Keesha v d Heckenrose
Keesha v d Heckenrose, (Ch. Alma v. d. Heckenrose X Uto v.
Murrtal) our foundation bitch, was from Manfred and Sylvia
Kauffman’s kennel. She produced our "A" and "B" litter which
consisted of eight males and nine females. Of those, four attained
their LCA championships (three of those also were World Wide
Kennel Club Champions), One, LCA Ch. Cherrywood's Becka,
became the first female to be awarded the LCA Top Leo award.
Four of Kiersche's offspring went on to start families of their own.
Kiersche, a world class fence climber, was a wonderful Leo, an
avid fisherman, highly intelligent and started me on the road to
developing Cherrywood Kennels. She lived to be 10 1/2 years old.
Kiersche's pedigree
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LCA, WWKC Ch. Cherrywood's Ad Lib
"Libby" (Keesha v. d. Heckenrose X Ch. Coomar Egon) was one of
the pups we kept from our first ("A" ) litter. She was a multi Best
In All Breed Show winner and had beautiful, fluid movement. She
was our watchdog, keeping an eye on our home and those who
came and went. She was very devoted to her family. She produced
our "C," "D,", and "F" litters totalling five males and eight females
during her breeding career, including the first LCA CH-UD titled
Leo, Cherrywood's Cruise Control; Cherrywood's Fhenix TDI, and
Cherrywood's Funny Valentine LTA, TDIEVA, one of the top therapy
Leos in the country. Libby lived to be 11 1/2 years old.
Libby's pedigree
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LCA, RH Ch. Cherrywood's About Time
"Barkley" ( Keesha v d Heckenrose X Ch. Coomar Egon) was our
male from our "A" litter and the light of my life for almost 10 years.
He was a beautiful dog on the inside as well as the outside;
wonderfully gentle, patient, and devoted. He attained his LCA
Championship quickly and was a multi-Best of Breed winner as
well as multi-placing Group and a Best in Regional Specialty
winner. Barkley was the sire and grandsire of a number of
Champions including our bitch, Stella. He was known for passing
his wonderful temperament on to his offspring, many of whom
ended up working as Therapy dogs.
Barkley was named "About Time" because for years my husband
had lived with not only a wife and daughter but 7 female dogs, a
couple of female sheep, a few female guinea pigs and female
rabbits. It was "about time" he got a boy to live with us! Barkley
lived to be 9 3/4 years old.
Barkley's pedigree
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LCA Ch. Zider v. Loh
Zider (Wilhelmine v. Loh X Achat v der Hirschalde) was our German
import from Herr Zerle's v Loh kennel. She was our funniest Leo,
constantly smiling and wagging her tail, often waking us up in the
middle of the night as her tail thumped against the wall! She never
had a bad day and was a wonderful friend for almost eight years.
Zider was Winner's bitch at the LCA National Specialty in '97
from the puppy classes and grew up to take Best Opposite Sex at
the LCA Nationals in NY and at a number of Regional LCA
Specialties. Zider was the dam or our "E," "G," "H," and J litters
and she produced not only a number of Leos who obtained their
LCA Ch. but also some who are working in Therapy. Zider helped
our breeding program continue to be known for its wonderful
temperaments. She died 10 days before her 8th birthday.
Zider's pedigree
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LCA Ch. Slattvika's Mischief Maker
Rave (Malarlejonet Pebbles X Ch. Slattvika's Bobo Bear) was an
elegant bitch I imported from Slattvika's kennel in Norway in the
fall of 1998. She was sweet, energetic, and a beautifully moving
girl. She lived with her co-owner in MI. Rave is the dam of our
Cherrywood's "L" litter sired by multi Best In Regional Specialty
winner and BOS at a National, Ch. Darius v Alpensee. Rave is the
dam of LCA Ch. Cherrywood's Lion Sleeps Tonight, sire or our "O,"
litter, and Cherrywood's Lion in Winter, sire of our "Q" litter.
Three of the offspring from our L litter showed in conformation,
obedience and agility and did very well with Denver being the first
Leonbergers invited to the AKC Agility Invitational in Dec. of 2009.
Our youngest female, Sassy is one of Rave's grandchildren. Rave
lived to be 7 1/2 years old. She was "clear" of the LPN1 genetic
mutation.
Rave's pedigree
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LCA, RH Ch. Cherrywood's Enough Already
"Stella" (Ch. Zider v. Loh X Ch. Cherrywood's About Time) was a
great blend of the best traits that Barkley and Zider had to offer
wrapped into a beautiful, funny, smart package. She was the Dam
of our "I" litter with LCA Ch. Wannerlands Gallant Grappo and of
our "K" litter with Rave's brother, Slattvikas Midnight Son, Sinbad.
(Sinbad was diagnosed clear of Inherited Leonberger
Polyneuropathy per biopsy.)
Stella was an All Breed and LCA multi-Group placing winner and
took Best In Show at a Regional Specialty as well as multi Best
Opposite Sex at LCA Regional Specialty show winner. We lost
Stella on New Years Eve, '08, just 5 weeks before she would have
turned 11.
Stella's pedigree
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LCA Ch. Cherrywood's Had To Be You
"Sally," (Ch. Zider v. Loh X Ch. Angus v. der Sanfter Lowe) at
under two years, had finished her LCA Championship with limited
showing, with all majors and was a multi Best Opposite Sex at
LCA Regional Specialty shows winner.
She was a sweet, sensitive Leo with wonderful dark red color and
fluid movement. Sally loved to swim and was one of our three Leos
who retrieved! (the other two are her offspring!) She was very
affectionate and willing to obey and our resident muskrat hunter.
Sally produced our "M," "O," and "Q" litters and gave us
"Cherrywood's Mannheim the Steamroller" aka "Manny" who is the
first male we have lived with since Barkley, as well as our youngest
girl, Cherrywood's Quick Study. Sally lived to be 8 years old. She
was "clear" of the LPN1 genetic mutation.
Sally's pedigree
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Kabala v Sissy-Haus
Kati ( Gaia v. Sissy-Haus X Huszar v. Sissy-Haus) came to us from
Hungary in the Spring of 2003. She is a big, well boned female with
tremendous coat, good color and a fun, sweet, affectionate and
devoted temperament. She is very obedient and willing to please.
Katie lives with us here in Ohio, but is co-owned with a good
friend, Kathleen Bisbee who lives in Va.
Kati is major pointed and judges' comments include "Good breed
type, nice size, beautiful substance, free and balanced movement"
and "Impressive, very good proportions, gorgeous, dense coat,
beautiful color, very lovely head with great proportions, beautiful
forechest, very nice and balanced angulation"
Kati is the dam or our "N" and our "P" litters
Kati's pedigree
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Cherrywood's Mannheim the Steamroller
"Manny" (Ch. Cherrywood's Had To Be You X Vanguard's Absolute)
is the boy from our "M" litter who stole our hearts and stayed at
Cherrywood. He continues to be a great companion and makes us
smile every day.
The judge's comments from the NRLC '05 Regional Specialty; "very
well built, rectangular ........ beautiful color, excellent coat, very
nice bone structure......Dark brown eyes, beautiful expression....
well sprung chest... front angulation - excellent, very nice spring
.... very good rear angulation - strong pasterns- well muscled.....
excellent movement... very good push and excellent reach....
excellent....lovely, sweet temperament."
Manny's pedigree
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Cherrywood's Not For Sale
Nadia (Kabala v. Sissy-Haus X Ch. Mountain Vista's Ancho (He was
"clear" of the LPN1 genetic mutation.) is another of our
homebred girls, from Cherrywood's "N" litter. Very gentle, loyal
and full of fun, Nadia is a large girl with a lot of coat and
wonderful type. Nadia lives here in Ohio with us and is co-owned
by good friend, Susan Grosslight .
Nadia is the dam of our "R" litter and our "T" litter.
See "Puppies."
* Best Female Baby Puppy NRLC Regional Specialty
10/22/05
* Best of Winners and Best Opposite Sex Rare Heirs
2/11/07
* Best Bred by Exhibitor Bitch LCA National Specialty
4/14/07
We are proud that Nadia's photo was included in the "The
Leonberger, an Illustrated Breed Standard ."
Nadia is "clear" of the LPN1 genetic mutation
Nadia's pedigree
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Cherrywood's Quick Study
Sassy (Ch. Cherrywood's Had to Be You (She was "clear" of the
LPN1 genetic mutation) X Cherrywood's Lion In Winter) embodies
what we strive for at Cherrywood; type, temperament and health
and we hope she will provide the link with our past and future. In
the 16 years we have been breeding Leonbergers, Sassy is from
only our second Cherrywood to Cherrywood breeding. It takes a
long time and a lot of planning to get to this point.
Sassy's maternal grandmother was our German import, Zider and
Sassy resembles her a lot in beauty and sense of humor. She is one
of the happiest dogs I've ever met. (as a matter of fact she keeps
injuring the tip of her tail from smashing it against things!) She
seems to have pulled the best from a number of her ancestors.
Sassy is the dam of our "S" litter. See "Puppies"
Sassy is "clear" of the LPN1 genetic mutation
- GLLC 2nd place in 9-12 mo under Ms.Diane Anderson
- Medina KC 1st in 9-12 under Mrs. Mareth K. Kepp
- Medina KC BOS under Mr. Robert H Slay
Sassy's pedigree
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