#5 RCC Top Producing Bitch
CH. Shacoram's Legendary Lady CD PCD RL1 CGN HIC TT
JEZ
Jez is shown above about three months prior to her 10th Birthday!
'10 RCC National Sieger Show Best Veteran
2010 Best of Breed Saskatoon Working Herding Specialty - 8 1/2 years old!
2006 & 2007 RCC Prairies Regional Specialty
Best Dam & Progeny
2007 RCC Prairies Regional Specialty
Best Altered in Specialty
Multi Best of Breed
Group Placing
V1 Rated
Date of Birth: January 30, 2002
OFA Hips Good RO-64860G26F-PI
OFA Elbows Normal RO-EL4747F26-PI
OFA Cardiac Normal RO-CA1968/31F/C-PI
OFA Thyroid RO-TH301/24F-PI
CERF Eyes Normal R0-5320
CHIC DNA Repository RO-DNA-80
CHIC #23309
FLASH!!!!!
At almost 9.5 years of age, Jez participated in the 4 km Walk to End Canine Cancer!
Jez is awarded a V1 Rating and the title of Best Veteran at the 2010 RCC National Sieger Show!
Critique - V1 Rated:
"8 1/2 years, medium size compact, very good bone and substance, very good female head with medium stop, dark brown eyes, medium sized ears - should lie closer to the head, mouth pigment mottled, strong neck, excellent chest development, excellent topline and underline, very good front and rear angulation, tail is docked, very good coat and markings, free far reaching movement, complete scissor bite."
She did it again! At 8.5 years of age Jez wins Best of Breed at the Saskatoon Working Herding Specialty September, 2010, from the Veteran's class. This is the second time she's won the breed at this Specialty, but she was MUCH younger the first time!
Just when we thought there wasn't more she could do.....she wins her second Best Dam & Progeny and her first time in the ring as an Altered Female she wins Best Altered in Specialty!
Jez has 7 CKC Champions to her credit including a BPISS, BPIG, Multi Best of Breed Winners, Multi Group Placers & now a Group Winner!
Jez has her 5th Working Titled Offspring - November, 2008
Jez became a Grandma in 2007!
Jez was officially retired from our breeding program in 2007
Jez in the Veterans Class at the 2009 RCC National Specialty
Jez was purchased in March, 2002 as our foundation bitch. She finished her Canadian Championship by 9 months of age! We certainly enjoyed the ride Jez took us on during her time in the conformation ring. To her credit, she is a Group placing, multi Best of Breed and a Best of Breed Specialty winning bitch.
She has also proven that she is a priceless brood bitch. She has produced three litters for Ashemburg and each time she was a fantastic Mom! She has passed her gentle, loving disposition onto her progeny and we are very proud of that.
Jez has beautiful expression with a large but distinctly feminine head, good angles, substantial forechest and depth of chest, and a solid topline. Her markings are clearly defined and rich mahogany in colour. She is a medium sized bitch weighing 89 lbs. and measuring 24".
Jez has accompanied us on so many exciting and incredible journeys since coming home with us as a puppy. No matter what task we've faced her with she has always come out shining like a diamond on the other end. Like the day of her first conformation show. She handled it like a pro and walked away with Reserve Winners Bitch her first time in the ring. Finishing her Canadian Championship at only 9 months of age and then going on to multiple Best of Breed wins (always over Specials competition) as an adult. Or, the day we put her through her Temperment Test. It was hot and she was a "momma to be", but she never faltered a step and walked away with her TT. Or, being at the mercy of very inexperienced breeder hands and confidently and calmly whelping three litters for us. Always a lady, always a pro, always a fantastic mother. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the two times that she has protected our home and our family when she had to. Showing the natural instinct of a guardian that this breed was founded on. There was the day in August, 2005 when we walked her into an arena with sheep, un-did her leash and turned her loose. She took after those sheep like she'd been herding for years, when in fact she'd never even SEEN sheep before. She left the arena that day with her HIC title. And most recently, again with very inexperienced hands on her leash entering the obedience ring for the very first time and, despite handler errors, picking up the first leg to her Pre-Companion Dog title. And, rendering a repeat performance the second day to gain her second leg in two consecutive trials. Jez went on to complete her PCD title in three straight trials. While she struggled a little more in the novice ring (the tossing of the dumb bell in the utility ring next to us proved far more interesting than off leash heeling!) she completed her CD qualifying in 4 out of 6 trials, with two 2nd in Class placements.
For us, the pinnacle of her career was to follow in her great grandmother's (Am. CH. Gamegard's Femme Fat'al) pawprints and be awarded Best Dam & Progeny at the 2006 RCC Alberta Prairies Regional Specialty, and again at the 2007 RCC Prairie Regional. These are very special wins for us. Words cannot describe how we feel about this girl!!
I would now have to say that the highlight of her showing career would be being awarded Best of Breed at the 2010 Saskatoon Working Herding Specialty at 8 1/2 years of age! Jez beat out two much younger Specials for this win. What a thrill it was and no one had more fun doing it than Jez!
At 4 1/2 yrs. of age Jez attended her first Sieger show and received an SG (very good) rating from ADRK Judge Werner Walter. We feel she may have done even better had we had her in better condition.Jez's critique 2006 CSS - Open Class
"large, good bone strength, slightly too much substance, strong head, medium fill under the eye, ears medium sized not completely laying close to the head, dark pigmentation, deep broad chest, straight front, strong paws, giving back, natural movement, correct coarse coat, red brown markings, scissors bite"
We couldn't be more proud of Jez, and we owe her so much for all that she has given us and taught us along the way. Now, to have the privilege of watching her kids and grandkids grow and mature and begin to take their first steps towards their future successes - the feeling of pride and accomplishment is undescribable. If anyone were to ever ask "Why do you breed?", I would have to say that that is why. To watch the traits be passed from one generation to the next, to watch the little ones grow from a tiny mass that fit in the palm of your hand to a robust, thriving teenager and then adult, to relish every moment along the way. The big successes and the small ones. Even the set backs as that is where we learn and grow.
Jez was retired from our breeding program in April of 2007 after her third and final litter. She has put 26 puppies on the ground with the Ashemburg name. She has 7 Canadian Champions to her credit, multi breed winners, group placers, a group winner, a BPISS & 2 BPIG winners. She has 2 kids with ASCA herding titles, 2 with CDs, 3 with RNs, 1 with an RA, 10 kids with HICs, 6 with TTs and a few more getting ready to trial in obedience, rally and herding. She also has many Champion and Working titled Grandkids. More important than any show win, she has 26 kids on the ground making wonderful companions for their loving owners and great ambassadors of the breed! We couldn't ask for more! She has now officially added the coveted "title" of HRH (Her Royal Highness) to her name. She will live her remaining days being pampered, spoiled and the forever treasured foundation of our breeding program.
CONGRATULATIONS JEZ on all of your successes and to the future ones of the beautiful kids you've produced for us! In our eyes, you've truly lived up to your name.
