CHINESE CRESTEDS
FIRACRES STUD DOGS and PUPPIES
YORKIE BOYS PEDIGREES
CRESTED BOYS PEDIGREES
CRESTED LITTERS PEDIGREES
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| FIRACRES YORKSHIRE TERRIERS & CHINESE CRESTEDS - Champions With A Past And A Future |
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| Pets Sold With Spay/Neuter Contracts, Limited AKC Registration |
CHAMPION FIRACRES WALK THE TALK ,"WALKER" is the Sire of the Current #1 Yorkshire Terrier, BIS, BISS CH., TEA TIMES TALK OF THE TOWN , "Otis", whose dam is Firacres Cabbage Patch, Breeder/Owner, Linda Velasquez, Longmont, CO. "Otis" finished Breeder/Owner/Handled and won the YTCA National Specialty, February, 2000, New York, as well as the Yorkshire Terrier Club of New York's Regional Specialty that year and AOM, Westminster KC, 2000. Otis is now being campaigned by Barbara Beissel, PHA, for his owners Linda and Gary Velasquez. He is currently #8 Toy and #1 Yorkshire Terrier - 8/01/2001)
Firacres was established 41 Years ago when I married my husband Ed, and we attended our first dog show on our honeymoon. Ed's sister, Barbara showed Afghan Hounds and we stopped by for a visit with her and just to look at the Seattle Kennel Club Bench Show in 1960. This First Dog Show opened up a whole new world of dogs to me as a dog lover and I was hooked! I do believe Ed thought he'd been hooked too! We did not begin Firacres with Yorkshire Terriers, but Norwegian Elkhounds!
We raised two children who became involved with the sport of dogs through Junior Showmanship and 4-H Dog Programs. This involvement with our children, Kari and Jerry broadened our focus in dogs to include their chosen breeds, a Yorkshire Terrier for Kari and both of them also had Shetland Sheepdogs as well as working with the other breeds Ed and I were showing. Ed, my husband enjoyed upland gamebird hunting and working dogs in the field, both competively and for the pure enjoyment of watching sporting dogs work. We became involved with German Shorthaired Pointers and Pointers and participated in Field Trials as well as always showing the dogs in conformation and obedience. Kari lives in the Coeur d'Alene Idaho area with her husband, Bruce and her daughter Kayla. Kari is an elementary school teacher and at this time, has a spayed Yorkie as their family pet . Her daughter, Kayla, would have every one of "her favorites" from Firacres, at her home, if allowed!! I can see Kayla in the dog show rings in the future. Jerry is in Duvall, WA, with wife Lisa, and has an "almost finished" degree in Hotel and Restaurant management and is a restaurant manager, They have two children, Briana and Brendan, and his family has Labrador Retrievers, with an intense interest in training them as hunters. His first litter of 12 puppies (OMG!!) will be ready for the fall hunting season, the dam is a very enthusiastic hunter and their new yellow lab boy shows a great deal of instinct and willingness during training at his tender age of 3 months.
For the first 15 years or so of our marriage Sharon worked for a Small Animal Veterinary Specialist, as his technician/assistant for 3 years and our family lived in the house adjoining the Small Animal Hospital . After a move back to Pullman, WA from the Boise, ID area, Sharon worked for the WSU Veterinary School's Small Animal Clinic for 5 years as a Small Animal Tech. and head of Central Services & Supply for the Small and Large Animal Departments., working closely with the Doctors in the Teaching Hospital as well as the Junior and Senior students. "Picking the Brains" of students and Doctors was a great learning tool that earned Sharon the nickname of "Dr. Quack" from her peers and our Veterinarian, Dr. Lee Anderson, who we've been with for 24 years, and even though said in fun, the experiences and learning that was absorbed has been invaluable to us in our career in dogs.
Dog shows almost every weekend played prominently as our main activity in our family and led to seeing us re-locate to the West Coast of Washington in 1977, for closer access to the majority of the Pacific Northwest Dog Shows. We found ourselves involved in local all-breed kennel clubs and Specialty Clubs as well as activities revolving around two young teens who were still active in dogs as well as other outside interests from baseball to competitive dancing. Ed coached Jerry's teams from T-ball to Babe Ruth Baseball, Sharon attended as a spectator and Mom, as well as driver for Kari's Dance Competitions and other busy teenager activities. We now are Grandparents of 3 and enjoy sharing our time with the second generation, introducing them to dogs and shows as well as the grandchildren's activities.
We have been exhibitors and breeders of Yorkshire Terriers for 20+ years and have never regretted getting involved with this wonderful breed. I like to consider us a good source of information for the pet owner as well as the aspiring exhibitor of this breed. If you should decide you want to show and eventually exhibit and raise Yorkshire Terriers, we can be an excellent source of help as well as cautions you need to consider before embarking on this endeavor. To quote Dr. Alvin Grossman, author of The Standard Book of Dog Breeding: A New Look, "Exhibitors do not have to be breeders, but Breeders MUST be Exhibitors.", I really agree with this thinking and I am a firm believer that not every male is a potential good stud dog and likewise, not every female is a good candidate to be a producer of puppies.
The Yorkshire Terrier has become so very popular, many Yorkies are bred that should never be allowed to reproduce due to lack of type and/or soundness, they may carry apparent or hidden hereditary defects, or are just not a good representative of the breed that lends themselves to perpetuate what the Yorkshire Terrier should be. Temperament of a beloved pet, companion or showdog, does not mean it will always be passed along to it's offspring. If friends or family "want one" just like the prospective sire or dam, it won't necessarily happen that way. Just like our own children,"with the same Mom and Dad" they are all different in temperament.
We are glad you have visited our pages and hope you have enjoyed your time spent here. You are welcome to Email us for further information about Yorkshire Terriers, Chinese Cresteds or even dogs in general. Companion Puppies are occasionally available for qualified homes and owners. If you think you would enjoy sharing your life with a Yorkshire Terrier or a Chinese Crested, we are happy to have you visit us and our dogs to experience "Yorkiemania" or "Crestedsilliness".. Do let us know you stopped by for a cyber-visit, by signing our guestbook below, and we hope to meet you in person one day. If you are going to be in our area, give us a call to arrange for a personal visit. We are located in the beautifully Skagit Valley, gateway to the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound, a vacationland 365 days a year, wet or dry!! |
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