Although 1985 seems like only yesterday, in reality that was a generation ago in human terms and 10 generations ago in canine terms. But that was the year our son Jack (a young teen at the time) asked for a puppy. After working all summer mowing yards and doing extra chores, he had earned enough money so we made the trip to the big city and to a pet store and purchased a darling white puppy we named Spike. Spike was a 9-week-old miniature American Eskimo. From his first obedience class at 5 months old, Spike was a star! Smart, personable, cute, we just HAD to take him to an American Eskimo show. Wonder of wonders, he won Best Miniature Male in the conformation show and got a qualifying score in the obedience trial! We were hooked on showing!

Next step: "Let's get Spike a mate!" Ginger arrived to be with our family the year after Spike. It didn't take too many shows, however, to realize that neither Spike nor Ginger were "show quality." We decided to breed our way up to prize winning Eskies. We bred Spike to a very nice miniature female and kept the litter "pick," a darling puppy we named Beau. Just short of his six-month birthday he chased a squirrel into the street and in the path of an oncoming car. The car won. Devastation, depression, and self pity set in quickly.

Wanting to have a dog to show (and one that would win!) meant we needed to go looking for a good dog. We called a breeder in Oklahoma City and said we were in the market for a puppy to show. Even though the breeder didn't have a puppy, he did have a 19-month-old male that was showing promise in the ring and already had points. We bought the 19-month-old Bam Bam sight unseen. The day he arrived is etched in my memory! He was the most beautiful Eskie I had ever seen. We could not believe our eyes or our good fortune!

Two weeks after Bam Bam's arrival, an Eskie breeder friend from Oregon called to say she had two littermate females, twelve weeks old, that she needed to find homes for because of an impending divorce, would we be interested in one or both? Pebbles and Sugar arrived two days later with the thought that we'd keep the better of the two and find a home for the other. Neither ever left. So in the brief span of less than a month, we went from two dogs (Spike and Ginger) to five dogs (Spike, Ginger, Bam Bam, Pebbles and Sugar). The rest, as they say, is history!

Bam Bam, Sugar and Pebbles were from breeders with years of experience producing Eskies with sound movement, good structure, wonderful temperaments and a strong desire to improve the breed. Our original breeding stock was solidly based in the very best of the American Eskimo standard size dogs.

Prospective owners of our puppies will want to visit our kennel and see our dogs. When that is not possible, we can provide literature about our kennel and pictures to help make selections.

Sally and Charles Bedow

 

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