BISS CH Nipntuck Stocking Stuffer
"Coal"
DOB: 12/16/07
(BISS CH Blackwater's Nipntuck Cheerleader x BISS CH Hyspire Shahali Hotter Than Blazes)
Best In Specialty Show, PSLRA 2010, Valerie Walters
BOB, Group 3, Joseph Gregory, HRKC 7/31/2010
**WD, BOB, Group 4 from BBE, Michael Faulkner and Susan St. John-Brown, 541 dogs defeated!
**WD, BOW, BOB, IPLRC
** WD, BOW, Best BBE, Judy Heim, SJVLRC
** Best in Sweeps, Julie Jussaume, SJVLRC
** WD, BOW and BOB over specials from the 12-18 class, featured on Animal Planet
** Best BBE both days RCLRC 2009, Kendall Herr and Marion Lyons
** RWD both days PSLRA 2009, Jan Granneman and Barbara Nowak
** Best Puppy, PSLRA 2008, Diane Pilbin
** Best of Opposite Sex Sweepstakes, RCLRC 2008, Carol Heidl
** WD, BOW, 3 point major his first show at just six months old
** Best Puppy in PSLRA Match 2008, Bob Gilchrist
OFA Finals--Excellent hips, Normal elbows. B(y)
To see Coal's radiographs from 12/16/09, and final OFAs, click here.
Coal's heart was echocardiogrammed clear on 3/14/09
Eyes CERF's normal 10/22/09
Optigen A by parentage
Coal's goofball personality took an incredible turn for maturity the Portland weekend. To place in a Sporting Group of that caliber is incredible, and turned our world a bit upside down. Coal was absolutely on fire, and never put a foot wrong. I had handlers giving me business cards, the Group judge for the next night found me in the morning to tell me what a beautiful Labrador he was, as did people I didn't even know. Another judge told me: "This is an extraordinary Labrador. He is a unique combination of the type and substance specialty judges love, yet has the balance and movement to appeal to all breed judges. You should consider carefully sending him out with the right handler, because I believe he could win Best In Shows at the highest level." I was speechless. We are so proud of him. Here is a slideshow of the weekend in Portland, a video of him winning the Group 4, and the clip of us on Animal Planet in 2009.
**The first Coal puppies are taking the showroom by storm! Our Eva won back to back WB and Best of Winners at the lovely RCLRC Specialties, under breeder-judges Laura Dedering and Gail Shearer. She was also WB and BOS over specials for a 4 pt major in Portland when Coal was WD and BOB, and Eva's littermate, Parker, took back-to-back BOB's his second weekend of dog shows. Congrats to Ruth and Randy Hoffman for their "Pogo" going Best Puppy and RWB at HRLRC, from the 6-9 month bitch class, and WB, Best in Sweeps, Best Puppy, and a JAM at MJLRC! And to Kathy Gibson, for going WD with her Coal son, "Helo," at both his and Kathy's very first dog show at just six months old! Linda Mafett's six month old Coal son was WD and RWD at specialties in Canada, Best Puppy, and Puppy Group 1. **
Click for pictures of his first puppies, and his pedigree, which is proudly Nipntuck's sixth generation.
After his big wins at SJVLRC, I have decided Coal is the best kind of showdog there is--there are no holes. Nothing to hide, he is big, has a lovely head, tons of coat, is structurally right on with a stick of a topline. He never stops wagging his tail and never puts his ears down. But the most fun of all is after all that, after knowing he is wowing them--he gets to move. He loves to fly out to the end of the leash, tail always right off the back, and he just floats. I have yet to show him where he hasn't given me goosebumps. His enthusiasm is truly contagious. I am very, very proud to have bred this dog, even if I am usually gasping for breath by the time we walk out of our class. :)
He is Rah Rah's Christmas present to us, our little singleton, Nipntuck Stocking Stuffer--Coal. Coal had the run of the house as a baby and is a riot, for sure. The kids treated him like a stuffed animal, so I'm not sure what he thinks he is. He is watched over here by his Momma's Potomac goose, sending best wishes for his future. If you would like to see more pics of the little man's first adventure in the snow, go see Coal's Snow Day.
