Ryo has attended three Sieger shows and has consistently placed within the top 4 of his class each time; his critiques are as follows:

SG4 - 2006 - RCC Canadian National Sieger Show - Judge, Uwe Petermann

9 months, medium to large, strong bone, very good substance, friendly open, 

very good head, big ears correct set and carried, very good stop, dark brown 

eyes, short strong muzzle, pigmentation in corners little pink, little bit 

wrinkled on cheeks, very good chest proportions, in front east/west, very 

good strong back, very good angulation in rear, strong coat with medium 

brown markings a little bit light under back, very good action in front and 

rear, scissors bite

VV3 - 2006 - RCC Toronto Spring Sieger Show - Judge, Alfredo Estrada

6.5 months, strong body and bone substance, typey dog, strong head, heavy and very well carried ears, needs to be more attentive. Dark colour eyes, very good stop, strong muzzle, lips are a little loose, complete dentition, scissors bite. Paws are out-turning, strong chest, very good top and bottom line, strong rear, very good movement, very good in front and rear angulation.
 

P3 - 2006 - USRC National Sieger Show - Judge, Gerard O'Shea

5.5 months. Excellent substance, bone and size. Strong well formed head. Broad skull, full muzzle, deep stop. Normal ears, a little large. Dark eyes, needs better pigment. Very good over line, well formed ribcage, little steep in croup. Good angles. Correct markings. Good puppy movement.

Here's a nice profile of Ryo from the 2006 Canadian

National Sieger Show.

Meet Ryo the snow bunny.

Ryo is pictured above taking his Herding Instinct test.

Ryo proved to be one of the best natural herders tested that day as commented on by the Instructor, Nathalie Labelle of Ewenique Farms.

Johnna and Ryo after placing 4th at the RCC Canadian National Sieger show in Niagara on the Lake on September 2nd, 2006.

Ryo is looking quite serious in this shot as he's trying very hard to find his mom Sandy who happens to be the one taking this picture.

Jackson and Ryo after placing 3rd out of a class of 17 entries at the USRC National Sieger show in Chester, South Carolina on April 28th.

2 days old - 15 oz

Mr. Orange string making his first debut.

1 week old - 2.8 lbs

3 weeks old - 4.10 lbs

5 weeks old

Little orange boy, well not quite so little, but ever the gentleman with his quiet demeanor.

He is the sweetheart of sweethearts and quite the looker too I might add!

7 weeks old - 12.6 lbs

Meet Sandy and Aleksei Kozak with Ryo. Sandy has plans for the show ring with this little guy, so watch for them at a Confirmation or Sieger show this spring.

We are fortunate that Sandy lives close by as we will be able to see how this wonderful boy develops.

              Ryo the lucky boy that he is, has his very own puppy to play with.

              His little friend's name is Cisco and he is a Bichon that apparently

              keeps Ryo on his toes!

Look at Ryo now at 4 months old.  What a handsome boy he is and from what Sandy tells me, he's still the same laid back sweetheart that he was when living with us.

Click here to view Ryo's litter mates.