This time with the pretty little Luna, a gorgeous daughter of Wyatt and Chloe. Pictured here with Mama Jen :D 

After a few weeks off, we ventured to a show with Yurrugar Another Legend, aka Oscar. This beautiful young guy continues to impress and was yet again short listed for Best Exhibit in Group and took Best Puppy in Group. This 9 month old has turned many heads and it is obvious that he will just get better and better. And boy does he have ATTITUDE! What a fun little dog. 

Two of our dogs, Grand Ch Yurrugar Black Tie Affair and Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise, within the last month, have both obtained the necessary requirements to become Australia's first ETT FCI A20 title holders. In addition, "Angus" is Australia's first, and currently only, CIB title holder. It is all rather complicated, but essentially, the CIB title is a FCI International Champion title earned in Australia or Internationally. To become an International Champion, a dog must earn 4 CACIBs (special certificates) in 2 States, under 3 different Judges and they must be from 3 different FCI Member Countries. The A20 title is another, seperate FCI title for an Asia, Africa & Oceania Champion. FCI stands for "The Fédération Cynologique Internationale" (FCI; English: International Canine Federation), and it is the largest international federation of national kennel clubs and purebred registries. The FCI is based in Thuin, Belgium and has 98 members and contract partners (one from each country). This is all quite a massive achievement, and again Yurrugar are making breed history in Australia. 

Beautiful Willow "Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise" is having a good time in South Australia in the care of Rosemarie Forbes. 1 x Best Exhibit in Group and 2 x Runner Up to Best Exhibit in Group wins at the Riverland cluster this weekend. 

Thanks to judge Mr Benny Blidh von Schedvin (Sweden) for the fabulous awards on June 6th, and the promising feedback on our Oscar "Yurrugar Another Legend". Best in group 3rd from the puppy class in a nice lineup of toys. A very nice win under a very well respected judge. This again shows how much promise this wonderful young dog truly has. 

Continuing his winning ways, Oscar attended two open shows over the past weekend to be Best Exhibit in Group at the first show, and Runner Up to Best Exhibit in Group at the second show. Lots to work on with him, but he continues to be extremely promising! 

Is this beautiful little dog following in the footsteps of his famous aunt "Lexi"? Yurrugar Dream Come True. Many believe so! And we do to. It is becoming evident that this dog is extremely promising. Shortlisted for Best in Group, just making some typical mistakes that a baby his age would make that probably then discounted him from taking those major awards, but he went on to easily win his class in group, minor puppy, with the judge stating that this dog had a massive future. 

Our wonderful 7 month old "Oscar" Yurrugar Another Legend, had a successful outing at the Dogs Victoria Open Show on May 11th taking out Best in Group from the Minor Puppy class. This outgoing boy holds such promise, he is such a joy. We look forward to his future. 

Congratulations to the lovely Jan and her wonderful little Niko, Aust Grand Champion Yurrugar Wicked Witch Ofthe West. Best Veteran in Show at the recent Toy Dog Club of WA show. Niko is now 8 years old and is still looking a well as ever. In Victoria, we ventured to the CACIB and A20 shows with Aust Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise taking out both Best of Breeds and Aust Grand Champion Yurrugar Black Tie Affair being best male at both shows. Angus' two FCI titles are now only a show away! 

Our Wyatt x Bonnie litter has arrived! All 4 babies are doing exceptionally well and are all spoken for at this time. To those who have missed out this time around, do not lose hope! We have recently bred another beautiful combination and have more plans for the Spring. We appreciate your patience and cannot wait to get STUNNING YURRUGAR ETTs out to you all! 

We would like to thank the organisers of THE PET SHOW, and all the visitors that came by to see the ETTs over the weekend. It is truly incredible to see how many people were genuinely enchanted by the breed, with most coming by having never heard of them. It is quite the reminder that this is a rare breed in the eyes of the public. We are so used to seeing the dogs every day that we often forget this! A massive thanks to Kim Loasby who bought along her Jonty and Enzo both days. These two little guys did not stop and lapped up every bit of the love they received from the crowd. These dogs are a testament to their incredible owner and definitely portray the breed in a wonderfully positive manner. The enthusiastic inquiries we have received in just the first evening since the expo has been extremely encouraging. Remember, when looking for an ETT puppy, do your research and find a breeder that you connect with. We look forward to breeding some beautiful dogs in 2024 to place in some very wonderful homes. 

Rosemarie Forbes and Yurrugar Black Tie Affair have achieved Grand Champion status! Angus has enjoyed numerous victories, including multiple Toy Specialty BIS and all-breed RUBIS, as well as group wins and runner-ups. He is closing in on his Supreme title with just a few more group wins required. Angus is a beautiful dog and a true showman. Angus took a very nice RUBIG over the weekend at Cohuna too. A wonderful way to finish off this grand milestone. 

Thanks to the Central Gippsland KC Committee for yet again putting on a very enjoyable show. We were fortunate enough to win a wonderful Baby Puppy Sweepstakes class with our very beautiful young boy Yurrugar Another Legend. A quality class of over 20 all breed babies. Aust Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise then went on to win RU Best in Group among some very nice toys. Many thanks to the highly respected judges, Mr Kerry Lee and Mrs Sue Langford, for finding and awarding these two lovely examples of our breed.

Beautiful litter from Wyatt, Aust Ch Yurrugar Cowboy Casanova and Chloe, Aust Ch Docdee Angel O'Darkness. One will stay on with us with the rest being placed with wonderful people from our waiting list. Wyatt will again sire another litter soon, this time from our exquisite Yurrugar Cotton Candy.

Another Runner Up to Best in Group and on to Best Australian Bred Exhibit in Show for Angus over the last weekend of January. He is so very close now to attaining his Grand Championship title.

Hot day at the show held on the 6th of January at the picturesque KCC Park in Victoria, but we had all the precautions in place for the dogs and they seemed very comfortable. Willow was final 4 for Best in Group and went on to be Best Australian Bred under Mr Nathan McGreevy who was very lovely to show to. Rosemarie Forbes and Angus had a very nice Runner Up Best in Group at the show they attended as well.

With thanks to Kellie Jayne Photography for these nice shots of Willow and I from yesterday. Best in Group and on to Best Australian Bred in Show for Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise. And showed beautifully in Best in Show itself. Willow is such a nice dog to own and show. She is always wanting to please. 

After thinking about it a little, I realised how proud I was of our breeding. We have done three shows in the last four weeks, with four different dogs taking out Group awards. Two with Best Exhibit in Groups, and two with group placements. Myself with Ch Yurrugar Beyond Paradise and Ch Yurrugar Black Widow, Nicole Rowley with Ch Yurrugar Cowboy Casanova, and Rosemarie Forbes with Ch Yurrugar Black Tie Affair. 

We wish all our friends and puppy owners a most wonderful Christmas and new year period. See you all in 2024. Paige Saunders and all of us at Team Yurrugar. 

Thanks to judge Carrie Paine for awarding Aust Ch Yurrugar Black Tie Affair a nice Best in Group 4th over the weekend. No photo this time as the day was getting late! A very pleasing few weeks of shows for our dogs. 

The Morwell/Traralgon Kennel Club put on a very well run two day show over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of November. Handled by our partner, Dr. Nicole Rowley, Ch Yurrugar Cowboy Casanova "Wyatt" went Best Exhibit in Group under Mr B Ong from Singapore. The next day, taking Best in Group 4th, Paige handled Wyatt's granddaughter Ch Yurrugar Black Widow "Natasha" under Mrs J Sach. Both performed foot perfectly. The dogs never let us down even though they are not shown week in week out. Very proud of them. Might look to venture out again in a few months time. Right now, the ever growing babies are our priority. 

Aust Ch Yurrugar Black Tie Affair "Angus" and Rosemarie Forbes, had a wonderful win of Runner Up Best in Group under Mr Rory Doedijns (Netherlands) at the Royal Hobart Show last week. Angus has matured into a beautiful dog and continues to impress. Thanks to Claire Doran as always for the lovely photos.

Belated post, but Willow took Runner up to Best Exhibit in Show at the most recent Toy Specialty of Tasmania event from the puppy class. Angus, Yurrugar Black Tie Affair, has won the past three shows, and now it was Willows turn! Thank you to highly respected toy judge Jacqui Weekes for finding and awarding Willow so highly.  The future is very bright. 

Our lovely Natasha had a very nice Runner Up to Best Exhibit in Group over the last weekend in July under Ben Brown from Queensland. Unbeknownst to us, Ben has handled and exhibited ETTs in the UK in the past and was thrilled to award Natasha in such a lovely toy group saying she was one of the best he had ever seen. What an honor. Two other ETTs, that we are aware of, with Yurrugar breeding also did well at other shows around Australia over the same weekend, so congratulations to their owners and breeders too! 

Rosemarie, Willow and Angus were over in Victoria for the Kings Birthday long weekend. On Thursday, Willow took a lovely Best of Breed over all the older dogs and went on to win Best Minor Puppy in Group. Friday saw Dr. Nicole and her home bred Chloe go Best of Breed. Nice to share it around!