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DECEMBER

-19- -5- TWO

(Top Knotch Boxers) (Mephisto Kennels) NOVEMBER

-20- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Am GCH/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) showed at the Whidbey Island Kennel Club show in Monroe, WA, USA with her Breeder Owner handler Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers) and won Best of Breed under judge Ms. Honey Glendinning and Owner Handled GROUP 1 under judge Ms. Janice McClary!!! Lively is co-bred and co-owned by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels).

-19/20- What a great weekend for a "Maynard" daughter, "Pepper"- MBBPIS Bassanova Fire and Ice (ex. BIS RBIS BISS CH Bassanova's All About Sansa) in South Africa.
On Saturday at the Pretoria Kennel Club show under judge Mr. Gerhard Schultz Pepper won Best Puppy in Breed, Reserve CC, Reserve Best of Breed and Puppy Group 3!
On Sunday at the Jacaranda Kennel Club show under judge Ms. Natasha Baxter, Pepper won Best Puppy in Breed, Challenge Certificate Best of Breed and Puppy in Group 2 at just 9 months of age!!! Pepper was Breeder/Owner handled by Shaun Graham (Bassanova Boxers).

-18/19/20- our Rat Terrier boy, "Marvin" - GCH Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, RATI SD-S-SP won Best of Breed all three days under judges Mr. Thomas Alexander, Mr. Grant Townsend & Dr. Gail Forsythe and a GROUP 3 on Saturday under Mr. Grant Townsend all owner-handled by me at the Lethbridge & District Kennel Club shows in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Marvin achieved his NEW GRAND CHAMPION title on Saturday! Marvin was bred by Rachel Jesse (Clarity Kennels).

-11/12/13- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Am GCH/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) showed at the Elsie Murray Canine Centre Society shows in Chilliwack, B.C.,Canada. Lively won Best of Breed all 3 days with her Breeder Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) under judges Ms. Vickie Unmpleby, Ms. Nancy Simmons & Ms. Yvonne Savard. Lively also won a Group 4 the first day and made the cut in Group the last 2 days with her Breeder/Owner handler Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

-13- a "Maynard" daughter, "Ruby" - UCH Lee's Summer Precious Gem (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) went Reserve Winners Bitch under judge Ms. Anne Felske-Jackman at the North Country Kennel club show in Syracuse, NY handled by our dear friend Donna Schafer (DC Boxers). Ruby is bred and owned by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers).

-11/12- I had a fun two days playing "sniffy" games with my "Maynard" daughter, "Tilde~" GCH Faberly's Key To Summer, CD SD-S-SP SD-A-SP2 RATI & my Rat Terrier, "Marvin" - CH Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, RATI SD-S-SP.
Friday we attended a Barn Hunt Association (BHA) trial at Prairie Dog Sports in Lacombe, AB & Tilde~ got her 2nd Q towards her Barn Hunt Novice (RATN) title under judge Ms. Chris Benishin with a 3rd place!
Saturday, we attended the Sporting Detection Dogs Association (SDDA) Boneyard and 100 Box Challenges in Wetaskiwin, AB judged by Maree Okabe. They had to search 5 rooms in 5 minutes and search 100 boxes containing 15 hides & 5 distractors in 5 minutes! Tilde~ found the hides in 3 rooms but I missed calling 2 of her indications! She then went on to finding 7 of the boxes with hides and Marvin found 6! Both timed out but they searched well! Very proud of both my dogs! Looking forward to more "sniffy" games next year!

-12- Congratulations to Karalyn and her "Mr. Spock" daughter "Kandy" - Katandy's Sweet Kandy Kiss, CGC TKP (ex. Am CH. Katandy's Kiss In The Moonlight) who won FIRST place in her age group for handling in the 2022 AKC National Trick Dog Competition for Juniors. "Kandy" was bred by Lee Morris (Katandy Boxers). WAY TO GO TEAM KANDY!!

-6- Check out our PUPPIES page for an upcoming frozen semen litter sired by a "Dash Riprock" son!!!

-6- a "Maynard" daughter, "Fancy" - Can CH. Top Knotch N Mephisto Fancy That!, SCN ORT (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) completed her National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW) Odor Recognition Test (ORT) with her owner handler Kerri Carter and co-owned by Cheryl Emerson. Fancy was bred by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) & Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

OCTOBER

-31- a "Maynard" son, "Jax" - Lee's Summer I Know Jack (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) earned his Canine Good Neighbor (CGN) title today with his owner Melissa Mitchell! GOOD BOY Jax!
Jax was bred by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers).

-29/30- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Am/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) showed at the Vancouver Kennel Club shows in Ridgefield, WA, USA with her breeder owner handler Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers). On Saturday Lively went Select under judge Mr. Robert Robinson to complete her NEW GRAND CHAMPION title and went on to win Owner Handled Group 1 under Ms. Judith Brown! On Sunday Lively won Best of Breed and Owner Handler Group 3 under judge Mr. Bruce Schwartz. Lively is co-bred by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels).

-28/29/30- our Rat Terrier boy, "Marvin" - CH Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, RATI SD-S-SP won Best of Breed all three days under judges Ms. Rosemary Shoreman, Ms. Carol Graham and Ms. Joyce Love owner-handled by me at the Battle River Canine Association shows in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. Marvin was bred by Rachel Jesse (Clarity Kennels).

-22/23- I had a fun & successful weekend with BOTH my dogs at the Mojave Dog Sports SDDA (Sporting Detection Dogs Association) trial under judge Ryan-Ann King.
My Rat Terrier, Marvin was entered in the Started class for the very first time and he achieved his Started title with a Special designation because he qualified in ALL THREE components (Containers, Interiors & Exteriors) at the same trial! And extra exciting is that he completed his Interior search in 15 seconds (he was allowed 5 minutes to complete the search) & Interiors has been the most difficult for him! Marvin was 2nd in a class of 11 dogs at just 13 months of age!
Marvin is now known as BPISS CH Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, RATI SD-S-SP. Marvin was bred by Rachel Jesse (Clarity Kennels).
Then,our "Maynard" daughter, Tilde~ GCH Faberly's Key To Summer, CD SD-S-SP SD-A-SP2 RATI qualified for the second time in ALL THREE components at the Advanced Level and her best time was completing her Exteriors search in 51 seconds (she was allowed 5 minutes to complete the search)!!!
Only Tilde~ was entered the second day and this was our very first time competing at the Excellent level...its a big jump from Advanced but Tilde~ worked well and qualified in her Interiors search! Tilde~ placed 2nd in a class of 13 dogs! Tilde~ was bred by Kimberly Smith (Faberly Boxers).

-21/22/23- TWO "Maynard" daughters showed at the Wenatchee Kennel Club shows in Cashmere, WA, USA. First, "Lively" - Am/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) won Best of Breed all THREE days under judges Ms. Nancy Liebes, Mr. Rick Gschwender and Dr. Steve Keating. Lively also won a NOHS Group 2 on Saturday under Dr. Steve Keating and a NOHS Group 3 under Ms. Nancy Liebes on Sunday Breeder/Owner handled by Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers)! Lively is co-bred by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels).
Then, "Phoebe" - Lee's Summer Goddess Phoebe (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) went Reserve Winners Bitch under judge Ms. Nancy Liebes Owner handled by Debby Mongeau. Phoebe was bred by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers).

-14- I had a lot of fun at the Prairie Dog Sports Barn Hunt Association trials in Lacombe, AB, Canada today with BOTH my dogs! BOTH earned their Barn Hunt Instinct (RATI) titles and each Qualified in one trial of Novice A Barn Hunt, Marvin earned a HIGH IN CLASS and Tilde~ earned a Second in Class! Our Rat Terrier boy is now known as "Marvin" - CH. Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, RATI and our "Maynard" daughter is "Tilde~" - GCH Faberly's Key To Summer, CD SD-S-SP SD-A-SP RATI ! Marvin was bred by Rachel Jesse (Clarity Kennels) and Tilde~ was bred by Kimberly Smith (Faberly Boxers).

-1/2- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Am/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) won Best of Breed BOTH days under judges Mr. Desmond Murphy and Ms. Nikki Riggsbee and a Group 2 under Ms. Riggsbee handled by her breeder Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) at the Richland Kennel Club shows in Kennewick, WA, USA. Lively is owned and loved by her co-breeder Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

SEPTEMBER

-29/30- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Am/Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GrCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) won Best of Breed BOTH days under judges Mrs. Arnecia Eckenrode and Mr. Darryl Vice handled by her breeder Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) at the Walla Walla Kennel Club shows in Kennewick, WA, USA. Lively is owned and loved by her co-breeder Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

-22- a "Maynard" daughter, "Fancy" - Top Knotch N Mephisto Fancy That! (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex for 2-pts under judge Mr. Rick Gschwender at the Helena Kennel Clunb show in Helena , MT, USA handled by Tiffanie Coe. Fancy is owned and loved by Kerri Carter and co-owned by Cheryl Emerson. Fancy was bred by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) & Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

-17- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Ginger" - Fineview's Taste of Ginger at NorthNLites (ex. DC's That's What I Love About You) won Winners Female, Best of Opposite Sex for 2-pts over Two Specials and Best Puppy in Breed under judge Dr. Jose Antonio Molina Ortizo at the Club Canin Chomedy show in Terrebonne, QC, Canada handled by Wally Ace. Ginger was bred by Kim & Dave Reimers (Fineview Boxers) and Donna Schafer (DC Boxers) and is owned by Ricky Arruda (NorthNLite Boxers).

-8/9/10/11- a "Maynard" daughter, "Lively" - Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) had a great weekend at the Umpqua Kennel Club at the Wild River Cluster in Roseberg, OR, USA winning Winners Bitch (1-pt) and Best of Opposite Sex, Best of Breed Owner Handled and made the cut in Group under judge Mr. Jon Cole and became a NEW AMERICAN CHAMPION on Thursday!!! Friday, Lively won Best of Breed and cut in Group and won Best of Breed Owner Handled under Philip Freilich. Saturday Lively won Best of Opposite Sex under Richard Lewis and Best of Breed Owner Handled & Group 1 under Philip Freilich. Sunday Lively won Best of Breed under Jane Treiber, Best of Breed Owner Handled and Group 4 under James Fehring. Lively is owned and loved by her breeder Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers) (Mephisto Kennels)

AUGUST

-27/28- a "Maynard" daughter, "Ruby" - Lee's Summer Precious Gem (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) had a great weekend at The Ontario Shores Kennel Club, United Kennel Club shows. On Saturday Ruby won Winners Female and Best of Breed and also a Reserve Winners Female under judges Mr. Mike Keeler and Ms. Debra Florek. On Sunday Ruby won Winners Female, Best of Breed and Group 3 and completed her New UKC Championship breeder/owner handled by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers).

-27- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Ginger" - Fineview's Taste of Ginger at NorthNLites (ex. DC's That's What I Love About You) won Winners Female, Best of Winners for 2-pts and Best Puppy in Breed under judge Mr. Stewart Danker at the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Dog Association show in Long Sault, ON, Canada. Ginger was bred by Kim & Dave Reimers (Fineview Boxers) and Donna Schafer (DC Boxers) and is owned by Ricky Arruda (NorthNLite Boxers).

-19/20- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Ginger" - Fineview's Taste of Ginger at NorthNLites (ex. DC's That's What I Love About You) went Reserve Winners (x3) Female and Best Puppy in Breed (x3) under judges Ms. Wera Hubenthal, Mr.Rodi Hubenthal and Ms. Olga Gagne at the Thousand Islands Kennel & Obedience Club shows in Brockville , ON, Canada. Ginger was bred by Kim & Dave Reimers (Fineview Boxers) and Donna Schafer (DC Boxers) and is owned by Ricky Arruda (NorthNLite Boxers).

-18- a "Maynard" daughter,"Lively" - Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) (Mephisto Kennels)(Top Knotch Boxers).-13/14- "Rosie" - Lee's Summer Scarlet Rose(ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) Best of Breed TWICE NEW UKC CHAMPION (Lee Boxers)

-6- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Zelena" - Ripn T's N Naja's Summer Enchantress (ex. Am. CH Ripn T's N Naja's Just Like Fire, DOM) went Reserve Winners Bitch two days under judges Dr. Eric Liebes and Mr. John Wade at the Bismarck Kennel Cub shows in Bismarck, ND, USA. Zelena is Breeder/Owner handled by Tina Montgomery (Ripn T Boxers).

JULY

-24- Terrier Breeders’ Association of Canada Specialty Marvin - BPISS CH Clarity's Kaboom of Summer, won Best Puppy in Specialty Show owner handled by me!

-24- (ex. BIS RBIS BISS CH Bassanova's All About Sansa)(Bassanova Boxers) -16/17- (ex. BIS RBIS BISS CH Bassanova's All About Sansa)(Bassanova Boxers)

-14- (ex. Am CH. Katandy's Kiss In The Moonlight)(Katandy Boxers)
-10- (ex. MBISS Am GGCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa)(Mephisto Kennels)(Top Knotch Boxers)

-3/4/5/6- (Clarity Kennels) JUNE

-24/25/26- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Ginger" - Fineview's Taste of Ginger at NorthNLites (ex. DC's That's What I Love About You) won Winners Female, Best of Breed (over Specials) and Best Puppy in Breed for 2-pts under judge Judith Byrne, Winners Female and Best Puppy in Breed for 1-pt under judge William Byrne and Reserve Winners Female under judge Ron Mahon at the Association Canine De La Maurice shows in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC. Ginger was bred by Kim & Dave Reimers (Fineview Boxers) and Donna Schafer (DC Boxers) and is owned by Ricky Arruda (NorthNLite Boxers).

-11 to 16- American Boxer Club National Specialty week in Indianapolis, IN, USA
It was a great week for TWO "Maynard" daughters!:
- at the Central Indian Boxer Club Specialty under Breeder judge Mr. Thomas Latta: "Ruby" - Lee's Summer Precious Gem (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) placed 4th in the 9-12 mos Fawn class of 8 and "Lively" - Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch XOXO Gossip Girl (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) placed FIRST in the Open Fawn class of 7!
- at the Blue Grass Boxer Club Specialty under Breeder judge Ms. Carol Latta, "Lively" placed 3rd in the Open Fawn class.
- at the American Boxer Club National Specialty Futurity under Breeder judge Ms. Chris Baum, "Ruby" placed 3rd out of 8 in the 9-12 mos Fawn class and "Lively" placed 2nd out of 5 in the 15-18mos Fawn class.
- at the American Boxer Club National Specialty under Breeder judge Ms.Sandy Orr, "Ruby" placed 4th out of 9 in the 9-12 mos Fawn class and "Lively" placed FIRST in the Open Fawn class and went on to win RESERVE WINNERS BITCH for a 3-pt MAJOR!

"Ruby" is owned and bred by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers) and was handled by Monique Mastrapasqua. "Lively" was Breeder Owner handled by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Boxers) and is co-owned and co-bred by Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

-11- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Ginger" - Fineview's Taste of Ginger at NorthNLites (ex. DC's That's What I Love About You) won Winners Female and Best Puppy in Breed for her FIRST point at the St. Francis Kennel & Obedience Club show in Brome, QC under judge Ms. Pat Lanctot. Ginger was bred by Kim & Dave Reimers (Fineview Boxers) and Donna Schafer (DC Boxers) and is owned by Ricky Arruda (NorthNLite Boxers).

-3/4/5/6- our Rat Terrier boy, "Marvin" - CH. Clarity's Kaboom of Summer & I showed at the Northern Alberta Canine Association shows in Edmonton, Alberta and won 4 Best of Breed, 1 Best of Opposite Sex and 4 Best Puppy in Breed under judges Margaret Jones, Marilyn O'Neill, Susan Quesnel, Dianne Ivey (Limited Group 4 show) & Rita Walker (BOS)! Marvin was bred by Rachel Jesse (Clarity Kennels) and is exclusively owner handled by me.

-2/3/5- a "Maynard" daughter, "Phoebe" - Lee's Summer Goddess Phoebe (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl) won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed Owner handled under judges Eva Berg and Robert Shreve, for 1-pt each day and Reserve Winners Bitch under judge Barbara Alderman at the Five Valley Kennel Club show in Missoula, MT, USA Owner handled by Debby Mongeau. Phoebe was bred by Tina Stock (Lee Boxers).

MAY

-28/29- (ex. BIS RBIS BISS CH Bassanova's All About Sansa) (Bassanova Boxers) -21/22- (Clarity Kennels) -7/8- (ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl)(Lee Boxers)(Weimer Boxers)(ex. BIS RBIS BISS CH Bassanova's All About Sansa)(Bassanova Boxers)

APRIL

(ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl)(Lee Boxers)

(ex. Am. CH Ripn T's N Naja's Just Like Fire, DOM) (Ripn T Boxers)
(ex. Howdi's Bae Lee Swirl)(Lee Boxers)

-1/2/3- (Clarity Kennels)

MARCH

FEBRUARY

-27- a "Mr. Spock" daughter, "Parker"- Ripn T's N Naja's Summer Girl Crush (ex. Am. CH Ripn T's N Naja's Just Like Fire) won a 4-pt MAJOR Winners Bitch (no class males entered) under judge Ms. Pat Hastings a the Linn County Kennel Club show in Albany, OR, USA. Parker was Breeder/Owner Handled by Tina Montgomery (Ripn T Boxers) and is owned by Ed and Christy Griffith.

JANUARY

-30- Our homebred boy "MAYNARD"- GCH Summer's Mantra, CDX RN CA SD-S-SP HIC VBX became a CANADIAN SIRE OF MERIT today!!

-28/29/30- a "Maynard" daughter, "Fancy" - Top Knotch N Mephisto Fancy That! (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) came to Canada and finished her Canadian Championship in ONE weekend with her breeder owner Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Boxers) at the Evelyn Kenny Kennel and Obedience Club shows in Calgary, AB!
Fancy won Winners Female, Best of Winners & Best of Opposite Sex over 2 Specials for 4-points on Friday & Saturday under judges Mr. Glen Stark & Mr. Michael Hill then on Sunday she won Winners Female & Best of Winners for 3-points under Mr. Todd Foley. Fancy is loved & owned by Kerri Carter & co-owned by Cheryl Emerson. Fancy was bred by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Kennels) & Cheryl Emerson (Top Knotch Boxers).

-22- PUPPIES MAYNARD!

(ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa)(Mephisto Kennels)(Top Knotch Boxers).

-16- a "Maynard" son, "Hendrix" - Can CH Mephisto N Top Knotch Purple Haze (ex. MBISS Am GCHB/Can GCH. Mephisto N Toprank Oooh LaLa) went Reserve Winners Dog at the Gig Harbor Kennel Club show in Puyallup, WA, USA Breeder/Owner handled by Michelle Yeadon (Mephisto Boxers) under judge Ms. Denise Dean.

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This webpage was created on January 30, 2022 by Josie O'Reilly & updated on November 23, 2023. I can be reached via e-mail at: boxrlady@telus.net