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Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountain's you will find, Harger Chihuahuas. Our small family of dogs are bred for Showmanship, Type, Soundness and Beauty. My name is Lesley Harger and I am the breeder and handler of our Chihuahuas.

The secret of the success of our lines was based on a
Solid Foundation.
Our strong foundation breeding program became successful by line breeding two Beautiful
Black-Tri long coated boys, a Father and Son Stud team. By utilizing this strong team of studs, we have been able to create a phenotype which is unique to Harger Chihuahuas.

The Father, Ch Sha-Ring Starburst's Shiner-L, was produced by ROM Ch O'Pags Unforgettable Bear, sire of 17 champions. Bears sire, producer of 10 champions and his sire producer of 7 champions. Shiner was a BISS and Group winning Chihuahua, #6 long coat in 1995 with 9 champions to his credit, two of which I handled and ranked Nationally in the Top 10 & 20 All-Breed and Breed.

His son Ch Sha-Ring Harger's All That Jazz, and the second half of our foundation stud team, was
a Group placing, BOV specialty winner and #16 in Breed ranking in 1999. Jazz was the product of a tight linebreeding to his sires pedigree which accentuated and set the Beautiful phenotypical traits in our dogs.

The rich colors, lovely heads, excellent conformation, health, and outgoing show personality's is our Testimony that we have found the Mother Lode, here in the Sierra Nevada's.

Quotes from the Book:
"Born to Win: Breed to Succeed" by Patricia Craige Trotter
Reproduced below with written permission from the author:

"A sire's worth is measured by his progeny". "Great Sires tend to be from great sire lines. In assessing these sires, appropriate consideration should be given to those whose sires were also great sires. Furthermore, it will not be surprising if their grandsire or both grandsires were also outstanding sires. When you are dealing with such a sire line, it is known as the direct tail male line."
"Keep in mind when studying this tail male line of descent that the sire always gives a copy of his Y chromosome to his sons, for it is what determines their sex."
"The truly great sires will breed on equally well through both their sons and their daughters".
"When sires are making a valuable contribution to the breed with little opportunity at stud, take a good look at them".

 We are so Blessed to have had these two Beautiful Guys in our program! We hope you will think so too!

Our Sire's pedigree's and the Beauty that continues to be captured in their puppy's, is the testimony that speaks for what and who they truly are.

So come on in and visit with the beautiful dogs who have been "Our Inspiration". Relax and stay a while. The music was chosen especially for your browsing pleasure. Our website was built to give you a range of answers and information about the Chihuahua breed.

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"Harger's Caramel Creme Brulee-L"

News Flash!

"Bunny" as he is affectionatly called, did very well in his first weekend of shows in Los Angeles, CA. Winning his class in the CCSC sweepstakes and a third in class at the CCA sweepstakes, then going on to win his large 6-9 month class at the CCA Nationals, under noted breeder judge Patricia Larrisey! We are so proud of our little Cole grandson!

And we have some NEW Champions!

New CH Harger's Pretty Boy Floyd-S & CH Harger's Sweet N Petite Sallimae-L finished their championships a couple weeks ago! Pictures and updates to follow!

Plus we have a very special announcement in a few days, another Beautiful New American Champion who finished his Championship with a 5 point major from the bred by class, at the prestigious CCA Nationals, winning Winners Dog and Best Of Winners under noted breeder judge, Miss Patricia Larrisey, CH Harger's Poker Face-L...pictures coming soon!

And our sweet Harger's Dr. Zhivago placed 3rd in his class in open, at the CCA Nationals as well, and his half sister CH Harger's Amadora-L got pulled in BOV, no placement, but a nice nod to her quality to make the final cut for BOB!

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When you look at a dog's pedigree, it tell's you what he OUGHT to be
When you look at a dog in the ring, it tell's you what he SEEMS to be
When you look at a dog's progeny, it tells you what he IS.
- Pat Trotter; Born To Win-

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My Favorite Quotes

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”

~Abraham Lincoln~

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"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

~ Anatole France~

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Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people

~Unknown~

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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

~Cato the Elder~

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Success is not fame or money or the power to bewitch.
It is to have created something valuable from your own individuality and skill - a garden, an embroidery, a painting, a cake, a life.

~Charlotte Gray~

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Our enemies are sacred because they make us strong

~Native American saying~


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~Life is full of little surprises~

~Pandora~


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"We are all travelers in this world --From the sweet grass to the packing house--Birth till Death--We travel between the eternity's--"

~Prentice Ritter~

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"Never appraoch a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction."

~Unknown~

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"Do not tell God how big your storm is...
Tell the storm how big your God is."

~Unknown~

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