Big Sky Scottish Deerhounds
Love, Strength, Beauty
What's New
January 2010
Birdie and Bean are now six months old, and boy have they grown! Bean is 75 lbs and Birdie is 62 lbs.
I am looking forward to bringing these two out to the shows. See you soon!
Bean at six months Birdie at six months
November 2009
We kept our dear little Birdie and Bean from our Audrey/Valor litter, and here they are at 16 weeks----cuties!!!
Bean Birdie
October2009
We didn't go to many dogs shows this year, as much of it was taken up with rearing our litter of twelve puppies. They take lots of work, but I think it's the best kind of work, as who doesn't want to spend time with puppies?!!! Luckily for me, Madolyn was home for the summer, as she is the best at helping to socialize puppies, and this time, she was old enough to help with clean up too!! Anyway,
the puppies have now all gone to their new homes, and we will surely miss them! We are happy, though, that they have all gone to great people who will keep us up to date as to how the pups are doing! Already, we have some nice shots of Bubba (now Blu), Bitty, Benjamin (now Murdoc), Bitsy (now Biddy), Brock (now Fionn), and Brady (now Calli).
Here is Bubba and his Wolfhound pack The superfast Murdoc
Calli and her Dobe pal, Zeus little Bitty who has already learned a new trick!
Aodhan and Biddy Fionn and his new buddy, Beau
July2009
Our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) blessed us with a nice litter of a dozen puppies---8 girls and 4 boys! The proud father is our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky. The puppies look gorgeous, and we are already very excited about them. Madolyn has been making sure that they are well socialized :)
May2009
We attended the 2009 SDCA National Specialty in St. Louis, MO. This was the first time we had ever visited Purina Farms, and boy were we impressed! It is a lovely sight for a dog show, and we enjoyed seeing all the other animal displays on the beautiful grounds as well. Unfortunately, we ended up having to leave Valor at home to perform stud duties, as Audrey decided to come in season just at the time we had to leave, so we ended up only bringing Zoe and Nootka. Zoe took second in her Veteran Bitch class, but more importantly, she and Maddy won Best Junior Handler for the third year in a row! Nootka showed well, but did not place in a very large, competitive Open Bitch class. She did get lots of nice compliments though! :) As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of our friends, and can't wait until next year!!!!
February2009
Madolyn was named #1 Junior Handler in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound by BestJunior.com. This is her third year in a row to receive this honor. We are very proud of her.
Birdie and Bean are now six months old, and boy have they grown! Bean is 75 lbs and Birdie is 62 lbs.
I am looking forward to bringing these two out to the shows. See you soon!
Bean at six months Birdie at six months
November 2009
We kept our dear little Birdie and Bean from our Audrey/Valor litter, and here they are at 16 weeks----cuties!!!
Bean Birdie
October2009
We didn't go to many dogs shows this year, as much of it was taken up with rearing our litter of twelve puppies. They take lots of work, but I think it's the best kind of work, as who doesn't want to spend time with puppies?!!! Luckily for me, Madolyn was home for the summer, as she is the best at helping to socialize puppies, and this time, she was old enough to help with clean up too!! Anyway,
the puppies have now all gone to their new homes, and we will surely miss them! We are happy, though, that they have all gone to great people who will keep us up to date as to how the pups are doing! Already, we have some nice shots of Bubba (now Blu), Bitty, Benjamin (now Murdoc), Bitsy (now Biddy), Brock (now Fionn), and Brady (now Calli).
Here is Bubba and his Wolfhound pack The superfast Murdoc
Calli and her Dobe pal, Zeus little Bitty who has already learned a new trick!
Aodhan and Biddy Fionn and his new buddy, Beau
July2009
Our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) blessed us with a nice litter of a dozen puppies---8 girls and 4 boys! The proud father is our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky. The puppies look gorgeous, and we are already very excited about them. Madolyn has been making sure that they are well socialized :)
May2009
We attended the 2009 SDCA National Specialty in St. Louis, MO. This was the first time we had ever visited Purina Farms, and boy were we impressed! It is a lovely sight for a dog show, and we enjoyed seeing all the other animal displays on the beautiful grounds as well. Unfortunately, we ended up having to leave Valor at home to perform stud duties, as Audrey decided to come in season just at the time we had to leave, so we ended up only bringing Zoe and Nootka. Zoe took second in her Veteran Bitch class, but more importantly, she and Maddy won Best Junior Handler for the third year in a row! Nootka showed well, but did not place in a very large, competitive Open Bitch class. She did get lots of nice compliments though! :) As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of our friends, and can't wait until next year!!!!
February2009
Madolyn was named #1 Junior Handler in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound by BestJunior.com. This is her third year in a row to receive this honor. We are very proud of her.
November2008
I opened QUARRY, my new store on Etsy, which will sell handmade jewelry (by me), quilts and pillows, select vintage items, art, and photography. Dogs and other animals will often be featured. Please stop by for a look at www.deerhoundjulie.etsy.com
You can also visit my blog at www.quarryboutique.blogspot.com
Our Big Sky's Artemis wins Breed both days at the Cen-Tex Kennel Club show and finishes her championship. She also qualified for the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Dog show for the next two years, as she finished her championship with all points coming from the Bred-by Exhibitor class. We hope to have puppies from her this coming spring of 2009.
September2008
Rider, the lone male puppy from our A litter, finished his championship with a 4pt major by going Best of Winners at the SDCA supported entry in GA under judge Kent Delaney. His other major was also at the SDCA supported entry in GA the previous year. We are especially proud of this boy, as he was the first from the A litter to finish his championship, and did so with his young handler, Ryan,who was 12 when they first started together. Congratulations to Judith Kuczmarski (his owner) and Ryan (his co-owner and handler)!!!
July 2008
Madolyn wins Best Junior Handler Juniors getting ready for the ring
We traveled to Lompoc, CA for the SDCA National Specialty. The Western Regional Specialty was also held at the same show. Since we had never driven out west before, we decided to make a trip out of it, and made stops at the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, the Meteor Crater, and the Grand Canyon. The scenery was magnificent. The show site was beautiful as always, and the weather perfect---the dogs just loved it! Madolyn was very excited to win Best Junior Handler for the second year in a row at the SDCA National, and Best Junior Handler again the next day at the Western Regional. Way to go Madolyn!!
Big Sky's Artemis in the Bred By class Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky in Open Dogs
(top left picture) (remaining three pictures)
Madolyn also handled Zoe to a very nice second place in the Veteran bitch 9 and older class at the National, and third in the Veteran bitch class (all ages over 7) at the Western Regional. We were very happy with our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky as well. He placed fourth in the Open Dog class at the National, and third in Open at the Western. He also went back in the ring with his brothers to help his dam, Roslyn, win Best Brood Bitch. Roslyn also took home Best Veteran in Show and an Award of Merit from the National. It was all very exciting! Our Audrey, who decided to drop all of her coat (and a few pounds) before the show, showed very nicely in a competitive Bred-By class, but didn't place. We still think she's beautiful nonetheless!
Am/Can Ch. Fernhill's Roslyn ( dam to our Valor) takes Best Veteran in Show, Best Brood Bitch, and an Award of Merit at the 2008 SDCA National Specialty!
May 2008
Floating dog? Yes! This is our Ch. Fernhill's Mersey literally floating around the ring in the Hound group at the DKC show.
April 2008
Valor takes Best of Breed at the Stephenville Kennel Club show.
March 2008
Madolyn showed Ziggy at the Bluebonnet Pug Specialty in Ft. Worth, TX for his first time as a special, and he ended up taking Best in Specialty!!!! Way to go Madolyn and Ziggy!!!
Jan 2008
Madolyn wins Best Junior in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound for 2007. This is her second year in a row to win this award, as she also won it in 2006, when she was finally able to start showing in juniors at age 9.
Congratulations Madolyn!!!
Here is a new photo of Azure at 5 years. We are so proud of this wonderful dog!