We became interested in Bichons in 1987, after reading about them in the library. Bob already had a Labrador Puppy, and although she was the joy of his life, I really wanted a Bichon puppy. I was going to England to see my family, so decided to ask around to see if I could find a puppy......my sister talked to the local vet, he recommended a local Breeder,who in turn, refered me to another Breeder, who was close by,
Even though, I went with our written standard in hand, I fell in love with the first pretty face, and happy puppy I saw. I did not see the short legs or longer Body, or the curly tail and single coat, It was only when I tried to show her in Canada, that I realised that my puppy was not like the others, even though I thought that she was beautiful, I learned that my lovely Baby was definitely not a Show quality puppy.
I was now completely besotted by the Breed ,and determined that I would read every document and book that I could find on the Bichon... until I was ready to find my number one Show Dog. After weeks of searching and contacting Breeders in England, Canada, and the States, I received a call from Michael Coad of the Pamplona Kennels in Britain telling me that he had a lovely" Mad Louie" son, and was I interested?
Well my dreams came true," Pilot," (Wendar Fly the Flag of Pamplona) came to me Nov 1989, at the age of 13 weeks. He bounced out of that Travel Crate and straight in to my heart.

I was over the moon, Pilot was taking Group placements at 6 months old. He and I had so much fun, winning a total of nine BPIS, several Group placements. He even had his own followers , whenever Pilot was in the Ring, people would do a double take, and stop to watch him. His movement was exquisite. When he was a year old, I decided that I could no longer do him justice, and decided to have him professionally handled. He loved Pat and David Gignac, and went on to break the BIS record which was set in 1977 by that wonderful Dog .......AM/Cdn. CH. Myworth's Enchantment........

Pilot broke every Record that was ever set by a Bichon in Canada. By the time that he was 2 1/2 yrs old, he had made it into the Top Ten Dogs in Canada in 1992. He could do no more,,, so he retired at Stud, and is a very prominent Sire in many pedigrees today,both in the States and in Canada. We decided to re-unite David and Pilot in 1996 at a Golden Age Classic Show, . There were 63 all breed dogs entered. All Ch. many with multi Championships, They were shown to a panel of four judges, out of a possible 400 points, Pilot was awarded BIS with a total of 395 points. Pilot still holds all the records today, year 2001,....no dog in Canada has ever beaten him. Now at the age of 12 yrs, he is fully retired, and having a wonderful life.
Pilot passed his Showmanship on to his progeny, and his grandchildren. His daughter " Ch. Vassaly's Yoannewyn Amelia" produced nine Ch, both U.S. and Canadian, Her Son Am/ Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn's Hela V Scorcher, went on to win Back to Back BIS plus one more, for a total of three, and Nineteen Gr. One, all in the space of nine months of limited showing , making him the Number one Bichon in Canada for 1996. He was also the number two Stud Dog in the States in 1999 with a total of 6 Am. Ch in that year....... Scorcher has many Champion Son's and Daughter, on both sides of the border. He is now retired and living with his son, Am/Cdn CH Yuneau Juneau, on Salt Spring Island.
In 1991, I imported a bitch from the Sulyka Kennels." in England. Sulyka Pandora," Pandy" was bred back to her Sire, Ch Sulyka Puzzle before coming out to Canada. There were four Boys in the litter. One of the top Breeders in Canada said when she saw them at 12 wks, that " if she had to choose one, she would have a very difficult time " they were all so beautiful. They all fulfilled their promise, all went to Show homes. Am/Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn's Col. Billericay, went on to win three Best In Show, All Breed, and Number One Bichon in Canada, handled by his owner Sandy Greenway (Sanbree). He's the sire of Ch. Sanbree's Rainbow Cadillac " Reba" who won BOW at the New York BFCA National Specialty '97 with more than 300 bichons being shown. He has Sired many top Champions,both in the States and in Canada, including a BIS daughter "Rosa". ....Two of the other Boys went on to win their Championships with Group placements, and produced many lovely Champion Bichons. One of them Am/Cdn. Ch. Yoannewyn's Baron Biggleswade, sired a BIS daughter, then went on to do well in Obedience, unfortunately Sir B, as he was affectionately called, died two years ago. A great loss to the Bichon world, and to his owner, Tracy Cook.
The boy that I kept ,Yoannewyn's Capt. Barnstaple, "Barnie"was a very stubborn little boy, but very beautiful.He decided at an early age that the Show Ring was not for him, no matter how I coaxed him. It was most annoying to see him prancing around at home, but the minute I took him in to the ring, Barnie put the brakes on with all four feet. Dale Hunter and I decided to try to produce something by Capt. Barnstaple, so we bred him to her bitch" Am/Cdn Kibbetts Craigdale Joy" this breeding was very Successful, it produced four puppies 2- M ,2- F One of the males went to be a companion dog, The other male is Am/Cdn/Int. Ch. Craigdale Yoannewyn El Toro, who became the Top Bichon in the States at Breed Level in 1996, "Toro", has sired many , many Champions, he is a very consistent producer, Most of his progeny is very distinctive, by their wonderful movement , and very pretty heads.

One of the females, from the Barnie-Joy litter, " Espana" decided that if her Sire didn't like to show, then she wouldn't either. Dale did manage to get 5 points on her,but when this little girl was Bred to Am/Cdn Ch Wendar Fly the Flag, she produced a lovely litter, one of which became an Am/Cdn Ch very quickly, then "Auto" went on, with his owner, Pat McCallister to appear in the Movie " Best In Show"

The other female "Carmen" just loved to show ,she acquired her Am and Cdn. title very quickly and when Bred to Am/Cdn.Ch Yoannewyn's Hela Va Scorcher produced four beautiful puppies, three ( Smoke, Bubba and Cha Cha )of which were titled on both sides of the Border. and are now producing Ch and Group winning sons and daughters of their own. Carmen was also bred to Am/Cdn Ch Dove-Cote's White Tornado, this litter included a beautiful female,Ch. Yoannewyn Miranda by Craigdale. Miranda took BOW at the Canadian National in 1995, and when bred to Pilot ,she produced two... Am Ch Yoannewyn's Lucky in Love, now living in California, and Am/Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn's Up with the Lark , who became Top Winning Opposite Sex Bichon in Canada, 1998 and now now lives in Minnesota with her owner Roberta Bleecker
Pandora, went on to get her Canadian Championship, after that first litter, then in 1992 I bred her to Pilot, which produced two Ch. Boys, Yoannewyn's Drummer Boy, and Am. Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn's Dream of Aspinrock , Drummer was never used at Stud, but Dreamer has sired many Champions , for his owner Debbie McFarlane ,and many other prominent Canadian Bichon Breeders.
Pandora was bred to Am. Ch. Wimac's Hugo Boss of Deja Vu, in 1993. She produced six Puppies, three of which became Champions, Am/Cdn Ch Yoannewyn's Francesca, Cdn. Ch. Yoannewyn's Aspinrock Fantasy, and Ch.Yoannewyn's Fine and Dandy. Francesca went on to have two litters, which produced four Ch, both Am and Cdn. one of which was Am/Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn Yuneau Juneau, who in turn produced a multi Group winning male, Am/Cdn Ch. Yoannewyn's Chalet Noah's Bark , now living in Minnesota and producing typey puppies for some of the top Breeders in that area. Both Dandy and Fantasy are also producing Champion progeny.

We imported  a lovely female "Darla", ( Finnish Ch. Jitterbop Crash Bang Boom ) from Jaana Kaupinnen in 2001.