| Updates from Minotaur: |
| 10/20/11- Big congrats to co-owner Peter Denbow for his great
weekend with Indie- Ch. Gridiron Minotaur
Mission to Marzipan- she was BOS both days at Hatboro, and Select Bitch
at both Devon and Montgomery- for 4 majors toward her Grand
Championship! |
| 4/6/11- Wow, so much has happened in the past couple of
months! Jimi is now AKC/UKC/IABCA
Ch. Minotaur Purple Haze! He has multiple group placements in all
3 venues and even a Grand Seiger Best in Show award at the International
IABCA Shows in Colorado- way to go Maryann and Jimi!
Indie got her first 5 points including her
first 3 point major at the Central New Jersey Bull Terrier Club shows
under Bull Terrier breeder judges Scott Ibbitson and Linda McGregor of
the UK...
Look for Dolly and Indie on the upcoming
season of Dogs 101 on Animal Planet!
Little Ruby , Minotaur Honky Tonk
Woman, got her first points at the Kentuckiana specialties at the tender
age of just 6 months under Bull Terrier breeder judge Alison Ibbitson-
way to go Wendy!
We are planning a very special litter between Dolly and Dash,
probably this summer- GCh. Minotaur Dolly Dagger x GCh. Kenron's Hit the
Ground Running- very excited to see what these two will produce!
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| 2/7/11- Dolly had her echo doppler by board
certified cardiologist yesterday and passed with flying colors.
Indie also saw the cardiologist and no problems were heard on her
auscultation- so we are very happy with this news for both girls!
Dolly finished her AKC Grand Championship in December under judge Terry
Stacy and will continue to be shown at limited select shows. We
also plan a litter for her this year. Indie
will hit the show ring in 2011...
A Bull Terrier litter is also planned this year for
Karma, Ch. Bullful's Instant Karma at
Minotaur... |
| 10/23/10- Ch. Minotaur Dolly Dagger had a GREAT weekend at
Nationals! Friday- Judge Elizabeth Feuz, Select Bitch, Friday- VH
Trophy, Judge Roz Clamper- Best of Opposite and Best Colored Bitch,
Saturday- Judge Desmond Murphy, Best of Breed, Sunday- Judge Claudia
Sharp, Best of Opposite. Very proud of our girl for winning top
placements under such a diverse group of judges- Thank you to all of
them for recognizing Dolly's virtues! Dolly in 5 shows as a
special has accumulated 23 AKC Grand Champion points and 5 majors- just
2 points to go until she is a Grand Champion. |
| 10/10/10- Ch. Minotaur Dolly Dagger was Best of Breed at the very
prestigious Montgomery County Terrier Club show under Judge David
Alexander- thanks to my friend
Jane Killion for showing her for me to her breed win, and Pete Denbow
for showing her in the BIS ring since I couldn't be
there! We are off to the National Specialty this week in
Pittsburgh.
Congratulations to Maryann Hark for finishing "Jimi" herself- he won
back-to-back majors in Farmington, Utah in September and is now Ch.
Minotaur Purple Haze!
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| 8/28/10- Biggi & Owen's puppies were delivered via c-section- 4
handsome boys and 2 beautiful girls- see Puppies
page! |
| 7/26/10- Biggi is pregnant- confirmed by ultrasound today- see
our Puppy page for more information. 7/21/10- Dolly had her first Best of Breed
win as a special over the weekend, for a 4 point major toward her Grand
Championship!
Sydney- Minotaur Little Wing at Sunrise, also had her
first Best of Breed win on Monday- congrats Syd and to her co-owner
Missy Dreyer and handler Ken!
We have updated our Puppies page, please
check it out for puppy news!
Also updated our "Where Are They
Now?" page with some updated photos of some dogs from our last
litter. |
| 6/29/10- We have a new Champion- Ch. Minotaur
Dolly Dagger, finished from the Bred-By Exhibitor Class- thank you
to judge Ken McDermott for Dolly's last major in New Paltz, NY!
Minotaur Purple Haze took a trip to the Great Western Terrier
Association shows in Long Beach, CA- he was Best in Sweeps and RWD on
Saturday! Go Jimi!
Minotaur may have a new litter on the way-
Biggi has been bred to Owen (Sunrise Time to
Win), both parents are fully health tested and DNA clear for PLL-
fingers crossed for some nice puppies at the end of August!
Minotaur High Roller has sired a lovely
litter at Bonsai Miniature Bull
Terriers- congrats to Giselle, Phoebe & Rufus! Look forward to
watching these pups grow.
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| 5/2/10- Ch. Minotaur Gridiron Bet the Bank
has a new litter at Gridiron MBTs- 5 pups by sire Ch. Envision Registan
Edward- click here for the pups
pedigree. Congrats Lora and to the proud parents! Big brags for
Jimi again- Minotaur Purple Haze-
he was BOB over specials twice in Wichita and also got a GROUP 4,
way to go to his owner handler Maryann! He just needs his majors
now to finish as he has 9 points. Jimi has also become a certified
Service Dog! |
| 4/1/10- Minotaur Dolly Dagger has had a good
two weekends in a row- Reserve Winners Bitch under both Diane Foote and
Carl Pew at the Kentuckiana specialties and then WB under Dale Schuur,
WB & Best of Opposite under Ken McDermott, and WB & Best of Opposite
under Claudia Sharp at the Central New Jersey Bull Terrier Club shows-
thanks to all the judges! Dolly now has 12 points and is only a 3
point major away from her AKC Championship. |
| 3/15/10- Jimi made a big splash at the UKC Shows in Colorado this
past weekend- two Group 3s and a Group 1 to become a new UKC Champion in
just one weekend- congrats Maryann and UKC Ch.
Minotaur Purple Haze! |
| 2/17/10- Big congrats to Maryann and Jimi-
Minotaur Purple Haze, for taking
BOB all three days he was shown in Denver this past weekend! Jimi
now has 6 points towards his championship- we're so proud of this little
guy, he has personality plus! Also congrats to Joe and Brody-
Minotaur Hey Joe for doing a great
job at the Boardwalk Kennel Club shows in New Jersey- although Brody was
the only mini, they had a fun time and got lots of ring practice and
some nice comments from the judges :)
And Maxi,
Minotaur Bold as Love
showed in Frederica, Denmark where she got an Excellent rating and
placed 2nd. Congrats and thanks to our friends at Friar's Point
mini bulls. |
| 10/26/09- We received confirmation of Karma's AKC championship this
week- she is Ch. Bullful's Instant Karma at Minotaur! |
| 10/21/09- Minotaur Dolly Dagger made us
proud at the 2009 MBTCA Nationals! She was Winners Bitch for a 5
point major under judge Roz Clamper on Sunday! She was also
Reserve Winners Bitch and Best Bred-By Exhibitor in Show at the National
Specialty on Friday under Judge Jamie Watkiss of Australia! And
she is only 7 months old. Pics coming soon...
Minotaur Purple Haze- "Jimi" also
came to Nationals, and he won his 6-9 month Puppy Sweeps class! |
| 10/21/09- We have gotten PLL DNA test results so far on 5 of our
dogs- see the certificates here: Biggi- The Unexpected from Friar's Point-
NORMAL (Clear)
Freya- Minotaur Bet on Red- NORMAL (Clear)
Mason- Minotaur Aces and Eights- CARRIER
Rufus- Minotaur High Roller- NORMAL (Clear)
Ellie- Ch. Minotaur Gridiron Bet the Bank-
CARRIER
Now we know that all 8 Rufus x Biggi pups (Minotaur litter born
3/18/09) are DNA Clear for PLL by parentage.
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| 10/6/09- Congrats to Maxi-
Minotaur Bold as Love-
for her 1VP, Best Puppy at Zwolle in Holland! |
| 10/6/09- Congrats to Dolly- Minotaur Dolly
Dagger, for her Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes at
the Montgomery County Kennel Club Terrier show! Pretty good for
her first weekend out at 6 and a half months old :) She was also
RWB at Devon Dog Show. Sydney,
Minotaur Little Wing at Sunrise, her sister- was RWB at Hatboro on
Friday and also at Montgomery on Sunday. Well done girls! Here
is some video of Dolly and Sydney in the show ring:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtdpXL3PsKo |
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