Specialty BOV Group Placing Top 20
Bronze GCH CH Victory's Kaspian Perfection at Terlingua
owned by Cara Ryckman and Joe Land, bred by Kathy Hulstein, shown by Chelsea Hahn and Ellen Perry in 2018. Shown in a few shows and at Top 20 by our wonderful Jr. Handler M. pictured below. Ranked #6 breed points and #5 GCH points final 2018 stats in his first year of showing!
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Terlingua Chihuahuas is a preservation breeder of purposely bred dogs. Our breeds are endangered. Heritage breeders like Terlingua want to see Chihuahuas live on for future generations. We love Chihuahuas of beauty, brains, health and personality! The total package superstar is what we're striving for!
Our Chihuahuas are members of our family - which includes five kids at home under age 14. We live on a farm in Tennessee, down by the Alabama border.
We are hobby breeder/exhibitors who breed to the AKC standard so that we may have fabulous Chihuahuas to show and love. We show in AKC conformation and obedience, IABCA and ICE conformation, coursing ability, nosework, FastCAT, and barn hunt! I have been a part of the dog fancy since I was 11 years old - 45 years ago.
We appreciate the great breeders who have entrusted us with our wonderful foundation dogs.
We are not a business. This is a hobby site. We do this for the love of our wonderful breed and the desire to have Chihuahuas around for many generations to come.
Author of Your Ultimate Chihuahua The print version NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE but online version available below!
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Buy the e-book here at Smashwords!
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Members of The Chihuahua Club of America
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Top 20 Dogs Owned or Bred for the last 7 Years
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2021
GCH CH Terlingua Trumped Up Romance at Sheppards, "Stormy" is #12 all breed and #17 breed. (Sheppards)
GCHB Terlingua Dark Side Dazzler is #20 breed. (Denpseys)
2020
GCHB Terlingua Fifty Shades of Charlie Tango is #13 All Breed, #10 Breed, #8 NOHS Breed (Dempseys)
GCHB Terlingua Dark Side Dazzler is #20 All Breed, #11 Breed, and #5 NOHS Breed (Dempseys)
2019
Top 20: OH BIS Multiple OH RBIS BISS Multiple Group Placing GCH-B CH Terlingua Fifty Shades of Charlie Tango (Dempseys)
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2018
Top 20: GCH-G CH LF's Coconut Mojito Terlinga
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2017
Top 20: GCH-G CH LF's Coconut Mojito Terlinga
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2016
Top 20: #1 Smooth Coat Breed Points was GCH-G CH Dazzles Thunderous Applause, AND #3 Long Coat Breed Points was GCH-S CH St John's Rico Suave
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2015
Top 20: GCH-S CH Dazzles Thunderous Applause
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2014
Top 20: GCH-S CH Dazzles Naughty Little Hot Stuff Sette AND GCH-S CH Hi-C Chanel Pearls and Ice at Terlingua
BEST IN SHOW
GCH-S CH Terlingua Dark Side Dazzler BCAT
and his awesome owner handler M
Grand Traverse Kennel Club, Michigan, 6-18-22
We miss Egor unfathomably, but his sons are shining!
3xBISS Group Placing OH BIS Multiple OH RBIS GCH-S 2019 Top 20 CH Terlingua Fifty Shades of Charlie Tango, owned by the Dempseys
BIS BISS GCH-S CH Terlingua Dark Side Dazzler, "Vader" National Specialty Award of Merit owned by the Dempseys. Top 20 2021!
GCH CH Terlingua Trumped Up Romance at Sheppards, "Stormy" owned by the Sheppards, Toy Specialty BOV
Top Twenty 2021!