Darkenwald Keeshonden

Still trucking at almost 12 years of age, Cutter is shown here after taking Best Veteran In Sweepstakes at the Delaware County KC dog show as part of the Celtic Classic cluster in York, PA. in March 2015. Thanks to long time breeder judge Jane West for this win. He had so much fun returning to the ring. His tail never stopped wagging and he did not stop smiling all around the ring! What fun we both had.

 After a bout in 2017 with prostatitis, and being neutered, we hope to return to the Veteran Sweepstakes in 2018

   Update: 2/8/2019 Our dear precious Cutter has passed from an aggressive intestinal Lymphoma. Chemo treatments kept it at bay for 4 1/2 months, but in the end cancer took it's mark. Cutter will be so missed at Darkenwald....

  This special girl "Melody" bred by Rev. Ruthann Seibert and Suzette Lefebvre and now owned by Lynne Hewitt of Saskatchewan, Canada and Ruthann has been burning up the Canadian show rings, obtaining her Canadian Championship with most of her points achieved from Group placements and wins and taking Best Puppy In Show TWICE!

  She and Lynne then ventured to the Keeshond Club of America Specialty in May where she took Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes at the California Sierra Keeshond Club Specialty in conjunction with the National Specialty then won BEST IN FUTURITY at the Keeshond National!! We are very proud of this young lady's accomplishments at only 10 months of age.

  A year later she won BEST IN MATURITY at the Keeshond National, the first to win both Best in Futurity AND Best in Maturity.

 "Melody" is out of Grand Ch. Shainakees Absolute Grace Is Grace and is sired by multi BISS Grand Ch. Jen'Ndi's Lyrical Dreams For Jo-Lyn, ROM.

  Congratulations to Lynne and Ruthann on her American HOF and her recent litter of puppies!

                                                                      "Melody" lives with Lynne Hewitt.

Riana is the daughter of Cutter and Ginny. Not the bravest of souls, she did finish her Championship quickly, oddly enough taking her major points over the boys! She did not really relish showing and is enjoying being our couch potato at home now. She has had one litter, producing beautifully. 

Whimsy is out of Stormy (seen above) and is sired by Mercy, RBIS MBISS BOSS MBISw BVSw Am GCHS/ BIS Can CH / BIS Int CH / UKC CH Shaiankees Abundant Asset Is Mercy, HOF. She had a whirlwind few months in the show ring, finishing her Championship at just one year of age. On the way she was Best in Puppy Sweepstakes at the Capital Keeshond Club Specialty show and finished with 3 major awards. Whimsy now lives with Dan and Talli Brown but more will be heard from her from the whelping box in the future.

Nia is a litter sister to Whimsy and went to live her first year with her co-breeder, but proved to be a "baby shark" when it came to allowing her to get those little mats out of her abundant coat, so came back home to reside and proved very quickly that she was not going anywhere EVER again as she wormed her way into my heart immediately!

 She showed a couple of times as a baby at the National Specialty Shows where she was an immediate hit, but then sat out until her sister Whimsy finished her Championship. Once she turned a year old, she came out gangbusters though, finishing her Championship AND Grand Championship in one years time, even with the Pandemic upon us!

Our up and coming young star is Khaleesi, a Cutter and Sizzle daughter. Khaleesi is so endearing, and sensitive but at the same time alert to everything around her. Almost finished her Championship now, she is showing her heart out for us. She is co-owned and lives with Dan and Talli Brown and helps makes their lives complete!