Our latest NEWS:
Photos from France! Oakwoods Firecracker with her Basenji friend. "Emotion" lives with
Yves and Lise Durlot and is owned by Lise and Monique Gaudfroy.
APRIL:
Dillinger went to his first puppy match and won Best Puppy in Show.
What a way to start!

Troi finishes her Canadian Championship!
Thanks to Kim Smith for handling her!
MARCH 2010:
3/6-3/7: Napoleon was WD both days in Texas for his
first two points!
FEBRUARY 2010:
WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB NEWS!!!
Lukas wins the breed! Congrats to owner Judy Vandervort.
Michele and I appreciate the devotion Judy has shown in campaigning
Lukas. Thanks to Luke Baggenstos for his excellent handling.
Thanks to all of all Lukas's fans ringside at the show! Looking forward to seeing
what the 2010 show season will bring!
JANUARY 2010: Diana finishes by going BOB over a special.
DECEMBER 2009 - EUKANUBA NEWS!!!
Lukas wins the breed and Hades wins an Award of Merit in German Pinschers and Ivy wins Best Bred By and a Award of Merit in Standard Manchesters!
Lukas is now the top winning GP (both by breed and all breed points) in the history of the breed in AKC!
DECEMBER: Hollywood finishes her championship with a second major at the Lehigh Valley KC show!
LONG BEACH, CA: Lukas wins Best of Breed at all three of shows leading up to the Eukanuba. Hades is BOS on Wednesday and Thursday.
NOVEMBER: Washington- Lukas GROUP 2!
Philadelphia - Majors in Manchesters! Hollywood wins the major on Sunday - Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex.


and Ginger wins the major Saturday- Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex.
In Canada Rain wins a major and is half-way to her Canadian Ch expertly handled by a talented Junior Handler!

OCTOBER:
CANADA - Atlantic Top Dog Awards: All group 1 winners in 2009 competed for top dog honors - Troi wins a Puppy Group 3. Idaho: Two Group 4 wins for Lukas. Minnesota: Lukas - Group 4! Hollywood- WB/BOW/BOS at Montgomery Kennel Club! Ginger - WB/BOW/BOS at Devon!
SEPTEMBER:
GPCA Nationals weekend, Salina, KS (Sept 11 - Supported entry, Sept 13 - Nationals)
Friday: Lukas wins the breed then goes on to a Group 2! Amigo is Winners Dog/Best of Winners for a 5 point major. Rain is Winners Bitch for a 5 point major.
Saturday: Lukas wins the breed again! Amigo is Winners Dog/Best of Winners for another 5 point major!
Sunday: Lukas is Best of Opposite Sex and Amigo is Winners Dog to finish his Championship!

A great weekend was had by all. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all who came and shared their love of the breed!
Our newest imports are here! Nigel arrived from England's Mansiya Kennels to join our Manchester breeding program and two GP pups arrived from Sweden. Thanks to Rivendells and Tunnbindarens kennels for these GP additions!
Lukas
has 27 group placements under 22 different judges (14 in the US). 
AUGUST:
Hollywood wins the breed at the Newtown KC in Augusta, NJ! Troi wins the breed two days over the special in Saint Johns, NB for more points toward her Canadian Ch and wins a Puppy Group 1 making her eligible for the Atlantic Puppy Awards competition! Diana finishes her Championship competing with me in the Bred By Exhibitor class and a few hours later finishes her Rally Novice title with co-owner Janet Chardovoyne with a perfect score and a first place win. Lukas heads up to Canada for 9 days of shows and comes home with 6 group placements (4 Group 3rd and 2 Group 4th)
JULY:
Hades finishes her Ch with breeder Cathrine Eklöf handling her on Indepdendence Day! Lukas wins a Group 4 in WA and Diana gets her second major in MA both on July 5th! Troi is BOB all four shows in Newfoundland, Canada and picks up four singles toward her Canadian Championship. Ivy wins a group 3 and a Group 4 and Tara wins her second major in Washington State!
JUNE:
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK:
AMTC National Specialty. Still just a baby and only her second
time showing, Hollywood is Reserve Winners Bitch competing in the highly
competitive Bred By Exhibitor Class.
MAY:
NORRKÖPING, SWEDEN: Secret is BOS and Rebel
gets her first CK (Champion Quality) rating.
PUYALUP, WA: Lukas is BOB both days
Our Emir pups are getting ready for the show ring! Troi wins a group 2 at a large puppy Match.
CANADA: Lukas wins two group 4's in Canada
PIPEÅ, SWEDEN - May 16-17: Nick is Best of Breed both
days and gets his second Ch Certificate.
LINDEN, WA - May 16-17: Lukas wins Best of
Breed both days and his third
GROUP 4 Saturday under Judge
Patricia Mowbray-Morgan.
ALBEQUERQUE, NM - May 9-10: Parker is BOB
both days. Parker kids Tai and Chase both finished their
Championships. Congrats to Jill and family!
New Titles in 2009!
Pete Geisha

D'Artagnon

Completed his Rally Advanced in April!
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APRIL:
PROVIDENCE, RI - April 24-25: Saturday Geisha is Winners Bitch for a major and Gotcha is Best of Variety. Sunday Gotcha is Winners Bitch/Best of Variety for a another major to finish!
WALA WALA, WA - April 24-25: Lukas is Best of Breed both days and is awarded his second GROUP 4!
IDAHO - April 15-18: Lukas is Best of Breed all 4 days.
GRAVENHURST, ON - April 18: D'Artagnon finishes yet another performance title - Rally Advanced! Now he's Can Ch. Oakwoods D'Artangon, CD, CGN, RN, RA
HARRISBURG, PA - April 9-12: Venture is Best of Breed all weekend (watch for her on Animal Planet) and Geisha wins Best of Variety Thursday & Friday and Winners Bitch Saturday and Sunday.
MOSES LAKE, WA - Lukas is BOB both days.
SALINAS, KS - Pete is WD for a 5 point major to finish! Way to go Jill and Pete! Parker's son Tai wins the other two dog majors!
MARCH:
MALMÖ, SWEDEN - Nick is Best of Breed/CAC and Secret is Best of Opposite Sex/CAC for her Swedish Ch at the Swedish Winner 09 show
BREMERTON, WA - Lukas is Best of Breed and Hades is WB/BOS.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA Venture is BOB, Jatz AOM and Diane WB at the CT River Working Dog Specialty/GP Supported Entry.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Lukas wins the breed all four days. Hades is WB/BOW Thursday, WB/BOS Friday, WB/BOW Saturday and RWB on Sunday.
SEATTLE, WA - Ivy wins the SMT breed on Saturday. Lukas wins the GP breed both days!
FEBRUARY:
DENVER, CO - Amigo wins best of Breed all four days!
PHOENIX, AZ - GPs - Parker wins the breed all four shows and Pete is Winners dog for some more singles. Parker kids Kylie and Ty also take some majors!
JANUARY:
PORTLAND, OR - Lukas wins the breed all four days and is awarded a GROUP 4 under Judge Marjory Martorella. Hades is WB/BOS on Monday. Look for Lukas on TV on April 11 when the Portland show is televised.
PULLAYUP, WA - Lukas wins the breed all three days, Hades is WB/BOW/BOS for a major on Friday. Ivy wins the breed Friday and Saturday and Brooke finishes her Ch! Nice job ladies!
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A look back at 2008:
EUKANUBA NATIONAL
INVITATIONAL
PARKER WINS THE BREED! LUKAS WINS AN AWARD OF MERIT! SHELBY WINS BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX!
CONGRATS TO OWNERS JILL, JUDY AND SARAH!

Parker and owner Jill
Shelby and Handler Ellen
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GERMAN PINSCHER NATIONAL SPECIALTY WEEKEND:
Friday 11/14 (supported entry)
Amigo- Oakwood V Kaitlers Hot N Spicy Jalapeno is Winners Dog/Best of Winners for a 4 point major! Amigo was also Reserve Winners Dog at the national. Amigo is out of SUCH Rivendells Chilli and Am/Aus Ch Kaitler Mind Over Matter. Amigo was co-bred with Michele Beyer.
Diane - Oakwoods Prime Time is Winners Bitch for a 4 point major! Diane is out of Clefells Jaguar x Kaitler Jatz Cracker.
Saturday 11/15 (Nationals)
Nick - Oakwoods In The Nick Of Time For Rivendells is Winners Dog for a 5 point major! Nick is out of Clefells Jaguar x Kaitler Jatz Cracker.
Sunday11/16
Pete - Daveren's Wicked Brew is Winners Dog/ Best of Winners for a 5 point major! Pete is out of Kaitler Mandrake x Oawoods Starlette. Pete was co-bred with Jill Eastman.
Congratulations to Jill Eastman whose lovely 6 month old puppies out of Parker (Oakwood V Kaitlers Tribute) took reserve winners dog Friday and Reserve Winners Bitch Sunday!
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GP Club of Canada - Booster (aka supported entry)
Lukas ~ Best of Breed 4 days in a row including the GPCC's first official booster at the Lower Mainland Dog Fancier's show! Lukas also won a group 3 at the non-sporting group specialty and another group 3 the day of the GPCC booster!
WoooHooo!
Geisha ~ Best of Breed at Montgomery ~ America's Premier All-Terrier Group Show


IVY... Group 3!!!

Parker and Jill! Group 3!

Tommy wins two 5 point majors to finish in KY!

"Secret" ~ Wins the Junior World Winner 08 title at the World Dog Show in Stockholm! Vegas wins BOB at the specialty show the day after the World Dog Show. As Vegas's co-breeder, it was an honor to have seen her win the specialty and to have bred two winners during this prestigious show circuit.
OAKWOOD's national and
international history of excellence:
2008 WORLD DOG SHOW
- Secret - Junior World Winner and an invite to Crufts!
WESTMINSTER - Venture - Best of Breed! Four group placements
for Lukas in the U.S. and three more in Canada! MONTGOMERY:
Geisha - Best of Breed, GPCA NATIONAL - Nick - Winners Dog, GPCA
Supported Entry: Amigo - Winners dog/Best of Winners, Diane - Winners
Bitch.
Eukanuba - Parker - Best of Breed and Lukas - Award of
Excellence (GPs) and Shelby - Best of Opposite Sex (Manchesters)
2007 GPCA Nationals
- Lukas - Winners dog , Venture - WB/Best of Winners, Lukas was
also Best of Winners at the supported entry.
Westminster - Noel- Best of Opposite Sex (Toy), Abby- Best of
Opposite Sex (Standard) and Molly - Award of Merit (German Pinscher),
Eukanuba - Abby - Best of Breed-Bred By Exhibitor, Reign -
Award of Excellence.
2006 AMTC Nationals
- Gotcha Best of Winners - Supported Entry, Nick WD- Nationals,
Eukanuba - Noel, Best of Opposite Sex and Best Bred By, Devin -
Award of Excellence
2005 GPCA Nationals
- Kaiser Winners dog Nationals and Cash Winners Dog - Supported
entry 2003 GPCA Nationals - Sophie
winners bitch both supported entries
2002 AMTC Nationals-
Punch - Award of Merit - Standards, Cajun - Award of Merit- Toys,
Westminster - Punch - Award of Merit. 2001 AMTC Nationals - Punch
Winners Dog at the Supported Entry 2000 AMTC Nationals - Punch
Winners Dog at the Supported Entry 1999 Westminster - Mercedes
Best of Opposite Sex
1998
AMTC Nationals - Mercedes - Award of Merit, Grace- Winners
Bitch at the Supported Entry- Oakwood's very first Manchester litter Visit past NEWS FLASH
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2006,
2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Are you are looking for
an older pup or a retired Champion? Toy Manchesters, Standard
Manchesters and GP's are occasionally made available by their breeders
to very special homes. Dogs may also be available that have been turned
in by their owners to rescue organizations. At Oakwood we try to help
connect dogs with the right new home and can refer you to a breeder with
older dogs available or to the Manchester or GP rescue coordinators.
e-mail us for a
referral.*