owned Ch. Perkie's Piccolo Pete (Pete), bred by Fran Griggs even though he didn't carry the Skipalong name. Pete and Ch. Chestara's Devils Rain (Damon) were our foundation sires. Pete was sired by Ch. Skipalong Drum Major and lived to be 15. We also had his half sister, Ch. Clover Dell's Briquette. |
| In 1987 Bill fell in love with a little red Pomeranian fluffball owned by Olga Baker and badgered Olga for a whole year before she and Darrell finally consented to let Bill show him - "Only until he gets 1 point", said Darrell. Well the rest is history. Chief never got that 1 point - he got 2, 3 and 4 points on his way to his championship, but never that ONE, so he never went home. Chief was our introduction to Pomeranians and that little 2.5 pound guy hooked us for life. We lost him in 1995 but his legacy lives on in his kids. To date he has sired 9 champions and several obedience titled offspring. We dressed him in a new costume (custom-made by my stepmom) at every DFW Pom Club spring specialty for years. He became a legend and people drove for hundreds of miles to see what he was going to be dressed as next! |
| Naturally we eventually added a Pom bitch to the household. Her name was Chestara's Charming Rhapsody (Brandi), sired by Chief's very famous full brother, Ch. Great Elms Prince Charming II, who was Best in Show at Westminster in 1988. Brandi became our foundation Pomeranian bitch. |
| After many years of professional handling, we both got our AKC judges license. Bill judged Alaskan Malamutes, Doberman Pinschers and Junior Showmanship. I judge Dalmatians, Schipperkes and Junior Showmanship. I am also an ASCA and ARBA judge. Presently I own two Schipperkes, Chestara's Rambling Rose, CGC (Rose) and her grandmother, Ch. Chestara's Blackout Bingo (Bingo). Rose is sired by Ch. De Lamer D'Artagnan out of Ch. Chestara's Candle In The Wind. Bingo is sired by Ch. Perkie's Piccolo Pete out of TJ's Classy Cricket. Raising a Schipperke puppy in a 37' motorhome was a challenge, but she has been in all of the lower 48 states except for Florida (plus Alaska and five Canadian provinces) - alot more than our daughter - and has hundreds of friends in campgrounds all over this country and Canada that know her by name. Now that she has a yard to run in it is much easier for her to run off her energy. I am happy to announce that Rose, her sire and at least one of her littermates have been tested for the newly discovered fatal Schipperke disease called MPS IIIB and were found to be normal. Bingo tested as a carrier. Rose was bred to Ch. Kleingaul's Clown O'Blackjack, who is also MPS IIIB normal, and whelped 1 male and 1 female on January 6, 2004. I am no longer breeding Pomeranians. If you are interested in a good Pomeranian, contact Lael Ellis at pppellis@joimail.com. There is a link to her website below, Peter Pan Pomeranians.. |
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| Links To My Favorite Sites |
| Club Affiliations |
Lone Star Schipperke Club Schipperke Club of America Schipperke Club of America Rescue & Health Foundation Good Sam Club Lifetime Member |
| This page last modified on August 10, 2008 |
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| NOTICE - If you have a Schipperke and are planning on breeding it or if you are looking for a Schipperke puppy, please be aware that there is a newly discovered, FATAL disease in the breed called MPS IIIB. Please do not buy any puppy whose parents have not been DNA tested and found to be normal or that the individual puppy has been tested if either parent is a carrier. Do not breed unless you have tested your dog or bitch and be sure the dog or bitch you are breeding to has been DNA tested and found to be normal. A normal can be bred to a carrier without producing any affected dogs, but ALL of the puppies in the resulting litter will have to be tested. Go to http://www.bonchien.com/schipsearch.html for more information on the disease. You can research pedigrees at this site also and check to see which dogs have been tested. |
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| Rose's daughter, Chestara's Spirit High Ridge (Molly), will be bred when she comes in season in the winter of 2008. Molly is MPS IIIB normal. Molly is a certified Therapy Dog with TDI, earning her certification in Tulsa, OK in March of 2008. |
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