20/12/2024
New Years is coming, and that means it's time to do our year in review. We have a lot of ground to cover because all 4 of the young dogs were very busy getting out and making a splash as they entered the competition rings.
We started out playing barn hunt for the first time, and we came home with:
Quidditch vom haus Huro, RATI
Sh**un vom haus Huro, RATI
Salem von Calvo, RATI
Then we played polite dogs, and we pretended REAL good to have manners. We came home from that little trip with:
Quidditch vom haus Huro, CGC, CGCU, CGCA, VHMP
Salem von Calvo Black Label, CGC, CGCU, CGCA, VHMP
Sh**un vom haus Huro, CGC, CGCU, CGCA, VHMP
Snitch vom haus Huro, CGC, CGCU, CGCA, VHMP
Then the kids were a year old, and it was time for health testing! I'm still in disbelief that we came away with the following results:
Quidditch vom haus Huro: a1 hips/ elbows, LUW Type 0, OCD free, HDZW 76
Salem von Calvo Black Label, a1 hips/ elbows, LUW Type 0, OCD free, HDZW 77
Sh**un vom haus Huro, a1 hips/ elbows, LUW Type 0, OCD free, HDZW 73
Snitch vom haus Huro, a1 hips/ elbows, LUW Type 0, OCD free, HDZW 73
4 puppies with TOP health testing scores across the board was beyond my wildest dreams. They all also passed OFA Dentition, OFA Thyroid, and OFA Cardiac.
We got the bright idea to beat the heat by playing in the AC, and we hit the remote/video titles hard in the summer. We added:
Quidditch vom haus Huro, TKN, NTD
Salem von Calvo Black Label, TKN, NTD
Sh**un vom haus Huro, TKN, NTD
Snitch vom haus Huro, TKN, NTD
Triage vom haus Huro, TKI, NTD, ITD, ATD, BTC
Then fall came along, and we loaded up the crew and headed to Michigan. We came home with:
Quidditch vom haus Huro, TC, SPOT-ON, TKI, TKA, VHMA
Salem von Calvo Black Label, TC, SPOT-ON, TKI, TKA, VHMA
Sh**un vom haus Huro, TC, SPOT-ON, TKI, TKA, VHMA
Snitch vom haus Huro, SPOT-ON, TKI, TKA, VHMA
All the above qualified 3 of the puppies for their CHIC and the GSDCA Health Award of Merit:
Quidditch vom haus Huro, CHIC, HAM
Salem von Calvo Black Label, CHIC, HAM
Sh**un vom haus Huro, CHIC, HAM
Lastly, our very own Farino von Waterloo had his first set of progeny enter the SV database for their own hip and elbow scores, and his already low HDZW dropped down to a SUPER new score of 70 ❤️ Proving his worth as a sire and producer of excellent orthopedics.
It was a heck of a year, and I have a heck of a team that helped me get it done. A special thank you has to go out to Brette Jensen. May everyone have one Brette in their life. A friend that will drop everything to travel halfway across the country with you, remind you when you need to submit paperwork, help you walk puppies that have no idea what potty time is, video everything for you without being asked, and help you perfect the car-chuterie board 😆