CH “Pistol” is being awarded Winners Dog (a major) and Best Opposite Sex by judge Sr. Carlos Navarro at Yuma Kennel Club on November 26, 2004. The handler is Ric Plaut. Pistol finished his Championship 3 days later at Imperial Valley Kennel Club.
This is our dear CH “RAGS”. Rags is not only a Champion of the Show Ring but is also Champion of Our Hearts. This photo shows her finishing her Championship at Coyote Hills Kennel Club, July 19, 1998, Mike & Karen Kurtzner, professional handlers, showed Rags for us.
Sorry, we have no photos of Renata. If Mr Gutierez visits this page, please send us an e-mail if you have a photo.
CH “RICHY” is pictured here taking 1st in his class, Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best Puppy for a 4 point major at Contra Costa Kennel Club on June 11, 2000. The judge was Mrs. Loraine Boutwell and our Richy’s handler was Karen Kurtzner.
This is CH “Ruffy” at one of his first shows, the Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley Specialty Show in April of 2006. He was awarded Best Puppy in Sweepstakes (Wirehaired Variety) by Judge Hal T. Biermann. Ruffy quickly finished his Championship and went on to place in the Group.
On the bottom is CH “Ruffy” at one of his first shows, the Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley Specialty Show in April of 2006. He was awarded Best Puppy in Sweepstakes (Wirehaired Variety) by Judge Hal T. Biermann. Ruffy quickly finished his Championship and went on to place in the Group.
This is CH “RUSTI” on the day she finished her Championship. Pat Slagal is the handler and the judge in the photo is Mr. Walt Shellinbarger. Rusti is the daughter of Best In Specialty Show & Best In Show Winner CH VON SCHLEGEL’S LIL BOBBI SUE MW. Rusti is the dam of our CH VAL-JEAN’S BARBIE DOLL MW, ROM. We thank Jean Coyne for placing some of her nicest doxies with us.
CH SHOOTER finished his AKC Championship on the second day of a family vacation. Our daughter, Jennifer Groves and two of our grandkids, Casey & Hollie, traveled thru central California and the Sierras with us in between dog show weekends. Jen’s husband had to work so he missed out on Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. The kids, Shooter and all the other doxies that we had with us were all good travelers and it was a delightful trip. Shooter is pictured with Ric Plaut, PHA (our handler) and the judge that awarded him his last major win, Mrs. T. F. Powers. The show was Kern County Kennel Club on April 3, 2005.
CH Star, called “Fred” by handler Ric Plaut, PHA (“I won’t call him ‘Star’, that’s a girl’s name'”– I believe is how Ric phrased it) is pictured finishing his AKC Championship at Canada Del Oro Kennel Club. The judge in the photo, Mr. Ed Gilbert Jr., Star/Fred his last major. Ric’s right, we can’t call him Star since he is THE MAN, but he is still a star of our hearts!
This red miniature wirehaired Dachshund is CH “STORY”. After he finished his Championship we sold him to Joan Saario in Idaho.
Just a few weeks before we put him on the airplane we bred him to one of our lovely girls, NUFOREST VELVET RAGS.
We kept two of the puppies, NUFOREST LONG STORY SHORT MW (we call him Shorty) and NUFOREST HAPLY EVER AFTER MW (Happy). Watch for Happy and Shorty’s names to be added on our Champions Page soon!!
We call him Tag. We are very proud that Tag finished his Championship and was awarded Best of Variety by Judge Patricia Trotter on June 15, 2003. Tag’s sister, NUFOREST RED RAG TOP MS is just beginning her show career. Watch for her!
