This year was ‘different’ but wonderful in it’s own ways. While I stepped back a bit from dog activities to focus on pregnancy and adding our 3rd baby to the family, many APAW puppies were coming of age and starting to hit the rings with their own partners!


3 NEW DOGS from our 2023 litters joined our program as upcoming hopefuls

  • Ultra – our spunky, spirited, small keeper girl from the U litter (Dyno x Haven)
  • Uni – our sweet, observant keeper boy from the U litter (Dyno x Haven)
  • Vitzi – our bubbly, appeasing keeper girl from from the V litter (Kindle x Galaxy)
Ultra, 9 months old
Uni, 3 months old
Vitzi, 10 months old

4 HOPEFULS passed their health testing to officially enter our breeding program

  • Jude our stocky, confident dark blue Standard boy (J litter, Eclipse x Hope)
  • Lyric our observant, capable blue Standard girl (L litter, Rudy x Denali)
  • Orchid our sweet, playful dark blue small Standard girl (O litter, Hercules x Essence)
  • Harry our handsome, driven dark blue Standard boy co-owned with Sarsel Poodles (Genesis x Hope)

Euphie who we co-own from our L litter also passed her health testing to become the foundation dam for her partner’s budding breeding program!

Lyric, Euphie, Jude and Harry

NO LITTERS this year, while the focus was my pregnancy and the baby stage with Aria

Jillian and baby Aria with retired Mama Ideal

4 RETIRED dogs

  • Galaxy (APAW’s Across The Universe CGCA CGCU TKN) dam of our V litter (Vitzi is our keeper). Galaxy now lives a life of adventure with her own partner, living next door to grandchildren and her V litter son Velour and other APAW relative Burban.
  • Haven (URO1 U-CH APAW’s Over The Rainbow FDC CGC TKN SPOT-ON) dam of our R and U litters (Relic, Ultra and Uni are our keepers). Haven will stay here forever, and will continue to have fun working on more titles as opportunities arise.
  • Ideal (APAW’s Just The Way You Are FDC CGC TKN) dam of our Q and T litters and a litter for DoeValley Poodles (Quiche and Tulip are our keepers). Ideal now lives with her own partner and is keeping them very busy with a full schedule of fun classes and events with plans for continuing to add titles and to start regular therapy visits.
  • Jubilee (APAW Life’s A Dance), never bred due to failing a health test. Jubilee now lives with APAW dog Lucky where she is settling in and thinking about how she’d like to spend her future adventures.
Galaxy with her son Velour and APAW relative Burban
Haven, wondering which titles she’ll pursue next
Ideal settling into her new home
Jubilee using her Puppy Dog Eyes

2 NEW SERVICE DOGS in-training

  • Chase – a small Standard from our U litter
  • Neptune – a Standard from our V litter
Neptune, 8 months old
Chase, 1 year

9 NEW TITLES earned by Jillian with our breeding/hopeful dogs (listed by litter order/age). These titles are in the categories of rally, tricks and temperament.

  • Haven – URO1 SPOT-ON
  • Locket – FDC CGC
  • Marvel – FDC CGC TKN
  • Harry – URO1 SPOT-ON
Harry earning his URO1 and SPOT-ON
Locket earning his FDC and CGC
Haven earning her URO1 and SPOT-ON
Marvel earning her FDC, CGC and TKN

40 NEW TITLES/HONORIFICS earned by our wonderful homes with APAW Poodles (listed by litter order, dogs are from the litter their name begins with unless otherwise specified). These titles are in the categories of rally, disc, scent, tricks, parkour, temperament and fitness. In addition, one dog has re-certified in Search & Rescue capacities and another has completed a certification towards becoming a Service Dog.

  • Emmie – RM
  • Lorca – RE SCN SEN
  • Lucky – W-AFD W-ChFD (2nd in the Junior division worldwide WORLD ADVANCED FRISBEE DOG; 56th in the Masters division worldwide WORLD CHAMPION FRISBEE DOG)
  • Lestat – ADP-L2 PKD-N Bunny Run (Fitness)
  • Lyric – U-CH CGC
  • Bastille (Q litter) – CGC CGCA CGCU
  • Quill – DASH ITD ADP-L1 Renaissance Dog Trifecta, 1xTotal Dog
  • Zach (Q litter) – CGC TKN
  • Zuzu (Q litter) – RN SCN SIN SEN SBN SWN SCA SIA SEA SBA SWA SEE NW1
  • Rigel – re-certified in SAR tracking and trailing (NAPWDA – North American Police Working Dog Association)
  • Sammy – PEARL certificate for completing the first level of DISC – dogs in service certification program
  • Marty (T litter) – ITD ADP-L1 Renaissance Dog Trifecta
  • Ultra – STAR
Zuzu
Zach
Lorca
Emmie
Lestat
Rigel
Lucky
Sammy
Quill and Marty
Bastille
Lyric
Ultra

More happy APAW dogs in 2024!

Kermit
Marble
Stevie
Happy
Fidelis
Tori
Bond
Harry
Teddy
Quill
Marvel
Mia
Quiche
Diamond
Karo
Odyssey
Neptune & Kindle
Blossom
Marty
Clue
Freedom
Tulip
Eager
Burban
Orchid
Autumn (Della)
Arwen
Galaxy
Locket
Glimmer
Ulysses
EddieFalkor
Asha
Perrin
Stormie
Uber
Velour
Glacier
Pumpkin
Encore
Saffron
Loki
Karma

In Memoriam

This past year we also mourned the loss of a wonderful dog from our APAW family.

Debut – APAW’s Curtain Call ATD VC, retired Service Dog; from our D litter.

Debut

We look forward to a New Year of Opportunity, Health, Fun and Love with our ever-expanding community of APAW Families.

3 responses to “2024 in Review!”

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    generouslyad47801177

    Dearest Jillian, Thank u so much for your synopsis of the year 2024.  Your wonderful puppies  look so happy (as well as Aria and you).  I love being in the loop enjoying your  dogs.  Love & Kisses, Grandma

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    1. Jillian Emerson Avatar

      Thank you Grandma, I’m so happy you can follow along our adventures here!

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      1. generouslyad47801177 Avatar
        generouslyad47801177

        Dearest Granddaughter, You have a very busy schedule for 2025.  I hope I get to see you.  Love, Grandma

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