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 SoftMaple Curly Coated Retrievers
CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF, CHIC CR-536G27M-T
OFA cardiac, CERF, GSDIIIa clear
Jet is co-winner of the CCRCA annual Field Trophy in 2001, and winner of the Field trophy 2003.
(The Sarona Jacob of Marvadel & Sarona Sam of Marvadel Memorial Field Trophy)
Jet qualifies in Novice B both Days at the 2001 CCRCA National Specialty and earns his WCX and CGC
Jet earns his first MH pass Oct 2002, earning his CCRCA WCQ
Jet is owned by Mary Fowler
Betty finished her CH with 3 majors, but her real star quality is in the quality puppies she produced. My foundation bitch. Betty had 2 litters at SoftMaple, easily earning her ROM and ROMX. Betty passed along many of her wonderful characteristics and her wonderful temperament. Among her titled offspring to date she has 10 Conformation Champions; 6 Junior Hunters; 7 WC's; One Senior Hunter, Three CCRCA WCX's, One NAHRA Started Retriever; 2 Companion Dogs, One Novice Agility Dog; One Novice Agility Jumpers With Weaves; 1 AKC Open Agility titled dog; 2 Therapy Dog Internationals; 3 CGC's, 1 UKC CD, 2 UKC CH, one working on his Master Hunter level in field, and many more that are pointed or well on their way to a field or agility title. Her father, BISS Ch. Ptarmigan Walk The Wild Side, was a multi group placer who won first AKC recognized CCR National Specialty (1994)
Ch.Riverwatch DesertWind ROM CR-EL30
CR-429E24M, CERF Loki is a Conformation Champion, trained to a CD level and although not hunted is very birdy with good marking ability. His father Ch. Karakul Trademark ROM CR-199G29M-T, CERF Ivan was a Multi Group placer, brother to BIS BISS CH Karakul Titan ROM. Titan was the first Curly to have over 60 group placements. He won the National Specialty three times, and was the second curly to win a Best In Show.
Loki's Mom, BISS CH Ptarmigan Gail At Riverwatch CD WC CGC TT TDI National BOB 93,97,98,99 CR-EL10-T CR-336F28F-T, CERF Tempest has 100 group placements; Westminster BOB 7 years. National Spec. BOB 4 times; Top group placing curly of all time in US to Date; #1 Curly 92,94,95,96,97 and to date; Top group winning curly of all time in US. Tempest is a great all around curly. She excelled in the show ring, yet has loads of field drive. Her Sire, BIS Ch. Summerwind's Charles Dickens CD, WC, TDI, HOF National BOB 1989 CR-208F24M, is the first curly to go Best In Show
BISS Ch. Ptarmigan Walk The Wild Side CR-339G26M-T, CERF. Teddy was a multi group placer who won first AKC recognized CCR National Specialty (1994) Teddy is the sire of the first female curly coated retriever in the breed's history to reach the title of Master Hunter and 2nd Master Hunter over all in the breed. Many of his wonderful qualities can be seen in his grandson Jet.
Follow a litter of puppies from birthday until they go to their new homes. The diary contains lots of pictures, tips on puppy rearing, some breed specific information,
and lots of information on the care of any breed of dog.
I started doing an on-line puppy diary since many of the people that would be getting one of my pups would not be able to travel here to see the pups. I did not
want
to put a bunch of cute puppy pictures online, and encourage anyone to have a litter just because they wanted to see cute puppies! Breeding dogs, if done the right
way, is a lot of work. Lost sleep and sometimes heartache. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to raise a litter of puppies. Once I started doing The Puppy
Diary, I realized I had a captive audience. These people logged on every day to see the pictures, and read what was happening. I used this opportunity to cram as
much education into each day as I could. Health, Coat issues, grooming, feeding, socializing, vet care, puppy evaluations, shipping puppies.... you name it! I tried
to
put it in The Diary. It was suggested that I make it into a book. Well here it is! There are 560 pictures and over 300 pages of living with and watching one litter
grow up. I am sure may conscientious, caring breeders raise litters similar to the way I do. Its is a good look into the time, money, commitment it takes to
bring
up a litter of pups. Some of the things that go on behind the scenes, that the eventual puppies owners (family), never realize go into the litter.
Enjoy my litter as I see them. Day to day
Contents
Breeding beyond boundaries.
How many times have your gone to the National or a large regional dog show to check
out prospective studs and been disappointed in the lack of choices? Sometimes nothing
you see complements the bitch you have. With today’s shrinking world, there are more
options open to breeders. One of those options is using an over seas stud.
With the improvements in storing frozen semen, collecting and shipping fresh chilled
semen, and newly lifted quarantines; your breeding choices don’t have to be confined to
your geographic area.
When using an overseas stud, you must often rely on pictures, video and word of mouth
of people who have met the dogs in person. But this is the case with many US studs
where you may not have had the opportunity to meet the dog in person. Or even the case
of having only seen the dog as an adolescent and you do not know how he has matured. I
was fortunate to deal with breeders and owners who were very helpful in supplying
whatever I wanted to do my research on potential overseas studs. This included pictures
of the dog, his parents, siblings, and any offspring he may have had on the ground.
Videotapes of the dog and relatives. Talking with other breeders overseas who have used
the particular dog, or close relatives of his in their breeding programs.
I have had experience sending a bitch overseas for a natural breeding. This can’t always
be done if the country still has quarantine laws in effect. My latest litter was a result of
fresh chilled semen sent from overseas. You can still run into problems with customs and
language barriers resulting in delays. Timing is everything when using fresh chilled
semen. Even a day’s delay can mean the difference between having a litter and not. It
did take a bit more planning to make sure it all came off smoothly. With fresh chilled,
you should decide before hand on what kind of extender you will use, and what type of
shipping container it will be transported in. A test collection and storage of the stud is a
great idea. That way you know how many days his semen will live. Not all dogs are
alike, and not all dogs semen react to the extender and chilling the same.
Everything you need to register such a litter is clearly explained on the AKC website. I
am currently bringing in frozen semen from overseas to store in the US. This has its pros
and cons. With Frozen semen you don’t have to worry about the timing of shipping, as
you can have it on hand months or years in advance of the breeding. One of the
drawbacks of frozen semen is with the shorter life span, either surgical or transcervical
insemination is recommended over vaginal insemination.
With the use of fresh chilled and frozen semen, you do have the potential for higher
breeding costs with the addition of progesterone testing, collection, storage and
insemination fees. You also have the potential for decreased litter size in some cases.
Finding and using the right stud for your bitch isn’t about producing a huge litter. Its
about producing a few quality dogs that fulfil the goals you have for the breeding and the
resulting offspring. Article written by Cathy Lewandowski for the Curly Coated Retriever breed column in the AKC Gazette
SoftMaple litters health clearances:
#1 Am/Can Ch Pasha N'Charwin's Black Jack,Am/Can WC ROM CR-200G26M, CR-314 X CH Avanti's Best Bet CD CGC ROMX
CR-CA12/56F/C-ECHO, CR-483, CR-408E24F
#2 CH Riverwatch Desert Wind ROM CR-EL30, CR-429E24M X CH Avanti's Best Bet CGC ROMX CD CR-CA12/56F/C-ECHO, CR-483,
CR-408E24F
#3 CH, HR Elflock-Ranah's Rising Son WC WCX WCQ JH CD CR-549, CR-426G37M X CH Charwin Even Song JH WC WCX CD CGC
CR-CA22/41F/C, CR-480F35F, CR-489
#4 Luxembourg Champion, Dutch,VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A(Finland), B1(Holland) X
CH
Mathel Felicitation ROM CR-CA3/38F/C, CR-453G24F,CR-497 (For this litter, I shipped Bumper overseas for the breeding, so the stud has his foreign country
of origin hip score equivalent.)
#5 Ch SoftMaple's O' Dark Thirty JH SH MH WC WCX WCQ CD CGC HOF CR-536G27M-T OFA cardiac, CR-685 X CH Charwin Evensong WC WCX JH
CD
CGC CR-CA22/41F/C, CR- 480F35F, CR-489
#6 CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI CR-753sired by Jet CH SoftMaple's O' Dark Thirty JH
SH MH CD WC WCX WCQ CGC CR-536G27M-T cardiac, CR-685
#7 SJCH SUCH Ringlets Constant Wind Cardiac clear, eyes clear, hips A/B to CH SoftMaple's Fairway Explorer CGC CR-CA74/16F/S-PI CR-EL98F28-PI
CR-642G28F-PI, CERF (This litter is the product of an imported semen breeding using shipped-cooled semen from Sweden, so the male has his foreign country of
origin health checks.)
#8 CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI CR-753 sired by CH Aberbran Bar Von Bern JH WC
OFA good; CR-608G24M-PI CR-CA123/37M/P-PI CERF
We at SoftMaple have been active in showing and breeding pure bred dogs since 1979. Active in Curly Coated Retrievers since 1993. We do not earn our income
from the sale our puppies. For me raising a litter is a very rewarding, time consuming and expensive passion. When I breed a litter, I focus on the whole dog. I don't
breed to whatever stud is nearby, or to whatever stud is winning in the showring, regardless or health or if he would complement my bitch. We are breeding for
healthy, sound, highly trainable, versatile dogs without compromising the correct structure and breed type set out in the standard.
 SoftMaple Litter Page  Home of the First Curly AKC NA, OA and AX. Home of the First curly USDAA AD. Breeder of the first AKC Master Hunter with an AKC Championship Jet is the sire of two multi-group placing daughters.
 Information on our next litter
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Jet earns his Senior Hunter title July 2001!
