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Page 4 of 1960's History
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Am. Can. Ch. Sunfire's Elan de Montbleu
Am. Can. CD "Moose"
Whelped March 26 1967, by Ch. Prince Andre de Montbleu x Beau-Kay Ramsby Toora Loora. Breeder: Duncan Wright
owner Pat and Karen Johnson
(click here for pedigree)
Introducing "Moose" While we were enjoying Kit and Pataud, Pat showed
interest in getting another dog, and admired the Great Pyrenees at dog
shows. In 1967 we purchased "Moose" and he was a delightful addition to our
family.
Moose finished his Championship with 4 major
wins, and completed his CD in the U.S. and Canada with high 190 scores (only
1 of them under 195). Bred by Duncan Wright (a founder of American Dog
Owners Association), Moose was a sound and healthy dog with wonderful
temperament and a lovely gait. |
(picture at left by Kay Maves) |
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Ch. Alouette Des Rogues
Rouges, U.D, Can. CDX
"Alouette"
Multi-High In Trial obedience winner
Dog World Award for obtaining CD with all
scores over 195.
(shown above after winning a major in
Ohio)
Whelped Aug. 12, 1967 by Ch. Clotaire de
Lafayette x Oreade De Fauve Charbonne CD. Breeder: Tom Cairns owner Pat
and Karen Johnson
(click for pedigree)
Heavy hearted
from the loss of Kit, we went to Kansas to attend the (A)BTC National in April 1968 and met
Tom and Sharon Cairns, who had a 7-month puppy from breeding their Oreade de
Fauve Charbonne CD to Ch. Clotaire De Lafayette (littermate to Geronimo, sire of "Tish"). We
took a liking to this pup, and talked about her all the way home. So it
came to be that we purchased "Alouette", who became one of those
very special dogs that we all should be so lucky to have. At a time when the breed was just getting noticed on a
larger scale, Alouette did much to gain fanciers in the Michigan area. She
was healthy and sound until old age.
People loved her looks (and the
unique "frosting" below her eyes), but mostly, they admired her
personality. Alouette was a precise and exuberant obedience contender. Her
average score for earning all of her obedience titles was 196.7. Shown only
on occasion, she had outstanding success, winning 5
High In Trial awards, In
her last year of competition she went to six trials, and was High In Trial at
three of them. At her last trial at the 1976 ABTC National, Alouette won the
Open B class by winning a
runoff with the top obedience dog
in the country (a Golden Retriever named Tonka).
But the really special memories were the games
we played. When we went "up north" to our place in the Michigan woods, she
would entertain the gang we always had around. If it was kids, I'd toss all
the kids' tennis shoes in a pile and let one child scent their own
shoe and hide it in the pile. Then they'd let Alouette smell their hand and
she would find it no matter how deep it was in the pile. If it was adults,
we'd use beer cans. Oh, those were the days.
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Alouette waits patiently on the
show bench for my return.
Photo by Kay Maves. (At benched shows,
dogs at that time were chained to their bench and open to public petting - -
not crated) |
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If you compare the Tervuren
pedigrees above, you will see that they were much the same everywhere.
During the 1960's. most, if not all, pedigrees in the U.S. went back to
Dandy or sister Dolly, Hety or sister Hiarka, D'Jimmy, Chrysis, Brigadier, Jasmine or
Kenny de Cledeville, and, in the West,
Linda, Lucie and Loyal Du Clos St Jacques. Most of these imports were very
closely
related. This was all that we had to draw upon as we began our
breeding programs here. Clearly, Tervuren were still in their early
redevelopment after the World Wars. |
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Belgian Tervuren in
Obedience during the early 1960's
1964
history article
Like many Tervuren
owners today, I was mostly involved in performance events. Agility, Rally
and Herding Certifications were as yet unknown in the AKC world. The
excitement then was all about obedience. |
Tervuren owners exhibiting in obedience in
the early 60's were truly pioneers. I have an old book, in which I
hand-recorded every obedience entry of Belgian Teruvren in the country taken
from the AK Gazette from Sept. 1960 through August 1964. It reveals that
only 10 people exhibited Tervuren in obedience during that 4 year period.
They were Barbara Krohn (8Qs) showing Imp Rouge De Fauve Charbonne and M
Beau De Fauve Charbonne, Linda Franklin (7Qs) showing Javelin of Georjune,
Mrs. G. H. Harrison (6Qs) showing Milady Feist, Karen Droz (Johnson) (6)
showing Belle Fleur du Val de Tonnerre and Chatte Brun Du Val De Tonnerre,
Lou Hawkinson (5) showing Kenny De Cledeville and Kis Tam's Renee, Edeltraud
Laurin (4) showing Kandice De Fauve Charbonne, Dorothy Hollister (3) showing
Ch. D'Jimmy Du Clos Saint Clair and Ami Roux Du Val De Tonnerre, Howard Pinc
(3) showing Topper Candide, P. Chilson (3) showing Jigger OBrandy of
Georjune, Graham/Engles (2) showing Linda Du Clos Saint Jacques.
I continued my obsessive recording for another
year, during which time things really started picking up, with 15 newcomers
on the scene in that year alone. Multiple High In Trial dogs like Javelin of Georjune and Chatte Brun Du Val De Tonnerre,
followed quickly by others, had people looking at this new breed. Tervuren
popularity was gaining momentum. |
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| I often showed my dogs in Brace obedience competition in
the early days.. I remember showing combinations of Bell, Kit, Tish, Pataud,
Alouette and later. others. I never used a coupler to keep the pair
together, instead showing them each on their
own leash (and completely independent off leash). My dogs loved the
opportunity to compete for my attention, which
made for zippy performances. Their flip finishes were always a big hit with
spectators, as they jumped up and flipped together to my left. Here is
an old set of pictures. |
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(click to enlarge)
I can't remember who the dogs were in the first picture.
That is me with Pataud and his daughter Kit in the newspaper
article. Note the cost of obedience classes back in 1966!
The puppy mentioned in the article,
"Lulu" was from my breeding of
Pataud to Tish. Lulu eventually went to live with Sally Kovach, where
she lived to be 17 years of age! Many years later, Sally contacted me
looking for her 2nd Tervuren. She is now very active in the breed. |
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