Author: Heather

Hello everyone,

It’s never too early to start making puppy plans!

We’ve received quite a few inquiries about our 2027 breeding plans, so we wanted to share a preliminary overview for those who may be interested in adding a Thanagar Mudi puppy to their family in the coming years.

As always, our plans are subject to change, but we are currently hoping to have at least three litters in 2027. The girls we plan to breed are Strix, Phoenix, and Starling. While it’s impossible to predict seasons with certainty, we loosely expect to breed Strix in winter (late 2026 or early 2027), with Phoenix and Starling following sometime in the spring or early summer.

Strix

Strix is an incredibly accomplished Mudi who has proven her versatility time and time again. She is adaptable, stable, and transitions easily between households. She travels exceptionally well and generally enjoys both dogs and people.

In 2025, Strix produced a fabulous litter of boys with Marvelous Mudi’s Guba, and we have been thrilled with the way those puppies are maturing. Strix has OFA Excellent hips and normal health testing results otherwise, with the exception of her spine. She has LTV but remains completely asymptomatic.

We are still evaluating stud options for Strix and will likely be importing semen from Europe for this litter.

Litter Theme: TBD 🌚

Phoenix × Dune

Phoenix will be bred to Dune for her first litter—and his first as well!

We expect puppies from this pairing to be tenacious, hardworking dogs with plenty of humor and the happy, stable temperaments both parents possess. Phoenix has demonstrated tremendous livestock drive from a very young age, while Dune is one of the most naturally gifted and confident working dogs we’ve had on the farm. He covers stock beautifully and readily pushes into stubborn livestock when needed.

Beyond her livestock work, Phoenix is also a fantastic agility dog and enjoys frisbee, barn hunt, and flyball.

Phoenix has OFA Good hips and is normal on all other health testing. Dune has OFA Excellent hips and is normal otherwise except for LTV1.

We expect both black and brown puppies, with a mix of tailed and natural bobtail puppies.

Because of the strong working abilities represented in this pairing, we would especially like to see these puppies placed in working and performance homes and will prioritize those placements.

Litter Theme: Colors 🎨

Applications for this litter can be submitted here:

Upcoming Litters

Starling

We also plan to breed our beautiful Starling for her first litter.

An Irish import, Starling is a stunning representation of the breed and an absolute delight to live with. She is remarkably stable, social, and comfortable in a wide variety of environments. From an early age, she excelled in the conformation ring, earning notable placements throughout her career, including an Award of Merit at the MCA’s first regional specialty. She currently has her AKC CH and we expect to finish her GCH this summer.

Starling is currently training as a search-and-rescue mantrailing dog and absolutely loves tracking work. She has shown significant natural aptitude and enthusiasm for the sport. Starling is highly self-motivated and thrives in jobs that allow her to think independently and make decisions. She is also an easygoing, well-traveled dog who is readily handled by strangers.

Starling has OFA Good hips and is otherwise normal on health testing.

We intend to breed Starling to a European stud using imported semen and will share more details about this pairing closer to the breeding date.

Please note that puppies from this litter will not be eligible for AKC Conformation, though they will be eligible to participate in performance sports and companion events.

Litter Theme: Butterflies 🦋

Learn More

If you’d like to learn more about our breeding program and philosophy, please visit our FAQ page: https://thanagarmudi.com/frequently-asked-questions/

We also encourage all prospective puppy buyers to educate themselves about LTV and other spinal anomalies before making a decision about purchasing a puppy. You can learn more here: https://www.incoc.fi/asiat/uploads/2024/02/Basis-for-LTV-grading.pdf

As always, we appreciate your interest in Thanagar Mudis and look forward to sharing more updates as our plans develop. If you have questions about any of these planned litters, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Warm regards,

The Thanagar Mudi Team – Heather Clarkson

We’ve had a busy month of dog sports!

May started off with a fun conformation show in Pinehurst, NC on Mother’s Day weekend – we took the four “youngsters” (Swift, Puffin, Junco, and Flicker) and everyone had a good time. Swift was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch, and the younger dogs had great experiences in the ring. Sunday, we relaxed with an UpDog Challenge disc event for Junco and Sas.

Our sweet boy Junco celebrated his first birthday on May 20, so on the 21^st we traveled to his first official Fast CAT event. His first runs on record were 25.65 mph and 26.13 mph. The next weekend, we drove up to Virginia for two more FCAT runs, and Junco nailed the final points needed for his BCAT title! His runs came in at 27.3 mph and 27.46 mph, and he is now Csudacifra Goncol BCAT. This boy is fast and he’s only going to get faster as he matures.

After our Virginia trip, we headed to Teamworks in Youngsville, NC for a NADD dock diving competition. My goal was to let Flicker and Junco get acquainted with a new dock and location, in preparation for an upcoming qualifier event. Junco had a blast and left with two good baby dog scores – 7’9” and 10’11”. He is building his confidence on the dock and we expect him to just keep getting more air. The real surprise of the day was Flicker, who started off with a 9’ practice jump and finished with two amazing scores of 16’6” and 19’!! Flicker now has the best scores of any female Mudi in the United States for dock diving (second best female is Swift at 16’9”).

Hang in there, we’re not done yet…

Sunday after dock diving, we loaded the whole crew up and headed to Pilot Mountain for an UpDog Challenge disc event hosted by Jam’min Dog Sports. Our team had great scores across the board, but the highlight was Swift setting a new personal best in Frizgility, earning the top score of all dogs who played that day. Flicker also earned her first recorded points in Throw N Go.

Finally, this previous weekend our girls showed in the Salisbury and Hickory Kennel Club shows in Concord, NC. On Friday, Puffin was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch, and on Saturday she took Winners Bitch for a 3 point major! Puffin is officially our first pointed conformation dog and we’re so proud of our beautiful, sweet girl. Swift took Reserve WB behind Puffin.

Our next event is the Teamworks NADD qualifier – wish us luck!

Saturday, April 30, we decided to play some last-minute UpDog (dog disc) and boy are we glad we did!

Sas played for the first time since her litter and spay, and nailed 2^nd place in Throw N Go with a new personal best of 48 points! She was on fire!

Junco earned 3^rd place in Greedy and a new personal best of 32 points.

And last but not least, Flicker played her first official game in public, and while we didn’t get a score, she had a blast and it’s obvious she LOVES the game!

We’re still early in the disc season, so I imagine we will have quite a few of our dogs earning invitations to next year’s UpDog International Finals.

We took a long trip to western Kentucky this weekend to compete in the 2022 UpDog International Finals. This was a long awaited event, cancelled twice because of COVID, and I’ve been qualified since 2020 with the older boys. Swift got her qualifications in 2021 for this year.

The weather was absolutely awful. Until Sunday, it was freezing, sleeting, hailing, snowing, raining, and gusting 15 mph winds all day. Frisbee is hard to play in even perfect conditions some days.

We didn’t play super well most days, but Friday we jammed. Pax tied his own personal best in Frizgility, and then Hawk blew me away with an amazing round – beating his own personal best by FIFTY points. I have never seen my wild boy stay so focused and I was so incredibly proud of him.

The icing on the cake for the weekend however was our surprise podium appearance – with Swifty! Swift placed third in her division (size) in FunKey – making her not only the first Mudi to qualify and attend UpDIF, but also the first Mudi to podium at the event

Overall, I cannot say enough about my amazing dogs. We played in terrible weather, with four active fields swarmed by humans and other dogs. My crew has never played such an open format before and not once was their focus jarred. Even the dogs who weren’t competing were angels and got plenty of disc time themselves throughout the weekend. Nobody had an issue with the long drive, being crated long days, sleeping in a hotel, or anything else I threw at them over the weekend.

Today I’m refreshed and energized to practice and be even better for next year!

We’ve hit the ground running this summer, and it’s still early!

Our first news to share is that Swift earned her BCAT title! BCAT is the first level title for Fast CAT (lure coursing). Swift debuted in FAST Cat earlier this year at the Piedmont Kennel Club, raced again in Williamsburg, VA, and then earned her first title at her third event in King, NC.

The girls have had a blast dock diving this year, as well. We welcomed Swift’s mother, Sas, to the family a few months ago. Sas loves dock diving, and earned her Dock Master title within two events. Swift has set a new personal best already this season, jumping 16’9” at Teamworks in Youngsville, NC. Both Swift and Sas have earned invitations to the 2021 NADD Regional Championships.

For herding news, we are working hard on new skills. Swift earned two started level herding titles through the American Herding Breed Association last November, shortly before her first birthday. She’s currently the youngest Mudi in the U.S. to achieve started herding titles on sheep! We do not plan to trial again until this fall. 

Stay tuned for more exciting news a little later this summer!