Special Mention
CH Northrock's Homegrown Honey "Edie"
DOB: December 9, 2017
Sire: Bleuzorange C Boom Frimouss B Dam: CH Northrock’s Eureka CGN ROM
Edie is a super sweet Barbet and we were thrilled that she was able to join our breeding program. She has a gentle nature and a fun personality, She loves going for long walks on her country property and especially enjoys playing fetch with her co-owner Matt McWilliams and his family. Her owners recently had a baby girl and she has been wonderful with her new little “human sister”.
At just over a year of age Edie entered the conformation ring and quickly earned her CKC Championship title in just two weekends of showing. She is a pretty Barbet with good proportions, a pleasing head and expression and a lovely coat that was a rich chocolate brown as a puppy and has now faded to an attractive cafe au lait colour with darker highlights.
Edie whelped a beautiful litter of puppies on September 18, 2020. This special litter of nine was sired by GCH Treebeard's Jack Of All Trades. The puppies are all doing well and we are looking forward to following their adventures with their new families.
BPISS CH Northrock's For The Joy of It ATD CGN "Rizzo"
DOB: January 16, 2017
Sire: Northrock's All Night Boogie ROM
Dam: URO1 CH Northrock’s Eau de Joy CGN
In November 2017 Rizzo earned her Canine Good Neighbour title with her co-owner Joy Hettler on the end of her lead and soon after in December, piloted by her friend and handler Peter Scott, Rizzo went Best of Winners and Best Puppy at the Southwestern Ontario All Retriever Society Specialty Show under judge Garth Gourlay to complete her CKC Championship. The next day she was awarded Best Puppy in Breed at the Barbet Fanciers of Ontario Regional Specialty and we are grateful to Judge Kim Hamel for the recognition.
Rizzo enjoys long walks in the large urban parks that she frequents with her owner and is a welcome presence in her community. In early 2021 Rizzo earned her Advanced Trick Dog Title. This happy dog has so much fun learning new skills and she especially likes showing off her tricks for treats to friends old and new.
Rizzo has whelped two litters here at Northrock and we are grateful to her contribution to the breed. She was a terrific mother to her puppies and they are all doing very well with their special families. In 2022, three of her puppies achieved their CKC Championship title.
UKC/CKC CH Northrock's Forever Yours CGN
DOB: January 16, 2017
Sire: Northrock's All Night Boogie ROM
Dam: URO1 CH Northrock’s Eau de Joy CGN
Marie’s charming personality, mischievous smile and the twinkle in her eye has people from all walks of life enthralled with her. This sweet Barbet is quite the tom boy and life on a farm could not be a better fit for this girl who’s zest for life brings a smile to all who are lucky enough to know her. She enthusiastically retrieves her frisbee, chases squirrels, jumps off the dock and tears across the fields with great joy.
Entirely owner handled to her CKC Championship and UKC Championships we are proud of the success Marie and her owner Susan Luyendyk have had in the show ring.
Marie has had two beautiful litters under the Northrock prefix that were co-bred with Susan and born and raised at the Luyendyk farm. From these litters Susan has kept back two lovely females. One of them, GCH Northrock's Noble Spirit earned her CKC Grand Championship in the fall of 2021. The other, Northrock's Key To My Heart CGN has recently passed her health clearances and will be carrying the torch for her owner and breeder Susan at Noblespirit Barbets.
URO1 CH Northrock’s Eau de Joy CGN "Ellie"
DOB: November 2, 2014
Sire: CH Bleuzorange Xed dit Winston
Dam: UROI UCD CH Neigenuveaux Fleur D’Northrock WC CGN
Ellie is fabulous Barbet who quickly endears herself to everyone she meets. Confident and outgoing she has no difficulty making friends. Her happy attitude and pretty movement caught the eye of several judges and we are grateful to them for recognizing her quality. In July of 2015 Ellie finished her Canadian Championship as a junior puppy winning two Best Puppy in Sporting Group placements along the way. Co-owned with Lise Pomeroy and her husband they enjoy lots of time outdoors hiking and camping. In the spring of 2018 Ellie became a Therapy Dog with St. John Ambulance bringing much joy to those she visits with in her community.
Ellie has made a wonderful contribution to the breed. Thanks to the co-operation and dedication of their owners, from her two litters of fourteen beautiful Barbet puppies, four of her offspring have obtained their CKC Championships and two are pointed towards theirs. One is also a UKC Champion (with a Reserve Best In Show to her credit), and three have earned their Canine Good Neighbour temperament titles. Ellie's puppies have been passing on her wonderful virtues and have produced litters of quality Barbet puppies here at Northrock Barbets as well as for other Barbet breeders.
BPIS CH Northrock’s Eureka CGN ROM "Lexi"
DOB: November 2, 2014
Sire: CH Bleuzorange Xed dit Winston
Dam: UROI UCD CH Neigenuveaux Fleur D’Northrock WC CGN
Lexi is sweet and affectionate and an active part of her family’s life. Lexi gets to spend lots of time at the family cottage where she is really in her element, swimming and running around enjoying nature.
In July 2015 Lexi earned her CKC Canine Good Neighbour title. In limited showing she has been awarded multiple Best Puppy in Sporting Group wins as well as a Best Puppy in Show. Lexi finished her CKC Conformation Championship title in September 2015 under breeder judge Ms. Wendy Schira.
I am incredibly grateful to her family and co-owner Delia Bucknell for sharing their girl with me. Out of the ten puppies in her two wonderful litters, she has produced five CKC Champions qualifying her for the Club Barbet Canada Register of Merit award. Some of these offspring are now contributing to our own as well as the breeding programs of other Barbet breeders. We are very pleased with the quality we are seeing in this next generation of Barbet puppies.
Northrock’s All Night Boogie ROM "Boomer"
DOB: August 4, 2012
Sire: CH Barbugaulois Daragon Dam: CH Bayport Coco Chanel
Boomer is a fun, playful dog who lives with his co-owner Robert Souchereau and Sylvie Marleau who also own Dougy his sire (FCC CH, Can CH Barbugaulois Daragon). Boomer has passed all of his health clearances with OFA Good Hips, Normal Elbows and Normal Eyes. He is clear for prcd- PRA and dilution. Boomer is a compact, moderate male with good bone and nice, balanced angulation. A lovely, clean moving dog with a masculine head, good ear set and excellent dentition, we are very pleased with how Boomer has matured. His black coat is thick and wavy with white markings.
Boomer's first litter was born April 15, 2015. He was bred to FCC/CKC CH BleuZorange Xil dite Charlie at BleuZorange Barbets. It is a litter of 9 puppies who are maturing into loving, healthy adults that are wonderful companions to their owners. His second litter of 2 puppies was born out of GCH WulYmut's Jelly Tot (Emma) on January 14, 2017 at WulYmut Barbets followed shortly by a third litter of 8 born on January 16, 2017 here at Northrock Barbets out of UR01 CH Northrock's Eau de Joy CGN. Boomer's fourth litter of 8 beautiful puppies was born at Barbevoix Barbets out of Barbevoix Spezia dit Holala on April 6, 2018.
Boomer has produced champion offspring in every litter that he has sired and in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the breed he was awarded the Club Barbet Canada Register of Merit. We are grateful to the breeders and owners of his puppies for their contribution to this wonderful achievement. Several of his puppies have gone on to contribute to the breeding programs of other Barbet breeders as well as our own program here at Northrock Barbets.
UROI UCD CH Neigenuveaux Fleur D’Northrock WC CGN "Sophie"
May 1, 2010 - October 5, 2020
Sire: Poppenspäler's Don Melchor CGN Dam: CH Searra Biscay's Precious Pearl
Sophie was a fun loving dog and a delight to train. She earned titles in conformation, field work, obedience and rally and a Canine Good Neighbour temperament title as well. She was a big part of our family life. She especially loved going to the cottage where she enjoyed the boating and swimming immensely. Our thanks to Florence Erwin, Sophie's breeder, for our wonderful girl. We are so grateful for our little woolly lamb chop that brought so much joy to our family and who grew up along side our young children.
Sophie's legacy will continue in her descendants. Her puppies have gone on to become wonderful companions to their owners. She has produced offspring titled in conformation, agility, barn hunt, dock diving and rally-obedience. Some of her pups have have earned temperament titles, three are practicing therapy dogs, and one of them also hunts with her owner each fall.
Sophie left us suddenly and tragically at ten years of age. She was an active and energetic dog and with her happy and enthusiastic nature she was regularly mistaken as the youngest in the family. In the early morning hours of October 5th we awoke to find her in crisis and she was taken to the emergency vet where we said our final goodbyes. The one consolation we have is that the cause of her death is not considered to be heritable and thankfully we do not have to be worried for any of her offspring. Sophie was an amazing dog and is deeply missed. She will live on in our hearts forever.
GCh Northrock's Anchors Aweigh WC "Kelly"
DOB: August 4, 2012
Sire: CH Barbugaulois Daragon Dam: CH Bayport Coco Chanel
Kelly was our keeper puppy from our first litter here at Northrock Barbets. She is a very sweet girl and brought a great deal of joy to our home. She enjoys the water, is a pleasure to live with and loves to retrieve.
In August 2013 Kelly earned her CKC Working Certificate title and we have played together in agility and tracking. At 18 months of age, in her first weekend out showing, Kelly won the Sporting Group twice and enjoyed herself immensely. She quickly went on to finish her Championship entirely with Group placements. We are delighted with her success in the show ring. During the spring of 2014, in limited showing, Kelly went on to earn many more group placements. She very quickly garnered the necessary points for the CKC Grand Champion title, adding it to her name in June of that year. We are so pleased that so many judges have recognized her quality and awarded Kelly in the show ring.
Although Kelly now shares her life with another family we will forever be grateful for the years we have spent with her and for the wonderful memories we made together. She is much loved by her new owners and I'm thankful to them for opening up their hearts and homes to our special girl. Kelly is now a registered Therapy Dog with Therapeutic Paws of Canada and along with her owner Karen, the two of them very much enjoy their visits to the seniors centre where they volunteer. When she's not "working" she enjoys going on lots of long hikes with her active owners.