Sad goodbye

CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH ROM 

2/21/2001 - 2/28/2013

Having just celebrated Sara's 12th birthday on February 21, Sara's owner sadly said goodbye to her on February 28 after discovering Sara had cancer.  Sara will be greatly missed but her spirit and beauty live in on her offspring from two litters.  Sending deepest condolences to Sara's owner in California. Rest in peace sweet Sara.

 

Happy 12th!

Happy Happy 12th Barkday to . . . . .

Am CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH

From 12 days old . . . 

Miss Mauve

to her first two months of life

Saying goodbye to Mama Abby

to the years in between . . .in the Show Ring

Sara in the show ring

to the field where she and her owner Pam Lambros, earned their Master Hunter title

To now . . .

At the age of 12, Sara still looks young and very beautiful!  Many thanks to Sara's owner for giving her such a wonderful life!

Varazs Family Blogs

Stella is the latest Vizsla that we've bred or is related to our dogs to have her own Blog.  Here's a list of Blogs and websites featuring Varazs-bred or sired dogs.

Nekah - who started it all

Am/Can CH Maritza of Kezdet Nekah Am/Can CD,CGC

Sylvia with Nekah in 1999

Today, our foundation bitch would have been 20 years old if she was still alive. She was born in New York state and came to be known as Maritza of Kezdet Nekah.  "Nekah" was our first Vizsla puppy and first female as we had adopted two adult Vizslas before her.  I can still remember so clearly picking her up in Syracuse, NY from Judy Vernon (now Judy Saddlemire).  Nekah wasn't Judy's litter but Judy had 'supervised' the breeding.  We didn't have a crate because we didn't know how big Nekah would be. So we tried to fasten 2 laundry baskets together to bring her to her new home in Canada.  It was about a 5-hour drive and Nekah screamed the entire way!

I dearly loved Nekah.  She became the first Vizsla that I handled to her Canadian and American Champion titles. I also earned her American & Cdn Companion Dog title.  She eventually became, Am/Can CH Maritza of Kezdet Nekah Am/Can CD,CGC.  We lost Nekah at too young an age but she started the Varazs legacy. She was dam of:

• 1993 VSO Booster Best of Breed: BPIG Am/Can CH Varazs Kiraly Sassy Sasha Am/Can CD, Am/Can CDX, FDJ, Am RE, Am RAE, TT, CGC, CGN (Sasha)

• #3 Vizsla in Canada in Conformation (1998):  Ch Varazs Blackbullets onthe Wing - Rex

• Best Cdn Bred, Vizsla Canada National Specialty Show (1998, 1999) - BPIG Can/Am CH Varazs Abracadabra TT (Abby)

• #4 Vizsla in Canada (1999): Ch Varazs Blackbullets onthe Wing - Rex

• #5 Obedience Vizsla (1998): BPIG Am/Can CH Varazs Kiraly Sassy Sasha Am/Can CD, Am/Can CDX, FDJ, Am RE, Am RAE, TT, CGC, CGN - Sasha

• #3 Obedience Vizsla in Canada (1999): BPIG Am/Can CH Varazs Kiraly Sassy Sasha Am/Can CD, Am/Can CDX, FDJ, Am RE, Am RAE, TT, CGC, CGN - Sasha

• Best of Opposite Sex, 1999 Vizsla Canada National Specialty Show & Vizsla Society of Ontario Specialty Show: BPIG Can/Am CH Varazs Abracadabra TT - Abby

• 5 Group Placing Dogs - Sasha, Rex, Abby, Tasha, Amber (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000)

• My first Agility-titled Vizsla (Keira), my first Rally-Obedience (AKC)-titled dog (Sasha, 2005)

• VSO 2007 Tibor Reiter Trophy winner for versatility - Sasha

• Varazs Summer Solstice (Bob), who was the inspiration of the book, Mr. Bob's Magic Ride in the Sky

And she is the grand-dam of:

• #4 Obedience Vizsla (2002) & #1 Obedience Vizsla in 2003: M-OTCH Szuni's Shooting Star CD CDX UD FDJ FD FDX TD AGN AGI AGDC AADC (Mila)

• Best of Opposite Sex, 2004 N. California Vizsla Club's Specialty Show: Am CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH ROM - Sara

• IABCA Best in Show Veteran: Am/Cdn/Int'l/UKC CH Varazs Kiralyi Kedvesem FD, NAVHDA NA Prize III, JH, Am/Cdn CD, Am/Cdn RE, Am RAE, CGN - Miska

• First Vizsla in Canada to earn the RAE (rally) title from the Cdn Kennel Club: RMCH Varazs Mokany Ficko FDJ, Am/Can CD, Am/Can RN, Am/Can RA, RAE AgNJ, AGN, RACL (CARO), RVCL (CARO), RXCL (CARO), SSGDC, SADC, CL1-R, CGN CGC - Milo

• Our first AKC Master Hunter and our first Registry of Merit (Vizsla Club of America) Vizsla - Am CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH ROM (Sara)

• Group placing or puppy group winning dogs:
•      BPIG CH Varazs Vidam Lolamae - Lola
•      Am/Can CH Varazs Kiralyi Vadaszat FDJ, Can/Am CD, NAVHDA NA Prize II, JH, RN   (AKC), RA (AKC), CGN - Vadasz
•      2X BPG CH Blackbullets Heart of Varazs - Cooper

Thank you Nekah for being a big part of my life, although not for long enough, and for starting it all.  Happy 20th Birthday! You are still loved, greatly missed and will never be forgotten.

Best of Breed with Judge Nigel Aubrey-Jones (1994)

Happy 10th Birthday!

Toby in 2009

Happy Birthday!!

Today Toby (Ch Varazs Tobias Barat FDJ) and Sara (Am CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH ROM) turn 10 years young. They were from my 2001 litter sired by Am CH Voros Vadasz Cyrus Barat MH and whelped by Am/Can CH Varazs Abracadabra TT

Sara in 2009

Our American Vizsla relative

This past weekend, south of the border - in the US, that is - one of our American Vizsla relatives finished his AKC Championship title. CH Red Dawn Mr Fritz is a son of Sara (CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH). Sara lives in California and is out of our 2001 breeding between Am/Can CH Varazs Abracadbra (Abby) and Am CH Voros Vadasz Cyrus Barat MH. Three of Sara's kids from two breedings are now American Champions. Well done Sara and congratulations to Pam Lambros, Mr Fritz's breeder and to Mr. Fritz's family!

CH Varazs Sara's Full of Grace MH (above) winning
Best of Opposite at the 2004 Vizsla Club of N. California Specialty show

Am/Can CH Varazs Abracadabra TT (above)

BOS winner at Vizsla Canada's national specialty show (1999)