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Click here to see all the Chows Bred by Mi-Toi The Williams of Mi Toi Chow Chows/Mai Toi Chinese Crested (pronounced My Toy) In the Beginning The Williams family started showing as a fun family hobby and activity got their first Chow Chow in June 16th, 1986 in Billings, Montana. Debra's first time out and her bitches first time out ,she took WB-BOW-BOS under Mildred K. Bryant.
Plainacres Han Solo
On June, 22nd, 1986 10 year old daughter, Tiffany showed their male and took BOW his and her first time out. Beating some great handlers back then. The Williams got their foundation stock from , Mary Wuest of Plainacres Kennel Reg. From Ohio. They bred their male dog, Plainacres Han Solo to a female, Al De Bears Blue Sapphire that daughter, Tiffany picked up as a brood. Had their first litter July 24th, 1986 When they started out they Had no real idea what to do and no local Chow breeder help so the next best thing was to do a lot of praying and looking at pictures. Where did you ever come up with a name like Mi-Toi?That breeding produced the first litter of little “Teddy Bears”. As the puppies grew they would sprawl out on their little tummies and look just like a stuffed toy teddy bear. Debra remembers saying to them “oh I am so glad you are my toy” Since the Chow Chows are Chinese origin they decided to call the Kennel , Mi Toi Chow Chow’s. (my toy). Out of that first breeding they kept Co-Ownership of one of the red males. They also sold one of those male Chow Chows to “the well known Martha Stuart”. She did Kmart cook books back then. Debra started showing that little red male in April of 1987 In
Laramie, Wyoming. “Mi Toi’s Odie the Brassy Bear”. His very first dog show and
Debra's 4th dog show ever…he took BOB over 3 Champions out of the Bred By
Exhibitor class.
Now it was time to go into Group.Debra didn’t even know what that was. She had heard of it , but never stayed around to see one before….She didn’t even know what order to go in or anything….well on the way in ,Odie steps on the peek, boy was that handler upset !!.. Debra was so nervous that she didn’t pay any attention. Debra was like 4th in line and she remembers keeping her dog perfectly stanced and baited. When it was her turn to go set up for the judge while she sends the one on around…the judge stands back looks, and walks up to Debra slowly…Edith whispers to her, “what would you do if you were judging and these people were doing that, as she points to the other exhibitors just standing loosely in line and some even talking to each other…now about this time she is thinking to herself ,oh my gosh here is one of those trick questions you hear about…so she says.."I would tell them to get in line and present your dogs to me"… Mrs. Hellerman looks at ,Debra and turns to the exhibitors and yells at them...get in line and stack those dogs!! Debra was shocked to say the least. Debra moved her dog for her and went to the end of the line
then she took a big sigh of relief that , that was over…After she goes over all the dogs
and everyone all stacked and presented for the final look she walks toward
,Debra and Debra recalls the feeling of about
to pee her pants ,Mrs. Hellerman just points in a direction and as Debra began to move that way
she
glances over her shoulder and sees that the judge is not watching her. So she thinks well now what?? Then
she sees her going to the next dog and points them to move in the same direction.
So Debra just stopped and
stood there next to the rails. The other guy gets right behind her, then she sees another
,and another
line up behind them. The judge then motions to go around and then points atDebra and says
1.. Debra could not believe that she had
just won group. Odie did so well that Deber entered the Chow Chow Specialty show held right here in Spokane,Wa. in May of 1987 . This being Debra's very first Specialty show ever. Odie won BOW at that specialty show… Since Montana had no local breeders of show Chow Chows she started getting what the Chow Chow Club called the “Chow Life Magazine”. No computers in those days . Any ways she would contact breeders of dogs she liked and get pictures of them. So her learning and knowledge of Chow Chows came from looking at photographs of Chows from all angles and once in a while she would get a vhs video of them. The Williams learned a lot about Chows in this litter. They whelped their second Chow Chow
litter in September 3rd,1987, just 2 months after the first
litter. “Leia”. the first chow chow was bred to: Ch. Rebelruns Call To Glory”
Tommy” The Williams got a litter of 4, 3 dogs and 1 little bitch from her. They kept the girl and placed 2 of the males in show homes and the 3rd male in a pet home Debra sent the little girl “ Mi Toi’s American Geisha Girl” call name- "Ming Lee"- off with the owner of her sire to go to her first shows at the tender age of 6mo. It was March and It was a 3 day show which included a chow chow specialty down in Texas.
Debra's girl got 2- 5 point majors back to back and a reserve
the 3rd day. Everyone in Texas just loved her and raved about her. The co-breeder “sires owner” was so proud to have been the one to be showing Ming Lee that they asked if Debra would bring her to the National Chow Chow Specialty held down in Cal. And let Susie show her again. June, 1987 was the National Specialty show held in Ca. Debra flew down there with my Ming Lee to this enormous dog show held over there and scared out of my mind. Billings, Montana never had shows like this before and she was a novice for sure. At this point she had only shown/handled her dogs in a total of 5-6 shows. Never in her life had she seen so many Chow Chow’s or dogs in one place ! Debra had learned to judge Chow Chows pretty good from pictures. Anyways can you imagine her delight to see so many in one place. Debra remembers getting to meet all the great Chow Chow breeders and introduce herself to them. It was great in those days. Ok, back to the specialty show in Cal. As a novice she recalls she didn’t even know what a specialty Sweeps match was but entered it anyways. She had the Co-breeder (sires owner) take Ming Lee in the ring for her so she could watch Susie and handle Ming Lee at the show. The match was judged by a well noted Breeder and Attorney ,Carmen Blankenship. Debra's little Ming Lee went BOSS in that Cal. Dog show. She recalls "I hit the ground when she won". There was an entry of over 100 puppies in that show. All of the Williams pictures , catalogs ,and ribbons as well as my trophies all burnt up in a house fire.( "Breaks my heart)" All the pix I now have I got back from my mother." That evening was the points show. I don’t mind telling you
that Debra was so scared, her knees where knocking together. The Judge was….Joel Marston the famous actor and Breeder that
she had seen in her great big “Book Of
The Chow Chow by Dr. Samual Draper ” Anyways Ming Lee ended up getting winners bitch
and she got her final 5 point major that day and became the Second MI TOI
CHAMPION. She finished in 5 shows with 3 - 5 point majors!!! And that BOSS. The
Williams were floating on cloud nine for days. Those are the first litters and shows of The Williams life with their Chow Chows. The Williams recall having had very limited showing, as being in Mt, you must travel a long ways to the show. With small kids and limited budget they had to plan careful. They only hit about 5 shows a year. The Williams did very limited breeding. In 7-8-88 When Ming was 2 Debra bred her to their boy, Han Solo. By this time they had moved to Wyoming .They had not done any other breeding between the time Ming Lee was born till they bred her at the age of 2 years old. Han Solo had eaten a tennis ball and died in surgery shortly after this litter was born. The Williams got some very nice puppies out of that breeding. One was Ch.Mi Toi’s I xia Oriental Hunk which they kept, and Ch.Mi Toi’s Han Solo tu that they co-owned with a well known breeder/judge. Joanne Shuller who was the co-breeder on both of my Plainacres dogs.Joanne Owned the sire: "Ch. Claymonts New Edition Of Noel" (Bart" In the summer of 1989 Debra and daughter, Tiffany took Ming Lee , and those 2 boys to some shows held back in Billings , Mt. Ming lee took BOB and her son, Hunky took BOS. Ming Lee went on to get a Group 2 that day. From there oldest daughter, Tiffany and Debra drove down to Cal. To go to the Golden State Chow Chow Specialty held there in June. There was an entry of 250 chow chow’s. That included the 3 the Williams took. This was Ming Lee’s 3rd time as a special and her two boys 3rd shows ever. Debra entered Ming Lee in BREED and just for something new they entered her in the BROOD BITCH CLASS with her son’s, Hunky and Han JR. Debra and Tiffany rode to the shows with friends that also showed Chow Chows. One of the ladies had the number 1 CHOW CHOW for 1989, and the # 2 dog was at the show as well. Debra recalls going around the ring for the last look when the respected breeder judge,
Love Bangheart points at her for BOB, Now all
the male dogs in the ring start to leave and
the judge has to call them all back in to give one of them BOS. Now I don’t mind telling you that , that was a site to see. They all thought my Ming Lee was a male dog. Debra and Tiffany went on to take BROOD BITCH o and made CHOW CHOW history. To this date as far as I know, no other bitch has done that. BISS CHAMPION MI TOI'S AMERICAN GEISHA GIRL name is engraved on that silver cup. They have received recognition for finishing the most dogs from the bred-by-exhibitor class 4 straight years in a row . THAT IS A GREAT HONOR. From Chow Chow to Chinese Crested!~~The Williams moved to Colorado in 1991. Tiffany acquired her first Chinese Crested in 1992 from Terry Hendricks of O’ Ebonwill Kennels.
That little palomino is
Garlands of gold O’Ebonwill our foundation stud. Fonzy and his litter sister took home the 4 point majors there first time out at the age of 6mo.
Fonzy is out of the well known bitch..BIS, BISS, MULTI GRP.
Ch. Foozy Flowers O’Ebonwill. Youngest , daughter, Alyssa got the foundation bitch from Terry Hendricks as well., Meg N A Statement O’ebonwill, Megan is a half sister to foozy. The girls bred Fonzy and Megan and had the very first little naky babies in 1993 Their first litter resulted in 2 hl. Male /female Mai Toi’s China doll
a very very tiny girl. Weights 2lbs at 12 years old. And her litter brother Ch. Mai Toi’s grin N Bare It.
On March 17, 2008 Debra Williams acquired: The
beautiful female.. Illusion's Riot In Cell Block 9 Go here to see Toots
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