Female Saint Bernard • The Next Generation
Remi, Smooth Coat Saint Bernard
Opdyke’s Right to Remain Silent II “Remi”
About Remi
Opdyke’s Right to Remain Silent II, known at home as Remi, is a young female Saint Bernard at FzyBr Saints. She is a granddaughter of Melon City Yolo through her sire, Melon City Luka, bringing a familiar branch of the Melon City pedigree back into FzyBr.
| Registered Name | Opdyke’s Right to Remain Silent II |
|---|---|
| Call Name | Remi |
| AKC Registration | WS87979805 |
| Date of Birth | November 19, 2025 |
| Sire | Melon City Luka |
| Dam | CH Southern Giant’s Helen |
| Color | Brown and white with black mask |
Her FzyBr Connection
Her sire, Melon City Luka, is a son of Melon City Yolo. This makes Remi Yolo’s granddaughter and a half niece to FzyBr’s Caesar. Her pedigree reconnects the current generation at FzyBr Saints with a family we know well.
Remi at Home: A Young Saint Bernard at FzyBr Saints
Her story really starts with Yolo. A West Coast female named Helen rose to fame quickly and ended up with Opdyke Saints. Helen was bred to Luka, Yolo’s son from her first litter, and I was fortunate enough to bring one of those puppies home to FzyBr from Opdyke. That puppy is Remi.
Helen had quite a week at the 2023 National in Wheeling, West Virginia. At the Northern New Jersey Saint Bernard Club preshow, the same day Bolt went Winners Dog, she was Reserve Winners Bitch and Best Puppy. She won the Blue Ridge Stakes that week, and at the SBCA National itself she placed 1st in 6 to 9 month bitches and was Best Puppy.
On paper she is Opdyke’s Right to Remain Silent II. The name carries a little history, and people in Saints will probably recognize it. I’ll leave it at that, which is kind of the point. A puppy like her doesn’t come from a phone call.
She comes from years in this breed and the people who helped along the way. Gary of SuGar Saints was my first mentor and a big part of my start. Bob Sykora and Glenn Radcliffe picked up where Gary left off, and I owe them both equally. Yolo and Melon City led me to Van Rijn and to Bob through the SBCA Digital Library, and that turned into four years as his understudy on the history of the breed, its lines, breeding, structure, soundness and temperament. Glenn Radcliffe of Opdyke taught me just as much. I was serving in an Eastern Governor seat on the Saint Bernard Club of America board, elected by the membership, when I worked the National in Utah alongside Glenn and show chair Billy Buell of Summerlyn Saints, and that show is what really launched me. Glenn has not always been the popular choice in club politics. I stood with him anyway, and I would do it again. Jeff Creasy of Notorious Tru Saints bred Gixxer, who sired Yolo’s first litter, and I am grateful to him for that. That breeding was a full circle, since Jeff Creasy’s program traces back to Chris Whiting of Alpine Saints, who was mentored by Melon City and Bob Sykora. Gixxer is also Remi’s grandsire through Luka. Jeff and Darcy Petersen of Melon City trusted me with Yolo, the foundation of everything here. Remi carries Yolo’s Melon City line forward through her son Luka, and having that line back at FzyBr means a great deal to me.
She is about 11 months old now and growing up nicely. Her favorite companion is Caesar. The two of them spend all day together in the kennel, playing, romping and wearing each other out. I give her a lot of credit for how he has filled out. She works him out every single day, and you can see it in his muscle. He may be the bigger dog, but she sets the pace.
Around the house she is just as easy to love. She is very sweet, very eager to please and very easy to train. She picks things up quickly and wants to get it right. She checks in with you, she listens, and she still has plenty of puppy silliness when the work is done.
Yolo was still here with us too, so it was a real treat to have a grandmother and granddaughter on the same property. Having Yolo’s line come back around to us like this is one more reason I call Yolo my foundation female. Remi carries a family I know well, she brings her own bright personality to it, and I am looking forward to seeing the dog she becomes.
Looking Ahead
Our next planned breeding is Remi, once she reaches 18 months of age. If you would like to hear about that litter, visit our puppies page and get in touch.
Special thanks to Opdyke for entrusting us with her.
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Our next planned breeding is Remi, once she reaches 18 months of age. Visit our puppies page to see what is coming, or send us your puppy application and we will be in touch.