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Biscuit ~ the start of it all!

It was 1983 and my pet cat had died. I wanted another pet but my boyfriend (now my husband) was allergic to cats. I did some research and was told by an allergist that a few breeds of dogs were considered non-allergenic. The mini schnauzer was one of them. I remembered a mini from my old neighborhood growing up and thought that would be a nice sized house dog. Not knowing exactly where to start looking for one, I called local vets and finally had one recommend a breeder in the region. He cared for her dogs and he said they were nice. I called her and she had an

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upcoming litter that was not completely spoken for yet. When we went to visit her she showed us pictures and ribbons from her days in the show ring years before. I barely noticed as all I wanted was a puppy! When that litter was born we came home with a black girl puppy we named Biscuit. Even though she was clippered for her entire life, she was jet black .She had beautiful color! The longer I lived with Biscuit, the more hooked I got on this breed. Biscuit lived to the ripe old age of 14 1/2 and waits for us at the bridge.

When I lost Biscuit, I knew I wanted a well-bred pet to add to our household. I did TONS of research on-line and I found Bonnie Keyes of Maplewynd who I bought Lacey from in 1998  and who we sadly lost in July of 2009. Then I added Gus who came from John Constantine of Adamis in 2003.

 

By this time the show bug was nibbling at me and I had started attending dog shows in 2000. The Montgomery County Kennel Club All-Terrier Specialty was becoming an annual pilgrimage!

 

I joined the American Miniature Schnauzer Club in 2003 and my local all-breed the Tioga County Kennel Club the next year.

I finally decided to try my hand in conformation showing and I was so fortunate because my friend Sheila Marks of Essex was planning her first litter. Her bitch Allie (CH. Royalcourt Cafe Royale) had a lovely litter that produced 2 show potential pups, one of which was to become my girl. I named her Essex Riversong Talk Out Loud (Gabby). Gabby's pedigree.

 

I flew down to Florida to pick up my puppy in April of 2006.

 

Once we got home, I drove to Buffalo where Carla Borrelli (Carbor Miniature Schnauzers) started to teach me how to roll her coat.

 

I started taking handling classes and was looking forward to showing Gabby in a local match on Memorial Day! I was hooked!

Bonnie Keyes had now become a great friend and mentor and she gave me tons of great advice and tips on everything from handling to grooming. Wade Bogart of Sumerwynd was also a great help in helping me fine tune my grooming and taught me much about structure and movement.

 

I knew that it was very hard to finish your first dog to it's AKC Championship, and that it was very possible that I would need to put her with a handler to finish her. But I REALLY wanted to do it myself. After many shows, some disappointments along the way, I am proud to say that I finished her all by myself in the spring of 2008. What an incredible thrill!

 

I was ready for the next step. I found a lovely sire, had all the appropriate health testing done on Gabby and she has now has had her first litter of puppies! I kept the best puppy to show and her name is Riversong Talk-n About Broadway (Mia). Mia’s first show was as a 6 month old puppy at our National Specialty at the Montgomery County Kennel Club show in Philadelphia in Oct. 2009.

 

 

 

~News Flash~

 

We finished Mia’s quest for her AKC Championship at the Sussex Hills Kennel Club show in NJ on 9-4-11 completely out of the Bred-By class! If all goes to plan I’ll breed

Mia next spring.

 

 

 

 

 

Mia’s Pedigree

Link to Mia’s  PedigreePoint

   ~Mia~

 

      Ch. Riversong Talk'n About Broadway

 

  Mia is my keeper puppy from Gabby's litter.

  She is a real firecracker and we have a ball in the ring! Below is Mia at 6 months old at our 1st show.