Registered since 1972

 

  I n   T h e   B e g i n n i n g   ( P a r t  2 )

 

 

The influence of Akirene's foundation  bitch

Can Ch Banchory The Black Rose CD

would be most apparent through her son

 Can Ch Akirene's Command Performance

and through his daughter

Can Ch Akirene's Classic Example

and through her son . . . 

   

BISS Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM/ROMC ex Can Ch Akirene's Classic Example)

would play an integral role in the establishment of a familiar "look", easily recognized at Akirene.

He would make his first ring appearance at the  Alberta SSC Specialty

where at six months of age, he was awarded

Winners Dog & Best Puppy In Specialty under Breed Specialist Lee Reasin.

While slower to mature, at 3 1/2 years of age,  he would be awarded

 

Winners Dog / Best of Winners

ASSA National Specialty

1982

As a sire, his children at Akirene would include . . . .

Can Ch Akirene's Mirror Image CD

Can Ch Ms Akirene's Classic Charm

Can Ch Akirene's Classic Touch

 Can Ch Akirene's The Day Begins

 JKC & JCC Grand Ch Akirene's Classic Edition

JCC Ch Akirene's Anastasia

as well as the influential producers . . .

Akirene's Canadian Classic

Akirene's Silver Citation

and

Akirene's Classic Coronation

 

 

 

BISS Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

would be bred to the acquired

Jaytons Touch of Elegance

(BIS Am Can Ch Banchory Formal Notice ROM ex Reflection daughter)

to sire three children of note:

Can Ch Akirene's Mirror Image CD

Can Ch Akirene's Classic Touch

Akirene's Royal Canadian

 

 

 

Can Ch Akirene's Mirror Image CD

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC ex Jaytons Touch of Elegance)

would  sire . . .

Am Can Ch Akirene's Hillstreet Blues

(Can Ch Akirene's Mirror Image ex Ms Akirene's Backstage Blues)

 who would be acquired by Judy Decker of Elbee Shelties

Can Ch Akirene's Mirror Image CD

would also be found within the pedigrees of

Am Ch C-Mar N Crystal Colors

Am Ch C-Mar Foolish Pleasure

Am Ch Royal Hill's Gabriella

Am Ch Royal Hill's Shades Of Silver

Am Ch Royal Hill's Silver Lining

Am Ch Royal Hill Trouble In Blue

Can Ch Skyehaven Ready Or Not ROMC

Am Can Ch Skyehaven Royal Hills Trouble

 

 

Can Ch Akirene's Classic Touch

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC ex Jaytons Touch of Elegance)

would be bred to visiting guest

Am Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher ROM/ROMC

to produce two impressive sable males . . .

Akirene's Chariots of Fire

and

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

 

Akirene's Chariots of Fire

would be acquired by George and Melanie Williams of Lochanora Shelties.

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

(Am Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher ROM/ROMC ex Can Ch Akirene's Classic Touch)

would contribute significantly to the sable program at Akirene.

He would sire 11 Canadian Champions.

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

 would be bred to

Can Ch Akirene's Remember Me Red CDX

(Am Can Ch Barwood's Weather Report ROM/ROMC ex Akirene's Life's a Breeze CD)

to produce the very sound sable bitch

Can Ch Shurfyre's Design By Akirene CD

whose descendents would include

Am Ch Accent's Face To Face

Am Ch Accent's Trade Secret

Am Can Ch Coventry Cinnamar By Trime

Am Can Ch Coventry's Jewel In The Crown

Am Can Ch Trime Accent Top Secret

Can Ch Trime Brown Sugar of Coventry

BISS Am Can Ch Mistybrook Singles Club

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

 would be bred to

Akirene's Classic Coronation 

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ex Ms Akirene's Summer Coronation)

to sire

Can Ch Trime Akirene's Designer

 

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

would be bred to

Sounds of Harmony at Akirene

(Can Ch Akirene's Command Performance ex Can Ch Akirene's Harmony Fair)

to sire

Can Ch Akirene's Affair At Miqelon

who would be acquired by Denise Cornelssen of  Miqelon Shelties to produce

8 x BIS Can Ch Miqelon Jazzsinger at Talamar CD.

 

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

 would also be bred to

Akirene's Look's Like Sunshine CD

(Am Can Ch Barwood's Weather Report ROM/ROMC ex Akirene's Summer Sunshine)

to sire the Best Puppy In Show winner

Am Can Mex Ch Akirene's The Delegate

(Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC ex Akirene's Looks Like Sunshine CD)

who would be acquired by Leilani Jacquez of Hundi Shelties

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch

would be sent to Sylvia and David Calderwood of Kensil Kennels to stand at stud for a short period of time.

He would prove to play a significant role,his descendants would include. . .

Am Ch Accent's  Face to Face

Am Ch Accent's Glamour Shot

Am Ch Accent's Photo Finish

Ch Akadia Just Priceless

Am Ch Aurora Sherlock Holmes

Am Ch BeBoni Orion O'Skyview

Am Can Ch Charbar's Time Will Tell

Am Can Ch Charbar's Wings Of A Dove NA

Am Ch Karosel Drakkar

Am Ch Kensil's An Affair To Remember

Am Can Ch Kensil's Blaze 'N Fire

Am Ch Kensil's Calligraphi

Am Ch Kensil's Cracker Jax HT

Ch Kensil's Devil Dust

Am Ch Kensil's Dreams 'N Schemes

Am Ch Kensil's Electric Fraug

Am Ch Kensil's Figure Skater

Am Ch Kensil's Fireside Chat

Am Ch Kensil's Flicker'N Blaze

Am Ch Kensil's Four Alarm Fire

Am Can Ch Kensil's Glitz'n Glamour

Am Ch Kensil's Gun Metal Grey

Am Ch Kensil's Here Comes The Sun PT AX OAJ VCX

Am Ch Kensil's Just a Clown

Am Ch Kensil's Meet Me In St Louis

Am Ch Kensil Momentum

Am Ch Kensil's Pipe Dreams

Am Ch Kensil's Playing With Matches

Am Ch Kensil's Pretty Woman

Am Ch Kensil's Red Is For Danger

Am Ch Kensil's Return To Sender

Am Ch Kensil's Saint Patti

Am Ch Kensil's Send In The Clowns ROM

Am Ch Kensil's Show Girl

Am Ch Kensil's Simmer 'N Hot

Am Ch Kensil's Sizzle 'N Hot

Am Ch Kensil's Slippers And Pipe

Am Ch Kensil's The Pipes Are Calling

Am Ch Kensil's Will O' The Wisp

Am Ch Kensil's Winning Ticket

Am Ch Kensil's Winter Parka

Am Ch Kensil's Written In Stone HT NA OA PT

Am Can Ch Souvenir Of Freedom CD

Am Ch Souvenir Shines On Freedom

Am Can Ch Trime-Accent Top Secret 

Am Ch Valley Views Blue Thunder 

Am Ch Wynset Cloud Of Sparrows

 

Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

would be bred to the exquisite

Akirene's Sierra Dawn (9 pts)

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ex a Formal Notice daughter)

to sire

  

 Can Ch Akirene's The Day Begins

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC x Akirene's Sierra Dawn)

would be bred to the acquired Group winner

Am Can Ch Starhaven's King Of The Lights ROMC

(Banchory Silver Spotlight ROM x Starhaven's Blue On Blue)

to produce the Specialty winning

Can Ch Akirene's Symphony In Motion

 

Can Ch Akirene's The Day Begins

would also be bred to visiting guest

Am Can Ch Glademist Dueling Banjos CD ROM

to produce two exceptional littermates

Akirene Day Tripper

and

Can Ch Akirene's The Dawn Of An Era

 

 

Akirene Day Tripper (10 Am pts. both majors)

(Am Can Ch Glademist Dueling Banjos ROM x Can Ch Akirene's The Day Begins)

would become an American Group First winner.

She would be acquired by Jacqueline Thuener of  Lynroc Shelties.

She would produce the multiple American Group winning bitch,

Am Ch Lynroc Sonata Del Solo

with descendants to include 

Am Ch El Solo's Shades Of Autumn

Before leaving Akirene,

 Akirene Day Tripper

would be bred to 

Am Can Ch Starhaven's King Of The Lights ROMC

 to produce two champions

 

Can Ch Akirene's Light of Day

and the exported

JCC Grand Ch Akirene's Photo Finish CD

 

Exported to Barkley in Japan . . .

JCC Grand Ch Akirene's Photo Finish CD

(Am Can Ch Starhaven's King Of The Lights ROMC x Akirene Day Tripper)

would sire the exquisite. . .

 JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Blue Stone CD

(JCC Grand Ch Akirene's Photo Finish CD  x JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Star Saphhire CD)

who would be bred to

JCC Ch Macdega Milagro

(Am Ch Country Lane The Energizer ROM x Am Ch Macdega Sultana ROM)

to produce . . . .

 JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Special Stone CD

who would sire Akirene's import

8 x's American All-Breed Best In Show &

44 x's Best In Specialty Winner.....

 Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pajero Junior CD CC ROM

who would sire 16 American champions

including another Japanese import owned by Akirene

Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pure Soul CD

who would sire the American Best In Specialty and Group winning son

BISS Am Ch Lynroc Solitary Soul

as well as Akirene's co-bred . . . 

Am Ch Lynroc Heart and Soul 

(Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pure Soul CD ex BISS Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Sky Fantasy CD)

 

 

 Can Ch Akirene's Dawn Of An Era (Am pts)

(Am Can Ch Glademist Dueling Banjos ROM x Can Ch  Akirene's The Day Begins)
would be another of Akirene's all time favourite tri males. 

At birth he would be named and predicted to be the new beginning of great things at Akirene.

At his first American show, he would be awarded Best of Breed under Breeder/Judge Lee Reasin.

A two page coloured ad would be designed for inclusion in the Sheltie Pacesetter to introduce him to the breed fancy.

However, fate would decide otherwise, and before the issue would be in circulation,

he would be the first exported  to Japan with the dispersal of Akirene.

The prophecy of his name would still hold true; however instead of Akirene, he would become

 the Dawn of a New Era at Barkley!

He would become an influential sire in Japan, siring two of the JCC (Japanese Collie Club) 

National Specialty Best In Show Winners . . .

 

JCC Grand Ch Solar Frower of Best Idol CD

(Can Ch Akirene's Dawn Of An Era  ex JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Solar Blue)

and

JKC & JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Stylish Star CD

(Can Ch Akirene's Dawn Of An Era  ex Barkley's SS Blue Ribbon)

would prove to be equally influential as a sire, 

siring the 3x's American Best In Specialty Winner (all from the classes!)

Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Dancing Queen CD

as well as Akirene's tri bitch import . . . .

JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Winter Olimpics CD

who when bred to 

BIS Am Ch Homewood's Hurricane ROM

would produce 

Can Ch Akirene's Twist N Shout

 

 

Can Ch Akirene's Dawn Of An Era

would also sire

JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Alpen Snow CD

who would sire

 JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Flying Saucer CD

who would sire three American Champions of note including

Am JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Space Traveller CD

as well as two of  Akirene's co-owned imports  . . .

Am Can JCC Ch Barkley's SS Space Journey

(residing with co-owner Deborah Luper of Wyndsong Shelties)

and the multiple American Best In Specialty winner. . .

BISS Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Sky Fantasy CD

(residing with co-owner Jackie Thuener of Lynroc Shelties)

who would produce the previously mentioned

Am Ch Lynroc Heart and Soul 

(Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pure Soul ex Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley''s SS Sky Fantasy CD)

BISS Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Sky Fantasy CD

would also be bred to the impressive

BIS Am Ch Homewood In the Paint

to produce . . . . 

Am Ch Lynroc Akirene Dreamgirl

and 

Can Ch Lynroc Akirene's Picturesque

as well as the Group Winning son . . .

 Lynroc Paint The Sky Akirene (12 pts. both majors)

Can Ch Akirene's Dawn Of An Era

would also be found within the pedigree of such dogs as:

Am Can Ch Fairfax Unforgettable

Am Can Ch Fairfax Forget Me Not

Am Can Ch Silversong's C'est La Vie

Am Ch Silversong's Imajica

Am Kor CH Silversong Last Castle Blue Wind

Am Can Ch Silversong's Modern Art

Am Can Ch Silversong's Nightrider

Am Can Ch Wynstone The Impressionist

and others at Canadian kennels of Bonnyville, Fairfax, Nitelatches, Marpointe, Silversong, and Westpointe.

Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

would also sire the Japanese export . . . 

JKC & JCC Grand Ch Akirene's Classic Edition

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ex Ms Akirene's Back To Basics)

who would be presented as a gift to Barkley.

He would become one of Japan's top winning shelties and be influential as a sire.

Among his descendants would include the previously mentioned 

BISS Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Dancing Queen CD

 Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pajero Junior CD CC ROM

Am Can JKC & JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Jet Stream CD

as well as the impressive

Am Can JCC Grand Ch Pop Star SS Of Northern Farm CD CC ROM

ASSA National Specialty

Best of Breed 

2007

 

Akirene's Canadian Classic

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC ex Banchory Natasha)

would be bred to the visiting guest

Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Valentino CD

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM/ROMC ex Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Social Butterfly)

to produce

Am Ch Hundi's Stamp Of Approval

 

 

Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

would be bred to the National Class winner

 Am Can Ch Akirene's Silver Temptation 

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM ex Pepperwood's Silver Siren UD)

to sire his influential producing daughter

Akirene's Silver Citation

who would be bred to the visiting

Am Can Ch Sienna Catch A Dream ROMC

to produce the Specialty Winning littermates:

Can Ch Akirene's Judge And Jury CD 

Can Ch Akirene's Heaven Sent 

and 

Can Ch Akirene's Edge Of A Dream

 

Can Ch Akirene's Judge And Jury CD

(Am Can Ch Sienna Catch A Dream ROMC x Akirene's Silver Citation)

would sire 

JCC Grand Ch Akirene's One Of A Kind CD

(Can Ch Akirene's Judge And Jury x BIS Am Can Ch Akirene's Genesis of Trevanne)

who would be found in the pedigree of

 Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pajero Junior CD CC ROM

 

Can Ch Akirene's Heaven Sent

(Am Can Ch Sienna Catch A Dream x Akirene's Silver Citation)

would be one of Akirene's favorite blue bitches.

Exported to Barkley while in whelp to visiting guest

BISS Am Can Ch Glademist Dueling Banjos CD ROM

 to produce a litter of 4 Grand Champions, including . . .

JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Grand Piano CD

the dam of 

 JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Grand Canyon CD

who would be the dam of 

Am Can JCC Grand Ch Barkley's SS Pajero Junior CD CC ROM

 

Can Ch Akirene's Edge Of A Dream

(Am Can Ch Sienna Catch A Dream ROMC x Akirene's Silver Citation)

would be another of Akirene's favourites.  She would be bred to

Am Can Ch Starhaven's King Of The Lights ROMC

would produce two champions daughters

Can Ch Akirene's Dream Chaser

and

Can Ch Akirene's Edge Of A Decade

Can Ch Akirene's Dream Chaser

would be exported to Japan.

 Prior to her export, she would be bred to 

Am Can Ch Alfenloch Whirlwind 

to produce Akirene's co-bred

Am Ch Trevanne's White Satin

 

Can Ch Akirene's Edge Of A Decade

(Am Can Ch Starhaven's King Of The Lights ROMC x Can Ch Akirene's Edge Of A Dream)

would be found in the pedigree of 

Am Ch Summerwynn Nicole

Akirene's Classic Coronation

(Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC ex Ms Akirene's Summer Coronation)

would contribute greatly as a producer producing

Can Ch Ms Akirene's Windsong

Can Ch Trime Akirene's Designer

and

Can Ch Ms Trime's Whisper The Wind

 

Can Ch Ms Akirene's Windsong

(Am Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher ROM/ROMC x Akirene's Classic Coronation)

would be acquired by Jeff & Julie Yasenchok of Magic Winds Shelties,

Prior to her leave, she would be bred to

Am Can Ch Rorralore Sportin' Chance CD ROM/ROMC

to produce 

Can Ch Akirene's Against The Wind

Akirene's Chances Are

and

Akirene's Peaches And Cream

 

Can Ch Akirene's Against The Wind

(Am Can Ch Rorralore Sportin' Chance CD  x Can Ch Ms Akirene's Windsong)

would be exported to Barkley.  

Prior to her export, she would be bred to visiting

Am Can Ch Amstad Aletien Merit Fire

to produce

Can Ch Akirene's Phoenix Rising

and

Can Ch Akirene's Frost and Fire

 

Akirene's Chances Are

(BIS Am Can Ch Rorralore Sportin' Chance CD x Can Ch Ms Akirene's Windsong)

would be sent to Joyce Woolridge of Shadland Shelties.

She would be bred to 

Am Ch Barwood's Cabriole's Razors Edge ROM

to produce

Am Can Ch Shadland's Santa Fe Style

Reserve Winner's Dog

ASSA National Specialty

1994

Other descendants of 

Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

include the very beautiful ...

Ch Shelhaven Rabbit Run Rhapsody

 

 

  For her final litter,

Can Ch Banchory The Black Rose CD 

(Banchory Black Gold ex Am Can Ch Banchory Sugar Blue)

would be bred to the legendary

Am Ch Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM/ROMC

to produce a lovely 13 1/2 inch daughter

Akirene's Country Rose

 who when bred to 

Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM/ROMC

 would produce the littermates . . .

Can Ch Akirene The Ring Master 

Akirene's Midnight Silhouette

Can Ch Akirene's The Ringmaster  

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop x Akirene's Country Rose)

would be sent to Joyce Woolridge of Shadland Shelties.

His descendants would include:

Can CH Amberlyn's Link To The Future

Am Ch Royal Hill Trouble In Blue

Am Can Ch Skyehaven Royal Hills Trouble

 

 

Akirene's Midnight Silhouette

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop x Akirene's Country Rose)

would be sent to Judy Corbin of Cee Bar Shelties. 

She would be found in the pedigrees of:

Am Ch Cee Bar's Sixty Grand

Am Ch Cee Bar Yoko

Am Ch Cloverlea's Cherry Blossom

Am Ch Aurora The Black Watch

Am Can Ch Aurora The Dark Side

Akirene's Country Rose

(Am Ch Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM/ROMC ex Can Ch Banchory The Black Rose CD)

would next be bred to

Am Can Ch Tri Akirene's Northern Justice 

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM/ROMC ex Alkris Little Miss Muffet)

to produce the previously mentioned

 Ms Akirene's Tiffany In Black

Her descendants would include

Am Ch Bellevue Cataway Swiss Miss

Am Ch Cataway's Angelique

Am Ch Cataway Jade Mist S'No Illusion

Am Ch Cataway Jimjan Grand Premier

Am Ch Cataway Montego Bay

Am Ch Cataway On Angel's Wings

Am Ch Cataway Scattered Showers

Am Ch Cataway Storm On Rock Island

Am Can Ch Cataway's Swiss Aire UD

Am Ch Cataway Touched By An Angel

Am Ch Cataway Touched By Arctic

Am Ch Cataway We Be Jammin'

Am Ch Dutch's Black Gammon

Am Ch Kirby's Kiss's In The Wind

Am Can Ch Kirby's Windigo Blue

Am Can Ch Kirby's Wind O Shopper

Am Ch Mapleleaf's Duchess of Dubai

Am Ch O'Glenn Cataway Jammin' Jazz CDX

Am Ch Rock Island Purple Haze

 Am Ch  Starhaven's Swiss Lace

Am Can Ch Trevanne's Kirbys Kenny G

      

Akirene would be fortunate to acquire several influential bitches 

who proved to contribute significantly, including ...

Can Ch Banchory Backstreet Blues

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ex Clan Duncan-Banchory Bluette (Thunder Blue's Dam)

(click on her photo for her story!)

 

      

Akirene would also acquire a beautiful sable bitch from Banchory

 Can Ch Banchory Coronet

(Am Can Ch Banchory The Candidate ex Banchory Love Is Black)

 This exceptionally well structured and sound moving bitch would be awarded 

Best In Futurity at the 1976 Pacific Northwest Shetland Sheepdog Specialty 

and also go Reserve Winner's bitch in an entry of 79 bitches.

 would be bred to 

Can Ch Akirene's Command Performance 

to produce the previously mentioned

Can Ch Akirene's Classic Example

 

 

 Can Ch Banchory Coronet

would also be bred to the visiting Backstop son...

Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Valentino CD

to produce

Ms Akirene's Summer Coronation

 who would be bred to

Am Can Ch Akirene's Classic Image ROMC

 to produce the previously mentioned

Ms Akirene's Classic Coronation

      

 

Akirene was very fortunate to have acquired another very special bitch

Banchory Sweet Dreams

(Am Ch Philidove Heir Presumptive ROM ex Tiree Hall Solo's High-Lite)

the only full sister to the legendary

Am Can Ch Banchory High Born ROM/ROMC

 

Banchory Sweet Dreams

would be bred to the ASSA BOS winner

Am Ch September Showdown

(Am Can Ch Banchory High Born x Marjan's Nifty)

to produce

Akirene's Summer Dream

 who would be bred to

Am Ch Banchory Thunder Blue ROM

(Am Can Ch Cherden Sock It To 'Em CD ex Clan Duncan-Banchory Bluette)

to produce

Akirene's Blue Sky of Pocono

a lovely 14 inch blue bitch who was given as a gift to the late Betty Whelen of Pocono fame. 

Descendants of

Akirene's Blue Sky of Pocono

 would include:

Am Ch Accent's Glamour Shot

Am Ch Accent's Photo Finish

Am Ch Aurora Little Black Dress

Am Can Ch Blu Vu Northern Sky Lights

Am Ch Blue Chip's Isis Torach 

Am Ch C-Mar Color Code

Am Ch Cataway's Angelique

Am Ch Cataway On Angel's Wings

Am Ch Cataway Touched By An Angel

Am Ch Cataway Touched By Arctic Lites

Am Ch Draco's Admiralty

Am Can Ch GrandGables Carmylie Deja Blue

Lux Germ Ch GrandGables Dressed To Impress

Am Ch Hannalore Call To Glory

Am Ch Hullston's Iridescence

Am Ch Hullston's Sirius Black

BIS Am Ch Iona I Can Shine

BISS Am Ch Iona Rembrandt

Am Ch Kensil's An Affair To Remember

Am Can Ch Kensil's Tell It Like It Is

Am Ch Okie's Katalina

Am Ch Okie's Ice Princess

Am Ch Okie's Mister Bo Jangles

Am Ch Okie's 'N Designer Blue Jeans

Am Ch Okie's Smokin' Gun

Am Ch Okie's Tazmainian Blue

Am Ch Mel-D-Rose Careless Whisper

Am Ch PondVu's You've Got A Friend

Am Ch Prinhill Blulae Tiger Lily 

Am Ch Prinhill Evening Shade

Am Ch Prinhill Jazzbo

Am Ch Prinhill Rhythm

Am Ch Prinhill Victoria Rose

Am Ch Prinhill Work of Art

BIS Am Ch Shield Crest Anastasia

Am Ch Sherlynn's Melanesia

Am Ch Sherlynn's Remember Me

Am Ch Starhaven's Mario of Pocono

Am Ch Waldenwood Count Basie

Am Ch Waldenwood Java Jive

Am Ch Waldenwood Rhythm Of The Rain

Am Ch Zion's Frankly Speaking NA

Am Ch Zion's Halcyon Wind O'Marfray

Am Ch Zion Iona Brash N Sassy

 

 

Akirene's Summer Dream

(Am Ch September Showdown x Banchory Sweet Dreams)

would also be bred to

Can Ch Akirene's Command Performance

(Am Can Ch Banchory The Candidate x Can Ch Banchory The Black Rose CD)

to produce

Akirene's Summer Sunshine

who when bred to visiting guest

Am Ch Barwood's Weather Report ROM

would produce

Akirene's Look's Like Sunshine

who when bred to 

Can Ch Akirene's Designer's Touch ROMC

(Am Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher x Can Ch Akirene's Classic Touch)

would produce

Am Can Mex Ch Akirene's The Delegate

Akirene's Summer Dream

would also be bred to

Can Ch Akirene's American Heritage CD

(Am Can Ch Banchory The Candidate x Can Ch Banchory The Black Rose CD)

to produce the lovely

Can Ch Ms Akirene's Songs of America 

 

 

Other descendants of

Banchory Sweet Dreams

include well over150 American Champions!

 

      

 

Another acquired Backstop daughter would be the very special sable

Jaytons Princess Leahanna

(Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM x  Banchory Golden Gesture)

whose dam's pedigree would include

Banchory Sweet Dreams

would be bred to

Can Ch Akirene's Command Performance

to produce

Can Ch Akirene's Country Fantasy

who would be acquired by Joyce Woolridge of Shadland Shelties

       

Jaytons Princess Leah  

would next be bred to

Koven Bon Di's Fair Bid

(Am Ch Macdega Mainstay ROM/ROMC ex Koven's Anne Delight)

to produce

Akirene's Sweet Acclaim

and

Am Can Ch Akirene's The Trojan Warrior

 

       

Akirene's Sweet Acclaim

(Koven Bon Di's Fair Bid x Jaytons Princess Leah)  

would be a lovely 14 inch sable who when bred to

BIS Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM /ROMC

would produce

Can Ch Akirene's Majestic Omen 

who would be bred to the Classic Image daughter

 Findoglen Akirene Fantasy 

to sire

Can Ch Akirene Majestic Warlord

with descendants who would include

Am Ch Heart Lake's Laura Ashley

BISS Ch. Icon Drops of Jupiter

Am Can Ch Icon Gala Lunar Eclipse

Am Ch Icon Hope and Dream

Am Ch Icon Musical Moonstruck

Am Ch Icon Pretty Baby

Am Ch Icon Valley View Holy Smoke

Am Ch Jolensays Blueberry Ice

Am Ch Laurelglen Icon Rising Star

Am Ch Mainstay Native New Yorker

Am Can Ch Shadowhill's Silver Illusion

Am Ch Shaylyn American Pie

Am Can Ch Sushines Highlander

Am Can Ch Westar's Windtalker

 

       

 

Am Can Ch Akirene's The Trojan Warrior

(Koven Bon Di's Fair Bid x Jaytons Princess Leah)  

would be an American Specialty and Working Group First (from the classes) winner.

He would sire the acquired bi-black bitch

Tiburon's Abracadabra

who would be bred to visiting guest

BIS Am Can Ch Shadowhill's Blue Dynamic ROMC

(Banchory  Reflection x Macdega Over The Rainbow)

to produce

Can Ch Akirene's Delbrook Lightning UD

Can Ch Akirene's Evening Rain

and

Can Ch Akirene's Blue Dynamite

 

Am Can Ch Akirene's The Trojan Warrior

is included within the pedigrees of  well over 60 American champions,

including

 Am Ch Arenray's Inherit The Wind
Am Ch Horizon Incredible Journey
Am Ch Horizon Red Rock Special 
Am Can Ch Nabob's Winds of Arabia 
Am Ch Oasis Lady Shelby In Excile 
Am Ch Oasis Leeason Piece of The Rock
Am Ch Oasis Loyal Man To Man
Am Ch Oasis Loyal Town Gossip
Am Ch Raisin City Of Angels
Am Ch Raisin's I Love Lucy O'Glenn
Am Ch Raisin's Jameson
Am Ch Raisin's JR High Crush
Am Ch Raisin Magic O'The Glenn
Am Ch Raisin's Star Maker
Am Ch Raisin's Walk This Way
Am Ch Starfall Heart of Summerlove
Am Ch Sunburst Coffee-N-Creme
Am Ch Sunburst Cosmic Flare 
Am Ch Sunburst Hawaiian Lillikoi
Am Ch Sunburst Horizon The Highlander
Sunburst Hurricane Shiloh ROM
Am Ch Sunburst Just For Fun UDX
Am Ch Sunburst Majesty of Eagles 
Am Ch Sunburst Oasis Cat's Meow
Am Ch Sunburst Oasis Hey Dude
BIS Am Ch Sunburst Oasis Ladies Choice CC
Am Ch Sunburst Promise Prevails
Am Ch Sunburst Raisin Irish Mist
Am Ch Sunburst Raisin Kahlua 
Am Ch Sunburst Solar Flair
Am Ch Sunburst Strike Them Out 
Am Ch Sunburst Turn of The Century
Am Ch Sunburst Y Two Kay
Am Ch Summerloves Country Charm
Am Ch Summerloves Country Song
Am Ch Summerlove's Country Star
Am Ch Tymeless Just Being Loyal
Am Ch Tymeless Town Hero

        

One of Akirene's all time favourites was the beautiful daughter of

Am Ch Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM / ROMC

known as the multiple Best In Specialty Winner . . .

BISS Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Social Butterfly

  Prior to her purchase, she had been bred to 

Am Can Ch Banchory Backstop ROM/ROMC

to produce the littermate brothers,

Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Valentino CD

Am Ch Tull E Ho Enterprise

and

Am Ch Tull E Ho's Impresario. 

 

Akirene was very fortunate to have had this beautiful bitch grace our kennel.

 

Through the years, Akirene has had some of the breed's most influential shelties 

standing at stud or handled. 

Among these would include:

Am Can Ch Amstad Aletien Merit Fire

BIS Can Ch Banchory Counterforce ROMC

BIS Am Can Ch Banchory Formal Notice ROM/ROMC

Am Can Ch Barwood's Weather Report ROM/ROMC

Am Can Ch Cameo Farm's Purple Rain

Am Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher ROM/ROMC

Am Can Ch Glademist Dueling Banjos ROM

Am Can Ch Grelore's Village Goldsmith CC

Am Can Ch Lanbur's Once A King

Am Can Ch Sienna Catch A Dream ROMC

BIS Am Can Ch Shadowhill's Blue Dynamic ROMC

Can Ch Shariton's Silver Convention

Am Can Ch Tull E Ho's Valentino CD 

Am Ch Tull E Ho Enterprise

A k i r e n e   is very proud to have played a contributing  role to many of the 

most influential Kennels and top winning Shelties in North America and Japan.

 

  

 

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