Sporty

Sparkle

 

Sow's Ear Sparkle
Sow's Ear Snippet x Sow's Ear Taltos (Harry)
Tan & White, rough, 11.25"
BAER Normal

NHC to Oppossum

We are very pleased with Sparkle, an addition to our happy terrier family a little while ago! It took some work to bring this little girl to Texas, but it was worth it. She has a very tight pedigree consisting of some of the finest terriers in the US.  Her mother, Snippet, holds a Bronze Medallion and her father holds a NHC to both groundhog and Opossum. It seems that she is going to follow in the footsteps of her mom, Snippet, affectionately called "Itty Bitty" because of her size - she stands at only 11.25 at the withers. 
 
What Snippet lacks in size she makes up for in drive and Sparkle is showing the same promising characteristics! In addition, her breeding consists heavily of Garon's Sailor and his offspring which have proven to consistently produce exceptional temperaments and conformation.

Sparkle has grown to be a whopping 11.25 inches. What she lacks in size she makes up in drive and enthusiasm. She is truly my perpetual puppy. She is a real traffic stopper with her adorable looks and entertaining personality. Sparkle is a great little working dog, and has worked a variety of quarry, including groundhog, oppossum, raccoon and a 13 line ground squirrel! 

I FINALLY bred my tiny one. We got two really great pups from this. The little girl, Squirrel, is a carbon copy of her mom, the only difference is the way she is marked. She lives with my good friend and her new husband (CONGRATULATIONS!!!) in Burleson. The male, Shiner, is staying on here with me. Look for pictures on the News page! After the rough go of having puppies and making me a nervous wreck, these might be the only two she ever has!!

Dash

 

Schatzie

 

 
Schatzie gets ready for bed.

 Siegfried (Sharon & Larry Hudson) x Cricket of Thistle Ridge
12 1/4 inches, lightly broken, DOB 6/20/99 

Schatzie is a sweet, out-going little girl and is always in the ribbons at terrier trials. She has been Reserve Racing Champion or Racing Champion at all of her latest trials and has consistently placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in conformation and has also been placed Reserve Best Bitch Pup. Judges and spectators are constantly commenting on her beautiful movement and angulation. Schatzie is retired and serves me well as a wonderful working terrier!

Schatzie as a pup.

CJ

 

 
 Siegfried (Sharon & Larry Hudson) x Cricket of Thistle Ridge
 12 inches, Broken, DOB 6/20/99

CJ is our most affectionate, easy-going dog. Judges have commented on sweet personality and her desire to be picked up and held. She is currently being used as a therapy dog and seems to be completely content with this job! She has done well at trials in both conformation and racing, but she does not have the competitive nature of her sister, Schatzie, and would prefer to sit in your lap all day rather than race or stand in a show ring. She was bred to Duncan and we are very pleased with how the puppies turned out!  She delivered a litter of 5 girls and 2 boys in July of 2001.  Congratulations to the new families! Look for Thistle Ridge Elliot owned by Anita & Clarence Thompson, and Thistle Ridge Gypsy, owned by David and Amber Goodrich in the ring!
 
 CJ was bred to Bull in the spring of 2002. What an incredible litter! It was Bull's first and the combination was just awesome. I repeated this breeding in the spring of 2003 and had eight puppies! They are all over the country in working, show and pet homes. CJ's latest, and final litter is on the ground now. She was bred to my red lakeland, Mick, and we had some really neat pups! Three red pups and three tan and white pups. CJ is finally retired!

Sunny

Thistle Ridge CJ x Culhullan's Mick

DOB 5-22-05, broken coat, red

Sunny is named after a good friend of our family, Sonny Burgess, who is an amazing country music singer and grew up with my brother. The night she was born, I was at a graduation party for my nephew, and Sonny was playing. So I put a girly twist on it and the name fit her. She really does bring sunshine into my life every day. She's a pain in the rear, she is so smart and can get out of anything, onto anything, and under anything. As I was putting her picture up I looked in the living room and she was on the coffee table with her head in my Dr Pepper! But she is so pretty, and I knew almost immediately that I wouldn't be able to let her go.  I think she is going to be a great addition to the pack in every way.

Cricket  

Valentine stole my heart immediately. She was Sporty's only daughter from her first litter and is tough as nails. She has the big hair that seems to run in the Thistle Ridge family, so I have a lot of work cut out for me in that department! Valentine is turning out to be quite a hunting dog. She just had her first litter (6/4/07) and it is Shiner's first litter as well. I'm sure they will be hairy! But oh so cute! There are four males and two females.

Liza

Dash Jones x Sow's Ear Bullseye

July 28, 2003, Tan & White, Broken, 11.5"

Oh Liza, what can you say about a dog like her!! She has all the spunk and spirit you would expect from a Jack Russell, and she is all wrapped up in a nice little package. I adore this dog, she is so much like her mother, with a little bit of her dad thrown in. I was in no hurry to breed her, but she had other plans! The result was two great little female puppies.

Update!

Remi

In the coursing field

And on the couch! Her activity of choice most of the time!

Rare Mettle's Rdnk Warrior Princess

DC Rare Mettle's Camelot Princess SC FCh x CH Amini of Pumalanga (Abe) 

DOB January 7, 2003

These two photos are a perfect description of my big girl! Remi is a Rhodesian Ridgeback and the perfect balance to our terrier family. At her very first weekend of showing, she took Best of Breed. I was beside myself, since it is my first time to show in the AKC also! I can't thank Kim Rice enough for sending Remi to live with me. I think she is in for a great future of showing, lure coursing, and, of course, hunting with the terriers! These things will require her to get off the couch for more than 20 minutes at a time but I think she'll manage. Watch for frequent updates on Remi's show results and her own page coming soon!

Heater

  

Heater is my mom & dad's awesome Standard Schnauzer that I have the privilege of co-owning. She began her show career in July of 2001 and won her first major in Houston at the Astro World Series of Dog shows that very  same month. Since then she has continued to do great things in the ring and recently earned her championship under handler, Maggie Pryor from Crowley, Texas.
 
Maggie does a wonderful job with Heater, and I doubt we could've have brought her this far on our own (since my dad & I knew nothing about AKC showing  -  I still don't, although my dad  has come a long way in a short time!).

There are so many good qualities about this bitch, it's hard to pick the best one, but I would have to say her personality is at the top of my list. She is very intelligent and sweet, and she does the funniest things around the house. I have not been around this breed much, so I assumed they were all the same. I have found from talking to other breeders that she is special in her temperament!

 

PUPPIES ARE HERE!!!!!

We are very proud to announce the arrival of four beautiful puppies! Two boys and two girls, we couldn't have asked for better. After much searching and debate, she was bred to CH. Hartgersotten's Valley of the Sun "Phoenix". You can view his page at http://www.hartgersotten.com/  We are very excited about this litter. One, an amazing female named "Missy" stayed with us and is living with my parent's and Heater.  Button, the other female, is living with my aunt in Conroe, Texas. The two males, Boss and Charlie, both live in Fort Worth. Watch for them coming up in the ring!
Keep checking back for more info on this great girl. We hope to have her own home page up and running in the future!

Mandy 

1991 - 2005

We miss you every day. There is a huge hole in our hearts now that you are gone.

Thank you for taking care of us for fourteen amazing years.

 

"Keeper of the Jack Russells