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        • CH Pickwick's Too Generous to Trifle With
        • Zobear's American Idol
        • CH Pickwick's Show the World How to Smile
        • CH Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, CGC, RIN, RI, TKN
        • CH Pickwick's Child, That Hemline's Out of Sight TKN
        • Princess Buttercup's Forever is Now
        • Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill
        • Pickwick's While the Leaves Play the Music
        • Pickwick's Doris Diamond Breakfasts at Tiffany's
        • Pickwick's Follow the Star
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        • CH Pickwick's Mr. High Falutin'
        • CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN
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Buttercup

Pickwick's Princess Buttercup's Forever is Now 

AKC #TS38875303 DOB: 7/13/18
Sire: Mianda's Prince Charming At Vanity - TS30498901; Dam: Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, CGC, TKN, RN, RI - TS21383302

​Pedigree
Health Tests
​Show Wins

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Buttercup socializing with people at her first show in Mobile, Alabama
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Buttercup as a puppy, learning to eat at restaurants (at Diplomat Deli)
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Mama KK inspecting Buttercup
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Buttercup in Venice (ok, not really ... but she would rock that city and that boat ;)
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Buttercup with her dad approving her Christmas stocking.
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Buttercup waiting with her dad before going into the Toy Group at a dog show after winning Best of Breed.

Princess Buttercup's Shopping Adventure During the Covid Pandemic
(novice trick routine)

From our "Thrill on Blueberry Hill" litter, born July 13, 2018, Princess Buttercup has one of the softest, plushest coats you will ever feel. Taking after her father, Grand Champion Mianda's Prince Charming at Vanity, her beautiful face will take your breath away. She takes after her mama, Champion Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh (KK) with her zest and love of people. In her temperament evaluation at 7 weeks of age, she crawled into the evaluator’s lap and made herself at home and that was a true indicator of her future indeed. Her show name breaks with the St. Louis theme and is taken from a wonderful poem by Emily Dickinson "Forever is Composed of Nows" by Emily Dickinson:
Forever – is composed of Nows
‘Tis not a different time
Except for Infiniteness
And Latitude of Home
From this – experienced Here
Remove the Dates – to These
Let Months dissolve in further Months
And Years – exhale in Years
Without Debate – or Pause
Or Celebrated Days
No different Our Years would be
From Anno Dominies
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​Dam: Champion Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, RN, TKNDam: Champion Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, RN, TKN

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Sire: GCH Mianda's Prince Charming at Vanity, Sire of the Year 2018

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Here she is relaxing with her human dad waiting for the Toy Group after winning Best of Breed in Florida.
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Pickwick's As You Wish (Westley/Gus)

Fall of 2020 Buttercup was the best mama and produced such a gorgeous and healthy puppy boy (kennel name was Westley; new name = Gus). 
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Here's Princess Buttercup at one of her early shows in Florida where she won Best of Opposite Sex to Biggie.

Collector of ribbons! Buttercup was a natural at her scent work class. She was even better than her sister, Lilly! And she definitely looks the best in her tutus ;)

PictureLilly and Buttercup at Vermont Show after winning Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Bitch, Best of Winners.
Buttercup wins Best of Breed in Vermont under judge Dana Cline. The next day, Lilly beat her with a BOB. Sisters like to share ;) Macintosh (CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN) came along on the trip to protect us. The best part of the trip was seeing Robert Frost's homes, a maple sugar farm, and visiting the Vermont Country Store!

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L-R: Marie Claire, Robert, KK, Buttercup, Lilibeth

Buttercup's early days, weeks, and months. Princess Buttercup as a Puppy!

Birthday! July 13, 2018 (yes, Friday the 13th!):
Days 5 & 6 - dew claws removed and still growing!
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At 6 weeks - 1st time on the table learning to stack.
Eyes starting to open!
Puppies move out of the whelping box!
Eating real food!
Trying out a new cat toy!
Almost walking!
3 Sisters Playing . . . .
Day 35 .... attack the evil robot toy!
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At 6 weeks:
Watching Downton Abbey!
Pool party!!
New pink tutu dresses!!
Working on recalls with her sisters!
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Buttercup is "contestant #1" in this video (at 0:36)
Go Buttercup Go! At her very 1st show in Tallahassee, Florida, she went onto the Toy Group. Wahoo! Already collecting points toward her championship with just one show. She was not too concerned about her Toy Group after winning Best of Breed. And she made her dad proud with her performance! We are just smitten with this gorgeous girl. All 4 girls participated so here are some clips of some hi-lites:
All 4 girls participated so here are some clips of some hi-lites:
Our schedules don't allow us to attend as many shows as we like, plus Buttercup only entered a handful of shows since we quickly realized we couldn't handle all 3 girls at the same time! Despite this, she made it further up the rankings of the The Pug Dog Club of America than we thought. The shows are simply too stressful for her and, while she loves spending time with us, she much prefers scent work and other sports, so we made the decision that her quality of life was more important than winning a championship. Nonetheless, we are very grateful to many judges who appreciated her beauty and encouraged her with some nice wins against tough competition, especially that Best of Opposite Sex win to Biggie, even beating out her sister, Lilly, several times!
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AKC Conformation:
Total Puppy of Achievement Points - 9 Points
Total Number of Awards: 23

Okaloosa Kennel Club - Judge Houston (Toddie) Clark, Puppy 6-9 Months - 1st Place (1 Puppy of Achievement Point)
Okaloosa Kennel club - Judge Nancy Bodine, Puppy 6-9 Months - 1st Place (1 Puppy of Achievement Point)
Greater Panama City Dog Fanciers - Judge Melinda L. Lyon, Puppy 6-9 Months - 1st Place 
 (1 Puppy of Achievement Point)
Greater Panama City Dog Fanciers - Judge Kristen L. Francis, Puppy 6-9 Months - 1st Place, Winners, Best of Winners (2 Points), Best Owner-Handled in Breed
Ochlockonee River Kennel Club - Judge Mr. Zell Von Pohlman, Puppy 6-9 Months - 1st Place, Reserve Winner (to her sister Miss Dior)
Hendersonville Kennel Club - Judge Gloria Geringer, Puppy 9-12 Months - 1st Place (1 Puppy of Achievement Point)
Hendersonville Kennel Club - Judge Melinda L. Lyon, Puppy 9-12 Months - 2nd Place
Spartanburg Kennel Club - Judge Dr. Clyde E. Shaw, Puppy 9-12 Months - 1st Place  (1 Puppy of Achievement Point), Reserve Winner
Spartanburg Kennel Club - Judge Mrs. Elaine J. Lessig, Puppy 9-12 Months - 1st Place  (1 Puppy of Achievement Point), Reserve Winner
Woodstock Dog Club - Judge Randy E. Garren, Puppy 9-12 Month - 2nd Place 
Woodstock Dog Club - Judge Robert D. Ennis, Puppy 9-12 Months - 1st Place  (1 Puppy of Achievement Point), Reserve Winner
Green Mountain Dog Club - Judge Dana P. Cline, 12-18 Months - 1st Place, Winners, Best of Opposite Sex (1 point)
Huntsville Kennel Club - Judge Timothy S. Robbins, Bred by Exhibitor - 2nd Place
Huntsville Kennel Club - Judge Eugene Blake, Bred by Exhibitor - 2nd Place



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Heart

Evaluation by veterinary cardialogist  INGRID STRAETER-KNOWLEN, DVM
100% healthy heart

Blue Ridge Imaging (Clemson, SC) Hips/Shoulders/Spine OFA 
​February, 2021

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If you would like to become a part of the Pickwick Pugs family please contact us or, if you are interested in being considered as a future Pickwick pug owner, please complete the inquiry form so that we can get to know you better! We look forward to hearing from you!
Owners - Jeff and Amy McLelland

Located outside of Birmingham, Alabama, USA


Author of The Pug Bible

Author of The Pug Puppy Primer

Petpro with PawTree (Natural foods, treats, supplements, and other pet products developed by Veterinarians and PhDs in Animal Science and Pet Nutrition)


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We feed exclusively PawTree and Nuvet Daily Vitamin
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Best of Breed, CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN - our first bred-by-champion.
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Pickwick's foundation bitch, KK, (CH Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, CGC, TKN, RN, RI)

What Our Clients Are Saying

Bumi was star student at his puppy class today and has been pretty much bomb-proof in the world so far. You definitely set him up for success!"

"You do such a good job training/preparing them. Rosalina is the best trained dog in this house...everyone at work is always blown away how incredible she is ... Socialization, confidence, obedience ... And, well, she’s really pretty." (Vet Tech, mom, loving pug owner)

"The vet was impressed that his nostrils were completely open."

"So many people at the festival were asking where did you get such a beautiful pug from and we said from an amazing breeder in Alabama, Pickwick Pugs"


"He [Louie, out of the Beatrix Potter litter] is by far the most athletic & strongest of any other pugs we’ve had. He’s 18.5 lbs of muscle! I’m sure there are genetics involved, but we also followed your advice with the diet, fish oil, supplements etc. If we had the time, I bet he’d be a champion at agility. We love everything about him!!"
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Multiple Bred by AKC Champions
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Lilibeth, (CH Pickwick's Show the World How to Smile), our 6th AKC Champion
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Amy at The Pug Dog Club of America National Specialty
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Pickwick puppies being socialized with their mama.

Contact Us - Inquiry Application Form

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Best of Breed out of the puppy class over special - Cindy (Pickwick's Oh, The Places You'll Go, currently in the ring).
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Lilly, a Pickwick Best in Show winner
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A Pickwick puppy graduating from Star Puppy Academy just before "gotcha day".
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      • CH Pickwick's Worship the Ground I Walk On
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      • CH Pickwick's Worship The Ground I Walk On
      • Pickwick's Judge of Your Own Happiness
      • Pickwick's Where Heaven Kisses Earth
      • Pickwick's Watching the Stars Align
      • Pickwick's Never Too Wacky, Too Old, Too Wild (Lola)
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      • GCH Hill Country's I'll Bee Your Shining Star
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        • CH Pickwick's Too Generous to Trifle With
        • Zobear's American Idol
        • CH Pickwick's Show the World How to Smile
        • CH Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, CGC, RIN, RI, TKN
        • CH Pickwick's Child, That Hemline's Out of Sight TKN
        • Princess Buttercup's Forever is Now
        • Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill
        • Pickwick's While the Leaves Play the Music
        • Pickwick's Doris Diamond Breakfasts at Tiffany's
        • Pickwick's Follow the Star
      • Retired Boys >
        • Diabolbric’s Start Me Up (Jagger)
        • CH Pickwick's Mr. High Falutin'
        • CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN
    • Fosters, Rescues >
      • Sebastian, BGR, CGC, RN, RA, TKN
      • All-American Rescue Jerry (lab/chow/GS mix)
      • All-American Rescue Lexi
    • Gone but not forgotten . . . >
      • Pickwick's Cotton Candy in the Sky RN
      • Charlie Chaplin
      • Winston (Pickwick's Cosmic Constellation in the Stars)
    • Past Pickwick Pugs Litters >
      • Begin the Beguine Litter
      • Thrill Litter
      • Lemaître Litter
      • Stars Fell on Alabama
      • Diamond Litter
      • Emerald Litter
      • Christmas Star Litter
      • New Year's Eve Litter
      • Adirondack Litter
      • Flying Kilts Litter
      • Coffee House Litter
      • Poldark Litter
      • Southern Belle Litter
      • Jane Austen Litter
      • Bridgerton Litter
      • Beatrix Potter Litter
      • Dr Seuss Litter
      • Baskin Robbins Litter
  • Available
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    • Puppy Blog >
      • Scenes from Puppy Nursery
    • Prospective Litters >
      • Sockhop Litter
      • French Pastry Litter
      • The Shire Litter
    • Contracts >
      • New Puppy Owners Communication Form #1
      • New Puppy/Pug Owner Communication Form #2munication Form
  • Nutrition
    • What, How, When to Feed a Pug
    • Food >
      • How often to feed?
    • Daily Vitamin
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    • Recipes
  • Shop
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    • Puppy/Pug Payments
    • Unique Gifts
    • Napping Pug Soap (for humans)
    • Zen Buddha Pug Soap (for humans)
    • Buddha Master Pug Soap (for humans)
    • Rosemary Lavender Shampoo Bar (for dogs)
    • Custom Soap Bar
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      • Puppy Sample Daily Schedule
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      • Puppy Daily Records
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      • Socialization Checklist
    • Helpful Info for Pug Owners
    • Flying Home with Your Puppy
    • Driving Home With Your Puppy
    • Training & Socialization >
      • Showing a Pug in Conformation
      • Canine Good Citizenship Test
      • Tricks Training
      • Conditioning Exercises
      • Rally Training Boot Camp
      • Canine Freestyle
      • Conformation Puppy Boot Camp
    • Prayers
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