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"We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers"
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On October 31, 1995 the famous Chewbacca/Elke litter was born. One year later, after
all the
Knoxville major shows, owners celebrated their pups' first birthday...cake and all
(Thanks Patrice Lee for that great cake). Dave
and Sandy Singleton are the ones with the biggest smiles - their pup took the bitch
major and Best of
Winners that day......what a first birthday!
Later, on this page you will see the second annual birthday party for the
Elke/Chew kids.
Wow! What a bash!
We could not publish all parties, but suffice to say. "we're still partying!"
Our Family and Friends
Our family started small but just keeps growing and growing and growing... why?
Get to know us and see why.
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"Rott Fever"
Catch it with Grace Acosta and her gorgeous champions, Ellsa and Joe. We love you Grace.
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Dave and Sandy Singleton with their Chewbacca/Elke brother and sister, Red Leader and
Josephine
Dave and Sandy purchased now, a third Chewbacca puppy. We think they like this line,
don't you?
Dave and Sandy are the proud owners of Terrahaus Rottweilers in Knoxville, TN.
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Marvin Arthur enjoying some quiet time with his new puppy while wife, Teresa, gives
us a "loves rotties" grin.
Marvin and Teresa own the Chewbacca/Elke daughter, Kali. They are the owners of Country Ridge Rottweilers in Greenfield, Indiana. |
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Russel and Lisa McNeil of Delviento Rottweilers in Elgin, South Carolina, looked
far and wide for the best stud for their beautiful
Anna. Russel sits proudly here with his choice, Chewbacca.
Lisa, a true fan... Chewbacca on her chest and a Chewbacca baby in her arms.
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Russel and Lisa McNeil of Elgin, South Carolina and their beautiful Heidi
Vom Kriegerhof daughter, Anna, came for a visit and we all went Hummering. Chew and
Anna were troopers!
Anna fell for that AM General (maker of the Hummer) Mascot routine Chew pulls - hook, line, & sinker.
Chew and Anna had a beautiful litter of pups January, 1997.
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Golt's Anna Delviento keeps vigilent guard over her home and family. |
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Chew with Golt's Anna Delviento
He's a lady's man you know.
Shhh... don't tell Anna.
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Susan Rooyakkers and her Abby enjoy a happy moment together. Abby sure does have some nice bone. She takes after her Dad, Chewbacca.
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Touch of Class' Westminster Abby and her Dad, Adrian Rooyakkers of Ontario, CA. proudly display their many ribbons for high in trial CDX. Abby has accomplished a CD, CDX, and Canadian championship all by the age of only 20 months. Adrian did one fine job! Think he loves this dog? Abby is a Chewbacca/Elke daughter. |
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Marvin and Teresa Arthur of Greenfield, Indiana own Touch of Class' Covergirl, Kali. Kali is a Chew/Elke pup from their first litter. Susan and Adrian Rooyakkers of Ontario, Canada own Touch of Class' Westminster Abby. Abby is an Elke/ Chew second litter pup. The Arthurs and Rooyakkers have now become friends and have introduced the two sisters.
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DO
ROTTS SWIM? OF COURSE! THEY ARE EVEN LIFEGUARDS!
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We are often asked if Rotts swim. Well, here is our family lifeguard, a Touri/Chew daughter and she has already passed her Red Cross lifeguard certification.
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Sara Goes Boating!
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Ten month old Chewbacca/Touri pup, Sara, solves the heat wave problem this summer. She took to boating and swimming with her Mom and Dad, Brenda and Frank Coppola. like a girl scout.
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Frank Coppola and Sara enjoy the serenity of the lake together. Sara is a highly valued companion in this home.
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" I am having a wonderful day Mom and Dad. Thanks for taking me boating. I love you."
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Peter Nimmer of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and his new Chewbacca granddaughter. His new
friend is out of Touch of Class' Josephine and Dunvegan's Eye of the Tiger.
What a georgeous female puppy!
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How many Rotts are in this picture?
Friends Ron and Deb Haldeman and their three Rotts. The Haldemans do not
have a Chew puppy YET but meanwhile Chew keeps them company. (Left
corner, blanket on the couch)
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Ron and Debra Haldeman of Elizabethtown, Pa. have been to
Kondor Castle to see our Elke and Chewbacca. They have been friends ever
since. Deborah wanted an Elke/Chew puppy. As the Haldeman's already had
three Rotts, Ron said, " No more until I get my boat".
Well.......Ron?????
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Doug and Linda Rhea of Arlington ,TX along with their son
join our "family" with the purchase of a Doebel/Beauty pup, sister to our new
boy Meisha's Tennessee Walker. Welcome aboard guys!!
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Hi Daddy, I'm Home!
Mr. Deanta Jones of Columbia, South Carolina received this gorgeous bundle of joy January 24th. He had waited a long time for this special little girl.
Touch of Class'Buyer/Breeder Assistance program found Anja for Deanta;
just what he ordered...Hats off to Doug and Jolyne Harrington for breeding such a top quality puppy!
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NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS! BABY GUNTHER ARRIVES IN TIME TO PARTY!
Mr. and Mrs. Theron Larroquette of New Orleans, Louisiana open their home and hearts to Gunther, their new buddy from Nebraska.
Gunther's first request was a Mardi Gras Bone!! He got it too!
Touch of Class'Buyer/Breeder Assistance program sent another gorgeous little man to a new and wonderful home from Doug and Jolyne Harrington's outstanding Lexi/Nitro litter.
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Anne and Kim Yatteau are glad to have had a visit from their German breeder friend, Thomas Holthaus. Thomas was visiting the United States and made a stop at Kondor Castle.
Hey, Thomas, what T-shirt are you wearing? Baby Chewbacca..of course!
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Thomas and our Chewbacca became buddies!
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The French Connection-
Newen, a beautiful female Rottie, is a very special part of the lives of
Cendrine and Philippe LeBrun of France. Viva le Rottie!!
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France presents two very pretty girls......
Cendrine Le Brun and her Newen share a quiet moment together in the St. Germaine Forest outside Paris.
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Brenda Nichols of Houston, Texas prepares her puppy Meisha's Mellenium
(Knox) ready for his big show days to come...Knox is a full brother to Touch
of Class' Tennessee Walker. Brenda and her husband Nick are now waiting for
the arrival of their new Chewbacca puppy. Look'in good Knox!
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Dick and Linda Romanowski of Orion, Illinois spend time with their kids,
Ottis and Molly. Dick and Linda have now added, not one, but two new
Chewbacca puppies to their home. Their girl Storm is from the recent Lacey litter and their boy Major is from the recent Ira litter. Hats off to a great show and obedience
home!!
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Donna Thomas of Gurnee, Illinois is the proud owner of her new promising girl, Jade, who just loves all the snow this year!
Jade was bred by Peggy Tierney of Truhart Rottweilers
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TRUHART'S JADE
WHO? ME...A SHOW DOG???? You Betcha!-
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Hello to our friend Mark Martino in Bartlett, Illinois and his new Jake
buddy, "Squirt". Handsome kid that Squirt!
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WOW! Squirt is growing up to be quite a man!
He is showing and look'in mighty good! Good luck Squirt.
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A very pretty Tammy Bortz of Alaska proudly show us her two wonderful show prospects, Star and Turbo. Touch of Class helped to find Tammy her new boy Turbo and what a winner he is!!!
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Allen LaBrake and Heidi relax on a sunny day. Denise and Allen and their faithful companion Heidi live in Louisville, KY. The LaBrakes are still mourning their recent loss of their other good buddy, Fritz. Fritz was always at Denise's side. He was an extremely intelligent dog who could learn any trick in ten minutes. He so loved to please Denise and is so badly missed.
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Yes, Mom and Dad, it's your beautiful girl Ira, a star on the Internet. I have
my eye on that handsome guy Chewbaccca you know.
Ira is proudly owned by David and Sara Hawkes of Falmouth, Maine.
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David and Sara Hawkes with IRA(left) and Refund (right). Can
you believe it? IRA and REFUND?? Yes, Dad is an accountant! IRA tells
us,"Now you know why we have to count our pennies?". It is obvious that
David and Sara are "hooked on Rotts". Welcome to our extended family.
Any friend of Chewman is a friend of ours.
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Dolton is proudly owned by our friend, William Fox, of Illinois.
While Dolton may sometimes appear to be snoozing....he always has at least one eye on the refrigerator door!
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On Halloween of 1997, the second annual Chew/Elke kids birthday party got underway -
We warned everyone, photos would be taken.
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J.D. Lee, a prominent trial attorney loves dogs and shows it.
He and his "Tamba", a Rodesian Ridgeback; along with wife Patrice and Champion
Casey graciously hosted our annual "Knoxville Show and Birthday Party."
Thank you Patrice and J.D.
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Marvin Arthur is the proud owner of two of the night's honorees, Champion Rocki and
Touch of Class' Kali. Here Marvin surrounds himself with a bevy of beauties
wishing him many congratulations
on his success. Wife, Teresa, (the one with her hands delicately placed
around his neck) joins in knowing in her heart that behind every successful
man is an exhausted woman.
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Dave and Sandy Singleton try out Touch of Class' new prototype...
the "No Fuss, No Mess Puppy".
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Patrice Lee, Theresa Young and Anne Yatteau celebrate the
championships of two of Touch of Class'
relatives: Ch. Casey, owned by Patrice Lee (Casey's mom) and
Ch. Rocki owned by Marvin and Teresa Arthur. Marvin and Teresa also own the
birthday girl Kali, an Elke/Chew
pup who took the points that day. The Rocki
T-shirt is worn by Kali's handler Theresa Young. Way to go Theresa and Kali and
double way to go Rocki!
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The first year Dave and Sandy Singleton had the biggest smile because
their Chew/Elke
daughter took the points. The second year Marvin and Teresa Arthur's
Chew/Elke daughter took the points.
Go Elke/Chew girls!
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Patrice Lee's husband couldn't believe she actually painted the kitchen door for
"this Rottweiler Party." Theresa Young and Marvin Arthur like it!
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J.D. and Patrice Lee's Casey received her championship. Casey
is a daughter of Spotlight's Dillon v. Ari.
To cut a long story short champagne was served for the big celebration.
Here's our new champion, "pre-champagne".
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Wheeeee....
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Touch of Class owner, Grandma, as she is affectionately known, cuddles
3 Elke/Chew pups who
celebrated their second birthday this evening. This is a brain teaser,
you figure it out.
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Marvin Arthur shares with Lisa McNeil a preview of the new article he wrote,
"The Right Rott, The Right Judge" or "How to Finish Your Rott in 3 Easy Shows."
Yeah... Right!
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Who escaped from where??
These guys are "crazy" about Rotts!
Dave Singleton (left), owner of two Elke/Chew pups and a third Chew pup.
Dick McKinney (right), top professional handler.
Thanks for the sense of humor guys!
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Do you work hard?
Work long hours?
Work call?
Don't have much time for a real life?
Well, so does our vet. But when she parties, she parties!
Can't do without her for those midnight emergencies and all else - Joanne Hibbs, DVM
One hell of a vet!
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After the Knoxville shows and all that partying, the Elke/Chew daughter Leia,
owned by attorney Appie Owens gives us all a warm goodbye till next year. Leia shows
us the superb temperament, loyalty, and devotion these pups have for their owners.
A brain is
necessary for a good Rottweiler to function in its role as true working dog and
Leia has what it takes!
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More Birthdays... Yes!!
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My sister, Grace Acosta had a wonderful 10th birthday
party for her Champion Acosta's Oro Negro Johansson and his brother Jason. |
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"It's MY cake", said Joe.
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"No, it's MY cake", said Jason.
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"Shut up boys - or it won't be anyone's cake", said Grace.
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 Laura Catron of Beaverbrook Rottweilers possesses an
excellent knowledge of the breed and her advice has been well respected and appreciated
over the years. |
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We also wish to thank Tammie and Mark Lewis for all their help over the years. Tammie
spent many loving hours helping our puppies develop and show.
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