Namtrah History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04b00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Namtrah Tibetan Spaniels</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Namtrah Tibetan Spaniels"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Philosophy"><U>Philosophy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Namtrah Tibbies"><U>The Namtrah Tibbies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Show News"><U>Show News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="To Contact Us"><U>To Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recent Ads"><U>Recent Ads</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Application for adoption"><U>Application for adoption</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Available Tibbies"><U>Available Tibbies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Homes"><U>New Homes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where are they now"><U>Where are they now</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Litter Basket"><U>Litter Basket</U></A>   |   <B>Namtrah History</B>   |   <A HREF="id158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RIP Beloved Ones"><U>RIP Beloved Ones</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id159.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Greetings"><U>Christmas Greetings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kindred Spirits Tibbies"><U>Kindred Spirits Tibbies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Special Black Tan Litter"><U>A Special Black & Tan Litter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id137.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Too Cute Litter"><U>The "Too Cute" Litter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jewels 2002 pups"><U>Jewel's 2002 pups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heidi 2002 pups"><U>Heidi 2002 pups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class of 2001"><U>Class of 2001</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sept 2000 Puppy Pics"><U>Sept 2000 Puppy Pics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2018 National Specialty"><U>2018 National Specialty</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><U>Guest Book</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anesthetic Protocol for Tibetan Spaniels"><U>Anesthetic Protocol for Tibetan Spaniels</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Tibbie Info"><U>More Tibbie Info</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>                                                                     Namtrah History</div> <div> <B>                          The History of Melmar and Namtrah Tibetan Spaniels                                       </B></div> <div> <B>  1. The Beginning: Summer 1998</B></div> <div> <B>  2. Start of Showing </B><A HREF="#1999" TITLE="Namtrah History"><U><B>1999</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>  3. </B><A HREF="#2000______" TITLE="Namtrah History"><U><B>2000</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>  4. </B><A HREF="#2001" TITLE="Namtrah History"><U><B>2001</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>  5. </B><A HREF="#2002" TITLE="Namtrah History"><U><B>2002 </B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                                        </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                          The Beginning: Summer 1998</B><B> <A NAME="1998"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <div> It all started in the summer of 1998. Mary & I met and fell in love with my brother and sister-in-law's  "Bingo"</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a37bed40.jpg" border=0 width="702" height="468" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                    Kara & Bingo</div> <bR> <bR> <div>              Mary had always wanted another small dog but I did not want a small and "yappy" one. </div> <div>              It turns out Tibbies are not yappy but a small dog with a big dog attitude. </div> <bR> <div>           The summer of 1998 we went to a dog show and met Mallory Driskoll. We later realized </div> <div>           she was one of the top Tibetan Spaniel breeders in the country who had started many </div> <div>           current breeders with their first Tibbie. We fell in love with one of her puppies who was </div> <div>           suppose to become our fist show dog <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yoda"><U>"Yoda".</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a385b8f0.jpg" border=0 width="603" height="655" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                      Ambrier Force Is With Yoda (3/06/98 - 7/20/12)</B></div> <div> Yoda was a beautiful show dog but he was not destined for the show ring. Mallory told us </div> <div> she would replace him but we just could not part with him and he has been with us ever since.</div> <bR> <div> In the fall of 1998 Mary and our sister-in-law Melanie Hartman went to Wine Country. One </div> <div> afternoon they made a trip to see a Tibbie breeder, Cheryl Kelly and a new litter of five boys. </div> <div> Cheryl told Mary she could not have her first pick as she was keeping Joker, so Mary picked </div> <div> the fifth boy. Of course this was after our daughter Beth had commanded " no new dogs before </div> <div> my wedding"</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Owen"><U>Dragonhold Party of Five "Owen"</U></A> came to our house in Connecticut. Little did we know what</div> <div> was in store for Mary and Owen. He was the most amazing start in showing pure bred dogs.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a2db0440.jpg" border=0 width="688" height="580" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                         <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>BIS Ch Dragonhold Party of Five ROMX   (07/03/98 - 8/26/2014)                     </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                  Owen in Feb. 1999</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >         </FONT></div> <bR> <div> In February of 1999 Mallory gave us a call and said she had a Tibbie for us to replace Yoda. We met </div> <div> Mallory at the Westminster Dog Show in NYC and traveled home with our <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jewel"><U>Jewel. </U></A> (My Jewel - Harold). </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a39d15c0.jpg" border=0 width="721" height="604" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                                      Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel ROMX</B></div> <div> <B>                                            "Jewel"  (11/22/1998 - 8/11/2010)  taken Feb. 1999</B></div> <bR> <div> Our start in Tibbies was  complete. These were our Foundation dogs upon which we have built.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a2e04d90.jpg" border=0 width="772" height="473" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> We joined with Melanie and Lewis Hartman to form MelMar our first kennel name. Here is photo of Melanie and Mary </div> <div> and the crew!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a8c22150.jpg" border=0 width="802" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                          1999</B><B> <A NAME="1999"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f20d8d0.jpg" border=0 width="269" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="39c73590.jpg" border=0 width="371" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>     Owen's First Show, Win, & Point                                          Owen first Best of Breed             </div> <div>                           1/30/1999                                                                      3/14/1999</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="1ef78660.jpg" border=0 width="376" height="358" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="1f101690.jpg" border=0 width="257" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                           Owen a New Champion</div> <div>                                                                                 6/12/1999</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   <IMG SRC="2107d4c0.jpg" border=0 width="637" height="588" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </div> <div>                                                     Jewel's first Point 6/13/1999</div> <bR> <bR> <div>    <IMG SRC="a2b76b90.jpg" border=0 width="630" height="697" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                          Owen and Mary and Owen's first group placement (9/13/99)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Owen finished the year ranked 17th in Breed standings and 14th in All Breed.</B></div> <div> <B>He had 7 Best of Breeds and a Group 4 all with Mary at the lead.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a2f93300.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="560" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                   December 1999 Mary with left to right Yoda, Jewel, Elvira and Owen                                                          </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                 </B><B>2000</B><B> <A NAME="2000______"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >      </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a30873f0.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="a31863e0.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                         Jewel's 2nd Major 3/4/2000                                                                 New Champion 3/11/2000</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   <IMG SRC="a32bd440.jpg" border=0 width="445" height="580" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                   Owen and Mary's first Group 3 (8-14-2000)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Owen finished the year ranked 22nd in Breed and 21st in All Breed with</B></div> <div> <B>10 Best of Breeds and  Group 3 with Mary at the lead. </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21580ad0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="429" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                     Owen and Jewel's first litter of six born 9/21/2000</div> <div>  Four of these puppies are AKC Champions to give Jewel her ROM</div> <div> Ch MelMar Harry Potter, Ch MelMar All Spun Up, Ch MelMar Reeces Pieces</div> <div> Ch Melmar Cuddle Me Up and MelMar Diamonds are Forever 14 points & 4 majors (lost)</div> <bR> <div> Actually two litters of 11 were born just five days apart. <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sept 2000 Puppy Pics"><U>Click here</U></A> to see there story.</div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                         2001</B><B> <A NAME="2001"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <div> 2001 was an exciting year in the show ring for Mary and I. Five puppies we bred in 2000 finished </div> <div> their championship. </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                     <B>Chubba a new Champion on 9/15/2001</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ad140f0.jpg" border=0 width="532" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                        Ch. MelMar Reeces Pieces </div> <div>                         "Chubba"    Owner: Mary & Harold Hartman</div> <div>           By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel</div> <div>                                      Currently 17 points and 4 Majors</div> <bR> <div>                                      Kissy a New Champion on June 17, 2001</div> <div> <IMG SRC="140ff1e0.jpg" border=0 width="511" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                          Ch MelMar All Spun Up</div> <div>                      "Kissy"  Owners: Sally McGee & Mary Hartman</div> <div>         By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel</div> <div>                                  Finished at under nine months</div> <bR> <div>                                      Jake a new Champion on June 16,2001</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14206280.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                       Ch MelMars Blues Brothers Man</div> <div>                        "Jake"  Owners: Sally McGee & Katherine Burke</div> <div>                 By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Jo'Jevon Witching Hour</div> <div>                                     Finished at under nine months</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                       Harry a new Champion on June 3, 2001</div> <div> <IMG SRC="168384d0.jpg" border=0 width="568" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                              Ch MelMar Harry Potter</div> <div>                             "Harry"    Owner: Mary & Harold Hartman</div> <div>         By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel</div> <div>                                    Finished at 8 1/2 months with 4 Majors</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16c294a0.jpg" border=0 width="553" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                       MelMar Diamonds Are Forever </div> <div>                                       (Missing and presumed dead)</div> <div>                              "Sassy"    Owner: Mary & Harold Hartman</div> <div>           By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel</div> <div>                                        14 points and 4 Majors</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="12926210.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                               CH MelMar Cuddle Me Up</div> <div>                        "Cuddles"  Owners: Mary & Harold Hartman</div> <div>       By Ch Dragonhold Party of Five - Ch Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel</div> <div> Finished championship with three majors and two Best of Breeds in Jan. 2003</div> <div>   </div> <div> Owen's story was even more amazing. At the 2001 National Specialty he became </div> <div> very upset with Mary. She kept taking his get into the ring leaving him behind.</div> <div>                                  </div> <div> <B>Owen finished the year Number 1 in Breed, Number 1 in All Breed and tied</B></div> <div> <B>for #1 Pedigree Top Producer with 6 champions. In 107 shows Owen had</B></div> <div> <B>85 Best of Breeds, One Best In Show, 3 Group 1's, 6 Group 2's, 9 Group 3's</B></div> <div> <B>and 11 Group 4's.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                                           </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>2002</B></FONT><B> <A NAME="2002"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>