Our Premiere Show Dogs

At DRAKYI, our commitment is, and always has been to produce the finest, healthiest and most historically correct examples of the breed, whether to serve as family guardians and companions, to found breeding programs worldwide, and/or to participate in canine competitive events. The following photos are of some of the most noteworthy Specialty and Best in Show wins of our most successful exhibition dogs.

This is where it all began for me in 1979...at my first show with my first TM, the Kalu daughter, Kutra and now...four decades and 15 to 20-some generations later with my up and coming show-winning, Prince.

Then… Rick and Kutra and now…

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MBIS AKC Ch. Drakyi Gold Standard, "MIDAS"

Once in a decade a special multiple Group and Best in Show winning dog is born. That dog is our golden boy, "MIDAS." Co-owned with handlers Michael and Linda Brantley, MIDAS finished his AKC championship undefeated in the classes with three majors and a Group win, taking BOB over #1 ranked specials. And that was only the beginning. MIDAS continues to represent the breed at the highest level, setting the template and raising the bar for all future show winners to come. The premiere winner of the prestigious 2007 Eukanuba Tournament of Champions Bred By Exhibitor Best of Breed and a four-time Crufts qualifier.

MIDAS is the record-setting #1 AKC Top Winning TM, and the #1 All-Breed TM for 2008 & 2009, the 2008 AKC National Specialty Best Opposite Sex, the winner of the 2008 & 2009 Eukanuba Award of Excellence and the 2010 Award of Merit winner at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club!!!

MIDAS, the 2009 Westminster BOB & and the only dog in breed history to place in the Working Group at the Garden!!! FOUR back to back Group 1's & THEE FIRST THREE BESTS IN SHOW IN BREED HISTORY!!!

Drakyi Prince of Dragons, "PRINCE"

At 14 months of age, PRINCE made his debut in the AKC show ring at the 2009 Tibetan Mastiff National Specialty taking Winner's Dog and Best of Winner's from the Bred By Exhibitor class! An incredibly proud moment for me and for this promising young dog, earning his first AKC major. Just nine months earlier, PRINCE was crippled by a rattlesnake bite to his left shoulder. That he should be alive and walking normally, let alone be taking national titles, is a true testament to the vigor and vitality of this dog and this ancient breed. Our thanks to judges Mrs. Terry Berrios and Dr. Klaus Anselm for recognizing and distinguishing his quality, and launching the show career of this impressive Crufts qualifier. Prelimed Normal for hip and elbow joint conformation, Prince will be siring his first litter and will be available at limited stud to approved bitches.

BISS CH. Timberline Barni Drakyi, “ BARNES”

In late 2007, BARNES took the TM world by storm, making his show debut at almost seven years of age, finishing his AKC championship undefeated from the classes, making the cut for the prestigious Eukanuba Top 25 dogs in the breed for the year, and finishing 2007 as the #8 TM in the breed!!! BARNES was the only TM male in the breed to receive the coveted Award of Excellence at the 2007 Eukanuba Tournament of Champions. Many thanks to co-owner/breeder-friend Charlie Radcliffe for this sharing this remarkable dog with us. BARNES, a multiple breed specialty and Working Group winner, is an ambassador that represents the correct breed standard ideal, educating the public and judges alike with this massive size and bone, powerful and purposeful movement, his lion-like coat and exceptional temperament and head type. He joins generations of his champion offspring and is the top producer of AKC champions in the breed. His son Ch. Drakyi Gold Standard, "Midas," is carrying on the family legacy as the top winning Tibetan Mastiff of all time.

BARNES is the #1 TM in the breed for 2008, a multiple Working Group winner, and in 2008, the 1st Tibetan Mastiff to make history by winning the coveted Westminster Best of Breed!!!

BISS Ch. Lafahhs Lokapala Drakyi, "LOKA"

LOKA is the 2008 AKC National Specialty Best of Breed!!! She is also AKC's #1 Tibetan Mastiff in the US for 2007, the AKC 2007 National Specialty BOS, an Award of Excellence winner at the 2007 Eukanuba Tournament of Champions, an Award of Merit winner at Westminster 2008, and an AKC multi Group winning and Best in Show favorite of judges. The daughter of TWO World Show winners (our World Ch. Drakyi Senge Sundari x World Ch. Vajradhara ni a Soechavati), LOKA brings the soundness, substance and type from her Drakyi sire, and the eye-catching balance and movement from her European dam. LOKA made her debut at the 2005 TMCA National Specialty weekend, owner-handled by Richard Eichhorn, taking Winner's Bitch at the National AND Regional Specialties, and won the coveted 2005 National Specialty Best Puppy in Sweeps. She is now enjoying retired life with owner-handlers Marc C. Denk and Dr. Laurel Cain Denk, DVM.

AKC/TMCA/ARBA/BISS Master Ch. Drakyi Loki

The massive, regal, rich red show and stud dog, LOKI, is a classic example of the Drakyi ideal, linebred on our famous foundation male, Simba. LOKI has an impressive list of FIRSTS at the Breed, Group and Best in Show levels under the care and professional handling expertise of Michael and Linda Brantley. Co-bred by Corinne Foster, his awards include becoming the first AKC Miscellaneous Best in Show in AKC history (All breeds, Palm Springs KC, Jan. 2005), taking Best of Winners at the 2005 National AND Regional Specialty, is the 2006 National Specialty Best of Breed, winner of the prestigious Award of Merit at the 2007 AKC National Specialty and LOKI is Drakyi's first AKC Champion and the first AKC Specialty winner in breed history (January, 2007).

LOKI is the Best of Breed at the 2007 Eukanuba Tournament of Champions!LOKI is the #1 TM male for 2007, the #1 AKC Champion Sire for 2008 and the 2009 National Specialty Veteran & Stud Dog.

BISS AKC Ch. Drakyi Aura of Simba at Dawa

A rising star, at 3 months the 2006 National Specialty Best of Breed Puppy. At only 13 months the youngest TM in breed history to finish her AKC Championship and the #2 TM female in the breed for 2007 and in the Top 5 for 2008. Aura and Loka are two of the only female TMs to take Best of Breed wins at Tibetan Mastiff specialties, both multiple Working Group winners. AURA'S large size, heavy bone, outstanding breed type and stunning golden color represent the signature Drakyi ideal.

AKC Ch. Drakyi Showstopper Mojo

"MOJO" joins an impressive list of Drakyi conformation winners. Owned by Ray and Gayle Harvie, at only 19 months, 30"/150 lbs., one of the few correct dogs in the breed that combines the historic size and type with sound structure and movement. Mojo has a lot of maturing to do, and we expect great things from this up and coming Drakyi boy.

A tribute to....

World/Multi Ch. Drakyi Senge Sundari

Our Euro export SENGE is a classic example of the Drakyi ideal, linebred on our foundation male, Ch. Formosa-Drakyi SIMBA. He stunned the TM world when he won Best of Breed and became World Champion at 16 months from the junior class at the 2003 World Show in Dortmund, Germany, under renowned mastiff specialist Christofer Habig. His critique: "Sensational. Authentic. Head-type excellent, movement exceptional, expression very intense, balance typical, with unusual [large] size. Simply marvelous, very pleased...my World Show surprise." Senge's influences have revolutionized breeding programs, and his progeny can be seen in top TM kennels around the world. Senge is the sire of many top-winning dogs in the breed, including our LOKA, the 2008 AKC National Specialty Best of Breed.

AKC/TMCA/ARBA/Rarities/Master/Int/BISS Ch. Edgi Ganden Monge, "SENGE"

Our multiple Group, Best in Show and Specialty winner, Drakyi-sired American import "Red SENGE" is the dog the judges say they want to take home. A wonderful ambassador for the breed with stunning type and presence, SENGE has distinguished himself as the:

2002 National Specialty Best of Breed Puppy (Breeder-Judge Nancy Young)

2004 Regional Specialty Best of Breed (AKC BIS judge Burton Yamada)

2005 National Specialty Best of Breed (AKC BIS judge Elaine Young)

2006 Regional Specialty Best of Breed (AKC Working judge Mickey Mullen)

2007 AKC Eukanuba Tournament of Champions Finalist

2008 Retired and very pleased to be standing at private stud!

AKC CH. Drakyi Sagun Kachar, “SAGUN”

Son of the largest western TM, Drakyi Dark Dragon, and the top winning TM bitch of all time in the US, Ch. Lafahhs Lokapala Drakyi, “LOKA,” SAGUN has made an impressive debut in the AKC show world. Combining the size and type found throughout his pedigree, SAGUN will continue to make his mark under the loving care of Carol Gordon (niece of US breed founder Ann Rohrer) of Langtang TMs in Oregon, and professional handlers Marc Denk and Laurel Cain Denk, DVM.

AKC CH. Drakyi Showstopper Trixie

Excelling in correct mastiff breed type, the beautiful Drakyi linebred Barnes daughter, TRIXIE, is one of Drakyi's newest AKC champions. She is co-owned and handled by Ray and Gayle Harvie of Showstopper TMs.

Trixie taking one of her Best of Winner's major wins Trixie, her sire Barnes, and niece Aura

AKC CH. Drakyi Showstopper Boomer

A Barnes grandson, the beautiful red-gold BOOMER, a blend of Drakyi and imported Tibetan lines, is the 2009 National Specialty Best Opposite Sex! Our thanks to Judge Terry Berrios for this prestigious win. Showing the correct type and balance sought after in the breed, Boomer is handled by Don Rodgers, PHA . Boomer is co-bred and co-owned by Richard Eichhorn & Ray and Gayle Harvie of Showstopper TMs.

Up and Coming Breeding & Show Dogs...

Tomorrow's Champions

Drakyi Resurrection, "LAZ"

Named for the beloved friend of Jesus who was raised from the dead, "Laz" was a stillborn puppy that I just could not let go. He was perfect in every way, and looked like he should be awake and breathing his first breaths of life, but he laid motionless. Some thirty minutes later, in what seemed like a lifetime, his limbs finally began to twitch, irregular gasps of air were taken and faint cries were heard as I held him in the palm of my hand and continued to give him 'mouth to muzzle' CPR. The first three days as Mother Nature worked her magic in rerouting his brain function, I had to hold him on the teat to stimulate his nursing reflex. Then, suddenly, he began to thrive on his own, and the rest is breed history. To this day, he puts his face in mine, bonded by the breath of life.

A 'Best in Show' dog in his own backyard, Laz has distinguished himself as the sire of some of the best examples of the breed. His magnificent head, outstanding type and loving temperament a testimony to his breeding.

Our Tibetan import male at 2 years, Huā Huā Gōng Zǐ , "PLAYBOY"

Playboy began his journey to the West in 2007 after my judging assignment in Anyang, China. The only dog of his prized, founding pure Tibetan bloodline to ever be allowed out of China, and grandson of the renouned "Hongdo," he was a treasured gift from the respected "Father of the Tibetan Mastiff" in China, my friend and associate, Wang Zhankui of the Tibetan Mastiff Research Center in Gongyi, Henan, China. And the legacy continues, with Playboy's first litter born in 2009, yet another generation showing the authentic Tibetan type prized in native lands.