MIDGE HYLTON, was a very successful
Shetland Sheepdog breeder along with her 
husband
John Hylton. They obtained their first Lhasa Apso in 1968 from Pandan Kennels
of Onnie Martin.
John owner-handled several
generations of Hamilton stock Lhasas champions. Hylan Lhasa Apsos achieved
their Register of Merit from the American Lhasa Apso Club in 1976 having
bred more than 20 champions. In 1978 Midge became licensed to judge. After
the death of John Hylton, Midge hired Pat Keen to handle Hylan Nai-Kai
of Kyi ru a white line bred Hamilton male at The American Lhasa Apso National
Specialty in 1981. He was Award Reserve Winners Dog. Midge was introduced
to Dorothy Kendall who was the breeder and handler of BIS. Ch. Orlane’s
Intrepid and she was so impressed with this beautiful dog that she asked
Dorothy to sell him or one of his offspring’s to her. One year later, the
first of several successful Orlane’s Intrepid Lhasas joined the Hylan Sho
Tru Kennels of Midge and Pat in California.
PAT KEEN began in purebred
dogs as a young girl accompany her neighbor to Summer Dog 
Shows
to show Pandan Po Nya. Pat successfully shown in Junior Showmanship with
Onnie’s daughters. This was her first introduction to Dog Shows. In 1972,
Pat acquired a Hamilton Krisna Lhasa who became a foundation bitch to Sho
Tru Lhasas today. She was successfully mated to Ch. Orlane’s Inimitable
one of the top winners at that time. This was the beginning of a long mentorship
between Pat Keen and Dorothy Kendall. Pat bred and owner-handled her first
BIS Lhasa in 1984 a product of Hamilton to Orlane breeding.
ShoTru Lhasa Apso received it Register of Merit award in 1985 from the American Lhasa Apso Club. The combination of the present day Hylan Sho Tru Lhasa Apsos began in 1984. Subsequently they have been a successful breeders and owners of over 120 Lhasa Apsos champions to date. They include many Top Producing Sires and Dams in the Breed today as well as four National Specialty winners in the U.S. and Canada, numerous top winning all breed Best in Show winners worldwide. Pat is the breeder/owner/handler of the number one Lhasa Apso in America in 1995 Bis Biss Am. Can. Ch. Hylan Sho Tru Snow Up Date. As a successful professional handler, Pat has campaigned many generations of top-winning Yorkshire Terriers, Maltese, Shih Tzu, Japanese Chin, Tibetan Terriers, Tibetan Spaniels, Pekingese, over the years to BIS and National Specialty wins. She has finished numerous champions to both American and Canadian titles representing some of America’s leading kennels. Recognized as a perfectionist when it comes to grooming and show presentation, a college graduate with a teaching background, Pat has lectured and conducted seminars in the U.S., England, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America on the subjects of breeding, training, show presentation, and grooming as applied to the different standards of drop-coated breeds. Pat serves as a director for the American Lhasa Apso Club and was active in the development of its judges’ education program.
Midge actively judges today having judged in Europe, South America, Australia as well as the United States. She is considered a breed specialist and has judged many specialties and National Specialties around the world.
In 1994 Pat met WAGNER FERNANDES
from Brazil, a successful breeder of BIS 
Doberman
Pinschers and Yorkshire Terriers at a Dog Show in Miami. Developing an
excellent working friendship, Pat handled and exported several American
Champions for Wagner. By 1997 things between Pat and Wagner became more
than just good friendship. Wagner moved to California and they were married
in September. Wagner still maintains in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Wafer Kennels
breeding Yorkshire Terriers with his mother Cleusa Fernandes.
Wagner’s involvement in dogs
began in 1980 with Dobermans, breeding many Top Winners. He purchased his
first Yorkshire Terrier as a gift for his mother who wanted a smaller dog.
Wafer Yorkshire Terriers is the home of Top Winning Yorkshire Terriers
being the breeders of three different number one winning Yorkshire Terriers
in Sao Paulo in the last 5 years. Assisted by his sister Katia Fernandes
Araujo, a Maltese breeder, Wagner became a very highly skilled groomer
and a respected handler of Toy Breeds, campaigning # 1 Nation Maltese 1996.
Along with many others group winning Shih Tzus and Best in Show Lhasa Apsos
including BIS.Am.Can.Brazil International Champion Hylan Sho Tru Fire Bird
and International Am. Brazil Champion Hylan Sho Tru Hot Deal, bred by Pat
and Midge. Wagner represents and handles today for some of Brazil’s top
breeders.
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