Tia obtained her UKC Championship very quickly, getting her required three Best Female major wins, and also taking Best of Winners and two Best of Breeds by the time she was 10 months of age.  And right after that she finished her UKC Grand Championship at age 1 year by getting her fourth and fifth Champion of Champion wins at the NAEDA Spring National in Portland April 27 and the AEDAO show the following day.  She then finished her AKC Championship at age 14 months with two Best of Breeds out of the Bred-By classes (including a 5-point major over specials), and then her IABCA International (UCI) Championship at age 16 months with the highest possible ratings (V-1) from all three judges.  And at the AEDCA National Specialty in March 2003, she received an Award of Merit from Judge Dr. Sam Draper!  She certainly enjoys showing off, and I am so proud of her.

Tia has a beautifully balanced structure which shows through in her smooth, effortless gait with correct single-tracking movement and level topline.  She's also extremely quick and agile, exercising her talents by outmaneuvering her younger counterparts in a game of chase.  She has a super temperament too, so full of love and attentiveness, greeting everyone with her charming Eskie smile.  During her ATTS Temperament Test, she exhibited a very attentive, stable, well-adjusted temperament, and she easily passed her CGC test with nothing more than "house manners" training.  Like her mother, nothing phases her, life is just a bowl of cherries to her, or, rather, squeaky toys I guess you'd say.  Among other qualities, she has inherited her father's love of squeaky toys ("squeak! squeak! squeak! squeak!").  But we just adore everything about her.

Tia has given us some wonderful puppies with incredible temperaments over the years, and we are grateful for her neverending devotion and love.

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Award of Merit ~ March 2003

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See Tia's baby pics

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At the beach with "mommy".

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On my desk at home.