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KT has been the most successful puppy we've bred to date: she has achieved both her Grand Champion silver level and her National Owner-Handled gold level as well as being awarded a Hall of Fame medal by the national American Manchester Terrier breed club.

In December 2023 she did the most unusual double: she won Best of Breed at the National Owner-Handled Final in Orlando, then crossed the parking lot and took the Best of Breed under 12" national title in FastCAT. If that wasn't enough, she trotted back indoors and made the cut in the NOHS Toy Group.

What a day!!

We knew we were onto a winner when she won the Bred By Exhibitor Best in Show under judge Linda Hurlebaus at the Dallas Club specialty at the age of 8 months old.

She has gone on to place in the group ring and regularly win the Toy group in the owner-handled category. At Lake Charles in 2023, she was picked for Owner-Handled Reserve Best in Show.

At this year's national banquet in 2022, Katie's mother - CH Texangals Theodora "Ted" Logan - was one of the national club's brood bitches of the year in the Toy category, producing 5 champions out of one litter. There are plans to do a repeat breeding of the successful mating in 2024.

We finished up her CHIC number and are waiting for the optimum time to bring her into the breeding program. She better have a lot of puppies because we already have a long waiting list for them!

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