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Sep 26-27
AKC Lure Coursing in North Bend, WA |
The
weather was great at the Cascade Coursing Club's trail this weekend.
The event was well attended, with 11 Pharaohs competing on Saturday and 13
competing on Sunday! Highlights of the weekend include:
 | Saturday, Zelda won the Open Stake, Menza won the
Special Stake, and Kahla represented the Veteran Stake. BOB went
to Zelda (Menza forfeited to her niece), for another 5 point major! |
| Sunday, Zelda and Feyd tied for 1st place in the Open
Stake, and Zelda was kind enough to forfeit to her kennel mate, thus
giving Feyd a major and giving Zelda the final point that she needed
to complete her Field Championship! Jag was 3rd in Open for
another point, and Deja - who is coming back out after having puppies
just 10 weeks ago! - was the winner of the Veteran Stake today.
BOB went to Feyd, for a 5-point major. Our usual running
machine, Menza, unfortunately chose this day to start cheating, and
finished a very un-exciting 3rd in the Specials Stake on this
day...! |
Zelda and Feyd's BOB win pics! |
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Sep. 3-7
PHCA National Specialty |
This
year, for the first time in history, the National was held in the Pacific
NW (Eugene, OR) and put together by our own MHPHC (Mt. Hood Pharaoh Hound
Club)! We have all sorts of updates on Nefer-Temu's showing, so
without further ado:
Conformation:
| Feyd was WD and Best Bred-by at the National for 5
points to finish! |
| Guile was Best Puppy at the National, BOS in
Sweepstakes, RWD at one supported entry, Best Puppy and onto Group 1
Puppy at another supported entry! |
| Io AND Phoebe each took WB for a 5 point major on one
of the supported days! |
| Rory was WD for a 4 point major at one of the
supported entries! |
| Sonic, Menza, Amy, and Feyd were all in the final cut
at the National. |
Companion Events (Obedience, Agility, Rally):
| Bosch and Zelda each earned the first leg towards
their CD in obedience at the National Trial (Zelda edged out Bosch for
High in Trial by only a point and a half!) |
| Zelda, Nadia, Menza, Bosch, Kahla, Sonic, and Jet ALL
earned qualifying scores in Rally in their respective levels!
Jet earned his RN title over the weekend, too! |
| Nadia qualified with placements in Excellent Agility
over the weekend |
Zelda and Bosch, 1st CD leg!
Lure Coursing:
| Nefer-Temu hounds won 3 out of the 5 stakes at the
National Lure Trial (Zelda won Open A, Menza won Specials A, and Sonic
won Veterans) all for 5 point majors! This finished Sonic's
Field Championship (his 3rd major, actually)! |
| Additionally, Nefer-Temu hounds came in 2nd in 4 out
of the 5 stakes (Ett in Open A, Jet in Open B, Io in Specials B, and
Kahla in Veterans). |
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August 29-30
St. Helens Shows |
This
was an exciting weekend for us at a fairly local show. In
conformation, Sonic was brought out of
semi-retirement to win two more BOBs, a big Group 2 on Saturday,
and a cut in group on Sunday. Even more exciting is the fact that
our Kahla earned the final leg that she needed to
complete her amazing RAE title!!! She even did it in style,
taking a 1st place in her very competitive Excellent B class!
HUGE CONGRATS to Tabitha and Kahla. This is definitely a
"first" for the kennel, and, we believe that she may be only the
2nd Pharaoh in history to ever earn this advanced title!!! |
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August 19
Website Updates |
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July
25
Happy 2nd Birthday, Moon Litter! |
The
Moon Litter turned two years old
today! Happy Birthday to Venka, Isis, Anubis, Io, Phoebe, and our
own Feyd! Io celebrated in style by taking Winners Bitch for a
4-pt major at the PHCA Supported Entry in Lompoc, CA!
<<--Feyd, age 2 (more birthday pics on his
homepage!)
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July
24-25
Guile's Show Ring Debut |
Guile's
first show was the PHCA Western Specialty held in Lompoc, CA. He was
a mere 6 months and 2 days old and did us proud by showing like a little
pro and taking BOS in Sweepstakes (under a breeder-specialist judge), and
RWD. He repeated his RWD win the next day at the supported entry.
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July
15
Deja's Puppies are Here! |
Deja
gave birth to a gorgeous litter of 8, 4 boys and 4 girls. More info
and pictures can be found HERE. |
June
19-21
Two New Titles for Menza! |
Menza
made her rally debut in grand style this weekend, earning three straight
Q's, earning scores of a perfect 100!, 97, and 96, and placing 3rd, 4th,
and 1st in her Novice B class on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
respectively. With her new RN title, Menza is now qualified for her
VC (Versatility Certificate) and also has helped her dam, Samba,
earn the final points she needed to qualify for her coveted ROMX (Register
of Merit Excellent) title! Way to go to Menza and her rally
trainer/handler, Sarah! She also earned her CGC (Canine Good Citizen)
on Saturday. |
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May 23
Rally News |
Our
little Rally superstar, Kahla, did it again,
earning her 9th DOUBLE-Q in Advanced
and Excellent (with placements in both classes, too!) She is now
just one leg away from her RAE title. We are so proud of this girl
and her consistently great performances in Rally! (We are proud of
her owner/trainer/handler, too ;-) |
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May 16
AKC Lure Coursing |
This
Chintimini Kennel Club trial held in Cottage Grove, OR, drew an impressive
entry of 10 Pharaohs; 5 Opens and 5 Specials. In Open, Phoebe
took top honors and 4-pt major! Sonic
ran well enough for the 2nd place and 2 more points towards his FC
title. Feyd was 3rd for his first coursing
point. In the very impressive Specials stake made up of five
great-running BIF-winning bitches, Menza took
top honors and went on to win BOB and her second Best
in Field!
Special thanks to Menza's "professional
releaser" and best buddy, Tabitha, for escorting her to her BIF
win. |
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May 8-10
Southern Oregon KC shows |
The
Nefer-Temu crew had a pretty terrific weekend in Klamath Falls, OR!
On Friday, Sonic and Feyd
were entered, with Sonic taking BOB and going on to make the cut in a very
strong Hound Group. Feyd took a Bred-by
Exhibitor Group 2 on this day as well. On Saturday, young
Ett did us proud by taking BOB and a Puppy Group
1 fron the 6-9 month class. On Sunday, with Sonic
and Ett entered, Sonic
won BOB and onto another very nice Hound Group 1!
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April 11-12
Ephrata Moses-Lake KC shows |
We only
had three Pharaohs entered, but Menza picked up
two more BOB wins, along with another pull in group. It was only her
4th time in the group ring, so we are proud of this young lady! |
Apr.
4-5
Timberland Valley Kennel Club shows |
Sonic
and Ett were the only Pharaohs entered at
this show held in Centralia, WA. Sonic took BOB both days and a
sizeable Group 4 on Sunday! In the Rally ring, Kahla
did it again and took 2 more double-q's, putting her at 8 legs out
of the 10 needed to earn her RAE title!
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Mar. 28-29
Linn County Kennel Club shows |
We had Moon
Litter sisters Io and Phoebe, plus Menza,
entered at these shows in Albany, OR. Menza took BOB both days while
Pheobe was WB for 2 more points. In Rally, Kahla
took 2 more double-q's, putting her at 6 legs out of the 10 needed
to earn her RAE title! |
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Mar. 13
Happy Birthday, Samba! |
Today is
the 12th birthday of our beautiful and influential foundation bitch, Samba.
She is still in great health and remains very active, keeping up with her
kids and grand-kids. Here are some pics taken of her on her special
day:
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Feb. 14-15
Chintimini Kennel Club Show |
We had a
great weekend with successes all across the board:
| Menza, entered Saturday only, her first time
out as a special, won Best of Breed and made
the cut in group! What a start! |
| Sonic, entered Sunday only, was Best
of Breed and onto a great GROUP 1st,
breeder-owner-handled, as always! |
| Feyd, entered Saturday only, was WD/BOW
for his 2nd major, and went onto win a Bred-by
Exhibitor Group 3rd! |
| Baby Ett, at 6 months and 3 days old, debuted
in the puppy class and wend RWB to a major
both days! |
| Kahla and Zelda represented us in
Rally. Zelda earned a double-Q on Saturday (her 3rd
RAE leg), and Kahla made us all proud by earning TWO
double-Qs (her 3rd and 4th legs). |
We are very proud of all of our Pharaohs' great showings
this weekend! Below: Sonic and Feyd's group placings:
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Feb. 14
The Gemstone Litter has arrived! |
Amy
gave birth to 3 beautiful boys and 5 gorgeous girls this evening.
More information about this litter, plus puppy pictures, can be found HERE.
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Jan. 22
Exciting News for Across the Pond in
Denmark! |
Multi
European CH Faouziah's Electra ("Svea") delivered a litter
of 9 today, sired by Sonic. A few show puppies may be
available. Visit the Planned Litter
page or the Kennel
Sharqiya website for more details!
Svea and her pups, just hours old!
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|
Puppies Are On the Way! |
It
is confirmed: Amy is indeed expecting. Her approx due date is Feb.
18. Check out the Planned Litter
page for more details.
Amy 3.5 weeks pregnant
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Summary of the Last Quarter of 2008 |
Much
has happened over the past four months, not including me updated the
website! Rather than list out all the updates date by date, and even
by event, here is a summary of the last quarter of 2008 and into January
2009:
| Nadia earned her Novice Agility (NA) and Novice
Agility Jumpers (NAJ) titles in agility, and also legs in USDAA and
AKC Open. |
| Kizmit earned a Best in Field his first weekend out
lure coursing. |
| Zelda earned her Rally Excellent (RE) title and 2
legs toward her RAE title. |
| Kahla also earned 2 legs towards her RAE title. |
| Samba was awarded her Versatility Excellent title and
her Register of Merit - the first Pharaoh in history to earn both! |
| Feyd, Zelda, and Rio all earned majors over the Rose
City Classic weekend, Jan 17-19. This final major finished
Zelda's bench Championship, making her our latest Bred-by Champion. |
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Sept. 18
Website Updates! |
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September
13-14
National Lure Coursing Championship (NLCC) |
Six
Nefer-Temu Pharaohs competed this weekend. Congrats to IO, Phoebe,
and Menza in the Open Stake, and Luna, Bosch, and Kahla in the Specials
Stake. Zelda also qualified, but sadly had to stay home due to an
untimely season... In all, 18 great running Pharaohs from all over the
country competed.
Menza - expertly
"handled" by her best (human) friend, Tabitha (thanks again,
Tab!) - was our real 'star' this weekend, taking 2nd place for 3
points on Saturday, and winning the Open Stake for another 5-pt major on
Sunday, thus finishing her Field Championship in grand style. In
addition, she also won the "Best of the Best of Breed in
NLCC" runoff for the honor of representing Pharaoh Hounds in
the NLCC finals against all the other NLCC breed winners. We are so
proud of our fleet-footed girl and all of her recent lure coursing
accomplishments!
IO and Phoebe - the youngest competitors at only 13
months of age - did very well, placing 2nd and 3rd behind
Menza respectively on Sunday, earning 3 and 2 points respectively.
Luna also placed 3rd in a VERY competitive Special stake on Sunday.
<<<Menza running in the NLCC runoff (photos
by Alex Boxall)
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September 5-7
Eugene KC Shows |
Our
performance dogs did us proud this weekend:
| Nadia: Her first time
competing, she earned two double-Q's in Novice Agility Standard and
Novice Jumpers, including THREE 1st Placements in her class. Way
to go, Sarah and Nadia! |
| Zelda: Our young obedience
girl earned herself a Q and her 2nd leg in Rally Excellent on Saturday
(the only day she was entered) |
| Kahla: a double-Q in Rally
Excellent B and Advanced B on Friday (the first leg on her RAE
title)! And a Q in Advanced on Saturday. Way to go,
Tabitha! |
| Also, many conformation points earned for class dogs
over the 4-day show cluster (Zelda earned 4 points, Feyd earned 4
points, IO earned 2 points, and Phoebe earned her first point). |
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August
31
New SLCCh! |
That's
short for Swedish Lure Coursing Champion... Enya
made us proud yet again by earning her 3rd and final CC (out of 3 tries) -
with another 1st placement - to finish her Field Championship.
Congrats, and, as always, THANK YOU to owners Alexandra, Madelene, and
Sofie! |
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August 22
Website Updates! |
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August 16-17
Chintimini KC AKC Lure Trial |
These
trials, held in Corvallis, OR, boasted an entry of 11 Pharaohs each
day. FIVE Nefer-Temu litters were represented running in
competition, and the representatives from all five litters took points
over the course of the weekend!
Youngsters Phoebe and Feyd (Moon
Litter), and Zelda (James Bond Litter)
all earned their JC titles on Friday. Io (also from the Moon Litter)
was the Open Stake winner and BOB on Saturday for a 4-pt major,
thus qualifying her for the National Lure Coursing Championships (NLCC)
this year. Kahla (Liqueurs Litter)
won the Specials Stake. Zelda and Phoebe placed in the Open
points. On Sunday, Menza (Jazz Samba
Litter 2) wowed us all by winning the Open Stake (5-pt major),
BOB, and BEST IN FIELD in a field of over 70 hounds!
Luna (Jazz Samba Litter 1) won the
Specials Stake, and Zelda and Phoebe again placed in the points,
qualifying both of them for the NLCC as well. |
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August 11
Amy's Puppy is Born! |
Amy
gave birth to a beautiful baby girl today! Check out the
planned litter page for details and pics. |
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July 27
Deja's Litter is Born! |
Deja
delivered 4 stunning, uniform, and very vigorous boys. Check out the
planned litter page for details and pics. |
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July 25
PHCA Western Specialty |
Samba
racked up yet another nice win, taking Specialty BOS from the veterans
class at the amazing age of 11.5 years! this is her 3rd SBOS win
from Veterans. She was also Best Brood Bitch for the third
time (this year represented beautifully by her get, Luna and Sonic). |
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July 19-20
Stumptown Cluster |
This
weekend of shows in Portland, OR was fairly successful for us. Our
young Zelda made her Rally Excellent debut on
Saturday and qualified with a score of 89. In conformation, Sonic
was BOB both days and onto Group 4 (in an over 200 point group) on Sunday. |
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Jun 19
Website Updates |
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Jun 12
Breeding News |
Our
Planned Litter page has been updated to
reflect that both of our dams-to-be, Deja and Amy, have been bred.
Fingers crossed for a successful conception! |
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Jun 8
Contra Costa KC |
We
were thrilled to get the news that Rio (of our very special Bond
007 Litter) was awarded WD/BOW for his 2nd major today (owner handled,
as always) at the Contra Costa County Kennel Club show in Vallejo, CA.
Way to go, Michelle and Rio! |
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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! |
|
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!
|
Mar.
23
Website Update |
Tons
of new pics added! New pics for Regal, Nile,
Samba, and Menza.
Updated Planned Litter
section. |
|
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." |
|
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. |
