Liberty Siberians

08/22/2024

Vision "CH Liberty's Vision of Victory"
Made her debut as a special today going select bitch for her first Grand Champion major under judge Pamela Lambie.
At only 9 months old I can't wait to see what her future holds. ❤️

08/10/2024

Vision "CH Liberty's Vision of Victory"
At the Bismarck kennel club show Vision won BOB once from the classes finishing her going onto a group 4 from the classes, then BOB and OH group 2nd.
This little girl has alot of maturing to do but I can't wait to see what her future holds ! Thank you to the judges who have pointed at my special puppy!

07/23/2024

Where do we begin? I say this only from excitement for our weekend at Duluth Kennel Club a little over a week ago.
After missing up Cobalt's, Liberty's Behind Blue Eyes, entries for Thursday we were back on track to show Friday and Sunday in the correct class. Cobalt was not thrilled with having to sit out on Thursday, you should have seen the expression on his face when I kenneled him at the show.
Friday morning July 12th, 2024; Cobalt was awarded Winners Dog for another major win under honorable judge Ms. Grace M Fritz. Ms. Fritz also awarded Blush AKC Ch Liberty's At First Blush, Best Opposite S*x.
Sunday morning was a bit rough to start. Needing to leave early and my alarm not working properly set us very very behind. After rushing around, we were so blessed to have made it to the show grounds safely and just in time to get into the ring. Both dogs did so well under the pressure of rushing, and with me trying to pull together before going into the ring. And they did wonderfully, under esteemed judge Dr. Steven L Keating, Cobalt was awarded Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed over specials! Pending AKC approval Cobalt finished his requirements for his AKC CH Sunday!!! Yay!
Not to be out done Blush was awarded Best Opposite S*x and Best of Breed Owner Handled Sunday.
Cobalt showed so well in the group ring, I was just so excited to be in the ring with him. Blush went on to be awarded an Owner Handled Working Group First under honorable judge Ms. Mary Ellen Meyer.

I want to thank the honorable judges for their time, dedication to our breed standards, and for seeing what we see in our dogs. A special thanks to Bonnie Schaeffel and Steven Schaeffel for allowing me to Co-own Blush and Cobalt along with other Liberty Siberians. Thankyou for taking me in and being my mentors, for taking a chance on me and letting me be a small part of Liberty Siberians and your family. I am so thankful for these dogs and blessed to be on the end of their leashes. A special thankyou to Andy Rossow and Andrea Gerrard for helping this weekend. Congratulations to all of the other winners this weekend.

As for Cobalt he is such a blessing! This dog loves to please me, is such a great partner, companion, enjoys showing and traveling. It seems like just yesterday he stepped into the ring for the first time, and it won't be the last. We will see what the future holds in store for us!!! Win photo to come!

06/25/2024

We are so excited to announce pending AKC approval AKC Ch Liberty's At First Blush. This girl has been so much fun to show and enjoys traveling. To be on the end of her leash is such a blessing and we can't wait to see what the future holds.
The Summer Solstice Cluster shows are alot of fun, this weekend was no different. This girl was on fire! Friday under honorable judge Ms Bridget Brown, Blush was awarded Winner Bitch Best of Winners and Best of Opposite S*x for the final major she was looking for. Competition was tough and Blush taking Best of Opposite S*x over some lovely specials filled us with so much joy. We are so excited for her and happy with the team Blush and Amber have become
Sunday was her first time showing as a special, taking Best Opposite S*x awarded by honorable judge Mr. Robert L. Robinson.
Not it be out done by his sister Cobalt, Liberty's Behind Blue Eyes, was awarded Winners Dog and Best of Winners. This dog is always ready to walk into the ring, and Amber adores him.
Thankyou to the judges who awarded our dogs and seen what we see in them! We are blessed! Thankyou to our friends and family who help ringside and to the club members for putting on such a smooth running event. Also congratulations to all of the other winners this weekend!

More photos to come!

06/21/2024

Liberty attended the Fargo- Moorhead Kennel Club dog shows for Sunday, June 2nd. This group of shows are always alot of fun.
Show 1 Cobalt: Winners Dog and Best of Winners, Blush: Winners Bitch, and Ripley: Best of Breed and Best of Breed Owner Handler! Thankyou to our judge Ms. Betty Nelson Po***ck. Ripley carried on into groups and did not disappoint. Under honorable judge Patricia Taylor Ripley was awarded a Group First! In Owner Handled he was awarded a Group Second!
Show 2 Cobalt: Winners Dog and Best of Winners, Blush: Winners Bitch, and Ripley: Best of Breed and Best of Breed Owner Handler! Ripley was then awarded an Owner Handler Group Third!
Thankyou to the Kennel Club for hosting this group of shows, to the stewards, and to our wonderful judges this weekend. We are so proud of our dogs and how they seem to have fun in the ring!
Pictured below
"Cobalt" Liberty's Behind Blue Eyes
"Blush" Liberty's At First Blush
"Ripley" AKC Ch Liberty's Believe It Or Not

04/30/2024

We attended the Minnesota Siberian husky specialty, Saturday Gamble "Snowdancers Roll the Dice to Liberty" won reserve winners dog at only 9 months old under breeder judge Sheri Wright and Sunday Cobalt "Liberty's Behind Blue Eyes" took reserve winners dog and Ivory "Liberty's Tickle The Ivories" won best of winners under judge Honey Ann Glenning.
We are very proud of these young dogs and can't wait to see what the future holds!

04/30/2024

Vision "Liberty's Vision Of Victory" came out to Springfield to strut her stuff! At 6 months old she goes WB for her first points! We are so excited to watch this little girl grow!

02/12/2024

This boy has a promising future!! Love working with puppies at this age.

02/11/2024

It's official! ALLURE "GCH CH Liberty's Easy On The Eyes" finished her AKC GCH title after only 2 weekends out as a special! So proud of this beautiful lady! I can't wait to see what 2024 brings for our lovely little lady!

02/11/2024

Ember "Liberty's Fire In Her Veins".
Up and coming baby girl!

02/11/2024

We were out playing with some of the pups earlier, they are getting so cute and are picking up training well.

02/04/2024

We have some absolutely precious little ones looking for a family of their own. They range from 10- 12 weeks of age, current on worming and have there first puppy vaccine. We have a few males and a couple of females; all of which have showered us with happiness, laughter and love. Please PM or contact (320)733-2560.

01/23/2024

We still have 7 young adult males looking for the perfect forever families! These dogs are from 2-5 years old and will be available to great homes for a very small fee. Several would make a great addition to a recreational sled team and others would be more suited to being a family pet! Please message for information on these boys or to come to the kennel to meet them!

Photo for attention

12/08/2023

These little cuties brighten our days, making life so much more fun. If you are interested in seeing more little cuties please contact Bonnie Schaeffel or Amber Hamilton.

09/08/2023

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08/21/2023

It's official ❤️
"AKC CH/UKC GCH Liberty's Country Boy at KPM"
Love this old man ❤️

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08/07/2023

Gentry ❤️... Gentry was my first show dog from Bonnie and Steve, he has the best temprament of any dog I've ever owned, he has beautiful movement and beautiful structure, he is also EXACTLY 23.5 INCHES tall. He won all of his points and one of his majors before he was a year and a half old, but once he got older judges started wicketing him every time I went in the ring he always passed but being totally new to showing I got very discouraged and was scared of the pressure of everyone looking at me and talking about my boy so Bonnie gave me a new dog to start working with. Gentry has faithfully run lead, swing and wheel on my team and has finished multiple long distance races with me and has always been my most reliable dog in harness. Having now 8 years under my belt I looked at Gentry in the kennel and just knew I had to finish him. I entered him in a show not expecting much from my 7 year old dog that hasn't seen a ring in years and he won a 4 point major to finish him. I couldn't be more happy with this amazing boy, he is my heart dog, my best friend and most reliable sled dog. I want to give a huge thank you to Bonnie for believing in me when no one else did, I contacted over 20 show kennels who all turned me away before Bonnie took a chance on me. It has been a wild ride, I am so proud of my beautiful dogs and so thankful that someone saw potential in me, I am beyond honored to be carrying on the Liberty Legacy!

08/07/2023

"Liberty's Strength is Honor" goes winners dog today at 6 months old for a 3 point major! This was his first show, first trip and like 3rd time on a leash 😂 he proved that he is a natural show dog sleeping all upside down in his crate and sprawling across the floor in the biggest puppy sploot ever and rocking it in the ring! I am so proud of this puppy and can't wait to see what the future brings!

07/09/2023

In February at the Madison dog show Onyx "Liberty's Back in Black" finished her AKC CH with very limited showing she's a dream to show and will be coming back out soon to finish her AKC GCH!

07/09/2023

Going to be some LIBERTY spam coming through! Life has been busy and with the loss of a very close family member and then friend I (Kenedi) have backed away from the social media and tried to focus on getting life put back together, so I am going to update on some of the fun things we have accomplished in the last 6 months!

First this is Sir (CH Liberty's Excuse Me Sir) he finished his AKC CH this spring on his 1st birthday! He has been a dream to show and we are now going to let him mature a bit before he comes back out to finish his AKC GCH!

07/09/2023

This weekend at the South eastern Iowa kennel club Ivory "Liberty's Tickle The Ivories" won winners bitch both days for her first AKC points! Very proud of this young lady!

06/28/2023

The anticipation is killing us! We wanted to wait until we had the certificate in hand, but we are just jumping with joy and so excited that we cannot wait any longer. A few weeks ago we attended the Fargo Kennel Club dog shows, where we took a special boy out, Piper, Liberty's Pied Piper. Hopeful to finish up his grand championship, and he did not disappoint! Being a piebald, many judges were hesitant as they aren't used to seeing his coat pattern in the ring. So to have this for him just made us feel so blessed and thankful. We want to thank the judges that recognized our boy, awarded him and the many comments.

More pictures and certificate to come!! Can't wait!! 😁

Introducing AKC GCh Ch/ UKC Ch Liberty's Pied Piper

01/02/2023

12/01/2022

Sir "Liberty's Excuse Me Sir" came out the the Minneapolis kennel club dog show in Shakopee MN and at 7 months old went winners dog and best of winners over multiple matured adult dogs, so proud of this handsome puppy and a huge Thank you to the judges who have picked him out of some great lineups as a puppy!

11/05/2022

Last weekend we made a trip to Souix Falls SD for our last big trip for the year, we took 5 dogs with us and we were not disappointed!
Legacy "CH Liberty's Living Legacy" came home as a New AKC Champion.
Kriss "CH Kristoff Pasos Liegeros" Came home a new AKC CH with a BISOH and another 5 point major towards his grand!
Sir "Liberty's Excuse Me Sir" came home with his first major at just 6 months old!
Onyx "Liberty's Back in Black" Came home with a 5 point major and a few more singles, leaving her needing a major to finish!
And last but Not least Clutch "Liberty's Shifting Gears" Came along for his first show and had SO MUCH fun, a party in the ring everyday but he was happy and he decided shows are an awesome new thing! We got asked what breed he was 50 times 🤣 I am very proud of how well each of our dogs preformed over the weekend and results couldn't have been much better!
Thank you to all the judges this past weekend for recognizing our dogs!

10/31/2022

We are late in posting an update from some of the shows we attended, but we got MAIL!! Liberty Siberians attended the shows of Lake Elmo, Rochester, and Hutchinson, MN. We were blessed by our placements for a few of our dogs. "Chanel," CH Liberty's Coco Chanel earned her grand championship title in Lake Elmo, "Timber," Liberty's Last Man Standing championed in Rochester, and "Ripley," Liberty's Believe It Or Not championed in Hutchinson! We want to thank all of the judges who recognized our beautiful dogs, and who gave them their last needed requirements to hit these milestones! We are so blessed by them and cannot wait to see what the future holds! Pictures to come later.

10/22/2022

Last weekend Kimber came out and finished her UKC Grand champion title! Kimber is Diana's new Juniors dog and we are excited to see what she can accomplish!

07/02/2022

In Loving Memory of STRUT

BIS, RBIS,BISS, AKC GCHS CH/CKC GCH/MBIS UKC GRCH Ziemabora's Strut Your Stuff (5/5/2010 -
6/8/2022)

It took a while before I was able to deal with making this post without crying so hard I couldn't see. For us, Strut's passing is the end of an era. This boy was AMAZING! He won his Best in
Specialty Show the same weekend that his 10 month old daughter, Lydia, also won BISS. One of them won on Saturday and the other on Sunday. That exemplifies only one of the fantastic weekends that Strut gave us.
He loved showing and he loved his handler, Dave Slattum. We want to thank Dave for all he did for and with Strut. Strut recognized Dave even years after he was no longer handling him. His love for Dave was obvious to us.
In 2021 Strut went to the Fargo show and at 11 years old, out of 4 shows he won BOB twice and got a Select, once. It was so much fun to bring him out at that age and watch him still loving to be
shown...and still be able to win over some very nice competition.
His last show was in the Veteran's class at the Minnesota Specialty in 2022. For the first time, at 12 years old, we saw him not moving as well and mainly just not having fun. He won his class,
but Steve pulled him and brought him home because Strut just didn't seem to be himself.
As most dogs do, they hide pain and want to please you. At this point, he was a house dog and he loved running in the back yard with his daughter, Luna (CH Liberty's Lite of the Silvery Moon).
They were besties. He was great with other dogs and with kids. He tried doing whatever was asked of him and he did it well. Strut went to Westminster by invitation, meaning he was ranked
in the top 5 that year in AKC. He was the number one ranked Siberian Husky in the United States in UKC showing for two years in a row. He has produced many Champions and Grand Champions. Strut was only a few points away from his Gold Grand Champion title in AKC.
His biggest accomplishment was just being a fun, loving, dog who was always full of "kisses" and tail wags. He was easy going but enthusiastic. He seemed to pass his wonderful temperament down to his pups. He was such an amazing blessing and he left such a huge hole in our hearts, but we feel so honored and blessed to have had him as a part of our Liberty family.
There will never be another STRUT.
Thank you to the many judges who gave him breed, many group placements, BIS, RBIS and BISS. Thank you again to Dave and Sandy Slattum and his juniors, Sherry Wutherich and Jackie
Vellieux. Also thanks to his breeder Karen Webber. We would also like to thank his "fans" and people who followed him and rooted for him over the years. It meant a lot. We could not have
found a more perfect dog in so many ways.
From him ,we have AKC GCH/UKC CH Liberty's Up'N The
Ante (Jax), AKC CH/CKC GRCH/UKC GRCH Liberty's Stride With Pride (Stride),AKC GCH Liberty's Pied Piper (Piper), AKC BISS GCH CH/UKC GRCH Liberty's Precious Memories (Pearl}-retired, BISS GCH CH Liberty's Cross The Finish Line (Lydia)-retired, CH Liberty's Harbor Lights (Harbor), and CH Liberty's Original Sin (Eve). There were other GCH's from Strut who are owned by others such as
GCH Liberty's Silver Lining (Cloud) and GCH Liberty's Can't Tame This (Miley). Also in Canada, CKC CH Kammick's Dances With Dragon and AKC CH Kammicks Twilight Princess as well as
grand children from Strut.
On June 8th after discovering a VERY large and VERY aggressive tumor in his abdomen, that was bleeding, we had him euthanized, with GREAT sadness. He left us too soon. Our final and biggest "thank you" goes out to Strut. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for being all you could be and taking us as far as you did in the show world. Thank you for teaching us the ropes. Thank you for always giving it your all. Thank you for the hugs and kisses. Thank you for the offspring you blessed us with. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!!! R.I.P. until we see you again, we'll hold you in
our hearts!!!!

06/24/2022

Last weekend we made a trip to Greyslake IL
It was hot and miserable everyday, but we sure had fun with our girls!
Onyx "Liberty's Back in Black" came out for her first show and blew me away with how well she did winning Winners bitch twice and best of breed! I love this little lady and can't wait to see what our future holds!
Queenie "Liberty's Amazing Beast" co owned with and loved by Anna Marie also came out to her first show at only 6 months old and also won Winners bitch twice and best of breed! What an amazing accomplishment for a 6 month old puppy! She's going to be such a fun dog to show!

A huge Thank You to the judges this past weekend!