November 2008: We are moving format away from a once a
month or so news to a Blog.
Please feel free to read 'old news' below and join us on the 'new blog.'
August 2008
What happened to July? Who says time doesn't fly?
July 30th we welcomed a lovely litter of 3 black boys from Miss Imp
and Hawkeye. They are growing by leaps and bounds. This
litter was bred for St Francis and all 3 boys will be going there about the
time they are 7 weeks old. See the Puppy Blog 2008 page to follow
their progress.
Congratulations to Martin on 3 more youngsters
earning their OFA Good and OFEL Normal scores. Hip-Hip-Horray !!! (pun
pun pun, ha ha). We are so thrilled that 100% of Martin's
tested offspring have scored OFA Good and OFEL Normal. That's a great
record. Way to go Martin ! The 3 new health clearance holders
are: GRCH Pacesetter's Smooth Movin', known as Grace; GRCH Solace's New
League, known as Major; and Solace's More Than A Feeling, known as Joy.
Thanks to Stephanie Leddon and Sherry Bradley for sharing these results with
us, and for bringing the dam, UCH Pacesetter's Golden Solace, CGC, ROM to
Martin. YEAH !
June 2008
June is Birthday month here at YNDA.
June 15th is the 9th birthday for June, Irene, Sophie, Chatham, Jay, and
Nick. Many happy returns of the day to this group of wonderful
labradors! What a joy to wish them all well on their 9th
birthday! Thank you to their owners for giving them such great and
healthy lives.
June 24th is the 7th birthday for Anna, Bella,
DJango, Hawkeye, Maggie (in NC), and Tango. What smiles and love these
dogs have brought to all their owners, and we feel so honored to have 2 of
them here with us -- beloved Hawkeye and darling Anna! 'Seven' is the
age at which Labradors officially become 'veteran' dogs in terms of age.
Hawkeye celebrated by siring puppies for Miss Imp... Thanks Hawkeye!
Thanks also to the owners of these great dogs -- David & Chris of Bella,
John with DJango, Bennie & Denise with Maggie, and Jeannette and Jim with
Tango. This has been a special special litter for us all.
May 2008
Miss June is doing so well she has come into 'season'
for the first time in 3 years. Thank you to Drs Idleman and Jenkins
for supporting June's health and recovery. St John has 6 new puppies accepted into Service Dog
Training ! 2 pups are training at
St Francis of Assisi Service Dog
Foundation in Virginia. And 4 puppies are training at
Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota in
Minneapolis-St Paul. Huge congratulations to St John and the
puppies' mother, SHR Pacesetter Jazzy Blue, CGC who is a Hawkeye daughter.
Way to go Miss Blue and St John !
March 2008
Huge congratulations to new AKC
Champion Twinholly's Yellow Submarine !!! and his owners and co-breeders,
Jim and Jeannette Scott of Brick, NJ. Cooper finished on March
30, 2008.
Congratulations to Paul Sargeant, new owner of new Grand
Champion Fernwood's Drake, son of Ynda's Anna at Fernwood, CGC.
Way to go Drake. Thank you to DJango's co-owner, John Smith for
handling Drake to 2 Bests of Breed at the UKC Carolina Classic.
We gave Anna extra goodies to celebrate Drake's 2nd title. Welcome to our newest addition, stud puppy from our frozen
semen from CH Mallard's Flying Cloud of JanRod, WC -- Barefoots Ricochet To
Ynda-n-Twinholly, to be known as 'Rickie'. Rickie is a grand-daughter
of our St John on her mother's side. Her mother is the lovely Barefoot
girl, GRCH Barefoots Jaunty Jessica. Rickie is co-owned by our dear
friend, Jeannette Scott at Twinholly Labradors.
meet Rickie
Congratulations to St John and Tango's son -- Cooper
-- on his Winners Dog on March 1, 2008. Cooper's AKC point
total is now 14 points with both majors .... we are so proud of this
beautiful, sweet boy who has all his clearances! Way to go Cooper !
Cooper is owned by his co-breeders at Twinholly, Jeannette and Jim Scott.
January 2008
Congratulations to St John on another UKC Top Ten finish.
John competed in only 5 shows during 2007 and earned enough Best of Breed
points to land him in 10th place. Way to go St John. John was
previously in the Top Ten in 2004 and finished at #5.Congratulations to St John's son, Cooper -- BIS GRCH
Twinholly's Yellow Submarine, on his UKC Top Ten finish. Cooper
finished the year in 7th place, which includes a spectacular Best in Show in
NC. Way to go Cooper. Cooper also earned his 2nd AKC major --
from Bred By -- and most of his single points. He only needs a couple
of singles to finish his AKC Championship. Cooper is a Tango son, and
litter brother to BIS GRCH Ynda's Indian Summer Song, 'Melody'. Cooper
is owned at Twinholly by Jim and Jeannette Scott, his breeders. We at
Ynda are his co-breeders. .Congratulations to Martin's son, Major -- GRCH Solace's New
League. Major finished the UKC year as #2 in the Top Ten. We are
very proud of this young Martin son who will not be 2 years old until May of
2008. Major is owned by Sherry Bradley his breeder. Major's
co-breeder is Stephanie Leddon of Pacesetter Labradors. Major's mother, Laci,
is a Hawkeye daughter. Congratulations to Martin & Jeannie's son -- GRCH Ynda's
My-Favorite-Martian -- Ian now has 6 puppies in service dog training
at St Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation in Roanoke. Ian is
putting his kindness and biddable temperament on his puppies.
December 2007
Congratulations to Martin's daughter, Gracie, on her
whirlwind campaign for her Grand Show Championship -- GRCH Pacesetter's
Smooth Movin'. Gracie is proudly owned by Stephanie Leddon, her
co-breeder, at Pacesetter.Great-Grandmother June had her latest round of evaluations
this week, and she continues to do well, so well in fact, that only 1 liver
enzyme is now outside the normal range. She looks great and acts like
her old self. In fact, she is more affectionate and wags her tail even
more than she ever did. What a miracle her recovery is.
What a joy to have her with us !
November 2007
We are so pleased to watch the UKC Top Ten rankings this
autumn. Martin's son, Major, GRCH Solace's New League, is currently
ranked as #1. What an achievement. Martin was #1 in 2004.
Way to go Major and Sherry Bradley. June continues to do well. We are grateful to her
veterinarian, Dr Jenkins and to June's acupuncturist, Dr Idleman, for their
work with June. She is such a joy to have! Lewis and Morella are growing by leaps and bounds, as is
Wendy -- Ynda's Darling Dream Girl -- with the Henry's.
October 2007
As many of you know from keeping up with our Puppy Blog
pages, our darling June was faced with a terminal illness -- inflammatory
hepatitis. She has battled valiantly and we continue to enjoy her
company. What a miracle her presence is! SHe is enjoying a very
full life with all her favorite things she does.
St John's offspring continue to shine:
Congratulations to son UCH TGIF LOKI on his Best In Specialty Show
win!
Congratulations to son GRCH TWINHOLLYS YELLOW SUBMARINE on his BEST in
Multi-Breed Show!
Congratulations to son MONTY on his Service Dog Graduation Nov.
4, 2007 !
Congratulations to daughter ROXI on her Service Dog Graduation Nov.
4, 2007 !
Congratulations to son BULLY on his OFA EXCELLENT rating, OFEL
Normal and CHIC !
Congratulations to daughter SOPHIA on her OFA EXCELLENT rating, OFEL
Normal and CHIC !
Ella and Zack's puppies are flourishing, and 4 prepare to
begin their Service Dog Career. Two of them are FOUNDATION dogs for St
Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation -- Scarlet and Green.The 3 Ella/Zack puppies that are going to be show and
breeding dogs are:
Ynda's Morella (More-Ella) (here at Ynda)
Ynda's "What A Wonderful World" (Lewis) (here at Ynda)
Ynda's ??????????? Co-owned with the Henrys in Charlotte
September 2007
We welcome Ella & Zack's puppies to the fold on Sept 16th.
Congratulations to Ella on such a nice litter and a great job whelping.
Thanks again to JanRod for sharing their frozen semen with us. We feel
very honored to have Zack's puppies. 4 boys and 3 girls. September is 'birthday' month here at Ynda.
Ella/Jeannie/Dreamer/Ian turn 4 years old on the 2nd. St John and Imp
turn 5 years old on the 4th. Melody/Cooper/Maggie/Martha turn 3 years
old on the 21st. That's a lot of meatloaf-doggie-birthday-cakes to
make. But we dearly enjoy each September with its milestones. In
addition, we will be adding the pupsicles birthday in September. More
meatloaf-cakes.We like to take birthday photos of the dogs, so you will
begin to see those birthday shots sprinkled throughout the site.Cooper gained another Winners Dog award in AKC, bringing his
point total to 12. Congratulations to Cooper, Jeannette and Jim Scott.
What wonderful news to share.
August 2007
St John becomes the 2nd Register of Merit Excellent Sire in
the same month that half-brother, Martin, earned the title. Pat Weisse
called to report that Panthercreek's Southern Belle, 'Payton', earned the
10th title for John's offspring with her United Show Champion title.
John has had at least 1 titled offspring from each of his litters. Further Flash: John's son, Bully, finishes his Grand
Show Champion title !! Congratulations to Panthercreek for their new GRCH
Panthercreek Captain Hayes. Bully is also AKC pointed and an AKC Best
of Breed winner. Thank you to the owners of St John and Martin puppies for
showing and training them to their titles. We are humbled by their
achievements. Thank you for bringing such nice girls to our boys. We have ultrasound of the PUPSICLES on our Blog. We
eagerly await their arrival, due Sept 16th. Ella has been mated to Zack. See the Puppy Blog 2007
page.Cooper has swept last weekend's AKC cluster with two Best of Winners and one
Winners Dog, bringing his AKC total to 10 points, both majors.
Congratulations to Jim and Jeannette Scott of TwinHolly!
Sherry Bradley called to say that Major, Solace's New League, just completed
his Grand Show Champion title in UKC. Congratulations to Sherry and
Major !!! That brings the total of titles earned by Martin's offspring
to 10, making him a Register of Merit Excellent sire. Thank you to
Sherry and Stephanie Leddons for bringing Laci to Martin and showing his
offspring to these titles.Way to go Martin !! Job well done, fella.
Congratulations also to UCH Pacesetter's Golden Solace, CGC ROM on earning
her Register of Merit. Laci is the 3rd generation in this line to earn
the Register of Merit. Her sire is Hawkeye who has his ROM.
Hawkeye's dam is Jasmine who has her ROMX, and Hawkeye's sire, Mac has his
ROM. We are so proud of the record of this great line of labradors.