Jimanie, now Trifecta, owned by Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath is located in central South
Carolina. It was established by Stephanie as a small breeding and show kennel in 1969, first
with German Shepherd Dogs and then with Pembroke Welsh Corgis (with a few other
breeds thrown in on occasion just for fun!) We have successfully combined the
top American, British, Finnish and Australian bloodlines to present
to the fancy the best Pembroke Welsh Corgi possible.
The goal of Trifecta/Jimanie is to produce a happy, bright, outgoing Pembroke Corgi that is
as close to the Standard as we can get it. A Corgi that will fit every need,
from beloved companion to top competitor in the conformation or performance
ring and all points in between. We strive to maintain the instinct and drive of the herding farm dog alive in our pups, but with a sweet, gentle nature.
Trifecta/Jimanie Corgis have successfully competed in conformation with over 100 individual Corgis earning AKC titles. Even though our main focus is on showing in conformation, there have
been many Jimanie Corgis that have competed successfully in herding, obedience,
tracking and agility and have garnered many championships and titles. Trifecta/Jimanie
Corgis have been employed as therapy dogs in hospitals and nursing homes and
most important, many have found loving homes as beloved family companions -
the highest calling for a Corgi! All of this has been accomplished with the
production of only a few litters a year. Recently, due to family and judging commitments, In 2023, I formed an informal partnership with Lisa Gregor-Sobosz and Sean Boyle. With their help I can still continue breeding dogs. The new banner is "Trifecta". We truly do try to focus on quality and not on quantity. That is why the wait for a Jimanie/Trifecta Corgi can often be
a long one.
My long-time involvement in the dog fancy has brought about great friendships
worldwide with the people I have met through this wonderful breed. In 1988, I took the
great leap from breeder to judge when I was approved by the American Kennel
Club to judge Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Cardigan Welsh Corgis and German Shepherds. I have thoroughly enjoyed
this challenging role and have been fortunate enough to have been asked to judge
dogs all over the United States and throughout the world. I have judged in Canada, Mexico,
China, Australia, England, Jamaica, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the Philippines and have met many wonderful
people along the way. I am presently approved by AKC to judge four groups: the Herding Breeds,
the Sporting Breeds, the Toy Group and the Non-Sporting Group, plus Junior Showmanship and Best in Show. The highlights
of my judging career thus far have been my appointment to judge several US national
specialties, including my own breed, Pembroke Welsh Corgis (in the US, CANADA, Finland & Sweden and GREAT BRITIAN), plus the National
specialities of the Cardigan and Welsh Corgi, Australian Shepherd, Bouvier des Flandres,
Clumber Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Bracco Italiano, Barbet and the Wirehaired Visla. I was honored to judge the Golden Retriever Foundation Top Twenty in 2011. In 2006, I judged several of the herding breeds at the premier show in the US, Westminster Kennel Club, held in New York and was delighted to judge again in 2022. I have also been honored to judge at the Santa Barbara Kennel Club in CA as well as the Beverly Hills Kennel Club in 2020 which was shown on NBC. I was over the moon to be invited to judge the 2021 MORRIS AND ESSEX show, which occurs only once every four years.
The apex of my judging career occurred in May, 2011, when I judged the national specialty of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi for the Welsh Corgi League in England, only one of a handful of Americans ever to judge that show since its inception in the 1930s. To judge one's own breed in its country of origin is the dream of any breeder, and to judge the national specialty there is almost impossible to imagine. It is a memory I will cherish forever.
AKC GCH CH, Japan CH, International FCI CH,
British CH Trifecta Eagle Scout
In 2019, Hiroshi Tsuyuki met me at the AKC National in Orlando, FL to pick up "Dustin" a son of my beloved
TORRIN (Austalian CH Trehilyn Dont Hold BacK, ROMX) and the queen of our home, DOLLY (GCH CH TrifectaEZ Brie Z,ROM)
Dustin was leased to Mrs. Yume Murase for a few years. Hiroshi and his partner Kao Miichi got Distin in top condition and quickly
showed him
to his Japanese Championship. Dustin became the #1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi in Japan and went on to aquire a FCI
International Championship as well. He is a dear, sweet boy, and was to come home to me. The only problem was that I didn't
think that Torrin would be very happy to welcome him home. Instead, he was taken to the land of his ancestors to live his life out
his life with Teresa Maddox of Salvenik Corgis fame in the UK. She 'made him up' in seven shows so he added another Champion
title from The Royal Kennel Club of the United Kingdom.
We hope that you will enjoy visiting with our dogs and reading the articles I have elsewhere on the website under "Corgi Info". I hope you will learn more
about this enchanting breed of dog that has helped to make my life so complete. I am a columnist for both The Herding Dog Digest and ShowSight - two magazines devoted to showing dog and also write for the PWCCA Newsletter.
I also have available the only DVD on the breed, a two hour DVD on the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, which explains the history of the breed, shows Welsh geography, and talks about the drovers and drovers roads. I delve deeply into the correct structure for a Pembroke and nearly half of the program is dedicated to correct movement in the breed. This is the only production of its kind on the breed. There are many photographs of Pembrokes from the 1930s with videos of some of the greats of the mid-1980s, too. This DVD is a MUST for the library of anyone who breeds or shows Pembrokes.
Stephanie
