Sovereign Miniature American Shepherds

09/10/2024

September 7 & 8, 2024
Elk City, Oklahoma
West Central Oklahoma Kennel Club

✨ Day one - Best of Breed, Best of Breed Owner Handled
✨ Day two - Best of Breed, Best of Breed Owner Handled, Regular Group Four

Wowza! Back to back weekends of showing sure is tiring, but dang is it worth it! Jackpot had debut as a special and came home with Best of Breed/BOBOH both days, as well as a regular group four on the last day! To say I’m proud is an absolute understatement!

Group Placing CH Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

09/05/2024

Monday, September 2, 2024
Lubbock, Texas
Heart of the Plains Kennel Club

✨ Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner-Handled

Just like that, we have our first champion! It has been a much quicker process than I could have imagined, and truthfully is quite bittersweet. I have enjoyed this journey with Jackpot so much, and cannot wait to get him out there as a special. ❤️ A huge thank you goes to judge June Penta for picking our boy and finishing his championship!

CH Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

09/01/2024

August 31-September 2, 2024
Lubbock, Texas
Heart Of The Plains Kennel Club

✨ Day one - Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner Handled
✨ Day two - Winners Dog, Best of Breed Owner Handled

Jackpot has been doing his thing and is proud to announce that he is in the one point club! I love this beautiful boy so much, and I feel so honored to be at the end of his lead. ❤️

AKC Major Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

09/01/2024

August 31-September 2, 2024
Lubbock, Texas
Heart Of The Plains Kennel Club

✨ Day one - Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite
✨ Day two - Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite

Tesla’s first show has been quite successful already! Yesterday, she went WB/BOS, and today, she was the big winner with a WB/BOW/OS! I couldn’t be more proud of this feisty little redhead of mine!

AKC Pointed Southerncharm’s Catch My Drift

07/23/2024

✨ Announcement ✨

After much thought and heavy consideration, I have made a final decision to change the name of my kennel - instead of Idyllwynd, we will be known as Sovereign Miniature American Shepherds. Many factors have gone into this choice, but ultimately it boils down to the fact that I came up with the original name at a time when I didn’t know hardly a thing about showing, titling , or even breeding. I made the switch from ASDR to AKC, and from there I have dedicated myself to learning all that I can in order to provide continuous improvement for myself, my kennel, and my dogs. As the time approaches that we will be producing bred by’s of our own, I feel like a fresh start is a beautiful thing to honor these new beginnings. 💚

07/15/2024

Just wanted to share off our girl, Daisy! Isn’t she just a doll? 🥰

07/09/2024

July 6, 2024
Dallas, Texas
Greater Collin Kennel Club

✨ Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner Handled, Best of Breed

Under the esteemed judge Patti Widick Neale, Jackpot was put up for Best of Breed from the classes over specials, earning his last major needed as we close in on his championship.

AKC Major Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

07/08/2024

July 5, 6, & 7, 2024
Dallas, Texas
Trinity Valley Kennel Club
Greater Collin Kennel Club
Texas Kennel Club

✨ Day one - Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner Handled
✨ Day two - Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner Handled, Best of Breed
✨ Day three - Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed Owner Handled

After eight shows within a week and a half, I can say with the utmost certainty that both Jackpot and I are exhausted! He showed exceptionally well and came home with both majors plus a handful of singles towards his championship. I could not be happier with how he handled everything and look forward to finishing up the remaining two points he needs! 💕

AKC Major Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

07/02/2024

The amount of pride I have for this boy is beyond comprehension! I am so glad to be able to experience many firsts with him - our first Best of Breed, our first time in regular groups, and our first owner-handled group placement. 💙 He is a truly an outstanding boy!

📷 Photo credit goes to Nor Cal Bulldogger

06/28/2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mid-Del-Tinker Kennel Club

✨ Owner-Handled Group 2, Best of Breed, Best of Breed Owner-Handled, Best of Winners, Winners Dog

Jackpot has done exceptionally well these first three days of the OKC show cluster, but nothing prepared me for the huge wins he received on day two! My 15 month old boy went breed from the classes, then proceeded to show like a superstar in both regular and owner-handled groups, walking away with a beautiful OH Group 2 placement! All wins were under the esteemed judge Joe Lobb. To say I am absolutely blown away is an understatement, and I could not be more proud of how much he has improved in the ring with limited showing experience. 💕

AKC Major Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

06/11/2024

Life has been a bit hectic over here, which means I’m way behind on introducing this sweet girl! Daisy came to us early last month and has been such a delight! She truly has the most ideal temperament and I’m pretty sure she doesn’t know what a stranger is! 😂❤️

I want to give a big thank you to Kaylea with Vigilante Mini Aussies and Ronna with Clay Creek Aussies for helping bring this lovely gal into our program!

06/02/2024

And after it is all said and done, I question my sanity… while also simultaneously planning the next show! 🤪

05/29/2024

For real! The wait is excruciating! 🥲

05/10/2024

Ain’t this the truth!! 🥲

05/07/2024

What could be more precious than a little girl and her puppy? 🥹

I am so thankful to have the opportunity to raise my children with animals, especially these amazing dogs of ours! Not only do they get to learn many things through the experience of canine husbandry, but they get to reap the reward that comes from it - pure, unwavering love from their bestest pooch. ❤️

05/05/2024

Sunday, April 28, 2024
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mid-Continental Kennel Club

✨ Best of Winners, Winners Dog

Jackpot’s win picture from taking Best of Winners at the Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa! I am so excited for all of the big things to come with this handsome pup. 💕 A big thank you goes to Judge Robert Shreve for picking our boy!

AKC Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN

05/02/2024

Baby Tesla isn’t looking as much like a baby anymore! 🥺 I finally talked myself into trimming her ears for the first time since she was starting to get extra hairy, and that alone changed her appearance so much!

She is quickly approaching four months of age, which means we can start looking into beginner puppy shows and test out for her trick dog titles! I suppose there is a positive in these puppies getting bigger. 💕

05/01/2024

I got to test my new camera lens out on Miss Can’t the other day! I might just be biased, but she truly is such a beautiful girl. ❤️ She will be on a hiatus from the show ring for the next few months due to her planned litter(fingers and paws for puppy dust to be sent our way!), but that doesn’t stop her from looking glamorous and so fluffy! Stay tuned for a breeding announcement and a stud reveal! 🥰

AKC Major Pointed Waterfall’s I Just Can’t BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI

04/29/2024

What a fun time we had after a several month break from the ring! I sure missed showing my dogs, and this weekend reminded me just how much fun we can have! While the first day wasn’t incredibly productive, day two was certainly not disappointing! Jackpot took Winners Dog and Best of Winners for another point towards his championship! Our crew also borrowed the lovely Shocker(who is a full sibling to Jackpot, owned by Debra with Southern Charm Mini Aussies) for the PeeWee show. I was privileged to also handle him in Best of Breed, with him taking a Select on Sunday!

All in all, I would say that our time at the Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa show was a wonderful time with these lovely dogs! Not to mention all of our friends we got to catch up with! ❤️

04/29/2024

Do you have a dog in your life that you feel was destined to have their own kid? Because I believe with all of my heart that my three year old daughter, Mackenzie, was just meant for Jackpot and vice versa. 💕 He has always been so gentle with all of my children, but it’s like he takes especially good care of his toddler - no pulling, straying, or jumping ever goes on when he has his girl piloting him. 🥰

At the Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa, Jackpot was able to accompany my seven year old daughter in the PeeWee ring, but he seemed to really enjoy the off-course pattern that Mackenzie took him on in the empty ring that we asked to use for a minute since we could not enter her in PeeWee with her sisters. What a good boy, Jackpot!

AKC Pointed Southerncharm Luck of the Draw CGCA CGCU TKN, bred by Debra Blanchard who owns Southern Charm Mini Aussies.

04/12/2024

I’m so happy to finally introduce little miss Tesla, formally known as Southerncharm’s Catch My Drift! I sincerely cannot thank Debra with Southern Charm Mini Aussies enough for the opportunity to have another of her beautiful pups in our program! Deb is the breeder to our boy, Jackpot, as well!

Here is to hoping for big and wonderful things in her future. ❤️

02/26/2024

Whoop whoop! We might be a tad biased, but Mini Americans are the best!

True herders in spite of their compact size, Miniature American Shepherds are bright, self-motivated workers and endearingly loyal and lively companion dogs who have an affinity for horses.

Why do you love the breed?

02/02/2024

Mister Jackpot is growing up right before our eyes! He is 10 months old and really coming into his own. 💕 He got to have a few months off from showing to grow up a little, but we will be back in the ring as of next week! Dallas, here we come. 😁

01/27/2024

Here’s a couple of extra pictures from our Glen Rose FastCAT adventure with Can’t! I’m still just so proud with how much she improved over the course of four runs! I hope to be able to start working our way towards her DCAT title in the next few months. ☺️

01/26/2024

I absolutely love this tidbit!

Things we do and don't do when greeting a dog....

01/21/2024

Can’t is currently sitting in the top five for FastCAT! She probably won’t hold that for very long since it’ll be two or so months until the next chance to run, but it is still exciting to see in the meantime. 💕