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Baroque Performance Dogs
![]() left to right Teddy, Touche, Tango, Lacie, Katie, Amps
Many of Baroque's poodles are extremely talented
obedience and agility dogs! ![]() "Katie" MACH2 Baroque All Good Things, UD (CH Union Jack of Midnight x CH Baroque Diavanna) DOB 03-06-98, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Barb Kraatz Katie's Photo Gallery Words from Katie's mom Barb: "Katie is Baroque’s first obedience titled dog, including her three titles of CD, CDX, and UD. As an obedience competitor, she was always animated and accurate. She earned a perfect score of 200 in Novice. Her titles were earned with all first place blue ribbons, except for one second place red ribbon due to an accidental drop of the dumbbell. Katie is retired from obedience. Katie is also Baroque’s first agility titled dog, including all titles through AKC MACH and NADAC Elite. She now has her second AKC agility championship and is working on a third. Katie is fast and has many agility placements. She loves the sport and rarely makes a mistake on her own. (Most errors are handler caused.) Katie is my loving companion and snuggle buddy. She is absolutely gorgeous and has a delightful temperament and sense of humor. Wherever I am in the house is where she will be. Katie sits or lies on my lap at the computer, on the couch, and while I put my make up on. She loves to play with her stuffed toys, racing through the house with them, giving them to me to throw, or throwing them up in the air for herself. What's not to love??? Katie is the dog of my lifetime and she has exceeded every hope and dream I had for her. In obedience, she earned the rare perfect 200. Her work was always happy, showy, and precise. I was so proud to work with her in the obedience ring. When I started agility, I didn’t know if we’d ever show and now she is a double agility champion. Katie is by far the more talented member of our team. She is very fast and attacks the courses with great excitement and accuracy. She never makes a mistake on purpose. We both absolutely love the sport and running together at trials. Katie’s name of All Good Things certainly was the right choice for her!" ![]() "Amps" MACH5 Baroque Harper's Mega Watts, CD, RN, MXF,TD (CH DKL's Zenith x Baroque Just Be Happy) DOB 08-27-03, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Linda Harper Amps' Photo Gallery Amps lives with Linda and Ed Harper as well as with his two dog friends, "Beau" a rescue yorkie, and "Niki" a shih-tzu. Niki was Linda's first agility dog and helped to get Linda addicted to the sport. It has now become Linda's favorite hobby and the reason why Linda and Ed got Amps as a puppy, as a second agility dog. "Handsome" is Linda's favorite nick-name for Amps. He is a natural at agility. Amps is so intelligent it makes him super easy to train. His drive for this fast, fun sport is incredible. Amps' performance career is impressive especially for his young age. He has earned five Master Agility Championship titles (MACH) and he is only 6 years old. He has competed at the AKC Invitational two years in a row. This prestigious event is by invitation only for the top five of each breed for the year of competition. He also is no stranger to qualifying and competing at the AKC National Agility Championships. Greg Louganis often runs Amps in agility when Linda is not able to. Amps is a very special poodle when he gets to run with an OIympic Champion! Greg and Amps earned two High in Trial agility awards at the Poodle Club of America Regional in Long Beach, California in September 2007. Amps doesn't stop there! He has also competed in obedience, earning his Champion Dog (CD) designation, with High in Trial, High Non-Sporting Dog and High Poodle awards. Amps is very concerned about our environment and doing his part to recycle is his other past-time. No agility trial is complete without watching Amps carry aluminum cans to the recycle bin. Once there, he places the can in the appropriate container. Good job Amps! Amps is a beautiful miniature poodle full of personality. He is a dynamite agility competitor and is well known across the United States. And most of all, "Handsome" is a special boy to Linda and Ed Harper. "Lacie"Baroque Just My Style, OAJ (CH Troymere Trump Card x CH Baroque Just Be Happy) DOB 11-29-05, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Barb Kraatz Lacie's Photo Gallery From Lacie's mom Barb: "Lacie is Katie’s great niece. Lacie is in training for agility and is nearing her debut at agility trials. She is extremely fast and loves the sport. Lacie is the first dog I’ve had who chose me. At 6 weeks of age, she crawled up on my lap and introduced herself. I am certain she fully expected to become my girl. As I sat on the floor with Wendy and a friend, Lacie stayed mostly with me. She got a toy and brought it onto my lap. When the toy fell, she got it and climbed back up. To this day, she will get on my lap if I sit on the floor. Lacie is always somewhere very close by. She is a real people girl, loving not only me but everyone she meets. Besides “playing” in agility, Lacie loves to play with stuffed toys, balls, and her poodle cousin, Sophie. She is a terrific little girl and a ton of fun!" ![]() "Tango" Baroque Dancin' In The Moonlight, CGC, OA, MXJ, OF (CH Troymere Trump Card x CH Baroque Just Be Happy) DOB 11/29/05, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Lori Young Tango's Photo Gallery Tango is currently competing in agility. "Ginni"CH MACH Baroque Elita's New Begnning (CH Rio's Jumpin Jack Flash x CH Baroque Just Be Happy) DOB 11-29-06, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Cindy Parish Ginni's Photo Gallery Ginni is the first breed champion out of Ch. Baroque Just Be Happy! Words from Ginni's mom Cindy: "Wendy and I are friends from a very long time ago. In 2008 I wanted a miniature to go along with all of my standard poodles and to run in agility. Wendy had a litter coming up so I waited to see if there would be enough girls. Just B had two girls, just enough for Wendy and I to each have one. Ginni was the big puppy in the litter. She was also the naughty puppy in the litter and I was thrilled to get her. She has been a terrific show dog, finishing her Championship before the age of 2. She has multiple Variety wins from the classes, and she always gave her Handler, Barbara Humphries-Gossett, a fun time while they were in the ring. I started her agility training as a young puppy. She has been such a pleasure to train and learns very quickly. Ginni has great work ethic and plenty of drive. On the course Ginni runs with enthusiasm and speed. She is so intelligent having her as a house pet makes every day an adventure. She collects socks and folds them into neat piles. She can carry six at a time in her little mouth. Her pile of socks is never messy. She makes sure they are stacked just right. We never had to buy her smaller dog toys. Ginni loves the big toys the standards use. If it's too big, she will just drag it with her and she can put toys three times her size on the furniture. Ginni thinks pillows and dog beds are to sleep under. She has her own area to sleep in and will open and close her own door. Cupboard doors can also be fun. She will also open and close them for you. Flash lights and laser beams turn into a frenzied came of "catch it", which is always good for a laugh. Ginni will be doing agility with me for a couple of years then I hope to have my first litter of Baroque/Elita Miniatures Poodles." "Teddy"Baroque Just a Flash (CH Rio's Jumpin Jack Flash x CH Baroque Just Be Happy) DOB 11-29-06, Miniature Pedigree Owned and loved by Jim and Suzi Farrar Teddy's Photo Gallery Words from Suzi: "Teddy is just starting his agility career. He is a very loving boy who possesses lots of drive and presence. He loves to work and play and is a joy to be with!" |







"Teddy"