Tiki got dubbed my "homely little puppy". This big girl could move like the wind, even as a 6 week old puppy. I always got "yelled at" for her nickname, but in comparison to the other puppies in the litter she just looked homely to me. She just has such grace and elegance in her movement and proportions that even though her head isn't as pretty as her sister, Puffin's, you sure couldn't call her homely any longer. When she was in her "teenage-gangly" stage she went to live with "Grandma" Theresa. Theresa put several single points on her, but this girl needed a little extra time to grow up. When she was two and a half, she came back to live with me. We went to the National and made the cut of 6 in bred by and I was asked to bring her over so the judges study group could examine her after we were done showing. After we got home, we went to two shows in Columbus and took second in bred by both days (to different bitches) and reserve one of those two days. Then we were off to Cleveland, four days and 3 majors later we were finished!!! I showed Tiki one more time before shipping her to her new co-owner, Linda Kitzman, and took BOB completely out of coat. Tiki runs on Linda Kitzman's sled team and is her most powerful dog. She has a great working attitude and is an absolute joy to live with. Tiki's first litter produced several Champions and pointed kids, include the sire of this years (2005) National Specialty winner Ch. Echo’s White Lightening “Kodie”. Her second litter produced just a singleton puppy, Jack, who is owned by Kim Perry and finished very easily for her.

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