Saturday, December 20, 2008

A New Star is Born!


We cannot be more proud of our little Fergus (Joska Forgetmenot Idealist). At his first show out (Dec 14th) at the age of 6 months, Fergus wins 3 points (BOW) and move all the way up to a BEST PUPPY IN SHOW in stiff puppy competition!!! Way to go Fergus!! Thank you to Jodi Allward (Winterbourne Whippets) for once again doing an amazing job handling one of our dogs. Fergus is out of our Polish Import Pol.Can.Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride out of our Can.Ch.Forgetmenot Famously.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Introducing...

Joska Forgetmenot Idealist "Fergus"


For more details (more pictures, pedigree, etc) visit my web site. Click "Our Dogs" then his name.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

K litter born!!


Here they are born August 12th! 7 puppies (5 boys and 2 girls) out of Ch. Sporting Fields Hot Topic and Can.Ch. Forgetmenot Exquisite. Colours are as follow: 3 black & white: 2 boys and one girl --- 2 irish marked brindle: 2 boys --- 1 parti-colour: a girl 1 --- mostly white: a boy.
Mom "Adele" is doing fantastic and she is a great caring mom! We are really happy!

Monday, July 28, 2008

New American Champion!

Our "Zeke" or Am.Can.Ch. Forgetmenot Guardian Angel is now American champion!! Zeke finished quickly in less than 2 months of showing in the USA with Shelley Kruger (Fanfare whippets). This was done with 2 Supported entry/Specialty Best In Sweeps and 3 majors.
Thank you Shelley for doing a great job handling Zeke and taking such good care of our boy!
Zeke is by Am.Ch. Plumcreek Hollowell Go Forth and our own CanCh.Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Good bye Ketil!

It was 5 short months that went by at an incredible speed... It all started while surfing the internet. As soon as I saw picture of Ketil, it was love at first sight. When I saw his pedigree I knew I needed to have this dog here with me. I was fortunate enough that both his owners entrusted me with him. They are lovely ladies and it was a delight to work with them! It was 5 months filled with lots of action! Ketil came in Canada as a "boy" and he left as a "man"!!! :-) He kept us very busy with shows and breeding scheduling 7 days a week! Everybody was involved in his show career, or wanted to know his latest achievements. Friendship I had before are now even stronger. I could have never done it without Jodi and Kim. They were Ketil's greatest supporters!
But our biggest blessing was to share 5 months of our life with his unique personality. Ketil is the epitome of self-confidence, calmnest and intelligence. It's hard to explain in few words. You have to live with him to understand what I mean. This dog has a strong aura which I have never encountered before... Now we understand why his owners see him as a very special dog!! He will be missed greatly here....


Sunday, June 29, 2008

A Day to Remember!!!!!!!!!

3 great memorable events happened yesterday (June 28, 2008) for myself and Forgetmenot whippets!!!!!

1) Our handsome Polish import "Ketil" finished his Canadian championship in GRAND style by winning Winners Dog at the Canadian Whippet National under sighthound specialist Helen Brettel, Lost Creek Kennel, USA!! Thank you Jodi for an impeccable job handling Ketil!!!

2) Our Finnish export "Marlon", Fin.Ch. Forgetmenot Flying Star (Ch. Plumcreek Come Fly With Me x Ch. Be The One at Forgetmenot) was awarded BOB, Best in Group and BIS #2 under Paula Bochman-Chato ( Baghdad Salukis) Australia!!! Marlon's daughter Play a While Littala was awarded BOB puppy and BIS #3 puppy!!! His other daughter C'mere Icy Crystal was 3rd best bitch!!! We are so proud of Marlon achievement, especially as a sire of note. Pictures below are Marlon (top) and his daughter Littala (bottom).



3) And finally, our "Zeke" Ch. Forgetmenot Guardian Angel (Ch. Plumcreek Hollowell Go Forth x Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter), was shown at the South-Central specialty where he was awarded Best In Sweepstake (judge name to come) shown and conditionned by Shelley Kruger (Fanfare Whippets). Thank you Shelley!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Zeke's first points in THE US


Zeke (Can Ch. Forgetmenot Guardian Angel) is doing very well in the US with Shelley Kruger (Fanfare Whippets). Shown 2 times already, Zeke earns the points each times! Thank you so much Shelley for taking such good care of Zeke! We look forward to the summer shows!

Forgetmenot J litter is born!!

J litter is born on June 11th! Another large litter of 11 puppies! 6 boys and 5 girls born through c-section! Everybody is very healthy and mom is absolutely amazing. We cannot be more proud! Father is our handsome Polish import Pol.Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride and mom is our ultra feminine Plumcreek Moondance. To see pedigree of this litter, click the puppy page.
Top picture below is the girls, bottom picture below is the boys.



Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Forgetmenot "I" litter is born!

Forgetmenot "I" litter was born yesterday June 2nd! 9 healthy puppies (7 boys and 2 girls) were born out of Luciole (Ch. Forgetmenot Famously) and Ketil (Pol.Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride). We look forward to see how those pups grow as this is a very special litter for us: Luciole being Marlon's sister. Marlon (Fin.Ch. Forgetmenot Flying Star) is our Juliette x Christopher son who resides in Finland and is proving to be an excptional sire for the Scandinavian breeders.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Zeke is now in the US

Zeke or Can Ch. Forgetmenot Guardian Angel (Am.Ch.Plumcreek Hollowell Go Forth x Can.Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter) will spend the summer with Shelley Kruger (Fanfare Whippets) where he will be shown to gain is US championship! Watch for results on this blog. Good luck Shelley and Zeke!!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New pictures from H litter at 4 weeks!



Please go on my web site and click on the "Puppy" page to access the link to puppy pictures from Forgetmenot H litter. Pictured above is Forgetmenot The Huntress at 3.5 weeks of age.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Another major for Ketil!

Today we got a great news: our Polish import Ketil (Pol. Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride) won Winners Dog for a 3 point major at the Holland Michigan KC, in Kalamazoo, MI under judge Mrs Carol Spritzer!!!!!
We are extatic! Ketil now has 12 points and getting closer to complete his championship!
Ketil was shown by our dear friend Jodi Allward (Winterbourne Whippets). Thank you Jodi for making Ketil looks so amazing!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

H litter: pictures at 2 weeks

Pictures of the H litter are now published on my web site. Click Puppy, then you will see the link for puppy pictures under the announcement for the H litter. Sire of this litter is our beautiful Polish import PolCh. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride and dam is Can.Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter. Pictured above is Forgetmenot Hall of Fame at 2 weeks.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Here they are: born April 27th!

On April 27th Maya (or Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter) gave birth to 6 girls and 4 boys! Proud father is the handsome Ketil (or Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride).

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Zeke at 15 months


Our boy Zeke (Ch. Forgetmenot Guardian Angel) is pictured here at 15 months of age. Zeke is out of Taylor (Ch. Plumcreek Hollowell Go Forth) and Maya (Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter). Pictures taken today.


Friday, April 18, 2008

Recognized by well-respected whippet authority!!!


On March 14th our Polish import Ketil (Pol. Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride) was awarded Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex under well-respected whippet authority Mr. Bo Bengtson. This show was held in Louisville Kentucky, USA and Ketil defeated 65 whippets to earn 5 point majors!!! We cannot be more proud of this dog. This win confirmed that we took a wise decision when we decided to bring Ketil in Canada to enhance our breeding program! Thank you to his numerous ringside fans for so many positive comments!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Austin at 1 year: looking promising!!


Austin (or Taraly Cannot Forget Me, imp. France) will be 1 year in 2 weeks! We are very excited to look at this charming boy mature!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Ketil first litter is born!

Ketil first litter was born this week on March 25th... TEN (6 + 4) healthy and colourful babies are born out of the lovely Pink (Ch. Cariad's Get The Party Started)!!! Most of them are parti-coloured and 3 are irish marked like their daddy. Top picture below are the 6 girls, then underneath are the 4 boys.



Thursday, March 6, 2008

4 points major already!!

In February 2008, second time out in the USA, our Ketil earns a 4 point major at the Indiana KC under Joan Urban!!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Puppies!!!


Our beautiful "Maya" (Can.Ch. Willabe Forgetmenot I Matter) was bred to our handsome "Ketil" (Pol.Ch. Tylko Ty Viking's Pride). Puppies are due around April 27th. For more info and pedigree visit our web site.

Welcome to Canada!


Forgetmenot Whippets is pleased to present this magnificient stallion of a dog to the whippet
fancy. “Ketil” offers an exceptional pedigree, combining some of the best lines from Scandinavia, USA and Ireland combined with presence, beauty and type.

Respected sighthound judge Espen Engh’s official critique (Szczecin's Int’l Dog show - Poland): "Big, strong and masculine, very attractive,
... masculine head, excellent neck, excellent angulation on both ends, deep chest, stands over plenty of ground, can move very well when
his handler allows."

Ketil will be shown to both his US and Canadian titles before returning to Europe in July 2008 where he will be shown at the World Dog Show, the Swedish Whippet Club National Show and Swedish Sighthound Club Specialty in Stockholm, Sweden.

For full pedigree and more pictures, please visit our web site.