CH BRIGHTON GAMBLIN’ MAN O COUTURE TP

(Vegas)

October 26, 2010 to October 24, 2025

CH PENNDRAGON MASANILLO X CH BRIGHTON INTENTIONALLY ON SEVENTH

Vegas was a Top Producer with the Poodle Club of America. He sired three finished Champions in 2014. In 2016 two puppies he sired finished their Championships, he then met the requirements for the AKC Top Producer title.  This picture was taken when he placed 3rd in his class at PCA three years ago.  Vegas was structurally correct and had beautiful movement in addition to a sweet, playful disposition.

Vegas was a Top Producer again in 2018.  Three of his get from two different litters finished their championships that year: CH 5 Sister Limousine; CH Segraves Meet Me At The Ritz Carlton; CH 5 Sisters French Confection.  It was a good year for dogs.

We said goodbye to Vegas on October 22, 2024.  Four days shy of his 14th birthday, he was the elder statesman of the pack.  He still liked to play ball, but instead of racing around the yard trying to beat the other dogs to catch it, Vegas’ playing ball consisted of me sitting in a chair and gently tossing the ball to him.  When he caught the ball, I praised him excessively and he was happy.  Vegas sired more than ten champions and had a respectable impact on the breed. He brought me joy every day.  It was difficult to let him go, but it was the kind thing to do.  As he was slipping away, I leaned over and whispered to him, “Go find Kaz.”  I hope he did.

CH FIVE SISTERS FLOWER POWER TP

(Iris)

CH  WINTERGARDEN’S BLACK DIAMOND STARR

X CH LITILANN’S PICTURE PERFECT

Iris is a girl with attitude!  Beautifully built, great movement and what an athlete.  She finished her championship by winning a 5 point major.  Magnificent ring presence.  Now you can find Iris racing around our property in pursuit of a Frisbee.

Iris has been placed with a wonderful couple, who live in the D.C. area and she is moving to Paraguay on June 14, 2016.  Iris is the only dog in this couple’s home.  She is basking in their love and it is a mutual admiration.  Iris is running 5Ks, following hand signals and, of course, playing frisbee.  She’s a lucky girl!

Iris has returned to the United States and is living in Virginia with her people and another dog they found in Paraguay.  She’s still having fun.

CH SOUTH MOUNTAIN MAGIC

(Frank)

CH Unique Anticipation X CH South Mountain Arctus Patricia

Frank started it all.  He was my very first show dog.  I learned a lot on my sojourn with him.  Frank is a big imposing boy and is retired.  Frank died suddenly one night at nine years of age.  We found out in his later years that he had a heart condition, but he lived a good life.

CH 5 SISTERS 7 COME 11

(Brother)

CH Brighton Gamblin Man O Couture X CH Five Sisters Flower Power

Brother was the sole male dog in a litter of seven puppies.  My Father was the only boy in his family.  He had six sisters, everyone including his parents, called him Brother.  My sister, Lelia, started calling this puppy Brother and the moniker stuck.

Brother finished his championship in 5 short weeks just a few days shy of nine months old.  He was a terror in the ring, but so beautiful and well-constructed that the judges put him up in spite of his poor behavior.  He is the first champion I ever bred.

CH 5 SISTERS LIMOUSINE

(Limo)

August 9, 2017 to April 28, 2025

CH Brighton Gamblin Man O Couture X 5 Sisters No Shrinking Violets

Limousine is an exciting young dog.  He is gorgeous, very well put together with lots of “look at me” attitude.  When it was time for Limo to start his show career, I looked to Laurren and Chantz Segraves of Cleveland, Georgia to get him started.  They started him alright and finished him in very short order.  Limousine finished so quickly that we just kept on going and showed him as a Special until he aged out.

Limousine died of lymphoma on April 30, 2025.  Animals, like people, have to have the propensity to develop any kind of disease and then there is usually an environmental factor.  Loosing this magnificent animal makes me wonder what we’re doing to the earth.  It was painful to let Limo go, but I kept focusing on what was best for the dog.  I have a lump in my throat just writing about him.

CH 5 SISTERS FRENCH CONFECTION

(Sugar)

CH Brighton Gamblin Man O Couture X Five Sisters Flower Power

Sugar finished her Championship under the direction and care of Laurren and Chantz Segraves.  Sugar is a good girl, very athletic and always happy.  It is a pleasure to have her back home.

CH SEGRAVES MEET ME AT THE RITZ CARLTON

(Annabelle)

CH Brighton Gamblin Man O Couture X CH Five Sisters Flower Power X

I kept three puppies from Iris’ litter of puppies.  One was a little girl who wore a yellow collar.  We called her Birdy and everybody loved that bitch.  I called the vet to pick something up for one of the dogs and the woman who answered the phone told me to “bring that little girl in the yellow collar”.

One day I received a phone call from a young couple in Georgia, Laurren and Chantz Segraves.  They said they wanted a show puppy.  I mentally rolled my eyes knowing how discouraging the world of conformation can be but told them to come on up and check Birdy out.

They liked what they saw, took Birdy home, changed her name to Annabelle and showed her.  It was certainly an exciting week when Limousine finished with Annabelle finishing on his heels.  The Segraves are hoping to have puppies from Annabelle in early February 2019.

In the photo above Annabelle is on the right with Limousine on the left.  Aren’t they grand?

Ch MARYLAND 5 SISTERS BALTIMORE BEEHIVE

(Hon)

CH Brighton Gamblin’ Man O Couture X Maryland Luminary Victoria’s Secret 

In a joint venture with Julia Swartz, we bred her bitch, Vee, to Vegas.  This produced a beautiful bitch, Maryland 5 Sisters Baltimore Beehive and we called her Hon.  My sister called Hon “Soldier Girl” because she was always standing at attention.  Hon has beautiful carriage and movement, a sweet and quiet disposition, wonderful temperament with a great sense of humor.  She lives with Julia and her pack of poodles and has whelped two litters of puppies.  Julia’s hoping there’s at least one standout in this last litter.

CH 5 SISTERS LUSH LIFE WITH SEGRAVES

(Hollywood)

Ch Dominion Avalanche X 5 Sisters Summer Bouquet

5 Sisters Summer Bouquet, Bou, is the best thing I ever bred. She is beautiful. Bou was being shown by the Segraves when COVID hit in 2019. She had one major when the dog show schedule came to a screeching halt and stayed there for more than a year.

I decided to breed Bouquet even though she had not finished her AKC championship. This breeding was a co-venture with Laurren and Chantz Segraves. Bou was bred to Dominion Avalanche, call name Versace, and on January 9, 2021 she produced a litter of 8 beautiful puppies.

There were two standout puppies in Bou’s litter, a dog and a bitch. The dog, Hollywood, is pictured above. He is a beautiful mover, pretty head, happy disposition and fairly laid back. Hollywood finished his AKC championship as a puppy.

CH SEGRAVES MEET ME ON RODEO DRIVE

(MAGNOLIA)

CH Dominion Avalanche X CH Segraves Meet Me at the Ritz Carleton

A picture says 1000 words, need I say more?

CH STORMHAVEN 5 SISTERS NIGHT LIFE

(REMI)

CH Dominion Avalanche X 5 Sisters Summer Bouquet

This beautiful girl was produced through a combined effort of 5 Sisters Standard Poodles and Segraves Poodles. When one breeds dogs, the objective is to improve the breed, you want the offspring to be better than the parents. Well, Remi’s Dam, Bou, was the best thing I ever bred until Remi showed up. We thought she was the pick of the litter and our suspicions were confirmed when Remi became a Best in Specialty Show Winner. She was piloted around the ring by Chantz Segraves in the Bred by Exhibitor class and is owned and loved by Tia Walder.

CH 5 Sisters Segraves 21

(21)

GCHG Brighton Benchmark X 5 Sisters Summer Bouquet 

The first time I saw Ra, Brighton Benchmark, in the ring in person, he was so beautiful in every way that it brought tears to my eyes. It fueled my determination to have puppies running around my property, puppies sired by Ra. I contacted Anita Carter, who bred and owned Ra, and she was receptive to the idea.

Anita lives in Florida and I live in Maryland. We agreed that we wanted a live cover, so one morning I contacted Anita and said Bou was in season. Ten days later, I was driving to Florida with Bou in tow. On October 9, 2023 she whelped seven beautiful puppies. Three of them went to other show homes and I chose to keep a boy.

I am so consistent in what I like when it comes to dogs. I always pick the worst behaved, independent puppy. One little guy really tugged at my heartstrings, so once again, that’s whom I picked. I wanted to give a nod to Vegas, who was his grandsire. I couldn’t name him Blackjack, he was white, so I named my pick puppy 21. Paul and Chrystal Clas showed 21 to perfection. He finished pretty quickly at nine months of age.

This year is the 25 year anniversary of the movie “Best in Show” and the Tribeca Film Festival was doing a retrospective of the movie. They invited the original cast members and wanted canine representatives of the breeds in the movie. Purina was the primary sponsor of this event. A Purina rep contacted Paul Clas and asked if he had any white, male standard poodles and it just so happened he was handling 21 for Grand Championship points, so guess who got to go to New York City? Yep, that bad dog himself, 21 (pictured above making his grand entrance with Chrystal Clas).

GCHB Segraves 5 Sisters Till Death Do Us Part

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(Osiris)

GCHG Foresthill Black as Night X CH Segraves Meet me at the Ritz Carlton  

Osiris is owned by Lilliam Fahey and Laurren Segraves. He was bred by Laurren Segraves, Emily Pindell, Tara Delp and yours truly. Lillian is a full time college student and a professional groomer. She wasn’t busy enough, so she decided that she would like to learn and handle her own standard poodle in the show ring and so she did with great style and a great dog!.

Lillian and Osiris have done it all: Best of Opposite to Best of Breed in Specialty Show; Multiple Group Placements, Multiple OH Group Wins. All of Osi’s heath testing is completed. The results can be found on the OFA Canine Health Information Center (CHIC). He is available at stud to approved bitches. Contact Lillian Fahey on Facebook or Lillian.a.fahey@gmail.com.

CH 5 Sisters Leading the Way at Bear Creek

(Banner)

GCHG Brighton Benchmark X 5 Sisters Summer Bouquet 

Banner is another Ra puppy, but he reminds me of Vegas, who is his Grand Sire. Just like Vegas, Banner is quite the gentleman. He is quiet mannered, funny and has a beautiful eye, face and movement.

Banner was initially handled by his owner, Beth Petrecca, who has a lot of experience showing dogs: Bearded Collies, Wolfhounds and Border Terriers. Beth decided to ring-side Banner with Paul and Chrystal Clas and that was a great decision. Why? Banner was shown in 11 shows beginning with his first point on July 4th and finishing on August 4th. He finished in style by winning back-to-back 5 point Majors and a 3 point major, in the final weekend! We are very proud of this beautiful boy.

CH Segraves 5 Sisters 18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses

(Winston)

CH 5 Sisters Limousine X CH Segraves Meet Me at The Ritz Carleton

Winston looks just like his Daddy, Limo, but he is better behaved. He is a refined, balanced dog that moves with presence. He has a sweet disposition and a good sense of humor.