"Buddy," as he is fondly called, was born on April 16, 1998. He was bred by Melanie Mills of Heron Falls Kennel in Washington State. Buddy's mom was a #1 Top Ten conformation dog in her day, breaking the record of points earned by a female to that point. Mel offered him to me on a co-ownership with the understanding that I would show him in conformation. Not only did we do that, we went on to title in weight pull, obedience, and agility. He is a SuperDog with UKC, earning titles in all four events.
Buddy sired two litters when bred to CH 'PR' Caragan's Dancin Doll. Most of them went to pet homes, although a few have competed in conformation and/or weight pull and done well.
He now lives the life of luxery as a spoiled house dog admidst a sea of Boston Terriers.
What Do All Those Titles Mean?I have been fortunate to have had a good working partner in a dog who is willing to do the things that I ask of him.
UAGI means United Agility I (One) and this is the first level agility title. Dogs must negotiate a timed course which consists of 13 obstacles; six non-hurdle obstacles and six hurdle obstacles, and the pause table. The course may vary in length from 120 to 200 yards. Dogs must score a 170/200 or higher to qualify. Three qualifying scores earns you the title.
UCD means "United Companion Dog" and is the first level obedience title. Exercises that must be performed are "Honor" - the dog does a down-stay while another dog heels with their person in the same ring. "Heel on Leash and Figure 8" - the dog does a heeling pattern on-leash and a figure 8 around two people also on-leash. "Stand for Examination" - you stand your dog and leave them while the judge comes over and touches the head, shoulders and back of the dog. You return to your dog. The dog must remain stationary the whole time. "Heel Off Leash" is the same heeling pattern as above but is done off-leash. "Recall Over High Jump" in this exercise you sit and leave your dog and walk to the other side of the ring. There is a jump between you and your dog. When you call your dog they must come over the jump to a sit right in front of you. When asked, the dog will finish to heel position. "Long Sit" this exercise is done with all the other dogs entered in the trial. You sit and leave your dog and walk to the other side of the ring. The dog must stay in a sit next to the other dogs for 1 minute.
UWP means "United Weight Puller" and the dog must pull a % of its body weight three times to earn this one. In our case we pulled on a rail track so Buddy had to pull at 10x his body weight three different times to qualify.
GRCH means "Grand Champion" and is a conformation title. After a dog earns the Champion title they then compete against other champions. You must earn 5 wins from the Champion class (with a minimum of three champions entered) to earn the Grand Champion title.
CGC means Canine Good Citizen. This is a test that was developed with the American Kennel Club to reward dogs that are good 'citizens.' Dogs are tested in 10 areas including obedience and temperament
TT means Temperament Tested. This test is put on by the American Temperament Test Society (atts.org) and tests a dogs stability in many areas from everything to friendly stranger to aggressive stranger. Also covers strange footing and distractions like an umbrella opening in front of the dog and a series of gunshots. The dogs are judged on their reactions and how well they recover from the things that might startle them.
Buddy's Weight Pull RecordDate/Weight/Weight Pulled/System/Body Weight %/Registry/Points Earned
8-18-02 ~ 76 lbs ~ 940 lbs ~ Rail ~ 12.37x ~ UKC ~ First leg towards UWP
11-29-02 ~ 76 lbs ~ 847 lbs ~ Rail 11.15x ~ UKC ~ 2nd leg towards UWP
11-30-02 ~ 76 lbs ~ 1320 lbs ~ Rail 17.37x ~ UKC ~ Earns UWP title
12-14-03 ~ 79 lbs ~ 750 lbs ~ Snow ~ 9.49x ~ IWPA ~ 1st leg towards WD (snow)
1-17-04 ~ 74 lbs ~ 400 lbs ~ Snow 5.41x ~ IWPA ~ 2nd leg towards WD (snow)
1-18-04 ~ 74 lbs ~ 400 lbs ~ Snow 5.41x ~ IWPA ~ 3rd leg towards WD (snow)
UKC G865,881
Health Clearances 3/8/04
OFA Hips Fair, Elbows & Patellas Normal
OFA Cardiac Clear • OFA Thyroid Normal
CERF AP-113
Showing Towards Championshipearly 1999 ~ Sandra Drake ~ Class Win
early 1999 ~ Thomas Tracy ~ Best Of Winners
4/3/99 ~ John Davidson ~ Best Of Winners
5/15/99 ~ John Davidson ~ Best Male
Showing Towards Grand ChampionshipThe number in parenthesis is the entry in the class7/25/99 ~ Debbie Curtis ~ CH (14), BOB, BIS
9/17/00 ~ Betty Umberto ~ CH (14)
2/17/01 ~ Sandy Sauceda ~ CH (21)
2/18/01 ~ Mary Happel ~ Res. CH (21)
3/3/01 ~ Sandy Comer ~ CH (16)
4/7/01 ~ John Davidson ~ Res. CH (10)
7/7/01 ~ Thomas Tracy ~ Res. CH (9)
7/19/03 ~ Dennis Blickenstaff ~ CH, BOB, RBIMBS
'PR' Amberlt Colriv Dream Come True (a.k.a. "Uma") was my replacement for Goblyn, many years later. However it was not to be. She stole our hearts and would take turns cleaning out the ears on the Bostons. Uma developed some temperament problems and was laid to rest about 10 months old.
UWP CH 'PR' Preacher's Exclusive Enzo CGC TT was my ideal of what an American Pit Bull Terrier should be. Conformationally correct, he earned his championship with ease even taking a Best of Winners. He had lovely effortless movement, and a rock stable temperament. Bred by Parish Plumlee in Washington state, he was also down from Amber-Lite lines. He also earned his weight pull title without too much trouble and seemed to enjoy the challenge. He was friendly and athletic and everything one could want in a dog. Unfortunately for Enzo, he started having seizures. They were occasional to start with but it wasn't long before they became more frequent and started affecting his quality of life. Putting him on pheno didn't seem to help and with a very heavy heart we made the difficult decision to put him down. If only they could all be like him...
