Please disect this classified add
TG
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Labrador Puppies,
black.Championship bred. Sire FC WATERMARK'S THE BOSS(FC-AFC
Wilderness Harley To Go X FC Tank 'Em By Surprise). DAm: HR TRAVIS'
MISS ELLIE TREY (FC-AFC Chena River Chavez XHR BJ's And Ace's Miss
Ellie Too). Hip and eye gurantees. Both parents OFAed and certified.
$900.... 361-552-5221.
Location: TX Date: 10/8/2002
Source: Houston Chronicle
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Sire FC WATERMARK'S THE BOSS(FC-AFC Wilderness Harley To Go X FC Tank
'Em By Surprise)
is this the name of one dog?
DAm: HR TRAVIS' MISS ELLIE TREY (FC-AFC Chena River Chavez XHR BJ's
And Ace's Miss Ellie Too)
and this the other?.. or do I just not know how to read this... and
can I look up important info on these animals?
Ray Trautman
wrote:
No, it's not one dog. The sire is FC WATERMARK'S THE BOSS. His
parents were FC-AFC Wilderness Harley To Go and FC Tank 'Em By
Surprise. Read the same way for the dam.
Ray Trautman
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dianne marie schoenberg
>I see a ton of adds for "Labs" in the paper. this one sticks out.
As it should--it's a VERY unusually good one!
>Sire FC WATERMARK'S THE BOSS(FC-AFC Wilderness Harley To Go X FC Tank
>'Em By Surprise)
>is this the name of one dog?
Yes. The sire of this litter is an AKC Field Champion (FC) by the
name of Watermark's The Boss. His sire is Wilderness Harley to
Go (the sire's name comes first) and his dam is Tank 'Em By Surprise.
Both of them are also Field Champions with the sire also being
an Amateur Field Champion (AFC).
>DAm: HR TRAVIS' MISS ELLIE TREY (FC-AFC Chena River Chavez XHR BJ's
>And Ace's Miss Ellie Too)
>and this the other?..
Yes. The mother of this litter is Travis' Miss Ellie Trey. She has
a Hunting Retriever (HR) title from the United Kennel Club (not as
big as the AKC, but also a worthwhile organization).
The long and the short of it is, from the titles it looks like
this is definitely a solid field trial breeding. The ad also says
a lot of other "right" things, like talking about hip and eye
certifications. If you're looking for a Lab, it would definitely
be worthwhile to talk to this person.
>and can I look up important info on these animals?
Absolutely. For color and date of birth, you can go to the AKC
web site: http://www.akc.org/store (you'll have to register as a
user there, but it's instant and it's free).
To check on hip certifications, http://www.offa.org/ofasrch.html
To check on eye certifications, http://http://www.vmdb.org/cerf2.html
Congrats on wanting to become educated about these issues!
Dianne
Judi
Very impressive and definitely worth looking into before a purchase!
Judi
TG wrote:
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can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
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TO...@dog-play.com
> I see a ton of adds for "Labs" in the paper. this one sticks out.
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> Labrador Puppies,
> black.Championship bred. Sire FC WATERMARK'S THE BOSS(FC-AFC
> Wilderness Harley To Go X FC Tank 'Em By Surprise). DAm: HR TRAVIS'
> MISS ELLIE TREY (FC-AFC Chena River Chavez XHR BJ's And Ace's Miss
> Ellie Too). Hip and eye gurantees. Both parents OFAed and certified.
> $900.... 361-552-5221.
>
> Location: TX Date: 10/8/2002
> Source: Houston Chronicle
> ----------END OF QUOTED ADD----------
Thanks for posting this and the questions. Now I have a nice *real*
example to show folks who want to know what a good ad looks like.
Diane Blackman
shannon960
Looks like a good breeding. The dogs in () are the parents of the sire & dam.
Darby Wiggins
breading with all the proper clearances ect, why would they need to advertise in the paper? I would
think, especially with a lab with field trial awards, would not have any problems coming up with more
than acceptable owners for the pups, probably even before they were born or conceived. Is this a bit
unusual to find a add with such a quality litter in the paper.....does it raise questions?
Darby
Tara O.
news:3DA596F2...@gmu.edu...
> Question, since as a general rule of thumb, breeders who are
responsible and go about their planned
> breading with all the proper clearances ect, why would they
need to advertise in the paper? I would
> think, especially with a lab with field trial awards, would not
have any problems coming up with more
> than acceptable owners for the pups, probably even before they
were born or conceived. Is this a bit
> unusual to find a add with such a quality litter in the
paper.....does it raise questions?
> Darby
Sometimes buyers back out at the last minute or a litter is
larger than what was planned hence the need to find homes for the
extra or unclaimed pups.
--
Tara
Carolina Boxer Rescue
http://cbr.homestead.com
Amanda Tikkanen
<onew...@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:j57cquc4lp8nfuvq6...@4ax.com...
> I'm confused by the "HR" in front of these names. I wonder if this is
> the kennel name or whether there is some title that uses these
> initials. (brain fart) Anyone know about this?
Hunting Retriever.
http://www.ukcdogs.com/hrt.html
-Amanda
http://www.uberpest.com