Named after my favorite ballet dancer Mikhail  Baryshnikov, Misha came into our lives and provided our family with all of the  opportunities and gifts this wonderful world of purebred dog shows and  performance events have given us.  You could say that we attempted showing Misha at dog shows, her favorite stack for the judge was laying on her back and she  did win a handful of Reserve Winner ribbons, but you could tell that it just wasn’t her thing. What we did find out though, was that Misha could hunt and  track and she excelled in the field like very few others at that time.  Misha  became an AKC Field champion and went onto earn AWTA Den trial titles and an AKC  Canine Good Citizen title.  She and Dave took Top Dog in a very difficult 10 week Obedience Class and when entered at her first AKC Obedience test, and released to walk off lead next to Dave for judging, Misha proceeded to turn  around, walk ever so ladylike out of the ring, and proclaim with that look, that she was done with Obedience. Misha was bred three times and gave us and many families some very special pups to love. She was bred to the same dog each time  (we were beginners remember), and always had red pups out of AM/Can/Int CH Lemen’s Nimm Nicholas.

From our very first litter, born on Katy’s 3rd birthday July 3rd, came the first Big Red boy Niebur’s Max-A-Million.  There  were many other pups with many other stories and some of those you will find on this site.  We love and miss you so very much Misha. ‘

 Thank you Mamadog.