Ch Rysan's Just For Me Ch Rysan's Just For Me winning SpGr1
Bart is the senior diplomat in the household now, and has retired from most duties except trotting around the yard. He has always been a soft, kind dog who is happiest laying by my feet . We've always been proud of his show career, but his biggest win was in capturing our hearts. A successful Stud dog, he produced 6 Champions and 2 Grand Champions. Bart has had several bouts of tick-borne disease over the past several years that have left him older and weaker than his age would suggest. He has developed Cushings disease and hypothyroidism due to Cushings, and we are thankful for the time he has with us. Some additional photos of Bart are in the Photo Gallery.
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Ch Rysan's Road To Conwy RN Ch Rysan's Road to Conwy winning
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Cody provides the comic relief in our family-he is often lying on his back napping on the couch or contorting himself to get a crumb under the furniture that no one else notices. He was trained in Rally by Rich, but preferred to keep him guessing as to whether 'Good Cody' or 'Bad Cody' was going to show up at ringside. Cody is shown winning BoB from the classes at the 2004 WSSCA Supported Entry with Swedish judge Mrs. Majvor Nasman. Cody much preferred the couch to the show ring, and we've abided by his wishes and retired him from showing.
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Ch Rysan's Road To Deythur
Kian is our peace-keeper in the house-he makes sure everyone toes the line but does it with good cheer and tact. He is also athletic-he believes 6 foot runs and 5 foot fences are made to be scaled, and the 4 foot fences hold no challenge for him at all. Reportedly he inherited his fence-climbing from his sire, Divot! Kian is a lot of dog in a small package, but represents the breed standard's description of a 'handy size' quite well. He is my buddy, and likes to snuggle up under my arm while I read. Kian has sired several litters with some promising puppies, and his compact body type is seen in his progeny.
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Ch Ta Wei's Remembrance at Rysan
Remy came to the US in the fall of 2007 from Sweden. We were looking for a dog with old Swedish lines and his sire was one of the last of the sons of Metzgard's Moonlight Valley, a dog I'd always loved in photos. He finished his championship easily, and enjoyed showing as long as his 'stablemate' Bart was around. Remy developed Autoimmune Thyroiditis, and we removed him from our breeding program. He is now euthyroid and on no medication, but we neutered him nevertheless.
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Ch Ky-Bryn's As Requested for Rysan
Tigg is the girl we chose to restart our breeding program, and we are appreciative for the effort Peggy Ruble made to produce Tigg and to get her to us. Her movement and type are just what we were looking for, and we are looking forward to seeing what the future brings us. Tigg produced a litter on June 28, 2013 of 3 boys and 3 girls. For a gallery of photos of the puppies, go here.
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Rysan's Road To Joy
Molly came back to us about 7 years ago, She was born and placed in 2002, and when that home didn't work out, we kept her here at Rysan. She's not a difficult girl to live with, and we always promised her that unless the perfect home came along, she would stay with us forever. As her breeders, we're committed to having her live out her senior years in comfortable surroundings. She runs and plays and entertains visitors, requests pets politely from children and generally represents a well-mannered pet Welshie.
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Quinn
Quinn is our fourth ASCOB cocker spaniel and third buff male we've owned in the 38 years we've been married. He is our first true 'show cocker', though, and his sole purpose in life is to entertain us-which if that was an AKC event, he'd earn the title of Master Champion. He is cheerful, affectionate, silly, wildly tuned into our moods, and just an all-round perfect cocker spaniel. We don't show or breed the cockers we own, we just enjoy them, and for that, we're immensely grateful for this boy from Bettie Campbell. He was actually slated to be a show dog, but because he had too much white on his muzzle, he became our pet instead. He filled the hole in our hearts when we lost our Travis in 2009. His loss of a show career means that he gets to sit on Rich's lap to watch all the Giants games in the fall and winter season and all the Yankee games during spring and summer-it's a heck of a life!
Rysan's Rhedyn As Requested
Rhed arrived here in June 2013 from our litter of Brecon and Tigg puppies. She is full of personality, and her favorite activities are surfing countertops, scouring the yard looking for fallen black walnuts, sticks or poopsicles, and generally annoying all the 'over-11 year olds' here. She's completed a PetSmart class, attended 5 puppy level dog shows and 2 puppy matches, and is just starting her show career. She is a lovely addition to our family and we're thrilled with her temperament and overall quality. Watch for news of Rysan's Rhedyn As Requested this year as she is shown sparingly on the Northeastern show circuit.
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Nick
Nick was pulled out of a kill shelter in the mid-PA area around 2005/6 when WSSCA members could not determine from photos if he was a WSS. Once we saw him in person, it was clear he was not a WSS, but probably an English Setter from field lines. Nevertheless, he was fostered with some puppy folks of ours, but they choose not to adopt him. We boarded him for awhile, and then he just became part of the pack here at Rysan. He was older than original estimates of 2-3 years, and was probably 6-7 years old when we got him. He was not able to trot long distances without limping, so we feel he has probable CHD. He has some baggage-fear of thunder, unable to stay in a crate without destroying it, and excessive barking, especially when there are other dogs around. Those issues made him a tough dog to place, so we chose to keep him here with us. We've all managed to adapt, and we're happy to give him a dog bed and let him snooze his way through his senior years with us.
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