So it looks like we will wait for Beauty to come back into season, which shouldn’t be long.

Vento and Beauty

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CH SR Curlygleann Kiwi Dream WC CGC TDI CR-677G24M-PI, CR-EL111M24-PI, CERF 03, 04, 08, OFA Cardiac clear, SN91060601, DOB May 2 2001, GSDIIIa #CCR202	NZCH Tani Cyber Space 0270723701 NZKC03126-1999 Hip Score 2:1=3	NZ CH NDOKI Matabele Warrior ANKC1572843 (IMP AUST) 1572843	Lizallwood Lucifer KCT2594901 T2594901T02 AVA Hip Score 3:4
			AUST CH Blazeaway Classic Lace C.D.X. T.D. 1337103
		Kotene Merlot NZKC06510-1997	NZCH Curlwyn Black Cheka QC NZKC01081-1989
			Tavistock Radiance NZKC 12750-1989
	Ch. Curlygleann Black Brena 0270723801 07623-1994 Hip Score 4:3=7 PennHip 60th%	Gr. Ft. Ch. Midisland Sinbahd 00855-1987 Hip 5:5=10	NZ CH & GFT CH Pukemere Mura Kuri QC. 00396-1982
			Ch FT CG Toakaha Atiamuri 00336-1983
		NZ CH Blazeaway Stormy Event IMP-AUST 1107959	Au CH Ladybrow Bolshan KCK0268102K04
			Au CH Blazeaway Quality Street S20420/91 249265
SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel CR-CA250/20F/C-PI, CR-897 2006, 2007, CR-823G26F-PI , CR-EL174F26-PI, CHIC Torre would be assumed clear of GSD based on the absence of the GSD mutation in both parents.	Boyerie Dese Maestro Music Please CR-CA148/24M/C-PI-ECHO CR-696G24M-PI CR-750 03,04, CHIC, GSDIIIa clear	Fin CH Caballus Mafiosa Hips B Eyes clear 20.02.04	Fin Ch Caballus Kestrel Hips A Eyes clear 20.09.03
			Int&Nord Ch NordW-94 SW-94, WW-98 Caballus Out for a Blaze
		CH Boyerie's Sweet Liberty CR-CA137/65F/C-PI CR-583 98,99,00,01,03,04 CR-531G27F-T CHIC	Am & Can Ch. Boyerie's Andouille O'Wits' End CR-449 93,95,96,97,98,98,98,99, CR-264G24M
			El Mack's Summerwind Electra CR-508 95,97,01 CR-405F31F-T
	CH Soft Maple's Gunflint Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI,CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, 05,	CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH CD TT CGC HOF WCQ CR-CA177/89M/C-PI-ECHO, CR-685, CR-536G27M-T, GSDIIIa clear, CHIC# 26208 Cardiac clear 1998	CH Riverwatch Desert Wind ROM CR-EL30, CR-429E24M, CR-564 97, CR-CA103/77M/C-PI, CHIC GSDIIIa clear
			CH Avanti's Best Bet CD CGC ROMX CR-CA12/56F/C-ECHO, CR-483 95,96,99,00, CR-408E24F GSDIIIa clear
		CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC Cardiac Clear, CERF CR-640G26F-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, GSDIIIa clear, CHIC	Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland)
			CH Mathel Felicitation ROM CR-CA3/38F/C CR-453G24F CERF

CH Soft Maple's Gunflint Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI,CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, 05, Beauty retired from the show ring this year with 19 group placements in just one year of showing. Beauty's father Jet, CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty JH,SH,MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF, is only the third Master Hunter in the breed. He is the first Master Hunter with an AKC Championship. Proving that beauty and brains go hand in hand. Jet earned his CD with class placements. Jet is co-winner of the CCRCA annual Field Trophy for 2002. Jet is winner of the 2003 CCRCA annual Field Trophy (The Sarona Jacob of Marvadel & Sarona Sam of Marvadel Memorial Field Trophy) Jet qualified for the Hall of Fame in 2004. Jet's grandmother, Tempest, BISS CH Ptarmigan Gail At Riverwatch CD WC CGC TT TDI HOF, was Best of Breed five times at the CCRCA National Specialty, and seven times Best of Breed winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Her father was the breeds first Best in Show Curly. Jet's grandfather, Teddy, BISS Ch. Ptarmigan Walk The Wild Side, was a multi group placer who won first AKC recognized CCR National Specialty (1994) Teddy is the sire of Jade, who was 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. Torre's great grand father Andre, Am & Can Ch. Boyerie's Andouille O'Wits' End CR-449 CR-264G24M, is the sire of a Best In show winning curly, and a number of group placing curlies, as well as the sire of the 1999 and 2002 Westminster Dog Show Best of breed winner, and the 2002 Westminster BOS. Andre was winner of the Stud Dog Class at the 2001 CCRCA National Specialty. 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. Ivan and Jack are half siblings, both out of Porsche. Ch. Avanti's Best Bet CD ,CGC, ROMX CR-CA12/56F/C CR-408E24F, CERF 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, one Master Hunter. Three CCRCA WCX's, One NAHRA Started Retriever; 3 Companion Dogs, One Novice Agility Dog; One Novice Agility Jumpers With Weaves; 1 AKC Open Agility titled dog; 4 Therapy Dog Internationals; 5 CGC's, 1 UKC CD, 2 UKC CH, and many more that are pointed or well on their way to a field or agility title. More pictures of dogs behind the pedigree Bob by Raewyne Pekin (NZKC Supplement) GFtCH Midisland Sinbhad owned by Kevin Carter, whelped 21.11.86 Kevin and Bob became instant companions, both enjoying hunting and trialing, but especially deer stalking and duck shooting. Their first duck shooting escapade came when Bob was five months old. Bob then began trialing, gaining all his challenge points in Retriever events only. His first Championship placing was at 15 months, a 2nd Aggregate at the Pahiatua Championship trial in 1988. His first challenge point was achieved on the 11th of September, 1988 at the Pointer and Setter Club Championship trial at Lake Rerewhakaaitu at the age of ten months old. He became a FtCh on the 21st of October 1990 when the South Auckland Gundog Club hosted the New Zealand Retriever Championships. He was only three years and 10 months old. Bob became a Grand Field Trial Champion on the 26th of January, 1992 at the Auckland and Regions German Shorthaired Pointer Club Championship trial when he was 5 years and 2 months old. He at present also holds the Waikato Retriever Championships Cup, which he has won 4 times consecutively. Bob at 6 years old (the time of this writing) holds 24 Challenge points, and is still a keen trialing dog and deer stalker CH & GFT CH Pukemere Mura Kuri By Gill Wise (NZKC Supplement) Chip, as he was known to all his mates, followed in his fathers pawsteps-becoming New Zealand's second dual Champion. His first win was in the Wairoa Allbreeds in February 1987 and he got his Grand Field Trial Champion title in October 1989. He impressively equaled first place in the South Island Retriever Championship, Easter 1988, placed third equal in the New Zealand National Championships Allbreeds and then won the North Island Allbreed Championship Easter 1989. In a little over 2 years time, he won 11 Retriever Championships, cementing his place amongst the cream of New Zealand Field trial dogs. The epitome of a retriever, Chip marked exceptionally well, ran straight and true to and from the game, had top ability and consistency. Chip once on a practice day proved his ability to run straight. The thrown bird had landed behind a fallen tree which was lying directly in the straight course from handler and the dog to the bird. The tree had a hole in it, exactly where the dog running true, had to negotiate it. Chip not only ran out straight through the hole, but even more amazingly he also returned via the same hole. Another quality which had helped Chip was his ability not to be distracted from the job at hand. On more than one occasion, he had performed stud duties and then gone on to win a trial the same day. Chip was also an excellent rough-shooting dog. Ron told us that one night he retrieved sixty-five ducks, but Ron didn't lay claim to shooting all of them. Chip, a medium size Curly, completed his show career before Ron began trialing him. In the ring he distinguished himself with a Reserve of Group at Routorua, as well as completing his title. Chip's contribution to the Curly breed is undoubtedly of immense significance. Proof that New Zealand is producing top quality Curlies. Moxie's dad Cyber Maestro's father Max, Fin CH Caballus Mafiosa, is a dog born in Finland, who traveled to the US for a year with his owner. While he was here, he was bred one time, then went back overseas. You can see more pictures of Max here Max's father, Fin Ch Caballus Kestrel, is litterbrother to multi talented International Champion, English Champion, Dutch Champion, Luxemburgs Champion, German Champion, VDH Champion, Danish Champion, Swedish Champion, Portuguese Champion, Caballus Kingfisher This pedigree also brings into it NL, Lux, D&VDH Ch, BDSg-91, EuSg-92-93,WJSg-91, WSg 96 NLW96 Cornish Marksman behind both Beauty and Maestro, as seen in Torrie's Five generation pedigree Butch was a Dutch Champion, Luxemburg Champion, German Champion, VDH Champion, Junior World Champion 1991, World Champion 1996, 1998, Winner Amsterdam 1996, Bundessieger 1991, FCI Europasieger 1992, VDH Europasieger 1993, Top Gundog 1992, 23 Group placings, 2 times Best In Group at International Championship Shows, and not to mention a much cherished companion Beauty's mother Seger, CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-EL97F26-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CR-753, CHIC 26238 was out of my International litter. I sent Bumper overseas to breed to a dog from Finland. Out of that litter 8 finished their AKC Championships. The International litter was very special to me. I spent a lot of time studying pedigrees, dogs, talking with breeders from Finland, The UK, Australia and The Netherlands. I made some great friends while researching this breeding. When I choose to do a breeding, I don't choose the most convenient stud. I chose what I think will make the best match. I shipped Bumper from NY to The Netherlands to breed to Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99. Of course there were some nice studs closer. But to me breeding isn't about taking the easy way. There are no perfect dogs, and I'm not saying that the dogs outside the US are better in any way than the dogs inside the US. This was just a breeding I thought could take my breeding program in the direction I am aiming for. And I hope it has. Their Mother Bumper, was born at Mathel Kennels, and lives at Fairway Kennels in California. She finished her CH at the 1998 National Specialty weekend. Her Grandmother Zelsa finished her CH picking up 3 five point majors at the 1993 National Specialty and supported enteries. (Chase's grandfather Dex was RWD at that National) Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland)

Torre 2007

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Pregnancy Calendar for Dogs
Date:	Sat 29 Dec 2007
Sire:	CH SR Curlygleann Kiwi Dream WC CGC TDI CR-677G24M-PI, CR-EL111M24-PI, CERF 03, 04, NZ Import
Dam:	SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel CR-CA250/20F/C-PI, CR-897, CR-823G26F-PI , CR-EL174F26-PI, CHIC
Breeder:	SoftMaple Curlies
Fri 28 Dec 2007	First day of mating. 48 hours after the first mating the bitch should be mated again. Subsequent matings occurring over a period of time enhance the chances of fertilaziton taking place. The spermatozoa migrate up through the cervix.
Sat 29 Dec 2007	Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
Sat 29 Dec 2007 - Sun 30 Dec 2007	Spermatozoa reach the eggs in the oviducts.
Sun 30 Dec 2007 - Mon 31 Dec 2007	Fertilisation occurs in the oviducts which lead from the ovaries to the uterus.
Mon 31 Dec 2007 - Wed 2 Jan 2008	Fertilised eggs migrate down the oviducts and into the uterine horns. The migration continue to enable even spacing of the embryos. During this migration the eggs will grow into a blastocystes.
Tue 8 Jan 2008 - Thu 10 Jan 2008	The blastocystes implant in the wall of the uterus.
Tue 8 Jan 2008 - Tue 22 Jan 2008	The blastocystes will grow into an embryos. During the next two weeks the important organs will develop.
Fri 11 Jan 2008 - Fri 18 Jan 2008	Dams nipples begin to pink enlarge. The fur on the dams belly and around the nipples may become thinner.
Thu 17 Jan 2008 - Thu 24 Jan 2008	Morning sickness might occur due to hormonal changes or stretching and distension of the uterus. Dam may appear a bit apathetic. She may be off her feed for a while and vomit from time to time. Feeding the dam several meals spaced throughout the day might help. Your veterinarian may want to prescribe a drug to relax the uterus.
Tue 22 Jan 2008 - Sat 26 Jan 2008	An experienced person (a breeder or a veterinarian) can tell by careful palpation whether the dam is pregnant. It's now the best time to do this because the embryos are walnut-sized now and easy to count.
Fri 25 Jan 2008	Start to increase the dams food ration. Don't overfeed, excessive weight gain should be avoided. The foetuses are now and are fully developed miniature dogs.
Thu 31 Jan 2008	The Dams abdomen starts to get larger.
Sun 10 Feb 2008	It's very easy now to feel the puppies, counting them might be a bit more difficult.
Wed 13 Feb 2008 - Thu 21 Feb 2008	Dam begins to spend a lot more time in self-grooming. Her breasts become even more swollen. She may become a bit restlessness and begin to search for a suitable place to have her puppies.
Fri 15 Feb 2008	The dam might lose her appetite during this period. Her abdomen can be crowded with puppies. It is better to feed several smaller meals spaced throughout the day. You can easily detect abdominal movement now.
Fri 15 Feb 2008 - Sat 1 Mar 2008	Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned with warm water, you might want to trim the hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier access for the puppies to suck.
Mon 25 Feb 2008 - Thu 28 Feb 2008	Milky fluid may be expressed from the nipples.
Tue 26 Feb 2008	You might want to start taking the dams rectal temperature each morning and evening.
Fri 29 Feb 2008	Twelve to 24 hours before she is due to deliver, the dams rectal temperature may drop from 101 to 98 degrees. Clear discharge from the vulva might occur.
Sat 1 Mar 2008	Expected date of whelp. Of course this is just an average. Whelping may take place from the 59th to the 65th day. Puppies born before the 58th day will probably be too young to survive.

3 pups from Moxi's first litter

One of Moxi's puppies from his last litter
SHR CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WCX, JH, SH

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