The heart of Celestial Swedish Vallhunds

Meet Tala.

GCH CH U-CH U-BIS ×2
Maplewoof’s Goddess Of The Stars

An accomplished show dog, enthusiastic sport partner, and much-loved companion.

Tala with Kristin and the judge at an Evergreen Colorado Kennel Club show

Tala with owner-handler Kristin O’Sullivan · Show photo: AKC / AllBreedPhoto

Companion · Competitor · Teammate

A little dog.
So many possibilities.

Tala is my companion, service dog, and partner in a wide range of dog sports. We enjoy learning together, from the conformation ring to agility courses and scent searches.

She competes in AKC and UKC conformation, AKC and UKC rally, obedience, AKC and NADAC agility, Fast CAT, AKC scent work and UKC nosework, barn hunt, and herding.

Breed: Swedish Vallhund
Sex: Female
Color: Gray with sable markings
Born: July 15, 2023
AKC registration: DN76738703
Owner / handler: Kristin O’Sullivan · Chesapeake, Virginia

Watch Tala’s agility practice ↗

In the ring & beyond

A versatile teammate.

AKC conformation

Grand Champion; finished her Championship with three 5-point majors.
Winners Bitch, 2024 National Specialty.
Regular Herding Group 3, Greater Fredericksburg, Doswell, Virginia — August 22, 2026, under Joan Liebes.
Select Bitch, Colorado Regional Specialty — September 5, 2026.
Select Bitch, Colorado Supported Show — September 6, 2026.

UKC accomplishments

Champion and two-time Best in Show winner.
Three Total Dog awards.
#1 Swedish Vallhund in 2025; #2 in 2024, as listed in Tala’s résumé.

View Best in Show highlights ↗

Across the sports

Advanced and Excellent overall scent work titles, Master Container and Buried titles, agility titles, herding achievements, and advanced companion and trick qualifications.

Listed as eligible for Swedish Vallhund Champion (VSVCH), Level 4, with processing pending.

Ranking snapshots

Tala’s résumé lists #8 All Breed in August 2026 after three weekends of shows, #9 Swedish Vallhund in AKC Rally for 2025, and #3 Swedish Vallhund in the 2025 AKC scent work points ranking from WeSmellBetter.

Rankings are historical snapshots reported in Tala’s résumé, not live standings.

Learning in every direction

Titles & achievements.

AKC & companion achievements

RE — Rally Excellent: Listed as pending AKC approval in the supplied résumé.
NF · NAJ: Novice FAST and Novice Jumpers With Weaves agility.
FCAT: Fast CAT.
SWA · SWE: Overall Advanced and Excellent scent work.
SCM · SBM: Master Container and Master Buried scent work.
CGC · CGCA · CGCU: Canine Good Citizen, Community Canine, and Urban Canine Good Citizen.
TKP · ATT: Trick Dog Performer and AKC Temperament Test.
HT: Herding Tested; her résumé also records Herding Instinct Tested.

Barn Hunt

RATN — Novice Barn Hunt.

UKC

CH · BIS ×2: Champion and two Best in Show wins.
R02: Rally Level 2.
AN · SI: Advanced Nosework and Superior Interior Nosework.
Total Dog ×3: Three Total Dog awards.

NADAC

Tala’s résumé records titles in Novice Regular, Intro Touch N Go, Novice Tunnelers, and Novice Gamblers.

The résumé uses differing abbreviations for some NADAC titles, so the event names are shown here.

Breed versatility

VSVCH Level 4 — eligibility reported; processing pending.

View agility highlights ↗
View nosework highlights ↗

Life with Tala

In her element.

From sport days to everyday adventures — a closer look at Tala’s full life.

Tala — in the show ring — In the show ring

Tala — exploring herding — Exploring herding

Tala — enjoying the outdoors — Enjoying the outdoors

Tala — working together — Working together

Tala — ukc accomplishments — UKC accomplishments

Tala — tala, just being tala — Tala, just being Tala

Tala — taking flight in agility — Taking flight in agility

Open information

Health testing.

CHIC number 215238. AKC registration DN76738703. The results and reference numbers below are supplied by her owner. Her linked OFA record provides the original screening details and dates.

SCREENING	OFA NUMBER	RESULT
Hips	VG-509G24F-P-VPI	Good
Eyes	VG-EYE238/23F-VPI	Normal
Elbows	VG-EL239F24-P-VPI	Normal
Advanced cardiac	G-ACA5/27F-VPI	Normal
Hyperuricosuria	VG-HU3/30F-PI	Clear / Normal
PRA (MERTK)	VG-PRM7/30F-PI-CAR	Carrier
Patellas	VG-PA63/34F/P-VPI	Normal

Health results are part of thoughtful pairing decisions. A CHIC number records completion and public disclosure of the required screening; it is not a guarantee of normal results or future health.

View Tala’s OFA record ↗

Her background

Pedigree.

Sire:
CH Au Revlt Sd Boson The Great
DN52628003

Dam:
GCHB Au Reult Sd Maplewoof’s Master Of Disaster
DN66490603

Breeders: Adelyn Weger & Christina Weger

Explore her full pedigree ↗

Get in touch

Want to know more about Tala?

Contact Kristin O’Sullivan at CelestialVallhunds@gmail.com or 757-559-7669.

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