"Tempo" was the first of our 3 foundation bitches.
"Sylvie" was the second of our foundation bitches.
"Symmetry" was our third foundation bitch.
"Duncan" was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Silver Lining and Ch. Castor Van Rijn.
"Bonneville", along with sister "Brenna" is one of only 3 St. Bernard pairs to earn a Team Draft Dog title. He was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Up Tempo and Ch. Lynch Creek’s Anthony.
"Brenna" was not a show dog but she excelled in brains and temperament. She was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Up Tempo and Ch. Lynch Creek’s Anthony.
"Belinda" was owned by Cache Retreat Kennel. She was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Up Tempo and Ch. Lynch Creek’s Anthony.
"Dreamy" was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Silver Lining and Ch. Castor Van Rijn.
"Darcy" was out of Ch. Cache Retreat Silver Lining and Ch. Castor Van Rijn. Darcy was an ambassador for the breed at local baseball games.
"Glory" has been trying her hand at obedience, drafting and weight pulling. No titles yet, but she’s trying! She is out of Ch. Keepsake’s Duncan Idaho and Ch. Cache Retreat Symmetry.
"Fantasia" came back to Keepsake after her human family had medical difficulties. She is out of Ch. Keepsake’s Dream Comes True and Ch. Sky Meadows Renegade.
“Amos” is owned by Ron and Judy Roy. He is out of Ch. Keepsake’s Dream Comes True and Ch. Sky Meadows Renegade.
“Honey Bee” is currently being shown at dog shows. She is out of Ch. Keepsake’s Glory Bee and Ch. Cache Retreat Academy Host.
“Chyler” was owned by Sunny and Tony Nizza. He was out of Ch. Keepsake’s Bonneville and Ch. Cache Retreat Silver Lining.
Christmas in the desert!
“Sylvie’s” brood at 13 months -
before they were champions
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Keepsake Saint Bernards began in 1988 when we brought home our first Saint, a 3 year old male, named Cache Retreat Barnaby. We enthusiastically jumped into dog showing and "Barney" earned titles in AKC conformation, obedience, good citizenship and SBCA drafting. In 1989, we brought home our foundation bitch, 2 year old Cache Retreat Up Tempo "Tempo" where she earned her AKC championship, an obedience title and a drafting title as well. Through the years we added 2 more foundation bitches to the clan and showed them to their AKC championships, Ch. Cache Retreat Silver Lining and Ch. Cache Retreat Symmetry. With this stock came three of the most important aspects of being a St. Bernard: a beautiful head, a sound body and the very important, sweet temperament. At Keepsake, we strive to continue with those aspects by carefully planned breedings, x-raying our breeding stock at two years of age and providing socialized, vaccinated and healthy puppies when they leave our home.
Our dogs are AKC registered and shown regularly in conformation and obedience. We also participate in other working dog activities such as carting, parade walking, weight pulling and Canine Good Citizen Tests. In addition to holding AKC Championship and Obedience titles, our saints hold St. Bernard Club of America Working Dog titles in Drafting.
If you are interested in purchasing a puppy from us, you will be given an interview. People that have done some “homework” (i.e., know what kinds of questions to ask us, read books on St. Bernards, previously owned a Saint, and/or have gone to dog shows to see Saints) will be given the highest priority. Seeing the Beethoven movies does not count toward knowledge about St. Bernards.
The St. Bernard is not for everyone! These dogs are very social and loyal (as are all dogs) and (1) must be included as one of your family. They do not respond well to neglect and being ignored in the backyard. (2) No matter how cute and fluffy a Saint puppy is, expect it to grow well over 120 pounds. You have to feed it, house-train it, leash-train it and provide a fenced area to run in. (3) Saints are good with children providing the puppy and the children are properly trained and supervised! If you are not prepared for any of these “bernardisms” (or your family is not prepared) then you do not need a Saint!
Looking for a keg for your Saint? Please visit the Saint Bernard Rescue Foundation at www.saintrescue.com. Visit the Kegs Page and you may purchase a wonderful handmade keg for your saint and help needy saints at the same time.