C.Hardt Löwchen

11/17/2024

Those of us who get puppies out prior to the completion of the puppy series are now in line with the of the official recommendation of the Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.

With precautions, the benefit of exposure to experiences far outweighs the risk, while vaccines are in the process of uploading immunity.

https://avsab.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Puppy_Socialization_Position_Statement_Download_-_10-3-14.pdf

11/12/2024

Over the weekend Margot saw an eye doctor for her OFA eye exam.

Her eyes aren’t just cute and dark and round; they’re healthy too!

She has posterior suture tip Y-opacities, which is an incidental finding, not effecting vision.

11/11/2024

8:00AM ring times mean a moment of reflection during the National Anthem.

I’ve only seen about one exhibitor go on about their business during the Anthem. Everyone in earshot of the PA system stops in place and finds a flag, or stands silently in a random direction if there is none.

This 8:00 ring was two days prior to the election, and I was teary, nervous, and excited for our country.

I snapped a photo of my friends in what felt like a small sacred instant.

Things may go sideways sometimes, but I love this country and our shared values of democracy, freedom, and rule of law.

10/24/2024

If there’s anything like a lap available on Jeremiah, Tré forcibly leaps himself up.

Shoe-tying becomes difficult, but at least he has someone to supervise the process.

10/18/2024

Mom and son ❤️❤️

10/18/2024

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=862791429334926&id=100068122297164&mibextid=cr9u03

2025 Woofstock Löwchen Club of America plans are solidifying!!!

As you might already be aware, the cluster has contracted to two days this year, with the option for clubs to hold Standalone Specialties on Thursday and Friday.

For our first year in this new format, we will have two ring times on Friday June 6, 2025.

TThe morning Regional will be judged by Paullet Delong, and will include a Juniors class.

For the afternoon Regional, we will have John Constantine-Amodei judging and we will have a sweeps judge who is yet-to-be-determined.

Saturday, June 7th is a Designated entry, judge TBD.

Sunday, June 8th is a supported entry for the FABULOUS Woofstock Dog Show!!

I hope that you all can join us, for the first time or one of many!

Personally, I compare Woofstock to a major holiday.

In that vein, I hope we can bring you an unforgettable 2025 weekend of Peace, Love, and DOGS!!

The website link is below. As we gain more information, links to things like overnight parking will be added.

Mooncollie Art produced the logo which I’m incredibly proud of, and plan to plaster on EVERYTHING! There will be swag, friends. Get ready!!!

https://www.thelowchenclubofamerica.org/woofstock

10/10/2024

Their new album cover. 🤣

Left to right:

Margot, Tré, Supernet, C.C.

Super and C’s are half siblings sharing a mother, Tré and Margot are Super’s kids.

10/09/2024

I noticed last night that Supernet’s eye exam from August has been added to her OFA profile.

Her CHIC number is 170364, and when I looked last night I was impressed to see how many of her relatives have their health testing completed.

She has passed all of the required health screening for our breed and her eyes, which require yearly screening, have not changed.

That makes the timing of finding this breeder’s webpage on a canine health genetics page especially relevant to me, while I’m thinking about health and how to apply what we learn from tests.

She discusses the value of testing all dogs in a litter, and how we learn more about possible disease alleles carried by a dog from the average in their birth litter than we do from a dog itself.

Super well laid-out, I hope you get a chance to read it as well.

How We Select Our Breeding Dogs and Why it Works In 1998, under guidance from the veterinarians at the OFA, we instituted an aggressive program…

10/03/2024

The queen of my heart and of our home

Supernet

CH Sugar Plum N Potrero You Only Live Twice BCAT

09/22/2024

Tré is working on different levitation methods.

Photo credit: by the bucket, Bex Munson

09/20/2024

Oonagh and Supernet, 2019 and 2024

2024 photo by Bex Munson

09/12/2024

Judge Lesley E. Hiltz awarded Supernet Best of Winners at Umpquah Kennel Club in Oregon last week, finishing her AKC championship.

We have the official win photo today, and I adore it!

Huge thank you to Jennifer Joseph and Katherine Le Rue for showing Super in Oregon.

She came back with majors all four days!!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

09/02/2024

Louie, C.Hardt’s Little Bean, got an afternoon visit in Southern California from 2/3 of the human C.Hardt crew.

This runs back to the article I posted on August 22nd, about how preservation breeders are under-marketing themselves.

Louie’s dad needed some help scaling Louie’s teeth, and my husband already had a trip planned, so he went to help him.

Most of the breeders I know would not hesitate to help a puppy buyer connect with a resource or help out directly, for a dog they’ve bred.

Our dogs are family for life.

08/29/2024

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP81oJBVn/

Check out Angela Stevenson’s video.

08/29/2024

08/23/2024

Supernet, Margot and Tré made us proud in Reno last week.

Thank you KD Kennel Creations for your beautifu candid ringside photos!! ❤️❤️❤️

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093492861211&mibextid=LQQJ4d

08/22/2024

This article really resonates with me.

Preservation breeders tend not to charge more for our puppies, but our puppies are certainly *worth* every penny.

The author posits we sell a lifelong service rather than a product, as well as all the other things we tend to talk about as advantages to well-bred dogs.

I’d go further and say that puppy buyers become extended family with their breeder and breed network. And that is a beautiful thing.

https://showsightmagazine.com/why-are-we-as-preservation-breeders-under-marketing-ourselves/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1aDjkDztBfWtBIOl2iSt3KKjr0GAntMW1Qky3aa07X6Fz-7l08Je1K2MU_aem_2DVHGjwp77c-qWwFP7FONA

Educate buyers on the superior value of purebred puppies with lifetime support, contrasting with designer breeds’ empty promises.