BREEDING CONSISTENCY
In six recent years, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Verdant produced the most AKC champion Norwich terriers in the USA. This is a measure of a kennels success in consistently breeding high quality dogs that meet conformation standards for a given breed. Unlike many breeders, for the most part, we and those who buy our dogs, put the championship titles on the dogs ourselves. Meaning we show against professionals who often have great influence with the judges.
2017 - 3 AKC champions (tied with 2 other breeders)
2018 - 8 AKC champions
2020 - 3 AKC champions (tied with 2 other breeders)
2021 - 7 AKC champions
2022 - 6 AKC champions
2023 - 7 AKC champions
2024 thus far - 8 AKC champions
CH VERDANT'S CHARISMATIC NATASHA
November 2024
Sire: GCH Castanewf's Little Red Corvette
Dam: CH Verdant's A Star Is Born
Natasha, after having a litter to harden her coat, finished her championship in style by getting a major win as Best of Winners (best non-champion Norwich) and Best Opposite Sex at the Wine Country Kennel Club. Natasha is our 50th home bred champion.
CH VERDANT'S PRINCE ARCHIBALD GEORGE OF NETARTS BAY
October 2024
Sire: CH Verdant's Tremendous Honor
Dam: CH Verdant's Dreamin' of the Ivy Leagues
Archie had a short but storied road to his championship at 8 months. He was awarded several terrier group placements which is nearly unheard of for a puppy. Archie finished his championship at the Vancover Kennel Club in Washington State. He is owned and loved by Shane Fischer and Dawn Sasse. They intend to show Archie in Canada and to AKC Grand Championship.
CH VERDANT'S SWEET CHILD OF MINE
JULY 2024
Sire: CH Myk-Lyn’s Coverdale Silas
Dam: CH Verdant's Breaker of Hearts
Axl had a short road to becoming a champion. He was shown a total of four times and won each day. At each show he earned 5 points, the highest possible that a non-champion can get. He won Best of Winners at the Norwich Terrier Club of America's Roving Speciality and Winners dog at the Lone Star Norwich Terrier Club shows in San Antonio Texas. Axl will now stay home and mature enough to compete at the Best of Breed level. Thanks to Linda Martin for letting us breed to Silas, an Apollo son.
CH VERDANT'S XENA THE WARRIOR PRINCES
JUNE 2024
Sire: GCH Casanewf's Little Red Corvette
Dam: CH Verdant's Zoom Zoom Zoomy
Xena was awarded her AKC championship at 11 months at the Butte County Kennel Club show in Gridley CA. She now will grow up and start to contribute to the Verdant pack.
CH VERDANT'S LUCK ON YOSHI'S SIDE
MAY 2024
Sire: GCH Casanewf's Little Red Corvette
Dam: CH Verdant's Lovely Lexie from Glengariff
Yoshi earned his AKC championship at 10 months at the Woofstock show weekend in Vallejo CA. He will now move onto his forever home where ever that may be.
CH VERDANT'S BELLE OF THE BALL
MAY 2024
Sire: CH CH Verdant's Infinite Possiblities
Dam: Verdant's Eficacious Emma
Bella was awarded her AKC championship at the Twin Cities Kennek Club show in Yuba City CA. She is owned and loved by Monica and David Crawley. They plan to breed her in the future and are looking forward to some beautiful pups.
CH VERDANT'S MIGHTY RUSSET
MAY 2024
Sire: GCH Verdant's Mister Carson
Dam: CH Verdant's Radient Camila
Russet earned his AKC championship at the Gold Country Kennel Club show held in Yuba City. Spud, as his owner Kate calls him, had a short but very successful show career. At one of the largest terrier shows in Nor Cal, the Sacramento Kennel Club, he earned both a Owner Handled rpoup 1 and a Group 1 Bred-By Exhibor award. Russet has already sired two litters. Thanks to Kate Hurley for lettingh us show such a handsome boy.
CH VERDANT'S TREMENDOUS GOODNESS
APRIL 2024
Sire: GCHS Goldrush's Don't Worry Baby
Dam: CH Verdant's Journey To Olympia
Toby earned his AKC Championship at the Sacramento KC show held in Lodi. The 4 days of shows amassed the second largest Norwich terrier entry in California this year. He also was awarded Group 3 Owner Handled dog. Toby will now stay home and mature before he competes in future Best of Breed competitions.
CH VERDANT'S LOVELY LEXIE FROM GLENGARIFF
April 2023
Sire: CH Verdant's Taki the Tiny Greek
Dam: GCH Glengariff's Verdant Meadow
Lexie became an AKC champion at the Sacramento Kennel Club. Both Lexie's sire and dam were bred by Verdant. We asked Judy Laffey from Glengariff if we could buy Lex, because her mom's first two litters of 6 pups were whelped without c-sections.
Taki's 6th champion
CH GLENGARIFF'S FIELD OF RED CLOVER
November 2022
Sire: CH Verdant's Taki the Tiny Greek
Dam: GCH Glengariff's Verdant Meadow
Clover is owned by Judy Laffey. Both Clover's sire and dam were bred by Verdant. Judy finished Clover's AKC championship out of the Bred-by classes at Philadelphia KC. Clover went on to win Select Bitch at AKC National Championship in Orlando under judge William Potter.
Taki's 5th champion
CH VERDANT'S JOURNEY TO OLYMPIA
AUGUST 2022
Sire: CH Verdant's Validation By Design
Dam: CH Verdant's Darling Layla
Pia finished her championship at the Sacrmento Valley Kennel Club in Dixon. Eight months before she was selected as the Best Bred-By Exhibitor Terrier at the 2022 Desert Empire Terrier Club of Southern California Specialty in Palm Springs - the largest terrier show on the West Coast. She is owned and loved by Carol Rotas.
CH VERDANT'S VALIDATION BY DESIGN
December 2020
Sire: GCH Beric Russell Square
Dam: GCH Verdant's Dreamin' of the Ivy Leauge
Gucci became a champion in Dallas. He finished with all major wins. The day after he became a champion, he went onto win Select dog (second best champion) over some of the top dogs in the country. He is owned by Mercedes; she and her son Sutter are in the win photo above. Gucci is Vance's brother; Vance in pictured below.
CH VERDANT'S FERGIE THE FASHIONISTA
Sire: GCH Taliesin Double Brass
Dam: CH Verdant's Chica Bonita
Bonnie's 5th champion. Fergie finished her contributions to the Verdant pack. She is now in her former home with Mark and Bill. They call he America's sweetheart!
CH. VERDANT'S DISCO DIVA
Sire: CH Briarsdale's Lion King
Dam: CH Verdant’s Chica Bonita
Bonnie's 3rd champion
GCH VERDANT'S MISTER CARSON
Sire: GCH Taliesin Double Brass
Dam: CH Verdant’s Chica Bonita
Mr. Carson finished at 11 months with 3 major wins at the Palm Springs terrrier weekend in January 2017. He is co-own by Vince and Mary Lou who love and adore him.
One year after getting his championship, Mr. Carson finshed his Grand Champion title at the 2018 Palm Springs weekend shows.
GCH VERDANT'S ENTHUSIASTIC EVITA
Sire: GCH Den-Mar’s Wild Card
Dam: CH Verdant’s Athena
Evita was awarded Best Puppy in the Sweepstakes competition at the Norwich Terrier Club of America's National Speciality in 2016.
CH VERDANT'S I LOVE LUCY
Sire: CH Briarsdale's Lion King
Dam: CH Verdant’s Chica Bonita
GCH DEN-MAR'S CHLOEPATRA AT VERDANT
Sire: Den-mar's Shoot for the Moon
Dam: Mondance Never a Dull Moment at Demar
2015 National Specialty Reserve Winners Bitch
CH VERDANT'S GO GO DIEGO
Sire: GGCH Apollo
Dam: Moondance the Sky's the Limit at Den-Mar (Pipin)
CH VERDATN'S CHICA BONITA
Sire: GCH Foxwood Chasing a Dream
Dam: CH Briardales No Nonsense Niña
Bonnie is the 2018 NTCA #1 Brood Bitch. - meaning she produced the most AKC champion dogs. Bonnie is our star. Not only has she produced 5 litters of pups and free-whelped them all, but 4 of her girls have done back into our breeding program.
CH VERDANT'S BONAVENTURE BEYOND DREAMS
Sire: GCH Foxwood Chasing a Dream
Dam: CH Briardales No Nonsense Niña
CH VERDANT'S ATHENA
Sire: CH Briardales King of the Road
Dam: CH Briardales No Nonsense Niña
GCHG APOLLO (Paulo)
Sire: CH Briardales King of the Road
Dam: CH Briardales No Nonsense Niña
2013 #1 Norwich Terrier in breed points. Paulo was the first dog we bred. He doesn't have the Verdant kennel prefix because we were arguing with AKC about a name for our kennel. He got his first points while we were trying to get the name "No Nonsense" for our kennel and once a dog earns his first points he can't change his name.
CH BRIARSDALE NO NONSENSE NINA
Dam: CH Briardales Precious Moments
Sire: CH Astro Briardale Major Decision
Our first Norwich, the one who started it all. Nina is now a great great great great grandma.