Latest News
All of our interesting tidbits, accomplishments and upcoming events will be posted here
A new ad and a new website page for Tabitha, our upcoming Star
Karen and Joy earn Joy's CDX with a high in class
American Whippet Club Eastern Specialty 2019, Stuart and Lucinda win Select Bitch
2020 NEWS
This year saw the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result the world has changed for the foreseeable future. At the writing of this update late July, most Canadian dog events have been cancelled or seriously impacted. Due to limits on the size of social gatherings our picnic is on hold for the time being. In the meantime, we have produced some exceptional puppies towards a fifth generation of our breeding programme, happily expanding our families with our versatile, entertaining whippets.
As of October there have been less than a handful of Covid protocol shows.
Lucinda ranks again in the top 10 2020 AKC National Owner Handler Series
Oksana and Tabitha earn their AKC Rally Novice and Advanced Trick Dog titles with Elisa
Oksana wins a UKC Sighthound Specialty Best in Show and is in the top ten in breed for UKC for the fourth year in a row
Oksana earned her Virtual Champion title ABI and is in the Top 25
Tabitha at her first ASFA trial wins open and earns a quarter of her points towards her FCh
Tabitha is a new Canadian champion earning her last point at the first covid dog show handled by Elisa Holland, winning Best of Breed, and now has half her points towards her Canadian Grand Championship title.
Elisa has trained and titled Tabitha with an AKC Rally Novice, as well as Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Trick dog titles
ACE (Am GCh Vrymeer It's In the Cards) has a normal echo and eye clearance at age 4 in January
In March, Tabitha places in the BBE class three of four shows and gets a lovely RWB to the major at the supported entry at the AWC Celtic Classic Cluster in conjunction with the Eastern Specialty-- then we hightailed it home before the borders closed.
This July, our very special stud dog OTTO (Ch Vrymeer Deepwater Phoenix) at seven years of age has been collected and frozen
As of October there have been less than a handful of Covid protocol shows.
Lucinda ranks again in the top 10 2020 AKC National Owner Handler Series
Oksana and Tabitha earn their AKC Rally Novice and Advanced Trick Dog titles with Elisa
Oksana wins a UKC Sighthound Specialty Best in Show and is in the top ten in breed for UKC for the fourth year in a row
Oksana earned her Virtual Champion title ABI and is in the Top 25
Tabitha at her first ASFA trial wins open and earns a quarter of her points towards her FCh
Tabitha is a new Canadian champion earning her last point at the first covid dog show handled by Elisa Holland, winning Best of Breed, and now has half her points towards her Canadian Grand Championship title.
Elisa has trained and titled Tabitha with an AKC Rally Novice, as well as Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Trick dog titles
ACE (Am GCh Vrymeer It's In the Cards) has a normal echo and eye clearance at age 4 in January
In March, Tabitha places in the BBE class three of four shows and gets a lovely RWB to the major at the supported entry at the AWC Celtic Classic Cluster in conjunction with the Eastern Specialty-- then we hightailed it home before the borders closed.
This July, our very special stud dog OTTO (Ch Vrymeer Deepwater Phoenix) at seven years of age has been collected and frozen
2019 NEWS
Karen and Joy earn Joy's CDX obedience title with a high in class. Joy currently ranks as the #3 hound in obedience in Canada.
Lucinda and Stuart win her third Best In Show Owner Handled, finishing the year in the top ten and qualified for the National Owner Handler Series finals in Orlando
Ace earned his AKC Grand Champion title
Tiramisu earns her AXJ agility title
Oksana earns her American pre-novice obedience title
Karen and Joy earn two legs towards Joy's CDX title
Oksana wins another UKC Best in Show with Elisa
Fergus is close to his Grand Championship
Tabitha wins Best of Breed over specials, a hound group placement, best puppy in the group and a beautiful Best Puppy in Show at London Canine Association
Tabitha wins Best of Breed over specials and Best Puppy in Group
Judith and Tiramisu earn an AKC "AX" title in agility
Karen and Joy earned Joy's RAE title with her average score being 99. Joy is #1 in breed and #10 all breed in rally obedience as of mid April.
Lucinda wins Select Bitch at the American Whippet Club Eastern Specialty and OHBOB
Lucinda wins Best of Opposite and OHBOB at the AWC supported entry two days before the Eastern specialty and goes on to win her second Owner Handler Best in Show with Stuart Bannett
Vrymeer CoverGirl "Elle" wins Best of Breed from the classes over 5 bitch specials and a group placement to quickly finish her Canadian championship in style owner handled by Barbara Crossley (Sitcom)
OTTO's handsome son Jetstream Paragon (Kelvin) finished his American championship with 3 majors.
Karen and "JOY" Vrymeer Christmas Joy ranked #5 in the breed and #6 hound in the CKC top dog rally obedience awards in 2018
2018 NEWS
We are thrilled with Lucinda's Best in Show OH in October in Maryland, a fantastic year for Stuart and Lucinda
Fergus is awarded Select under breeder judge Joan Goldstein at the Great Lakes Whippet club specialty
Oksana wins a hound group 4th under Breeder Judge Allan Pepper
Fergus wins a hound group 3rd at Essex County his first show as a special
Oksana wins Best of Breed at the Capital Area Sighthound Association Specialty from the Field Champion class--a VERY rare win from this class at a specialty
Oksana wins an Award of Merit at the Whippet Club of Eastern Canada specialty and wins both of the Lure Coursing classes at WCEC and the National specialties. She won a second placement by only 5 points earlier at the National field trial
Fergus finished his Canadian championship always handled by John Rumble in the Bred by Exhibitor class
Ace and Lucinda have lovely new ads celebrating their US championship titles
Otto's son Kelvin wins Best Puppy in Match held following the AWC MidWest specialty
Oksana wins a CKC group 4th handled by Elisa
Oksana was the lure coursing meet winner at the UKC Premiere held in Michigan
Lucinda is a new American champion, winning Best of Breed over specials owner handled by Stuart. She now has 3 majors towards her Grand Champion title
JOY successfully completes 8 rally trials in two days handled by Karen. Joy now has 6/10 RAE runs completed and is currently ranked #2 Whippet and #2 hound in Canada in Rally Obedience as of June
OKSANA wins Select at the Whippet Club of Eastern Canada specialty and Lure Coursing class
FERGUS wins the breed and a group placement from the puppy class earning a few points toward his Canadian championship. He is major pointed in the US.
OKSANA in her first obedience trial earns a leg at the AWC National in Maryland, and completes triathalon
OKSANA earned her Canadian Grand Champion title
LUCINDA wins Best of Winners under Donna Lynch (Hamrya) at the AWC Eastern Specialty owner handled by Stuart Bannett.
ACE wins another 5point major at the Celtic cluster (AWC Eastern) to finish his US title entirely owner handled by Paula Wilson.
FERGUS is Reserve Winners Dog to the major his first day at the Celtic Cluster AWC supported entry.
FERGUS places 3rd in the large 6 to 9 class at the AWC Eastern specialty under Donna Lynch
OKSANA has been awarded a CKC Top Lure Coursing Award ranking 9th in Canada in breed for 2017. This is quite an achievement considering she did it in 5 trials
Joy ranked #6 hound in Rally Obedience in Canada 2017
We mourn the passing of Terry Taft (Baccarat) a friend and mentor who will be greatly missed
Young Fergus has had some nice wins as a baby puppy, we look forward to some fun this year.
Otto sired a litter of 12 in February with very exciting prospects
We are thrilled with Lucinda's Best in Show OH in October in Maryland, a fantastic year for Stuart and Lucinda
Fergus is awarded Select under breeder judge Joan Goldstein at the Great Lakes Whippet club specialty
Oksana wins a hound group 4th under Breeder Judge Allan Pepper
Fergus wins a hound group 3rd at Essex County his first show as a special
Oksana wins Best of Breed at the Capital Area Sighthound Association Specialty from the Field Champion class--a VERY rare win from this class at a specialty
Oksana wins an Award of Merit at the Whippet Club of Eastern Canada specialty and wins both of the Lure Coursing classes at WCEC and the National specialties. She won a second placement by only 5 points earlier at the National field trial
Fergus finished his Canadian championship always handled by John Rumble in the Bred by Exhibitor class
Ace and Lucinda have lovely new ads celebrating their US championship titles
Otto's son Kelvin wins Best Puppy in Match held following the AWC MidWest specialty
Oksana wins a CKC group 4th handled by Elisa
Oksana was the lure coursing meet winner at the UKC Premiere held in Michigan
Lucinda is a new American champion, winning Best of Breed over specials owner handled by Stuart. She now has 3 majors towards her Grand Champion title
JOY successfully completes 8 rally trials in two days handled by Karen. Joy now has 6/10 RAE runs completed and is currently ranked #2 Whippet and #2 hound in Canada in Rally Obedience as of June
OKSANA wins Select at the Whippet Club of Eastern Canada specialty and Lure Coursing class
FERGUS wins the breed and a group placement from the puppy class earning a few points toward his Canadian championship. He is major pointed in the US.
OKSANA in her first obedience trial earns a leg at the AWC National in Maryland, and completes triathalon
OKSANA earned her Canadian Grand Champion title
LUCINDA wins Best of Winners under Donna Lynch (Hamrya) at the AWC Eastern Specialty owner handled by Stuart Bannett.
ACE wins another 5point major at the Celtic cluster (AWC Eastern) to finish his US title entirely owner handled by Paula Wilson.
FERGUS is Reserve Winners Dog to the major his first day at the Celtic Cluster AWC supported entry.
FERGUS places 3rd in the large 6 to 9 class at the AWC Eastern specialty under Donna Lynch
OKSANA has been awarded a CKC Top Lure Coursing Award ranking 9th in Canada in breed for 2017. This is quite an achievement considering she did it in 5 trials
Joy ranked #6 hound in Rally Obedience in Canada 2017
We mourn the passing of Terry Taft (Baccarat) a friend and mentor who will be greatly missed
Young Fergus has had some nice wins as a baby puppy, we look forward to some fun this year.
Otto sired a litter of 12 in February with very exciting prospects
2017 NEWS
Oksana earned her Rally Novice title in November
Oksana is now a CKC Field Champion
Darcy wins a 5 point major to finish her American championship
Oksana wins Best In Field at the Gazehound Ontario CKC September field trial
Tiramisu earned her OAJ agility title
Tiramisu completed her AKC Field Championship, which earned her the very special AKC Dual Champion (DC) title
Oksana earned 2 legs towards her Rally Obedience title
Oksana wins a UKC Best in Show
Oksana earned 2 second placements at her latest CKC field trial
Tiramisu earned NA and NAJ agility titles
Oksana earned her UKC Grand Champion and CGN titles
Darcy wins Best of Breed at the Great Lakes Whippet Club specialty in a competitive entry at the Erie Shores weekend of hound specialties.
Raine wins Best of Winners and Best Puppy in Specialty at the GLWC specialty and is very close to her Canadian title on her second weekend showing in Canada
In May, Ace was WD every day in Lancaster Pa
Oksana earned her CKC championship entirely owner handled by Elisa
Darcy wins a very nice major at the AWC supported entry the week of the AWC Eastern specialty
ACE and Paula win a 5 point major from the 9-12 month dog class in Virginia under Dr Robert Smith in January
2016 NEWS
*Just in time for Christmas, Joy earned her CD title at her first day of obedience trials and is now Vrymeer Christmas Joy CD RA RE CGN. Joy is our first whippet to attain the CD title, special thanks to our co-owner Karen who is now working on her CDX.
*Vrymeer It's In The Cards (ACE) wins Best of Opposite at the MAWA Specialty Sweepstakes in Atlanta under Judge Phoebe Booth (Shamasan Whippets) from the 6-9 month dog class in a large and very competitive sweepstakes entry.
Ace is co-owned with Frederick and Paula Wilson. He was introduced to the fancy at the Southern by Paula and we are very proud of all their accomplishments in Atlanta.
*Ace's dam Darcy won the large and very deep quality BBE class at the supported entry on Friday under Judge Lorene Rooney-Flynn and placed in BBE at the Southern under Judge Raymond Yurick. We had a fun week with friends and enjoyed southern hospitality.
A very nice and well organized AWC regional specialty that was well worth the trip.
Ace beautifully handled by Paula.
*Karen and Joy had great success in Rally Obedience obtaining Rally Advanced and Excellent titles in one weekend with scores that now rank JOY at #2 whippet in Rally Obedience in Canada
At her first day of trials Joy passed her rally advanced 3 for 3 and got high in class in trial 2 and high in trial with a perfect 100 score in trial 3. The next day Joy moved up to Rally Excellent and passed 3/3 for a rally excellent title.
She achieved two scores of 98/100 and another 100/100, that included 2 high in class out of 3
JOY is pictured below with all her ribbons from the weekend!
At her first day of trials Joy passed her rally advanced 3 for 3 and got high in class in trial 2 and high in trial with a perfect 100 score in trial 3. The next day Joy moved up to Rally Excellent and passed 3/3 for a rally excellent title.
She achieved two scores of 98/100 and another 100/100, that included 2 high in class out of 3
JOY is pictured below with all her ribbons from the weekend!
*Tira earned her Canadian Grand Championship at the end of September.
*In November Tira earned two legs towards her NAJ agility title in the USA handled by Judith Bannett
* A week later, Tira won a 40pt BOB on the field and she is now 2points shy of her AKC FCh title. Tira is Am GCh Can GCh Vrymeer Cartier Halo SC and resides in Maryland with the Bannett family
*In November Tira earned two legs towards her NAJ agility title in the USA handled by Judith Bannett
* A week later, Tira won a 40pt BOB on the field and she is now 2points shy of her AKC FCh title. Tira is Am GCh Can GCh Vrymeer Cartier Halo SC and resides in Maryland with the Bannett family
*Lucinda wins a very nice Puppy Group 1st in the USA with Stuart Bannett at her debut in beginner puppy class.
Also known as "Vrymeer What Dreams May Come" Lucinda is one of our flashy red girls from our Mitchell X Cindy litter.
* Darcy wins a nice Group placement from the US classes handled by her buddy Calley Potts under Judge Nancy Bodine
*In August Rusty earned his Canine Good Neighbour title, and his CKC Chase Ability title in September.
*Shown in the very competitive Bred by Exhibitor class, Darcy placed all 4 days at the American Whippet Club MidWest Specialty show weekend in Madison Ohio.We are pictured here after winning RWB at the supported entry on Sunday July 17th 2016.
So proud of our lovely girl, always in the ribbons.
*Shown in the very competitive Bred by Exhibitor class, Darcy placed all 4 days at the American Whippet Club MidWest Specialty show weekend in Madison Ohio.We are pictured here after winning RWB at the supported entry on Sunday July 17th 2016.
So proud of our lovely girl, always in the ribbons.
Joy earned her Pre Companion Dog and Canine Good Neighbour titles with Karen and is now Vrymeer Christmas Joy RN PCD CGN
Puppies arrived the first week of June 2016, updates will be posted on our litter page
In March, Rusty earned his PCD title in Obedience and is now getting ready for his CD always handled by Anna
CKC just released the final Top Dog stats for 2015 and Darcy was a Top Dog ranked #5 whippet in Canada! We are thrilled to make the top dog rankings (top five) considering how little she was shown last year.Thank you to the judges who have recognized the potential of our exciting little girl, we look forward to the future.
We did not breed in 2015 due to a variety of commitments however we have whippet litters planned in 2016 which will keep us rather busy here at Vrymeer. Please see our litter page for details as they are announced. We generally have VERY limited availability, so if you are interested in a Vrymeer pup please contact us early in order to be screened for our waiting list. If you have any interest in a show or performance prospect please feel free to inquire on our future litter plans.
We already have some exciting news in 2016. We have recently been entrusted with the remaining frozen semen from Am Can Ch Cariad's Mr Bo Jangles SC. A very heartfelt thank you to Carol and Dave King for trusting us with your beloved Bo. We look forward to the future. Bo will remain in storage in CANADA as of August 2016.
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American Canadian Ch Cariad's Mr Bo Jangles SC
This beautiful oil in the style of the old masters was painted by world renowned artist Leisa Temple. The original is in private collection. Giclees are available from the artist's website. The artist was inspired to paint Bowie when she saw a photograph taken by Laurie Rusticus.
2015 NEWS
- Darcy wins two tough fall hound group placements over top ranked hounds at the Belleville Kennel and Obedience club under Barbara Heal (Grp4) and Paula Hartinger (Grp3) to end 2015 in our Canuck Dog standings #6 whippet in Canada (all breed) , #4 in breed points (whippets defeated). Quite an achievement considering Darcy was only shown over a handful of weekends as our schedule permitted starting at our National Specialty the last weekend of August and ending at Belleville KC in mid-October. Final CKC ranking results are a few months off yet.
Darcy under Judge Barbara Heal
- Vrymeer Christmas Joy earned her Rally Novice title at just over one year of age, and two legs towards intermediate with high scores. Congratulations to Karen for this accomplishment, there will be many more titles to come and much more "JOY".
- Mr Burns, and youngsters Paige and Oksana certified for lure coursing in 2016. Thank you to owners Sarah&Etienne, Dawn& Dan and Elisa&Paul for all your work and effort with your beloved whippets.
- Rusty earned his Rally Novice title in March, and is working on his obedience and FCh titles with Anna, very proud of them.
- Darcy places in the large and very competitive Bred by Exhibitor class at the AWC National in April in Wisconsin under Judge Tracy Hite (Tivio), a very special moment for us
- Our junior handler Danielle Clark wins the American Whippet Club Junior Handling Best Overall Junior Handler award at the AWC National Specialty in Wisconsin under Judge Jacqueline Fogel, and a beautiful piece of High Horse pottery
- At the Canadian National Specialty weekend, Darcy wins an Award of Merit Friday at the Great Lakes Whippet Club Specialty, Saturday at the National Darcy wins Select Bitch under breed specialist Raymond Yurick (Brushwood). On Sunday, Darcy wins Best of Breed (entry 27) under Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine (USA) and then places 3rd in group later under Francisco Chapa (Mex) for 87 all breed points.
- Rusty wins National Whippet club of Canada Select Dog under breed specialist Judge Raymond Yurick (Brushwood)
- Bowie wins Select Dog at the Great Lakes Whippet Club of Canada Specialty the day prior to our National Specialty
- Rusty is Best Stud Dog and Best in Lure Coursing Class at both Great Lakes Whippet Club and the Canadian National Specialties
- Olivia is Best Brood Bitch at both Great Lakes Whippet Club and National Whippet Club of Canada Specialties
- Oksana (Vrymeer Soliloquy) wins her Sweepstakes class at the National, earns her UKC championship title and wins 8 points towards her CKC Championship title all owner handled by Elisa.
- Our junior handler Danielle Clark wins the National Whippet Club of Canada National Junior Handler award!
- Tira finishes her American Grand Championship title and earns her Canadian championship title
In April in Oconomowoc Wisconisin at the American Whippet Club National Specialty Danielle wins Best Junior Handler under Judge Jacquelyn Fogel. A very memorable win and a very proud moment for all of us. Danielle is pictured with Ch Caradawn Sophia her current JH whippet.
In August Danielle wins Best Junior Handler under Donna Miner (Domino Whippets USA) at the Canadian National specialty. To win this at both the US and Canadian National specialties in one year is quite an accomplishment. Danielle is pictured with Dora, (Ch Baccarat Wheatenridge Endora) her first JH whippet. Danielle also won the Veteran Sweepstakes the same day with Dora.
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