News/Events
July 2008
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Erin & Vezelay earn the first two legs of his JH title!!!
July 2008
Erin & Vezelay earn the first two legs of his JH title!!!
June 10th 2008
Kanji has 6 pups - 3 boys and 3 girls
June 7 2008
Erin & Vezelay make the trip to Saskatoon for the WC test AND PASS!!!! This makes Vezelay the first Torlan dog to earn the Dobirstein Award (for versatility)! Way to go, you two!!!
May 2008
Izzy's pups have all gone off to their 'forever' homes
Kanji is definitely pregnant (and looks incredibly wonderful!) and we are expecting puppies around the second week in June
April 2008
Kanji in season and bred to Copper - fingers crossed for puppies near the beginning of June.
April 4-6 2008 Red Deer & District Dog Show
Keina earns her Rally Novice (RN) and Pre-Novice Companion Dog (PCD) titles. What to go Keina and Brenda!
Erin & Vezelay take High In Rally Novice and earn the very first awarding of the Virginia Cummings Award and trophy. Vez can add RN to his name too.
13 month old Diego (Torlan's Kindred Spirit) attends his first show and comes home with 5 points (WM & BOW). Thanks Erin for showing him!
Echo (Torlan's Lakeside Echo) makes her conformation debut too. Thanks Brenda for showing her.
February 17th 2008
Izabelle gives us 6 healthy, well marked puppies (5 girls and 1 boy). What a nice little crew!
December 11 2007
Izabelle is in season and Ziggy has arrived. Let the romancing begin.
Nov 30-December 2 2007 - Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club dog show
Vezelay took WM & BW and 3 points to complete his CKC championship on Friday - Ch. Torlan's High Lonesome Sound, CD
Chili took WM & BW on both Sat & Sun (4 points each day) to complete his CKC
championship - Ch. Torlan's Hypnotize The Moon
This completes the championship sweep for this litter. All four offspring
from the Kanji/Parker litter are CKC champions.
Knikki was Winners Female & Best Puppy on Saturday, for her first 3 points
October 2007 - U.S. National Toller Specialty - Syracuse, NY
SoCo earned 2nd place in her Open Female Class
Tequila and SoCo took a second place ribbon in the Brace class
September 18th 2007
We are very sad to announce that Ch. Dobirstein's Golden Snowflake is no longer with us. Snowflake died at 11.5 years old, leaving us heartbroken but with an amazing legacy in her offspring and their descendants. We miss her dreadfully. Visit our "In Our Hearts & Memories" page to view her tribute.
September 7-9th 2007 - Edmonton Kennel Club Show, Edmonton, AB
Keina takes BOB every day all weekend, to finish her CKC championship and give her a couple of insurance points too. She is now Ch. Torlan's Isolde Keina!
Knikki makes her conformation debut, getting the Best Puppy ribbon all weekend (the only puppy lol) and she had sooo much fun!
Vez added another point to his total with a Winners Male and BOS award on Friday
Chili got his first two points from Winners Male/BOS awards on Sat and Sun
August 18th 2007 - Labrador Retriever Club of Alberta WC Test, Kathryn, AB
SoCo and I make our first Working Certificate Test attempt . . . AND PASS!!!
August 4th 2007 - CKC Canine Good Neighbour Test, Calgary, AB
Entered Snowflake, Allie and Chinook - all passed and now can add CGN to their names. The evaluators were particularly taken with the fact that Snowflake is pretty much deaf and we could still work as a team. Flaker looked awesome!!
August 3rd 2007 - AKC Dog Show, Calgary, AB
Keina earns Winners Female, adding to her championship points
July 22 2007 - Sporting Dog Club of B.C. All-Sporting Breed Show, Surrey B.C.
Tequila wins BOS (57 Toller entries)!!!!!
July 21 2007 - Canadian National Toller Specialty 2007, Surrey B.C.
Chinook win BOS in Breeders Sweepstakes!!!!!
Chili takes 2nd place in Canadian Bred Male class
July 20 2007 - Canadian National Toller Specialty 2007, Surrey B.C.
Vezelay runs his very first CKC agility trial and gets a "Q"! Good job, Erin and Vez!
June 13th 2007
The last of the Kanji pups leaves for her new home in Winnipeg, and we turn our attentions to preparing for the 2007 Canadian National Toller Specialty in Vancouver, B.C. in mid-July
April 6-7 2007 - Red Deer & District Kennel Club Dog Show in Red Deer, AB
Brenda Blackman puts the first 2 points on Keina, when she takes Winners Female on Sunday. Hooray!
March 21 2007
Kanji whelps 5 lovely Nemo pups - 3 females and 2 males. A beautiful crew!
March 2-4 2007 - Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club show
Friday - Erin Pratt and Vezelay complete their Companion Dog obedience title, earning High In Trial, AND get Best of Breed for 3 points in conformation. Wow! What a day!
Saturday - The obedience duo earn another High In Class. Awesome!
March 2 2007
Izzy has 5 brand new Schooner puppies !!!! Three males and two females. All are well marked, vigorous and healthy
February 2-4 2007 - Alberta Kennel Club Dog Show in Calgary, AB
Ch. Torlan's Imprint in Copper adds to his conformation point total by taking Winners Male on Friday
Torlan's Fan Freakin' Tastic (Izabelle) finishes her CKC championship with a 3 point win on Friday - Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex
Izzy adds two points to her total by earning Winners Female and Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday
Torlan's High Lonesome Sound (Vezelay) earns his first two qualifying rounds in Novice obedience, including High In Novice A honours - GO ERIN & VEZ!!!
January 2007
Izabelle bred to Ruaview's Cape Breton Schooner
December 1 2006 - Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club show
Torlan's Imprint in Copper takes Winners Male for 2 points, bringing his total to 10 points to complete his CKC championship at 11 months old.
November 24th -26th 2006
Puppies head off to their "forever" homes
November 3-5th 2006 - Red Deer & District Dog Show
Nov 3 - Izabelle takes Winners Female and Best of Winners for 2 points
Nov 4 - Izabelle takes another Winners Female for 2 points, Torlan's Imprint in Copper (Copper) attends his very first show at 10 months of age and comes home with Best of Winners, Best Puppy in Breed and Best of Breed for 4 points - entry of 11 with 3 Specials dogs
Nov 5 - Copper wins Best of Winners and Best Puppy for another 3 points
September 22 2006 - Chinook X Gambler puppies arrive!
It took all night but we have 3 boys and 3 girls - everyone is healthy and vigorous.
September 9th 2006 - Alberta Kennel Club dog show in Edmonton, AB
Torlan's High Lonesome Sound (Vez) finishes his Pre-Novice Companion Dog title. Awesome!
September 6th 2006
Kanji confirmed NOT pregnant
Chinook looking quite pregnant
August 16th 2006
Gambler goes home BYE GAMBLER!!!!!
August 5-7 2006 - Alberta Kennel Club show in Calgary, AB
Torlan's High Lonesome Sound (Vezelay) and owner Erin Pratt earn their first and second qualifying scores in CKC Pre-Novice obedience. Way to go!!!
July 2006
Chinook bred to Gambler
Kanji bred to Gambler
July 18th 2006
OTCH Multi-BIS Am/Can NSDTRC-US CH Berdia's Mississippi Gambler SH WCX CD arrives from Ottawa
July 16th 2006 - Evelyn Kenny Kennel & Obedience Club show in Indus, AB
SoCo takes Best Of Opposite Sex - shown as a Specials dog (on her 1 year birthday)
July 14th 2006 - Evelyn Kenny Kennel & Obedience Club show in Indus, AB
Izabelle takes Reserve Winners Female with a overall entry of 13 Tollers
May 12-14th 2006 - Saamis Kennel & Obedience Club dog show in Medicine Hat, AB
Friday - Torlan's Here For The Party earns Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Winners and Best of Breed
Saturday - She does it again - Torlan's Here For The Party earns Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Winners and Best of Breed
Sunday - And once more to finish her CKC championship at 9 months old - Torlan's Here For The Party earns Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Winners and Best of Breed - She is now Ch. Torlan's Here For The Party!
April 28 2006 - Whistler, B.C.
Torlan's G-Land Burleigh successfully passed his Avalanche profile validation exam, and is now a certified Avalanche Rescue Dog with CARDA.
Burleigh is the first CARDA certified NSDTR and one of the youngest dogs to complete his training and be certified - at age 22 months
Congratulations to Burleigh and owner/handler, Brian Finestone
April 14-16 2006 - Edmonton Kennel Club Dog Show
Friday - SoCo takes BW, BOS and BP for a three point major
and completion of her Canadian Championship - and before her 9 month birthday
She is now Ch. Torlan's Head Over High Heels - the youngest Torlan dog to earn a
show championship
Saturday - Tequila wins Winners Female, BOS and BP for two more points
March 10 -12th 2006 - Calgary Kennel & Obedience Club Dog Show
Friday - Torlan's Here For The Party (Tequila) earns Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Winners & Best of Opposite Sex
Saturday - Torlan's Head Over High Heels (SoCo) takes Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Winners & Best of Breed - 3 point major win
Sunday - Torlan's Here For The Party - earns Best Puppy in
Breed, Best of Winners & Best of Breed - 3 point major win
A VERY GOOD WEEKEND FOR TORLAN DOGS!
February 4th 2006
Torlan's Head Over High Heels (SoCo) earns Winners Female, Best of Opposite Sex and Best Puppy in Breed on her second day of showing at the AKC dog show in Calgary - for a 3 point major win . . . . at barely 7 months of age!
January 2nd 2006
Chinook whelps 8 wonderful pups - everyone is doing great
December 11th 2005
Chinook definitely looking pregnant - puppies due early January 2006
November 25 2005
Torlan's Enchanted Lady Grace earns her first 3 point at CKOC show by taking Best Female and Best of Winners
November 2005
Chinook bred to Ch. Dalry's Kakwa's Wizard Ranger (Nemo)
September 29th - October 2nd 2005
September 1 - 4th 2005
July 16th 2005
May 2005
April 27 2005
April 25 2005
March 28 2005
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