**2006 has been a good year for Amahte! Some of the Boxing Day babies made thier show debuts! Dior finished #1 Ibizan Hound in
Canada & Tanji is half-way to her Championship! Faith is a Champion and also is a BISS winner! Eh is major pointed and almost done his
US Championship! Hunter is major pointed and group winning! Thank you to the many puppy owners for working so hard all year with these
pups!!
Not only have the babies done well in thier puppy careers, but Niles was also group winning and multi-group winning this past year---he was
shown very little but may finish #2 Ibizan for 2006!
Keilan & Draedon also did very well again in the Junior Handling and should again be invited to the Provincial finals!!
We are looking forward to 2007 and the many shows we have planned!
Dec 1/06 - NEW CHAMPION! Amahte's 2nd home-bred champ ~ "Faith" wins the breed to finish her Championship! She also made the cut in
group!! Congratulations to her owners on a wonderful puppy career!
Nov 17/06 - "Zodiac" wins WD and BOS for a 3-point major in Ocala, Florida!!
Nov 11-12/06 - Niles wins BOB and Dior wins Best Puppy In Group under judge Barb Beland. The next day Dior wins another Best Puppy In
Group under judge Val Hansen!!
Nov 5/06 - "Hunter"...Amahte's Corsair owned and shown by Gayle Beckhart won GROUP 1 from the Sr.Puppy class at the Cook Inlet show in
Alaska!! Big Thank-You to judge Dorothy Nickles!! This is great news considering Hunter was the only Ibizan entered and this was for a major!
This was also only Hunter's 3rd time in the ring!!!
Oct 29/06 - Dior wins Breed and Best Puppy In Group at The Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers show in Abbotsford, BC. Thank-you judge Lenora
Riddle from Florida and Dior's handler Penny Lewis!!
Oct 14/06 - Dior wins a Group 4 at the Camrose, Alberta shows under judge Lesley Hiltz from Washington! Big thanks to Diors handler Penny
Lewis!
Oct 7-9/06 - Dior wins 3 more Best Puppy In Groups at the Fort Garry Show in Winnipeg, Man. Thank you judges Terry Carter, Karen Doyle
and David Marcus!!
***This same weekend Eh wins a 4-point major going BOS over specials (one being his dad Dude) at the Cascade Hound Show in Ridgefield,
Washington!! The next day he goes BOW for another 2 points!!!
Sept 30-Oct 2/06 - Dior wins 2 Best Puppy In Groups at the Lloydminster Dog Show!
Thank-you judges Val Hansen and Donna Cole!
Sept 8-10/06 - Faith wins 2 Best Puppy In Groups at the Edmonton Kennel Club Shows. Faith also made the cut every day in the hound
group!! Thank you judges Maida Putterman and Fred Dewsbury for the puppy group wins!!
This same weekend "Eh"... Amahte's Heyday at BoDeans wins BOS at a show in Eugene, Oregon for another point towards his US
Championship!!
Sept 2-3 - Dior wins a Group 4 under judge R.W Taylor and presented beautifully by Penny Lewis, and then the next day Dior wins Group 1,
Best Puppy In Group and Best Puppy In Show under judge Guy Jeavons!!!
Aug 20/06 - Dior wins the breed and Best Puppy In Group uner judge Thora Brown at the Shamrock Kennel Club in Yorkton, SK
Aug 10-13 - What an amazing weekend!! Amahte now has its very first BISS winner...Amahte's Stand By Me or better known as "Faith". Faith is
owned by Ron and Rose Young of Calgary and myself. Faith won the specialty from the 6-9 month class at 7 1/2 mths old!! Faith also was
BPISS and Best Canadian Bred!!
"Niles" was BOS and "She" was Best Veteran!! "Dior" won the Specialties sweepstakes!!!
Big Thanks to our Specialty judge Ann Hennigan and our Sweepstakes judge Pat Wolfe!
In the All-Breed shows Dior won Breed 4 out of 7 shows and made the cut in a very tough hound group the one day, and then Sunday won Best
Puppy In Group!
Faith also won Best In Sweeps at the Manitoba Gazehound Specialty!!
"Tanji" was winners bitch 3 out of 7 shows and is now on 4 points!!
"Faith" was winners bitch 4 out of 7 shows and is now on 6 points!!
Aug 7 - Dior wins another Group 4 in a huge hound group at the Calgary AKC show under judge Dr.Richard Meen!!! Dior again beautifully
presented by Penny Lewis!!
Aug 6 - Dior wins Best Puppy In Specialty Show at the Foothills Gazehound Club show held in Calgary!!! Judge was Eugene Blake and
presented beautifully by Penny Lewis!!
And in Oregon today, "EH" wins Best In Breed over specials (one being his dad Dude)!!!!!!!
Aug 5 - Dior wins a Group 4 and Best Puppy In Group in a huge hound group at the AKC show in Calgary under judge Lester Mapes and
presented beautifully by Penny Lewis!!
And brother "Eh" wins WD and BOS in Oregon!!!!
July 28-30 - NEW CHAMPION!! "Dior" wins a Group 4 under judge Larry Kereluke to finish her Championship at 7 months and 2 days old!!!
This is Amahte's 1st home-bred champion!!!
This same weekend Niles wins a Group 3 under judge Barb Beland and a Group 1 under judge Tom Burke at the Southwest K & OC!!!!
July 21-23 - "Dior" wins breed all 3 days and a Group 3 at the Northwinds Dog Club Show!!!
July 14-16 - "Faith"...Amahte's Stand By Me...who is owned by Rose and Ron Young of Calgary, Alberta won 3 Best Puppy In Groups at the
Evelyn Kenny Dog Show!!!
Faith was formally known as Usa Girl!!
July 1-3 - The offical Amahte puppies show debut was a success!! The first day, Tanji goes Winners bitch and Best Puppy In Group for her 1st
Point! That same day, Dior wins Best in Sweepstakes (This is all-breeds!)
The next day, Dior goes Winners Bitch for her 1st point! And the third day Dior wins Best of Breed over a special for 2 more points!!
This same weekend in Redmond, Oregon, "Eh"...Amahte's Heyday at BoDeans wins winners dog the 1st day and Best of Winners the next for his
first 2 points towards his American Championship!!! Eh was formally known as Beige boy!!
June 23 - Dior beats out her sister Tanji for breed and wins Best Opposite in the Sanction Match at the Lethbridge Dog Show!
June 9 - Tanji beats out her sister Dior for breed and goes on to win Group 1 and Reserve Best In Match at the Sanctioned Match!!
May 28 - Niles wins Group 4 at the Band City Kennel Club show under David Marcus. Niles was expertly handled by my son Keilan who is 12
yrs old!!!
May 11 - Dior goes to Mid-Canada Dog Show in Winnipeg, Manitoba with handler Penny Lewis and wins Group 1 at the sanctioned match!!
May 6 - The Saskatchewan Junior Handling Provincial Finals for 2005 were held today. Keilan won the High Aggregate for the province. His
main show dog last year was Niles. In the finals Keilan was Reserve in the Jr. Novice class and Draedon was 3rd!!
In the All-Breed show, Niles won a Group 4 under Everett Mincey!!
Just recieved our envelope from Dogs in Canada of top Ibizans in Canada for 2005:
# 2 ~ Zodiac; # 3 ~ Niles; # 4 ~ Zen!! Amahte has 3 out of the 5 top Ibizans in Canada for 2005!
April 23/06 - Dior goes to her 1st Fun Match and wins 1st in the Hound Group!!
April 7/06 - Niles Wins Group 2 at the Battleford Dog Show under judge Tom Touzel!!
March 3-5/06 - Niles wins Group 3 and Group 4 at the PAKOC show. Thank-you judges Tom Alexander and Linda Kraft!!
March 1/06 - Dechado Hounds has officially been changed to "Amahte Ibizans"!!
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