A PROMISE KENNELS

!!!!!!NEWS FLASH!!!!!! KEELI (see below, Junior's sister) WON HER FIRST AKC POINTS, WINNING A 3 POINT MAJOR AT THE SOUTH BAY KENNEL CLUB SHOW IN TORRANCE,CA AUGUST 8th, 2004!!!!! THANK YOU TO OUR HANDLER, LYNDA O'CONNOR! More Keeli pics---including her SECOND major is below!

This is our "Junior", UCIB Int'l CH/AKC CH Promise's Junior Maverick Junior has an impressive pedigree (See below: Pembroke's Merry Maverick, CGC <pointed> X Sierra Queen Of Craiglind,CGC<pointed>). He is Receiving another win, in Oklahoma at the Town and Country show, May, 2004. He is being expertly shown by our wonderful handler, Lynda O'Connor.

Here is Junior, ringside at his first ever shows in Santa Rosa, CA (1/ 2004). Junior has a wonderful temperament with people of all ages, AND with other dogs (female AND male!). He is also a wonderful "Uncle" to our younger Golden puppies. "Plays well with others" is a good description of Junior. We fully expect Junior to pass this wonderful trait to his offspring. At his first outing as a show dog, he not only won FIRST in his class, he won BEST OF BREED, and BEST BRED-BY EXHIBITOR at ALL THREE IABCA shows that weekend!

Junior, winning his first AKC point. He is being shown by our wonderful handler, Lynda O'Connor. This was the Rio Hondo show in Southern California the first weekend in May, 2004. Junior was shown by Lynda at the English Springer Spaniel Specialties in Cypress, CA April 24-25, 2004 where he placed SECOND and FOURTH for his first weekend out with Lynda in classes so large they had to be judged in 2 groups. GOOD JOB! (I have it on good authority the following words were heard at ringside:"WHO THE HECK IS THAT SPRINGER, AND WHERE DID HE COME FROM?" SURPRISE! After not being seen or heard from in years, "We're Back!"

Here is Junior winning his FIRST MAJOR in Pomona during the Mission Circuit in May, 2004. THANK YOU LYNDA!!! In addition to Junior's incredible temperament, we'd like to share with you some of his physical attributes:Junior is an overall, well balanced dog with a wonderful liver and white coat. His head is well porportioned, teeth show correct scissor bite, and his eyes are correctly shaped, ears well set. He has good spring of rib with good depth to the chest. Junior has a strong, firm topline with well muscled upper thigh and good angulation front and rear. An overall sound mover with a wonderful ground covering stride. With his AKC Champion and UCICB Int'l Champion titles Junior is available to approved bitches for breeding. Please call us or email for the specifics of our Stud Contract. All clearances available (OFA hips GOOD -at 58 months! NORMAL elbows, heart, & CERF). We are expecting a litter in July/August. CHECK BACK SOON FOR AN UPDATE and more info!

Junior and Lynda in Georgia, summer 2004

"Keeli" (UCICB Int'l CH Promise's Keeli Ni' Sierra) Keeli is Junior's sister. She has the same wonderful qualities as her brother. Here she is at HER first ever show, in Newport Beach, CA in May, 2004. She is being shown here by Ron (DOG TRAINER extraordinaire). She also did a terrific job, picking up FIRSTS in ALL THREE of her classes, along with three BEST OF BREEDs and BEST BRED-BYs, and she also won a GROUP THIRD! What a GOOD GIRL!

Keeli is a good representative of the Springer Breed, with good size and bone structure. She is well balanced and has a liver and white coat that has good, healthy texture and rich color. She has a very nicely formed head with wonderful, expressive eyes and proper ear carriage. Her bite is a correct scissor bite with good dention and gums. Keeli has a vey well developed chest and nicely assembled front and rear angulation, coupled with a strong, firm and level topline which allows her to cover the ground with very good action/motion.

Here's Keeli winning in Placerville during the Hangtown shows in May 2004. What a beautiful picture! Keeli (pronounced keal-e. Keeli is Gaelic for "more beautiful than poets can describe"--at least that's what my daughter Shawnicy says!). Keeli's clearances available on request. (OFA EXCELLENT hips - at 39 months!, NORMAL heart, elbow, thyroid).

Another picture of Keeli, in the ring with Judy, who is trying her best to keep up and not fall! This is at the Coyote Hills show in Vallejo the week before Hangtown/Placerville. Keeli got a SECOND in BRED-BY class here.

Here is Keeli with our handler, Lynda O'Connor, winning her SECOND major at the Santa Ana Kennel Club in CA, 2004!

Keeli and Lynda in Pleasanton, during the Golden Gate English Springer Spaniel Specialty Oct 15-16, 2004. A great free-stack picture showing Keeli's focus is on Lynda!

Keeli and Heather on the beach in Ventura after a day in the show ring, January '05.

Looking to the West...

Take a stand....

A Keeli Wave!

Although this pedigree may be a little blurry, we wanted to include a jpeg of it. Hopefully you can make out the info well enough. This is Keeli's pedigree. Her brother Junior has the same pedigree. (Of course!). He has a different birthday - he is 2 years older.

Junior & Keeli's dad, our wonderful "RICKY" (Pembroke's Merry Maverick, CGC <pointed>) with our daughter Jennifer. He is winning WINNERS DOG at Yosimite Kennel Club show in Merced, 1997.

This is Junior's and Keeli's mom, "Sierra" (Sierra Queen Of Craiglind CGC <pointed>). Sierra is here with Jennifer sporting her new ribbons at a show in Fresno. 1996 Still healthy and acting like a Springer of 4 years old, she loves to "sing to us" and catch treats in the air. With the exception of a few grayer hairs on her muzzle, you'd never guess her age is 11!

Here is another picture of Jennifer and Sierra, having fun in the ring, at another show in Fresno - Sunmaid Kennel Club. 1996. I know there are more show pictures of Ricky and Sierra (some are framed and on the wall). If I get an extra minute I will try to scan them in here also.

CH. Jester's Ulterior Motive
(Ch. Cymbeline's Viva Las Vegas x Jester's Whiter Shade of Pale). This is "Binnie". We are very excited to announce she will be joining us at Promise Kennels in March, 2005. Binnie completed her AKC championship with her breeder/owner, Lynda O'Connor. Lynda has been wonderful to us, showing our other Springers and has, along with Binnie's second mom, Lyn Spees, graciously agreed to let Binnie come to live with us! Binnie is a black/white bitch, Born 8/9/2000. According to Lynda, "Once she learned how to walk on a lead and forgot about her own "Ulterior Motive" we got down to business and finished her Championship in a short time." Binnie's eyes are clear and hips are good. She will be bred to Junior (UCIB Int'l CH/AKC CH Promise's Junior Maverick, pictured above) in late Spring/early Summer, 2005.

This little cutie is Maggie. She is a sweet black/white bitch puppy that we also got from Lynda O'Connor. Look for Maggie in the show ring as soon as she grows up a little. She was born in October od 2004.