Our Shibas!
...living at Nozomi Farm in Derry, NH with Mark, Eunice & Norah:
Buttercup (aka Ch. CT-ATE CATCH2 CT-ATCH TACH Nozomi's Princess Buttercup MX MXJ NAP OF RN ChCL ChJP ChSN ChFH ChJU ChWC TExST TExJU TExSN TExCL TMAG3)
Moxie (aka Nozomi's Chrysanthemum OAJ OJP RN CL4 ChSN ChFH ChJU ChCL ChWC ChJP TIAD TMAG2)
Westley (aka C-ATE CATCH3 TACH Nozomi's Dread Pirate Roberts MX MXJ XF RA ExST ExSN ExJU ExCL ExFH ExWC ChJU ChCL ChWC ChST ChFH ChWC ChJP TMAG2 TAM CGC)
James (aka Cape Cod's 007 at Nozomi NA NAJ NF RN L1T-PLT CTL2 CTL3-F TG2 CGC)
Boots (aka Boots at Nozomi)
...living in Candia, NH with Sarah (Eunice's sister):
Indy (aka SpCh Innisfree Dr. Indiana Jones RN NJP CL3 CSL1 L1S-PLT TIAD TMAG CGC)
'Bota (aka CT-ATCh Nozomi's Little Kubota NA NAJ RN CL3 ChFH TChSN TChJU TIAD TMAG)
Zen (aka Nozomi's Celestial Zenith RN CL3 TG2 TBAD CGC)
...living in Hopkinton, MA with Eunice, Bill, and Eleanore (Eunice's parents and sister):
Rose (aka Ch. Nozomi's Red Rose CTL1-RHF CGC)
Seti (aka Nozomi's Star Gazer CL1-H CGC)
Nutmeg (aka Nozomi's Sugar and Spice)
...living in Manchester, CT with Christine and Jean-Luc (friends):
Belle (aka CS-ATCh SpCh Taichung Belle at Nozomi NAP NJP RA CL2 CSL3 TIAD TG3 CGC)
...living in Northborough, MA with Laura, Dave and Alex (Eunice's sister and family):
Luna (aka Nozomi's Sorceress Sylune)
...living in Derry, NH with Susan (Mark's mother):
Allie (aka Nozomi's Alpine Forget-Me-Not CGC)
...living in Rehoboth, MA with Bill, Bridget and Wally (Eunice's brother and family):
More pictures of our shibas!
Aeryn (Rottweiler) (aka Frontier Life is Good at Nozomi CL1)
Other members of our Shiba family!
...from our 1998 litter (Tiger x Indy):
...from our 2001 litter (Buttercup x Red):
Ruby (aka Nozomi's Precious Jewel)
Amaru (aka Nozomi's Amaru CGC)
'Kito (aka Nozomi's Mikito)
...from our 2002 litter (Buttercup x Red):
Rudy J. (aka Ch. Nozomi's Rudy J.)
Loki (aka Nozomi's Loki)
...from our 2004 litter (Buttercup x Tsunami):
Sid (aka Nozomi Yukon Sid Robidas)
Hanzo (aka Nozomi's Hattori Hanzo)
...from our 2005 litter (Belle x Red):
Lucy (aka Nozomi Lucy I'm Home)
...from our 2005 litter (Rosie x Ojo):
Cadie (aka Nozomi Acadia Belle)
Nikko (aka Nozomi's Sir Nikko Of The Shire)
...from our 2007 litter (Belle x Westley):
Pi (aka Nozomi's Q T Pi)
Zelda (aka Nozomi's Ride of the Valkyries)
...from our 2007 litter (Rosie x Saku):
Yuengling (aka Nozomi's Yuengling Koodori NA)
Beloved past dogs.
Tiger (aka Delmar's Tiger Lily CGC)
Dundee (aka Nozomi's Crocodile Dundee)
Loupe (Akita) (aka Jubes Aki's Dr. Seuss CGC)
Nikki (Akita)
Sky (Akita) (aka Jubes Aki's Sky's the Limit)
Explanation of Titles. These are titles that our dogs have already earned, AND/OR titles we dream of maybe achieving someday! I'm certain that this list will change as our interests and ambitions evolve.
AKC Conformation Title: Ch.
AKC Agility Titles: NA, NAJ, NF, NAP, NJP, NFP, OA, OAJ, OF, OAP, OJP, OFP, AX AJX, XF, AXP, AJP, XFP, MX, MJX, MXF, MXP, MJP, MFP, FTC, FTCP, PAX, MACH
AKC Rally-O Titles: RN, RA, RE, RAE
AKC Obedience Titles: CD, CDX, UD, UDX, OTCH
AKC Tracking Titles: TD, TDX, VST, CT
AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification: CGC
CPE Agility Titles: CL1, CL2, CL3, CL4 (with plenty of variations of these titles; for example a "-R" at the end of a title indicates "standard class" only, a "-H" at the end of a title indicates "handler games" only, a "-S" at the end of a title indicates "strategy games" only, a "-F" at the end of a title indicates "fun games" only), SpCH, ChST, ChCL, ChWC, ChSN, ChJP, ChJu, ChFH, C-ATCH, C-ATE (and in almost every title, a "T" immediately after the "C" indicates "enthusiast" level, while an "S" immediately after the "C" indicates "specialist" level).
TDAA Agility Titles: TBAD, TG1, TIAD, TG2, TSAD, TG3, TACh, TAM, TMAG
Front & Finish Awards of Excellence: FFX-AP, FFX-AG, FFX-OG, FFX-OP
Want to learn more about titles? Click here for a list of every title a Shiba could earn!