Lou "works" with his co-owner as a Therapy Dog - and delighted us by going specialty Award of Merit and multi- High In Trial. Lou earned a Bred-By-Exhibitor Medallion from AKC,  finishing with 4 majors breeder/owner handled.   This achievement qualified us for the Eukanuba AKC Invitational 2005 Bred By Exhibitor competition.  As of Sept. 05, 2004 only 14 dog/breeders made the list...

Am/Can CH. Croswynd Spirit of St. Louis,  AmCD, Can CDX, 2x HIT, AOM, CGN

At the tender age of 6 mon.,  Jan 2003-- St Joseph MO Lou secured his First MAJOR  his First Day out, under Breeder-Judge   Candy Kramer.	Another Major... (Tiara RWB)   March 2003--Grove OK	and Another!  (Tiara  WB/BOS)  Apr 2003--Topeka KS
THEN yet ANOTHER!     Claremore KC --March 2004 4th major  and  Best of Breed from the Bred-By Exhibitor	a year-long sabbatical followed the family  move to Ottawa KS... but just like it was old hat, for a fourth major celebrated a BIG finish, Saturday, with Tiara again at his side WB/Best Opp !!!  My thanks to respected breed judge Bettie Ann Stenmark.  Lou went all the way to Breed over Specials and got a top 5 Group Pull , strong look for  Group 4th....   Sunday, Lou repeated a Best of Breed  in a quality entry of 30+.

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Lou  in Canada---

Congratulations Karin/Lou on 3rd CDX leg at the 2007 Manitoba Specialty--- 194 for first place and HIT 

Khaskova Storm Bender's Spirit,   -  breeder-owner Barb Whymark
(by Am/Can CH. Croswynd's Spirit of St. Louis, Am CD, Can CDX, 2xHIT, AOM 
out of Can CH. Bransuzi Truly Yours Khaskova, a Gabe/Seabird lines bred by Jill Watson-Ellis)

Ben secured a Best Puppy and  2 points Can.KC  the day before the Alberta specialty 2007--
just one day after turning 6 months old.