UKC Barbet Standard Changes are now online

Posted on February 13, 2012 by stacy able

After some emails and phone calls the UKC standard has been changed to reflect the current FCI standard. The notable change was “or more or less pied” as it was previously considered a fault.

When you look around Europe and see more and more pied being shown and championed, it was a concern that the UKC, (United Kennel Club out of America) had the pied as a fault.

Here are the current UKC Barbet standards: http://www.ukcdogs.com/WebSite.nsf/Breeds/BARBETRevisedMarch12012

Last but not least, no blog is complete without video or photos… below is Barbet Aragon doing what Barbet do best in snow…

 

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My Splendid Black Barbet: Isis

Posted on February 9, 2012 by stacy able

While attempting to do everything in my power to avoid 2011 accounting for Stacy Able Photography, I’ve been cleaning and organizing 2011 photos and found a gem of Isis.

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The last two Barbet male puppies romp in the sun

Posted on February 8, 2012 by stacy able

The last two boys… this weekend they’ll go to North Carolina and Brooklyn. We’ll be sad to see them go, but ecstatic to bring joy to so many families across the states.

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Cuba running with glee
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Costa (looks like a mini disco!!)
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Barbet Puppies at 7 weeks old

Posted on January 31, 2012 by stacy able

Here are photos of Cleo x Disco’s 11 puppies at roughly 7 weeks of age:

Cali
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Capri
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Carolina
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Corbin
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Cairo
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Cuba
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Corsica
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Barbet Puppy Colorado (now Summit) is in South Carolina

Posted on January 30, 2012 by stacy able

Last week several puppies headed off to their families. One, Colorado (now Summit), is in South Carolina and already starting to bird!

We’re so proud of her. We’re also ecstatic some families in America are starting to train the Barbet to flush as that’s what their original purpose was– not being a couch potato!

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A great resource to begin training a Barbet in retrieving: http://www.barbetchasseurfrancais.info/training.html

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Congrats to new Barbet CKC Champion Barbochos Murphy

Posted on January 28, 2012 by stacy able

Murphy, from Quebec is a CKC Champion! He attended several shows in 2011 and received his last few points in January 2012. A HUGE thanks goes to the Joyce family for fostering him, Paula Ballak for helping groom as well as recommend shows, and handlers Sierra Joyce and Ivan of Fabina Shelties

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First three Barbet puppies off to their American homes

Posted on January 22, 2012 by stacy able

Yesterday we sent off Corsica (now Athena), Corbin (name tbd), and Cali (name staying Cali!) to their respective homes. Athena traveled the furthest to Colorado and according to her owner was a great little traveler.

Here is Athena snoozing away in her new home:

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Meanwhile, Cali got her first bath in Louisville, KY:

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Barbet in America: Cleo’s puppies are 8 weeks old

Posted on January 21, 2012 by stacy able

Time always passes too quickly when raising Barbet puppies. It feels like yesterday these beauties were born on Thanksgiving… now they are 8 weeks old and will slowly begin to make their way to their new families. Luckily, the families will slow trickle this way these next 3-4 weeks. The Barbet puppies will go every where from Colorado to Louisiana to Brooklyn. Walter and I are thrilled to be able to bring joy to the 11 new families, but are also sad to see them go. Luckily, we have Cleo, Isis, Cinna, and Lia ready to take any attention.

Before they all go, I had to attempt a photo of all of our Barbet puppies together one last time.

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Names: (far right to left) Carolina Cuba Cairo Cyprus Colorado Charleston Corsica Capri Corbin Cali Costa

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Congrats to Uncle Tug!!!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by stacy able

Congrats to “Uncle” Tug for finishing his championship at the 2011 Elora Gorge show in Kitchener, Ontario. Below is his CKC champ photo with Judge Wendy Schiraa, handler Amelia Ballak, and of course Tug!

Via MilesquareBarbet.com

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Barbet puppies in great outdoors

Posted on January 10, 2012 by stacy able

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