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Mar. 19
(long overdue) Website
Updates |
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Mar. 14-16
New RN! |
We
are pleased to announce that Bosch earned his
Rally Novice title (with some very nice, high scores) in short order - 3
qualifying scores in a row - this weekend! This title qualifies
Bosch for the PHCA's Versatility Certificate (VC). Way to go, Alice
and Bosch! We're proud of you! |
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Mar. 8-9
Seattle KC Shows |
Nefer-Temu
was well represented and highly successful this weekend. On
Saturday, Sonic was BOB and went on to earn a Group
First in a sizable Hound Group. It was a thrilling win.
Though it is hard to top that, his daughter Zelda
did her thing in the Rally Obedience ring and earned the final leg she
needed to finish her Rally Advanced title. She qualified three times
out of three tries! On Sunday, Sonic was again BOB (with a cut in
group - which was more than I expected on this day, actually...lol), and
the lovely Luna was BOS.
Above: Sonic's group win photo, and
Zelda heeling attentively in the Rally ring |
Feb.
9-10
Chintimini KC Shows |
Sonic
was BOB with Luna as BOS both days. Young Zelda
was entered in Rally Advanced for the first time this weekend and did us
all proud by qualifying both days with very nice scores! The
highlight of the weekend was the show ring debuts of Moon
Litter siblings, Feyd and Io, at age 6
months. Both did incredibly well for their age. Feyd even
picked up his first point by going BOW on Saturday. Zelda was WB for
a point. |
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Jan. 18-21
Rose City Classic |
This
cluster consists of four days of shows held in Portland, OR, with entries
of between 9 and 12 Pharaohs each day. Sonic
was BOB twice (and a cut in a huge hound group) and BOS once. Luna
was BOS twice, and Bosch was BOS once.
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Dec. 22
2 |
With
the year's end fast-approaching, I added a quick at-a-glance re-cap of the
year 2007: Nefer-Temu's 2007 Summary |
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Dec. 15
Coursing News: New DC! |
Bosch
finished his AKC Field Championship in style today by winning the Open
Stake and going on to win BOB for a 5 point major! This win makes
Bosch a new Dual Champion, as well! |
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Dec. 12
More Sonic puppies on the way...! |
We
received the good news that Sonic's newest girlfriend, Phlirt (DC
Sunwind's Sovrin Scheherazade SC), is indeed pregnant and expecting.
Puppies are due in mid-January at CharmedWons
in Pennsylvania. These pups are sure to be beautiful, sound, and
versatile. You can read more info. on this upcoming litter and about
Phlirt at the CharmedWons Pharaoh
Hounds website. |
Dec.
6-7
Rally News: TWO New RE's!
|
Liqueur
litter sisters Kahla and Nadia
each needed one final leg to finish their Rally Excellent titles.
We're pleased to announce that both girls succeeded and can now add RE to
their ever-growing list of titles! |
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Dec. 1
Eukanuba National Championship
(Long Beach, CA) |
We
are proud that three of our Pharaohs were invited to this prestigious
event (Sonic, Deja, and Menza)
based on their show ring wins over the past year! It was a tough
decision, but in the end, I opted to take Sonic
again this year. He put in a great showing and wound up winning Best
Bred-by Exhibitor AND the 1st Award of Excellence (both for the
second year in a row).
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Nov.
9
Website Updates
|
New
(long overdue) pics added for Zelda!
New SC titles added for Bosch, Menza,
and Amy (all three earned their SCs at the CCC lure
trial, Oct. 14). |
Oct.
27
Rally News! |
Our
multi-talented veteran boy, Regal, earned the
final leg that he needed to complete his Rally Excellent title today at
the Vancouver Kennel Club shows in Ridgefield, WA! He was expertly
handled by Sarah on this day, as I was vacationing in Hawaii at the
time. Regal's equally versatile niece, Kahla,
also qualified, earning the 2nd leg toward her RE title, handled, as
always, by her owner Tabitha! |
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Oct. 22
Del Valle KC Shows |
Rio
(from our 2006 Bond Litter) represented
Nefer-Temu at this show in Pleasanton, CA, and did us proud by winning WD
for his first major (from the 9-12 puppy class, owner-handled)! Way
to go, Rio and Michelle! |
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Oct. 13-14
Cascade Cousing Club Lure Trials |
We
had a great turn out of Pharaohs for these AKC lure trials with 4 Opens, 2
Veterans, and 3 Specials entered each day. On Saturday, Bosch
(who traveled all the way from Sacramento for these trials) was 1st place
in Open for his 2nd AKC coursing major! Amy
was 2nd place for a point. On Sunday, Amy ran
her way to 1st place in Open for her first major, with Bosch
taking 2nd place. |
Oct.
6-7
Cascade Hound Assoc. Shows |
 | Samba, age 10.5+, was entered
in Veteran Sweepstakes on Saturday. She was BOB Veteran and onto
a Group 1/BIS Veteran!!! |
| Regal, age 11.5+, was entered
in Veteran Sweepstakes on Sunday. Not to be outdone, he also
went all the way to Group 1/BIS Veteran! (As a side note, both
Samba and Regal were the oldest veterans in the group ring). |
| Sonic won BOB on
Sunday. Nadia was BOS both days. |
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Sep. 29
Lure Coursing News |
While
Mama Samba was showing off her obedience skills in Oregon, her son Bosch
was showing off his athletic ability in Hollister, CA at the PHFNC lure
trial. Bosch earned 1st place in Open for
his first coursing major! Way to go! |
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Sep. 29-30
Rally News |
This
weekend, we are happy to report that both Nadia and Samba finished their
Rally Advanced (RA) titles. Samba has now been shown 7 times in
Rally and has earned 7 qualifying scores! The addition of the RA to
her titles now qualifies Samba for her Versatility Excellent Certificate (VCX)! |
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Sep. 23
New CH! |
We
received the wonderful news that Enya became a Finnish Champion today with
BOS and a CC. She completed her Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish
champion titles all on her first attempt after turning 2 years old (dogs
must be 2 years old to hold a Champion title in these countries).
Enya competing for her Finnish CH
title |
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Sep. 17
Website Updates |
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Aug.
18-19
Olympic KC Shows |
Both
Nadia and Zelda finished
their Rally Novice titles on Saturday, Nadia with a 1st place in her
class of 25 dogs! Nadia moved up into the Advanced class for Sunday,
and qualified for her first leg with a 4th place. Zelda finished
this RN title at the young age of 9 months and 2 days!
In conformation, Deja came out of
retirement for the weekend and was owner-handled to BOB on Saturday.
Sonic was BOS. On Sunday, Sonic was awarded BOB
and onto a Group 4 in a large group of hounds, and Zelda was
BOS for another point. |
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Aug. 17
Puppy Pics! |
Luna's "Moon
Litter" is growing quickly! Check out Sendji
Pharaohs' Website for periodically updated pics of these babies. |
July
27-29
Western Specialty Weekend |
| Samba and Regal were Best and Best of Opposite in
Veteran Sweeps, respectively. Just like old times in the show
rings! |
| Samba went on to win BOS at the specialty, at age
10.5! Regal made the final cut, at age 11.5! |
| Menza was RWB! |
| Highlight of the day - all three of the Rally
Obedience dogs qualified in their respective levels (Zelda in Novice,
Samba in Advanced, and Regal in Excellent). Regal earned the
highest score of the day, for any hound in Rally, with a 99 out of 100
in Excellent! |
| At the Saturday Supported Entry, Menza finished with
a flourish with WB/BOW from the Bred-by class. ALL of Menza's
points for her Championship came from Bred-by, and she finished in
only 5 weekends out. |
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July
7-8
Spokane KC Shows |
It
was a loooong drive, but worth it for the points earned by the two
Nefer-Temu entrants, Sonic and Zelda.
Sonic won BOB both days for some nice breed points, and his daughter Zelda
was BOW (and BOS) both days from the 6-9 class. She earned her first
2 points on Saturday, and a 3 point major on Sunday. More
importantly, she had a fun time in the ring and a positive experience over
all (always the top priority when showing young puppies, after all!) |
June
25-26
Clackamas KC Performance Events |
Liqueur
Litter sisters, Nadia and Kahla,
represented well in the performance events this weekend. Nadia
earned her Canine Good Citizen title on Saturday, and Kahla earned
qualifying scores BOTH days in Advanced Rally, thus finishing her RA
title! Way to go, girls (both Nadia and Kahla, and owners/trainers
Sarah and Tabitha)! |
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June 10
Website Updates |
Tons
of new updates and pics added all over:
--New titles added for Bosch, Enya,
and Amy
--A tribute to Nile has been tearfully added to the Rainbow
Bridge page
--New pics added for Bosch, Enya,
Amy, Luna, Sonic,
Samba,
and Zelda. Also new pics added to the Planned
Litter page. |
June
7-9
TWO new Champions, and great weekend wins all-around! |
Nile
was obviously watching over the Nefer-Temu "kids" from Heaven
this weekend, because all over the world, there were successes!
| Fri: Amy (a Nile daughter) finished her
JC title |
| Sat: Amy
competed in her first AKC lure trial and won Open and BOB for a
major! Sister Kahla won the FCh Stake. |
| Sat: Across the pond in Sweden, Enya
made her presence known by winning another CC and BOS to finish both
her Swedish AND Norwegian Champion titles! It was her first try
at a CC since turning 2 (they have to be 2 to become Champions in
Sweden), and she did it! |
| Sun: Not to be outdone
by his Swedish sister, Bosch earned his FOURTH major and
finished his AKC Championship handily. |
Special thanks to the owners of all four of these
winners--Crystal & Tony (Amy), Tabitha & Alex (Kahla), Sofie,
Madelene, & Alexandra (Enya), and Alice (Bosch)--whose hard work and
dedication has allowed them to shine and be recognized!
Nile's daughters, Amy and Kahla,
running off for BOB |
June
5
Tragic News - RIP Nile |
It is
with a heavy heart that I report that our beloved Nile
passed away this evening. Our grief is great, but having a
household full of her beautiful and talented kids and grandkids has really
helped. Though words alone cannot do justice to her, a short tribute
can be found on the Rainbow Bridge page. |
June
2-3
Yakima KC Shows |
This
was our first show in a month,and we had a fun time in spite of the 100+
degree temps. There were 6 Pharaohs entered each day. Sonic
had another very successful weekend, going BOB both days and taking
another Group 3 on Saturday in a typical strong NW Hound Group! Menza
was WB/BOS both days from the BBE class for 4 more points (2 each
day). She is now
"pointed out," needing only a major to finish. Puppy Zelda,
at just over 6 months of age, made her debut in the ring. Though she
didn't beat Menza this time around, she showed beautifully - for a
6-month-old - and got nice compliments from both
judges, which made our day!
Sonic winning a Group 3
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May
30
Happy Birthday... |
...to
the Jazz Samba Litter #2! Bosch,
Boss, Cooper, Enya, and Menza turn two years old today. |
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May 16
Happy 6-months... |
...to
our wonderful Bond Litter; Rio, Q, Bufo,
Kizmit, Anubis, Taala, Betti, and Zelda. Now old enough to compete,
several of these pups will be making their ring debuts this summer, and
several others will be beginning their obedience and/or agility careers. |
May
11
Website Updates |
We
have a 6 month old puppy male available to the right home. His info
has been added on Available Adults.
New pics for Amy and in the photo
gallery. |
Apr.
14-15
Ephrata Moses-Lake KC Shows |
In an
entry of 8, Menza surprised us all by taking
WB/BOW/ and BOB (over sepcials, including brother Sonic!) from the bred-by
class for her first major on Saturday. My favorite handling charge,
Oggie (new CH Naha Tuatha de Ogma SC, EAJ, OA), took WD for the final 2
points he needed to finish his Championship! Sonic
was BOS. On Sunday, Sonic took BOB, Menza WB/BOW/BOS, and Oggie was
again WD. |
Apr.
7-8
Timberland Valley DFA Shows
|
These
shows were held in Centralia, WA. Sonic was BOB both days, onto a
Group 4 on Sunday in quite a large Hound group!
Un-pharaoh-related, but news-worthy nonetheless: my
Ibizan Hound handling charge, Deanna (DejaVue's Where No One's Gone B'for)
also had a great weekend, winning BOB on Sat. from the classes (over
top-ranked specials in an entry of 14 Ibizans) for a 5 point major to
finish her Championship. Yeay Deanna! |
Apr.
11
Picture Additions Galore! |
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Mar.
29
Website Updates |
New
pics from the last lure trial added for Nadia and Menza.
These new coursing pics were taken by Tony Moore. |
Mar.
24-25
Peninsula Dog Fanciers Shows |
Sonic
had an exceptional weekend, winning BOB both days, and taking a GROUP 1
on Saturday followed by a Group 3 on Sunday. He was
breeder-owner-handled, as always! Way to go, Sonic! Menza
went BOS each day for two more points towards her bench Championship!
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Mar.
23
Website Update |
Tons
of new pics added! New pics for Regal, Nile,
Samba, and Menza.
Updated Planned Litter
section. |
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Mar. 20 |
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to my wonderful REGAL and the lovely
lady NILE, who have enriched our lives for 11 years
and counting! Both are still fit and happy and enjoying life.
Nile is a certified "retiree" while Regal is still enjoying the
competition of Rally Obedience and making occasional show and lure
coursing appearances in the veterans classes. |
|
Mar. 17-18
AKC Lure Trial |
Menza
finished her JC title on Saturday, but unfortunately blew a pad and had to
be pulled from competition. Sunday, however, she was healed enough
to run and handily won both the Open Stake and onto BOB for her first 2
points. Nadia ran well enough to win the
Open Stake for a point on Saturday. Kahla
won the Specials Stake on Sunday.
The highlight of the weekend for us, however, was
watching our veterans, Samba and Regal,
chase the bunny. Regal, just days shy of his 11th birthday, ran
strongly as the test dog on Saturday. Most spectators could not
believe that he was 11! Samba (age 10) ran in competition on Sunday
in the Veterans Stake. It was great to see her running so strongly
and even giving her young and athletic daughter, Menza, a serious
"run for her money" in the BOB run-off!
11-year-old Regal coursing, Mar. 17,
2007 |
|
Mar. 13 |
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to our beloved SAMBA. She turns 10
years old today and is still going as strong as ever. Samba is still
competing in rally and lure coursing, and makes occasional veterans appearances
at shows. She is active at Doggy Daycare and still goes on long bike
rides, keeping up with her "kids" (Sonic and Menza). |
Feb.
25
Website Update |
Added
new
pics of our puppy, Zelda. |
|
Feb. 21
Exciting News from Abroad! |
Sonic's
long distance Finnish girlfriend, Multi CH Northgate's Midsummer
Night ("Polkka") delivered a healthy litter of
four (2 boys, 2 girls)! This litter was the result of frozen semen
and AI. All of these beautiful babies are spoken for. Visit the Black
Eagles Kennel Homepage for more information about this exciting
litter.
Sonic and Polkka's
newborns
|
|
Feb. 16
Website Updates |
New pics of Amy
and Bosch. TONS of new pics added to the Photo
Gallery.
NEW UPCOMING LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT |
|
Feb. 13
Westminster Results |
We're very proud of Deja,
who won BOS at the prestigious Westminster
Kennel Club show for the second consecutive year! Huge thanks to
"Team Deja" (co-owners Cheryl, Randy, and Jocelyn, and handler
Pam Lambie) for making Deja's specials career possible!
|
|
Jan. 25
Website Updates |
Added the Bond
Litter to our Past Litters archive, and added Zelda's
Page. |
|
Jan. 19-22
Rose City Classic |
Several Nefer-Temu
kids were awarded honors at this cluster. Menza
made her showing debut on Friday and came out of the ring with her first
major! Sonic won BOB (and got a pull in a
very heavy hound group) on Sunday, with sister Luna
taking BOS. Amy, who made her debut as a
special this weekend, took BOS on Saturday (a supported entry!) Bosch
and Menza took WD and WB/BOW respectively for
another point each on Sunday. Bosch also earned his CGC title at
these shows - way to go! |
Jan.
13
New Pics Added |
New 8-week-old
casual and formal stacked shots added to the Bond
Litter pics page. Most of the puppies will be leaving for their
new homes this weekend or during the coming week.
Added new pics to Menza's page |
|
Jan. 7
New Pics Added |
Added TONS more Bond
Litter pics!
Added new pics to Samba and Regal's
pages. |
Dec.
23
Website Updates |
Added new 4-week-old
pics for our Bond Litter!
Added Ollie to the Available
Adults page. |
|
Dec. 14
New Puppy Pics |
Lots of new pics
added for our "James Bond 007 Litter." |
|
Dec. 3
Website Updates |
Our Pharaoh
Hound Information Site is back up and running, and, like our kennel
site, has undergone a complete re-vamping. We hope you like the new
look, new pictures, and updated information.
Also, new pics have been added for Nadia's
puppies (the James Bond 007 Litter), Sonic, and "the
humans." |
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Dec. 1
Eukanuba National Championship |
This year, this
prestigious show was held in beautiful Long Beach, CA (where
it was sunny and warm...a welcomed change from the cold rain, wind, and
sleet the NW has been having for the past month!) Sonic
and Deja represented Nefer-Temu very well.
Sonic, handled by myself (as always) took BOS, Best Bred-by Exhibitor, and
1st Award of Excellence. Sister Deja, handled by Pam Lambie, took
the other Award of Excellence. Because of these wins, Sonic and Deja
are qualified to compete at Crufts in 2007 and/or 2008! We flew home
Saturday night after showing, so it was a quick trip, but fun none the
less.
|
Nov.
20
Website Updates |
New pictures added
of Menza, Nadia, and of
our newborn litter.
New title added for Enya. |
Puppies
are here! |
We are pleased to announce
that Nadia delivered eight healthy puppies on
November 16. We have six boys and two girls. More information,
and pictures, can be found on our Planned
Litter page. |
|
Nov. 9
World Show in Poland |
We just got the news
that Enya won BOB-Junior and the title of Junior
World Winner '06 (JWW-06) at the World Show in Poland. We're very
proud of our little girl on the other side of the pond! |
|
Nov. 1
Website Updates |
New titles added for
Amy, Samba, and Regal!
New pictures added for Sonic, Samba,
Bosch, and Amy! |
Oct.
28-29
Vancouver Kennel Club shows |
We had a GREAT
weekend...lots to report. Regal and Samba were entered in Rally
Obedience and both really shined. On Sunday, Regal
finished his Rally Advanced (RA) title with a score of 94 and 2nd place in
a huge class. He finished his title with one 1st place, and two 2nd
placements! Samba finished her Rally Novice
(RN) title with a very respectable score of 95! She is now qualified
for her Versatility Certificate from the PHCA, and, with his new Advanced
title, Regal is qualified for his Versatility Excellent title.
On the conformation front, Sonic did us proud
by winning BOB both days and a Group 2 on Saturday in a very large,
competitive NW group. |
Oct.
14-15
Two Cities Kennel Club shows |
Crystal (Amy's
owner) and I had a fun drive halfway down the west coast to Yuba City, CA
for these shows. Thanks to our dear friend, Marlene, for inviting us
to these shows and for putting us up for the weekend!
Bosch took the major in dogs both days.
These were his 2nd and 3rd major wins. Amy was
WB, BOW, and BOS both days, so she also picked up the majors and finished
her Championship on Sunday. Special Sonic
was BOB in a nice entry on Sunday. We are very proud of the the
three Nefer-Temu kids we had entered (each from a different litter) and
how well they represented this weekend! |
|
Oct., 2006
Website Back up! |
Obviously, our
website is back up and running (finally). I figured this would be a
good time to completely re-vamp it to reflect a more "modern"
style. I was way behind the times, as the original was created way back in
1997 using old-school HTML (the fun stuff) and was looking a bit
dated. We hope you enjoy the site's return to the web with a new
"facelift." |
|
Oct. 7-8
Cascade Hound Assoc. |
Sonic
was BOB both days, with Amy BOS. Samba
was entered in Veteran Sweepstakes on Saturday and took a Group 2, and Regal
took a Group 4 on Sunday. |
|
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1
Rally Obedience News |
Regal
and Samba went to a Rally Obedience trial this
weekend in Corvallis, OR. They both earned qualifying scores each
day in their respective levels (Regal in Advanced A, Samba in Novice B [it
was her first trial ever]). Additionally, Regal took a 1st Place
(Sat) and a 2nd Place (Sun) in his class. |
|
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1
JC News |
At a JC test in
Monmout, OR this weekend, Bosch earned his JC
title, and Menza earned her first leg on the day
she ran (Saturday). Thanks to Kahla's mom,
Tabitha, for running Menza for me, as I was tied up at a Rally trial all
day. |
|
Oct., 2006
Rankings News |
For our first news
update on our new site, we are happy to announce that Deja
and Sonic are both ranked in the Top Ten,
all-systems, conformation. |
