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2016 Seneca GSMDs make the year-end rankings*
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BISS GCHS CH Seneca's Knight In Shining Armor CGC, HCT-s

#11 GSMD All Breed Standings
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#5 GSMD Breed Standings
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#6 AKC Grand Championship Standings

Helix - Rally Novice Title

Helix along side of Kelly earned the final leg needed for her Rally Novice title (12/17) at the Lehigh Valley Kennel Club Show - good job! Looking forward to seeing what 2017 holds for Helix!

Gypys Boots - Rally Advanced Title

Gypsy Boots finished 2016 off with a bang earning her Rally Advanced title at the Greater Clark County Kennel Club trial (12/3) - she cleaned sweeped picking up each leg on the first attempt.  Way to go, darling! 

New England Beauties & Working Girls!

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  • "QE" Seneca's God Save the Queen has been with Kelly in Massachusetts the last two months and had a great start to her herding career. Kelly handled QE to earn her Junior Herd Dog (JHD) title at the GSMDCA Herding Trial in Portland, CT. QE also picked up 2pts going Winners Bitch at the Queensboro Kennel Club shows (10/28-29)
  • "Orla" Seneca's Snow Queen has been dipping her paws in all sorts of things this fall! She picked up her first leg toward her JHD title at the GSMDCA Herding Trial (11/13). Along side of Mary, they have been making great strides in the agility ring - she picked up a leg and 1st place in Novice Jumpers Preferred (11/19) and then earned her Novice Standard Preffered title (11/25). Orla also picked up a point going Winners Bitch at Riverhead Kennel Club (11/30)
  • "Helix" Ch. Seneca's Ivy Incident CGC picked up 2pts toward her Grand Championship at the Queensboro & Riverhead Kennels Club (10/29 & 10/30)

Gypsy Boots - Success in California

Gypsy is rocking the veteran ring! At the Golden Gate Western Regional Specialty she went Best of Opposite Veteran at the show held in Pleasanton, CA. She also had her rally advanced debut and she picked up two qualifying legs (only needs one  more) at the Skyline Dog Fanciers Of San Mateo County & Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore. Go, Gypsy, Go! 

Rex - New Therapy dog and Canine Good Citizen

So proud of Rex and Nancy! Great job girls on these accomplishments - Rex will be the perfect therapy dog spreading joy to many and it makes me so happy!

2016 Greater Swiss Mtn Dog Club of America - National Specialty

The Seneca girls represented at the 2016 National Specialty held in St. Charles, IL - three generations were there and they all made me proud! Way to go girls! Thank you to those who helped let these girls shine in the ring and to the judges for recognizing their merit.  Once again, thank you to Debbie Fields for the ring photos!
IntCH Seneca's Gypsy Boots CD, BN, RN, CGC, NDD, NWPD, HTADIIIsd, HTADIIsd, HTADIsd, HTDIId, HTDIsd, HRDIs, JHD, VGS​ "Gypsy Boots" was shown in the Veteran class, she is from Seneca's first bred litter "Aerosmith"  and it was the first year to have Seneca kids old enough for this class. Gypsy went Best of Opposite Sex Veteran at the National Specialty and the following day went Best Veteran and picked up a very nice Award of Merit at the Independent Specialty!
CH Seneca's Ivy Incident at Prism CGC "Helix" followed in her grandma Zippo's footsteps and was the Grand Futurity winner! So proud of her and Kelly! She also showed off her working abilities and picked up her 2nd rally novice leg. 
Seneca's Snow Queen RN "Orla" did a great job in rally ring earning her final leg needed for Rally Novice title and she also placed 1st in a lovely open bitch class. 

September 2016: Sloane earns 2nd major!

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Way to go Sloane (Trick x Shine) and Marcy on picking up Sloane's 2nd major at the Kenosha Kennel Club Show (9/10) - you're well on your way to her championship!

September 2016: Orla - Seneca's Agility Star!

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Orla (Recon x Zippo) got a leg in Novice Standard Agility Preferred at Old Colony Agility Club on Sunday, September 11, 2016 and a second place. 

August 2016: Puppy Update!

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 Seneca welcomed the "Reef" litter (Chief x Fin) on August 1st with 6 boys & 2 girls! Please check their litter pages for updates and photos to watch them grow! If you're interested in one of these cuties please complete an application for consideration. Our girl Salty will be bred to our boy Trick the first part of August with puppies due in October - for more information on this breeding please check here. 

May 2016: Zippo Earns Register of Merit

So proud of our girl Zippo, CH Seneca's She's On Fire ROM, for following in her mom Kayak's footsteps and earning her Register of Merit! To earn a register of merit (ROM) a dam must produce five champion offspring! Way to go Zippo and her wonderful kids with some of the sweetest temperaments around (Vesta, Indy, Poppy, Bentley and Chief)!

May 2016: Dairyland Classic

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QE is off on a grand adventure with Julie in Wisconsin! Her first day (5/6) at the Dairlyand Classic was a success going Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex for 1pt. 

April 2016: Chief's First Show

Chief started his show career off with a bang going Best of Breed from the classes defeating a special for his first major at the Bloomington Indiana Kennel Club Show in Terre Haute! Great job, buddy! Fin was a good girl and is such fun to show, she went RWB. 
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march 2016: Two Titles for Midge!

Congrats to Nat. CH Seneca's Because of the Wonderful Things She Does, HIC "Midge"! Way to go pretty girl, so proud of you! Midge is from Wizard of Oz litter (Trick x Rue)
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New National Champion
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Herding Instinct Certificate

February 2016: Westminster Kennel Club

Trick and the rest of the Seneca crew send a big congratulations to Lincoln (Trick x Siren) on earning an 1st Award of Merit at Westminster Kennel Club under Judge Jay Richardson. What a great belated birthday present for his 3rd birthday!  Lincoln is handled by his owner Kristen Langan and was bred by Carolyn Wamsley of Cedar Cove Swissies. If you're interested in watching the judging at Westminster it can be found HERE
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January 2016: Seneca's 1st Versatility Greater Swiss title!

IntCH Seneca's Gypsy Boots  CD, BN, RN, CGC, NDD, NWPD, HTADIIIsd, HTADIIsd, HTADIsd, HTDIId, HTDIsd, HRDIs, JHD, VGS​
Gypsy Boots earned the final leg needed for her AKC Companion Dog (CD) title with a score of 183 at the Sammamish Kennel Club in Puyallup, WA.  Finishing this title also awarded her the GSMDCA Versatility Greater Swiss title. Gypsy is from Seneca's first litter (Aerosmith Litter) and is our first VGS!  To achieve this designation, she earned titles in herding, draft, pack hike and obedience. Congratulations to all those that helped her attain this goal. 
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IntCH Seneca's Gypsy Boots CD, BN, RN, CGC, NDD, NWPD, HTADIIIsd, HTADIIsd, HTADIsd, HTDIId, HTDIsd, HRDIs, JHD, VGS​ "Gypsy Boots"

January 2016: Happy New Year from Seneca Swissies!

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September 2016: Puppies coming soon!

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Beautiful Salty showing off her puppy figure...Trick x Salty puppies will be here before we know it! For more information please visit HERE

August 2016: Helix - new champion!

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At just 11 months Helix (Fender x Poppy) earned her championship going  Winners Bitch for 2pt at Northwestern Connecticut Dog Club! Great job Helix and Kelly and Abigail is makes the best little cheerleader!!

July 2016: Helix & Kelly  - so close to her championship!

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Helix picked up her 3rd major going Winners Bitch at the Green Mountain Dog Club show in Vermont - love watching this young girl develop and couldn't be more pleased with her showing!

May/June 2016: Sloane & Marcy in the ring

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Sloane is doing great things in the show ring with her owner/handler Marcy picking up three more points for her championship over May & June!
  • 5/29/16 WB/BOS for 1 pt at Key City Kennel Club
  • 6/25-26/16 Back-to-Back WB/BOS for 2pts at Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club

May 2016: Memorial Day Dog Shows

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Wow! Such a fun and fantastic few days in Ohio at the Warren County Kennel Club & Cincinnati Kennel Club shows! Thank you to Kim & Doug Woollard for their hospitality and to Kelly & Abigail Lovley for making the long drive out from Massachusetts!
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Orla: WB/BOS for 2pts
Castle: Best of Breed
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Saturday
Helix: WB/BOS for 5pt major!
Chief: WD/BOW for 5pt major!
Castle: Best of Breed
Sunday
Helix: WB/BOS for 4pt major
Chief: WD/BOW for 4pt major
Castle: Best of Breed

Monday
Orla: WB/BOS for 3pt major
Chief: WD/BOW for 3pt major and NEW CHAMPION!
Castle: Select Dog

April 2016: New Draft Title!

Congratulations are in order to "Shine" BISS GCH CH Seneca's Collective Soul CGC, NDD on earning her Novice Draft Dog title at the Spring Crooked River Swissy Club Draft Trial in Zionsville, IN! Keep up the good work!

April 2016: Seneca Girls on the Road 

QE: Picked up her first 2pts going Winners Bitch at Manitowoc Kennel Club Show (4/1)
Fin: Picked up her second 4pt major going Winners Bitch at Onondaga Kennel Club Show (4/1)
Poppy: Earned 10 GCH points, a major & defeated champion at Manitowoc Shows (3/31-4/3)

February 2016: Cutter & Gypsy Boots Herding Adventures

What a great weekend at the Hearts & Flowers AHBA herding trial in Gig Harbor, WA for Kayak's kids Cutter & Gypsy Boots!
Cutter earned the final leg needed on the Herding Trial Arena Dog level three course to earn his ADVANCED TITLE! He is now among the handful of swissies to have this title (along with Gypsy). Way to go Cut-Cut!
Gypsy Boots earned three qualifying legs on the advanced course and a point towards her herding trial championship. Good job, Boots & Dave!

January 2016: Sloane goes best of breed!

Way to kick off the new year! Seneca's Hoity Toity Sizzle Shine "Sloane" goes Best of Breed at the Land O'Lake's Kennel Club Show in Minneapolis, MN being owner handled by Marcy. Big congrats ladies and the purple and gold!
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Janelle Kaiser
Cell: (765) 479-2893
​Home: (765) 589-8627 
Lafayette, IN 47905
​janelle@senecaswissys.com


AKC Breeder of Merit of Champion Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
At Seneca we focus on producing structurally sound Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs with excellent temperaments. Our swissies conform to the AKC breed standard, shine in the show ring, perform in working events, and most of all make wonderful family members. Seneca Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs is located in the heart of the Midwest just an hour north of Indianapolis and two hours south from the Chicago metro area.

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AKC Breeder Directory
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Crooked River Swissy Club
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