CH Stepamgar's Masai Mara Simba CD, JH, WC, WCX, CGC

OFA #LR480803F28M Eyes Clear AKC #SF703521 DOB: 08/30/88-12/12/02

Simba has been the light of everyone's life since he came to us as a puppy. Always with integrity and a sunny attitude, he approached life with an eagerness to learn that is rarely found, even in Labradors. He left us in his fourteenth year with the dignity and courage he showed as he lived. We miss him each day and are grateful to see the light of his life in his progeny. Simba passed along his beauty, brains and exceptional temperaments to all his many puppies. His worth cannot be calculated no matter how many titles he accumulated, and he certainly earned a good number of those. Simba is the heart and soul of a true Labrador!! Sleep well, Dear and Beloved Companion.

Sire Kelleygreen's Sir Lancelot CD,SH,WC	Sire Kelleygreen's Pug	Sire CH Shamrock Acres Royal Oaks RFD
		Dam Kelleygreen's Honeycomb
	Dam Stajantor's Bridget	Sire CH Squire of Ballyduff
		Dam Stajantor's JoAnne
Dam Pine Valley's Majestic Dawn	Sirebr>CH Pine Valley C&L Bubba WC	Sire CH Pine Valley Double Trouble
		Dam Pine Valley Cherokee
	Dam Welcove Pine Valley Chipewa	Sire AM/CAN/BAH CH Triple L Davy Crockett WC
		Dam Ch Pine Valley Welcove Cremora

AM/CAN CH East Hill Sumo Sage Coach

OFA Good, OFA Elbows, Eyes cleared annually DOB -November 21, 1998 ~~ AKC No. SN598237/06

Keeper" has retired now and lives with his wonderful family of twin girls and a young toddler AND a companion from Sumo called Captain. He deserves to be coddled after all he has done for us here at Sumo, and he was taken in to the Reinhard family with loving arms and lots of attention, which is definitely what we wanted for him! Keeper" is the son Am/Can CH Sumo's Bo-Regard Arrogance and the grandson of CH Broad Reach Bocephus. His mother is Am/Can CH Beaver Creek East Hill Sage, one of our favorite yellow girls who has passed along to Keeper her propensity to grin when trying to convince us that we're doing it wrong or when we need a good laugh. We're sure he'll entertain the Reinhards with exactly the same wonderful antics. Bless them for giving Keeper such a wonderful retirement.

Sire Am/Can CH Sumo's BoRegard Arrogance	Sire CH Broad Reach Bocephus, JH	Sire CH Dickendall Ruffy, SH, WC
		Dam CH Broad Reach Motee
	Dam Sumo's Poppyfield Arrogance	Sire Hennwood's Mrembo Rafiki
		Dam Poppyfield's True Arrogance
Dam Am/Can CH Beaver Creek East Hill Sage	Sire Am/Can CH Bauman's Beaver Creek Ingot	Sire CH Ebony Lane's Buccaneer Gold
		Dam Tamarack's Diamond Lady
	Dam Am/Can CH Beaver Creek Sadie Hawkins	Sire CH Ebony Lane's Buccaneer Gold
		Dam Champion Beaver Creek's Daisy

AM/CAN CH Sumo's A-Hoy Eye of the Wind

(CH Dickendall A-Hoy x Hennwood's Ndiya Asante' Sana) OFA Good, Elbows & Eyes Clear AKC #SM994721/05 DOB: 06/23/92-08/28/00

Mariah and her two litter sisters (CH Sumo's A-Hoy Seawind Calypso & CH Sumo's A-Hoy All Decked Out), became AKC Champions in the span of one year's time. That's a pretty nice accomplishment in and of itself. And we are proud to say that many of the offspring of these girls have done some pretty spectacular winning in recent years. Mariah boasted a faultless front and a topline on which you could steady a tea tray. She moved like the wind she was named after. Mariah whelped a series of beautiful pups who inherited her wonderful conformation and sunny temperament. A consummate companion, she our first home-bred American & Canadian Champion and she represented all that was good in Labradors. We never even considered her to be a "dog"--she was just "The Nudge." She was taken from us long before we were ready for her to leave. We will miss her each and every day more than any words can describe. Rest easy, Dearest Nudge. Your spirit guides us.

AM/CAN CH Mardas Sumo Blackberry Wine

(Mardas Berberis x Mardas Mulberry Wine) OFA Good, Elbows & Eyes Clear AKC #SN371635/01 DOB: 03/12/96

Bramble came to us as a young pup from Marlene & David Hepper of Mardas Labradors in Yorkshire, England. She got her Canadian Championship on Labor Day Weekend in 1998, and her AKC Championship that following September.

One of her proudest accomplishments is a Judge's Award of Merit at Labrador Owners Club in Canada in 1999. Bramble's strong suits are her exquisite head, perfect Labrador movement and absolutely correct coat--all of which she passed along to her wonderful pups. She is retired now and lives with her doting family in Alabama. We are grateful that Bramble established herself as the foundation female for Sumo Labradors!

Can CH. Sumo's SimBra Black Bordeaux

(BYC) AKC PointedOFA Good (LR103979G24M-T); OFA Elbows (LR-EL10251-T) Cerf Eyes (LR26969/2000-27) done annually AKC #SN519913/01 DOB: 02/20/98

"Dozer" is a son two Champions, Bramble and Simba. He's a beautiful example of what a black Labrador should be-a reminder of his heritage from Mardas Labradors in England. Although he's only been shown sparingly, among his accolades are winning Best of Opposite to Best in Sweeps at the '99 Labrador Owner's Club in Canada and numerous Specialty placements. Dozer is a Canadian Champion and AKC pointed. Everyone who meets Dozer comments on his gentle temperament and his drive to retrieve. You won't forget that look once he's got you in his sights!! Dozer has been tested by VetGen and he produces all three colors. Dozer is available to a limited number of approved bitches via frozen semen. He has retired to live in Florida with his new mom, DeDe in Ponte Vedra. He deserves to be pampered after all he has done for us at Sumo!

AM/CAN CH Banner's Bubblin Brew at Sumo

OFA Prelims Good; Elbows & Eyes Clear AKC #SN468531/04 DOB: 08/01/97

"Lager" started out his show career by winning Best of Opposite Sex to Best in Sweeps in Canada at Labrador Owners Club in June of '98. He has Best of Breed and a Group Placement wins to his credit, with very limited showing in the all-breed ring. Retired now from showing, Lager is an avid retriever who stamps his litters with lovely heads and toplines, bone and substance, correct coat and eye color and temperaments to die for. He now lives with his Florida family and is currently working on his obedience and field titles. Lager has certainly made a disntiguished contribution to our chocolate line and we're proud of him.

Sire SF & EST MVA MV94 Bubbling Bedouine (Finnish import)	Sire INT & SF CH Trailer Exhibition Man de Saint Urbain	Sire Mardas Maritime Man
		Dam ENG SH CH/INT/FR/LUX/NL CH Leji Lucy
	Dam SFMVA Loresho Oyster Catcher	Sire SF MVA Charway Sea Badger
		Dam Mallorn's Applesauce
Dam Banner's Plain Brown Wrapper, WC	Sire Banner's Wenwood Obleo Arrow WC, WCX	Sire CH Beechcroft's Edgewood Tomarc
		Dam Wenwood's Banner Ruby Begonia
	Dam Can CH Ambleside Banner of Triple L	Sire CH Clemson of Killingworth
		Dam Lindall Miss Emma

AM/CAN CH EastHill Sumo Safari Thyme

OFA Good; Elbows & Eyes Clear AKC #SN500788/05 DOB: 12/04/97

Trip is the son of two American/Canadian Champions: Kenya and Ashstone East Hill Step 'N Thyme ("Ty"). He finished both of his conformation titles with ease from the 12-18 month classes. Trip now resides in Ontario, Canada where he is a nationally ranked in the conformation ring. He made Labrador history in 2001 by going BEST IN SHOW three days in a row at Canadian all breed shows. No Labrador Retriever has ever done that before, either in Canada or the USA!

We're proud to have such a wonderful accolade as part of Sumo Labrador history!!

Sire AM/CAN CH Ashstone Easthill Step N' Thyme	Sire AM/CAN CH Corhampton's Barley O'Brady	Sire CAN CH Kerrymark Ballad at Corhampton
		Dam CAN CH Ebonylane's Uptown Girl
	Dam CAN CH Corhampton's Victorian Lace	Sire Corhampton's Mr. Mojo Bojangles
		Dam CAN CH Corhampton's Sally Sunshine
Dam AM/CAN CH Sumo's SimEm Karibu Kenya	Sire CH Stepamgar's Masai Mara Simba CD,JH,WC,WCX,CGC	Sire CH Kelleygreen's Sir Lancelot CD,SH,WC
		Dam Pine Valley Majestic's Dawn
	Dam Sumo's Merci Bo-Coup	Sire CH Broad Reach Bocephus JH
		Dam Sumo's Poppyfield Arrogance

Sumo's TriAng Tourist Visa

OFA Good, Elbows and Eyes Clear AKC #SN6922322/08 DOB: 11/06/99 (Am/Can CH East Hill Sumo Safari Thyme x T-Bar Country Song of Sumo)

Visa is the daughter of Trip, the granddaughter of Kenya and the great-granddaughter of Simba. This gives her a BIG lot of genes to live up to. She came to us after she went as a puppy to live with a family who was transferred to Turkey (yes, Turkey--the Mediterranean country) and they couldn't take her with them.

      Our Buyer's Agreement states that if a family cannot keep a pup for any reason at any time in the dog's life, it should come back to us. That's what happened to Visa and we're so please that it did. She presently lives in Atlanta with a devoted co-owner who is schooling her in obedience and agility.

Can CH Sumo's Sulag Grin and Bear It

(Am/Can CH Banner's Bubblin Brew at Sumo x Sumo's Rainwater Madiera Wine) OFA Good, Elbows & Eyes Clear AKC #SN690838/03 DOB: 11/03/99

Ginger was meant to be a show girl in Michigan, but they moved to Germany, so she came back to us. We couldn't be happier.

She's the granddaughter of Simba and Bramble, and she's one of our dearest girls. Her temperament is faultless and we are proud that she finished in Canada quickly.

Thanks to Lynn and Roger Seabrook for that honor. Another generation of super Sumo pups that go back to our foundation dogs, CH Stepamgar's Masai Mara Simba, CD, JH, WCX, CGC and Am/Can CH Mardas Sumo Blackberry Wine!