Shades was the puppy that stole my heart when he was four weeks old. This litter was out of my two "baby" dogs (George and Scooby) and I knew it would be a very special. The names of the puppies in the litter were based on Scooby Doo characters and Shades' puppy name was Fred. I kept telling everyone, I wanted a red puppy from the litter, but this little black boy kept finding my lap and then my heart. When people would come over they would say, "Wow, there is something special about that boy."   My reply would be, "Yes, there is, and I guess he is staying here."

Shades has become my shadow. He is the sweetest dog you will ever meet. He loves all dogs and all people.  Shades believes life is good. He loves to play ball and fetch. But, he would rather jump on your lap and give you lots of licks with his tongue.

In the conformation ring, Shades shows everyone he has that something special. He easily finished his ASCA Championship before he was a year old. I have specialed him here and there in order to get him ready for when he is mature enough to hit the show circuit as a special. At his first weekend showing in AKC, Shades picked up two majors and a reserve out of the Bred By class. The second weekend out, Shades showed at the USASA Specialty and won Best of Winners for a 5 point major. He finished his AKC Championship the following time in the ring.

During the coming year, we will show Shades in ASCA and AKC. He also will be working on his obedience and rally titles. But, mostly he will be here tugging on my heart strings which he has been pulling from the beginning.

Shades will be bred one time close to home for his first litter. Then will not stand to outside girls till he is closer to4. That will give this litter a few years to grow up and we can see what he can produce. To get more information about using Shades and a video on him, visit the stud dog page.

Make sure you visit his photo pages and pedigree to get more information about this sweet handsome guy!

Achievements

• Finished #1 Dog ASCA for 2011-2012 year, #2 Overall
• Multiple BOB in ASCA Currently #1 dog in ASCA May, 2012
• Invited and going to Eukanuba Dog show in Dec
• Feb 13, 2011 - ASCA BOB SBJ Rick Gann (Pic)
• Feb 12, 2011 - ASCA BOB SBJ Debra Gower (Pic)
• January 7, 2010 - AKC USASA Specialty WD/BOW 5 pt major(pic)
• December 2010 - AKC WD, BOW 4 Pt Mjr (pic)
• December 2010 - AKC WD, BOW 3 Pt Mjr (pic)
• October 2010 - ASCA Nationals Premier Dog