Japatina Kennels Australian Silky Terriers

28/10/2025

Japatina Blue Bear is headed to Adelaide today. Have an awesome life over there boy!

26/10/2025

Very early this morning Turner(red collar); official name Japatina Turn Back Time, headed off to his forever home in Queanbeyan NSW. The Turner family came looking for a girl but could not resist their namesake. Have an amazing life boy.

22/10/2025

17/10/2025

Thank you to all our new followers! Currently in Brisbane heading to Gold Coast for the Australian Ethical Dog Breeders Conference. I may have kissed the tarmac a little hard last night and spent 2 hours in Logan hospital Emergency. Culture shock much!

16/09/2025

✨Kleefstra Awareness Day 2025✨

This is Sophie 💜 Sophie was born with a rare genetic condition called Kleefstra Syndrome.

Today we not only celebrate 8 months of Sophie, but we are celebrating Kleefstra Syndrome awareness day.

We are also celebrating that Soph slept from 9:30pm-7:30am. Today is a big day for us, as our girl is having an MRI under a general anaesthetic.

Kleefstra Syndrome is a rare genetic condition caused by the deletion or mutation of the EHMT1 gene on chromosome 9. There are around 30 people in Australia who have been diagnosed with Kleefstra syndrome & only about 1,000 in the world. Sophie is currently the only child in the Logan catchment to be diagnosed with Kleefstra Syndrome. The only clinic in Australia who specialise in Kleefstra Syndrome is at the Royal Children’s in Sydney.

Every single Kleefstra syndrome child is different in their own way. Some can be severely affected, while others can be minimally affected. At this stage we do not know how affected Sophie will be.

Sophie’s diagnosis has meant a lot of medical appointments with different specialists. Her team so far consists of an amazing paediatrician, an amazing GP, ENT, respiratory & sleep, OT, PT& Speech, as well as the amazing Kleefstra Clinic team at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. She also has referrals and is awaiting appointments with genetics, genetic counselling cardiac & ophthalmology. Unfortunately genetics has made us a category 3, even though we have had a genetic test confirming Kleefstra Syndrome.

Please wear purple today for Sophie & other Kleefstra Syndrome kids.

Please feel free to share this post to help raise awareness for Kleefstra Syndrome.

15/09/2025

Dave’s ad to celebrate his Best in Group win at the 2025 Royal Queensland Show.

Dave is a very special dog. He is first and foremost our pet & my daughter Sophie’s best pal. As glamour as he is, he lives the life of a family dog and he is allowed to be a dog. That includes rolling around in the dirt & swimming. As a show dog, he really knows when to turn it on. When I am showing him, it’s like the world switches off & it’s just me and him in the ring. I am very thankful to have such a beautiful dog, with a beautiful temperament.

07/09/2025

Show results from Queensland for
Ch Japatina Never Have I Ever “Dave”

Redcliffe Peninsula Kennel Club Open show Dave was awarded Best in Group & Best Australian Bred in Group under Mr Grahame Neave (QLD).

Pine Rivers Kennel Club Open show Dave was awarded RUNNER UP BEST IN GROUP & BEST AUSTRALIAN BRED IN GROUP under Mrs Janette Anderson (QLD).

Pine Rivera Kennel Club Championship show Dave was awarded RUNNER UP BEST IN GROUP & BEST AUSTRALIAN BRED IN GROUP under Mr Milan Curk (QLD).

07/09/2025

Japatina Panerai Laminor

07/09/2025

Japatina Turn Back Time

07/09/2025

Japatina Blue Bear