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Cleo’s Barbet Puppy C Names and Photos

stacy able — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:37:14 +0000

Cleo’s Barbet puppies now have their kennel names! Their names start with a C as we are following the alphabet for our litter order. The theme is places and every C name corresponds with a city, state, or country. Also, I finally had a chance to get some updated photos of the babies. More will come in the weeks to follow.

The sheer determination of Barbet, French water dog, Isis

stacy able — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:34:39 +0000

Isis, my black beauty of a Barbet, is a force to be reckoned with especially when it comes to getting the frisbee. This determination has pleasantly lead her into dock diving and lending well to Rally O training class. She is almost 2 years of age and as I type this is sitting next to me with her Jolly Ball wanting to play.

These last couple of weeks we have been taking her to the lake to practice dock diving, and after a good 30 minutes of jumping and swimming she still had energy to burn so we tossed the frisbee for her on land a bit, too. Below is a video of Isis catching the frisbee while running down a hill– now that’s a talented dog!

Pat Hastings Seminar : Barbet

stacy able — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:38:22 +0000

Paula of Biscay Water Dogs, Ula of The Friendly Barbet, and Me (Stacy Able) of American Barbet joined together in Ohio in October to attend a Pat Hastings seminar on dog structure. Sounds mundane but in the breeding world it was a very important lecture with knowledge essential in improving the Barbet in North America.

Days before the seminar Pat’s assistant emailed Paula and I asking if we knew of anyone with a 8 week old litter. Happened Paula had one that was 7-8 weeks old so the intrepid Canadians drove down 8 puppies to get an evaluation by Pat Hasting. The finding were stunning and really opened up our eyes in viewing puppies structures. I won’t bore you with the details, rather I’ll show you photos of Pat evaluating puppies along with Paula and Ula’s visit to our home in Indiana.

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Barbet in New York: Canto

stacy able — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:39:24 +0000

There is a new man in town named Courallis Candor aka Canto. He was imported from Quebec, Canada. He is happily living in Brooklyn and Peconic, New York with the Cardinale Matalon family. Isn’t he a furry beautiful man?