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Abelard has bred many dogs that are owned by others but are titled as champions, agility dogs, obedience dogs, etc. This is our tribute to them. (currently under construction)
When I became discouraged with the show scene and doubted the possibility of finishing this fine girl, new owners Ken Matthews and Suzanne Rapier took her on as a project! To say that the tears rained when she finished her championship as a six-year-old at the Evergreen Golden Retriever Club Specialty under respected breeder-judge Jon Chase would be an understatement. I will be eternally grateful to Ken and Suzanne for believing in her, for going the extra mile, and helping get Scully the attention she so deserved. A little bird told me that Scully is now expecting miracles of her own...congratulations!!
"Tai" Tai finished his championship in grand style, with three 5-point majors, shown to perfection by Joanna Matthiesen. Tai is a substantial, deeply colored Golden with breathtaking movement and style dripping from every pore. He is now owned by long-time friend Jan Muravez, who was kind enough to send him "home" for a couple of weeks to be bred to our lovely Brett (hoping for puppies in October). Tai and his sister Salsa are by Am-Can Ch. Chuckanut's Northern Exposure, OS, SDHF our of Am-Can Ch. Balmoral's Hot Legs at Abelard, OD. Tai is OFA Excellent and has all of his clearances. For more information about breeding to him, please contact his owner directly at raveongr@hotmail.com.
"Salsa" Salsa (Tai's beautiful sister) is owned by Pam Hird of Snowtree Goldens. Her show career was nothing less than phenomenal, and she has the distinction of being Abelard's first Show Dog Hall of Fame bitch. She is a multiple specialty-winner with many best of breed and Group wins. She was also Mile-Hi GRC's Show Bitch of the Year.
"Griffey" This gorgeous boy has won specialties in both the U.S. and Canada. Griffey is owned by the Hachtels of Kiros Goldens (kirosgoldens@juno.com). Griffey is Scully's littermate and the son of Ch. Boitano's Band on the Run to Abelard (our own Quest) and Am-Can Ch. Balmoral's Hot Legs at Abelard. Griffey is what you see in this picture -- a beautiful example of breed type with wonderful depth of body, fluid movement, great layback and lovely length of neck. You can find his pedigree here: http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=73898/
"Robbie" Robbie is a full brother to Griffey and Scully, pictured above. He is owned by Jackie and Marc Kupau and Shari Fukuyama, and Shari put the majority of specialty and Group wins on this worthy gentleman, making him the first male of our breeding to enter the Golden Retriever Club of America's Show Dog Hall of Fame. It's always exciting to have one of our dogs win under a respected breeder-judge, and here is Robbie taking a Specialty Best of Breed under Jeffrey Pepper. For more information on Robbie, you can contact his owners directly at chowz@hawaii.rr.com.
"Webster" When Sally Anne Rowland contacted me for her first show puppy back in the summer of 2000, little did she know the journey she was undertaking. I'll never forget the frantic phone calls...when his tooth wouldn't fall out, when he wasn't eating enough...the kind of calls any brand-new show person makes. Sally Anne worked very hard, learned more lessons than she probably wanted to learn, and helped Webster achieve not only conformation but obedience titles as well! She is at the beginning of an exciting and successful road -- keep your eye on Circus Goldens! For more information on Webster or to contact Sally Anne directly, please visit www.circusgoldens.com.
"Taylor" Any time a puppy goes to Pam Hird, it is a very lucky baby indeed. Not only does she love her dogs completely, she invests the time and energy it takes to help them achieve their potential. In Taylor's case, she completed both her American and Canadian championships and took Reserve Winners Bitch at the California National with hardly any coat! This remarkable young girl recently had her first litter, and we are blessed to have Mickey from that breeding. Taylor is by Am/Can Ch. Chuckanut's Brasstime TD, JH, NA, NAJ, WC,VCX,OS,SDHF; Can TD,JH,WC,OS out of our foundation bitch Summer, Am/Can Ch. Balmoral's Hot Legs at Abelard, OD.
"Mister" Another lucky puppy residing at Snowtree Goldens with Pam Hird, Mister earned his Canadian championship in a weekend of shows that included a Best Puppy in Show, and his American championship with five majors before the age of two. Intelligent, energetic, handsome and with beautiful structure -- we just love Mister! His dad is the outstanding Am/Can Ch. Windrift's Just My Style, CD, and his mom Cokie was a beautiful example of breed type, a daughter of our own Quest. Whatever is next for Mister, you can be sure it will be fantastic. For more information on Mister, contact Pam Hird at Pam_Hird@nass.usda.gov.
"MacDuff" What a sizzling show career for this gorgeous boy! MacDuff is from the "Soap Opera" litter by Am/Can Ch. Chuckanut's Brasstime TD, JH, NA, NAJ, WC,VCX,OS,SDHF; Can TD,JH,WC,OS out of our foundation bitch Summer, Am/Can Ch. Balmoral's Hot Legs at Abelard, OD. Mac Duff's impressive wins include a "Best Puppy" at the Gunpowder Golden Retriever Specialty and a RWD from the 9-12 class at that same show. He finished in style, with back-to-back 4-point majors at Yankee and Ladies'. Considering he's the wrong color for the East Coast show ring. MacDuff is owned by our good friend Ellen McKenna at CompassRose Goldens. For more information, e-mail Ellen at ellenmckenna@comcast.net.
"Quest" OK, we didn't breed him but our boy Quest was his dad, so we're claiming him! (just kidding Bruce) One of my most exciting moments was when the respected breeder Bruce McLean from Australia chose to breed to our boy, Ch. Boitano's Band on the Run to Abelard, OS. This is one of the very special puppies from that litter, with breeder Bruce on the left and owner Kerrie O'Halloran on the right. Kerrie plans on working towards even more tracking titles with this gorgeous boy. Thank you, Bruce and Kerrie, from the bottom of my heart.
"Cooper" All right already! We didn't breed Cooper either, but he's another beautiful puppy out of Bruce McLean's "quest" litter that we are very proud of! Cooper now has a Best of Breed and Reserve Best of Breed in the Australian show world and is steadily moving towards his Australian championship. Everyone at Abelard is cheering him on LOUDLY! For more info on Bruce's beautiful Kingsgold dogs, visit www.kingsgold.net.
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Many more to come. I'm trying!
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Our Stars 
"Scully"
