We have three dogs from the Loups du Soleil   breeding   program in our schutzhund club, representing the "J", "L" and "O" litters.  The Loups du Soleil kennel has produced many excellent working dogs.  Jinx's litter brother, Jackson, is the current Mondioring 3 U.S. Champion.  Mongoose du Loups du Sliel earned 6th place in the WORLD Mondioring Championships, the highest ranking ever achieved by a U.S. team!  Another litter brother, Joker, won the 2008 AWDF Schutzhund Championship AND the North American Schutzhund Championship.  Three Fauxtois sons are qualified for the 2009 FMBB IPO Championships in Czechoslovakia.  I think Mike Ellis may be on to something......

 Jinx is one of those brilliant dogs who could practically read the book and do things herself.  I was so fortunate to purchase her from Mike Ellis and extremely disappointed in 2008 when she was spayed as a result of pyometra, as I am convinced her puppies would have made awesome contributions.  She is physically skilled and so willing to do anything I ask.  She is also social with people and other animals, and her best friend in the house is our Siamese cat, Kia.

I began with the intention of competing in ring sports with her but discovered that the travel and expense required for that sport was beyond me.  I also learned that I enjoy being part of a camaraderie and teamwork of schutzhund and appreciate the volunteer atmosphere in that sport.  We did earn a MR1 with one passing leg; two are required to move to the next level.  I had to work hard to convince Jinx that putting her nose down and tracking was worthwhile, after allowing her air scent in USAR exercises for several years, but we accomplished our SchH1 and are currently the 2008 SchH2 Champions in the North Central Region.  As a disaster dog, she is accomplished to the same standard as the FEMA dogs and is trained for live-find, with a bark alert.

We are presently in rehabilitation following a serious surgery for a shoulder injury and hope to return to work.