Ruby's story is
quite interesting. Her breeder, Curinn Hicks, came here with
Angie (Ruby's mother) and bred her to Quno two separate times, which
did not produce puppies. I begged Curinn
to come back to Quno one more time, but to leave Angie here. I
could see the quality of Angie, and knew the combo would be great. Curinn agreed.
After doing progesterone
tests, we discovered Angie was not ready to be bred until day 21,
which is particularly late. We bred
her and she had seven pups. Curinn called and said the one female
is nice, but long in back and a bit backward in temperament. It wasn't until our No. Ohio GSD
Show that I could see the
pups myself. Curinn brought the one female and one male. She said she didn't like the female, and she was for sale as a
pet.
I took one look at
that puppy and fell in love. She
was not shy, just reserved, aloof. But, for some reason,
she came right up to me, kissing me, and I was hooked. I had
unfortunately just lost my dog and felt this was "meant to
be."
I named
her Ruby; she was 11 weeks old. I started her as a house
pet, and didn't begin thinking of showing her until she was 6 months
old. She has never faltered in temperament and is actually
a VERY sound dog.
Her first time in
the ring was spectacular: 1st place GSDC of Canada 2000 Nationals,
under Judge Leon Breault (shown below).
Ruby's second time in the ring, at
the GSDC of America 2000 National Specialty show, she
again was 1st place under Judge Helen
Franklin.
Ruby's co-owners
were also "love at first sight" people. Leslie and Joe Beccia saw Ruby at her Futurity, where she won 2nd place under Helen
Miller Fisher.
Having the
Beccias as co-owners has been spectacular. Joe and
Leslie are the most wonderful people to be with. They have
supported Ruby and I to the fullest. It has become a
wonderful relationship, which has included many beautiful German Shepherds.
Winning Grand
Victrix in Canada Under Judge Ed Barritt, and then going BEST OF BREED and Grand Victrix at the American National under Judge Dave Rinke was the thrill of a lifetime for both the
Beccias and myself.
Ruby was bred the
first time to AOE GV 3X Sel Exc CH MarHaven's And The Beat Goes On
PT OFA
H/E. The litter was 13 puppies, which
have grown up beautifully. Here are a few pictures:
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The
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The Sire: GV
Bono
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The
litter theme is constellations . . . Our Stars!
Andi,
pictured at 14mths old. She is owned by Joe and Leslie Beccia.
Andi is now a CHAMPION! She was shown in both All-Breed and Specialty
rings!
Congratulations Joe and
Leslie!
Remi, Best Puppy,
9 mths old. Owners Vicki Burkey and Pat Lukos.
Newest Remi Pictures.
Wow, she is Growing Up Beautiful!!!
Congratulations to
Vicki on Remi's many wins.
Ruby's second litter was
sired by
AOE
GV
Sel
Exc CH Wayside's Honky Tonk Man PT OFA
She once again gave us a
bounty of 10
puppies. The litter theme is Famous Movie Stars.
Redford, aka "Seig," shown at
13 months.
He is now owned and loved by Ursula Ling in
Oklahoma. He is the spitting image of his father, and we can
only hope he grows up to be just like him.
Below: Hepburn, pictured first time in ring,
at 6 months and 2
days old. First place.
She is now owned and loved by Dave and Jan
Coleman of Rocknoll German Shepherds in San Diego, California. She is prelim'd OFA Good H&E.
Dino (right) at 4
months old, is co-owned with co-breeders Joe and Leslie Beccia. He is also prelimed OFA H&E
Good. He
was shown at the Specialty shows in Virginia and at 6 months won the
class both days under respected judges Dan Dwier and Ed
Barritt. He is very beautiful
in movement, type and outstanding in temperament. He will be
staying part-time with Kridler's and part-time with the Beccia's.
Dino is growing up. Pictured at 10 months
- placed at the Canadian National. THANK YOU Judge Sally Hayden,
and to George Berstler for fantastic handling.
Growing up super handsome at 18 months
old
NEWEST RUBY GIRLS
CH Kenlyn's Aries v. HiCliff
ROM OFA is the proud Dad of
FVX BIM GVX Sel Exc CH Can Sel CH Signature's Miami v. Kridler
OFA
2006
GSDCA Reserve Winners Bitch - THANK YOU JUDGE Dan Smith
2007 SE Best in Maturity -
Judge Dave Rinke
2009 - GVX and Best of Breed -
Judge Dave Rinke
Miami finished with 4
majors, giving her mother her ROM title.
Miami's Lovely Sisters:
BIF Signature's Las Vegas
v. Kridler OFA H/E
Vegas has 11 points, both majors
Vegas is owned by
Dan & Marilyn Smith! THANK
YOU so much for appreciating our Beautiful "Vegas" and giving her
another Chance!
Signature's Eau Claire v. Kridler
Joe & Leslie Have Blessed me with Claire.
Photo April 2007
Signature's Milwaukee v. Kridler OFA
Dec. 2-3,
2006: Millie wins back-to-back BEST PUPPY awards and goes on to
WB for a 3-point Major under Judge Amy Safdir!
Millie
wins Best Puppy under
Judge Helen Gleason
Owners: Dr. Manny Campo
and Dr. Joey Perrez
OUR NEWEST ADDITION
Kridler's Stand Alone v. Signature, aka "Stu"
Grand
Victrix Ruby delivered Stu on Jan. 24, 2007 - He was the only puppy.
"Stu" (above) at 3 weeks
and below at 8.5 weeks, in Leslie's lap. What a
BIG boy.
Below at 5 months (left)
and at one year old
Stu's sire is
V Dux vom Haus Barder SchH3 "a" normal OFA H/E - that Spectacular German dog owned
by Bill Leonard. You can see more of "DUX" on Bill's
website:
www.estahaus.com
GVx Ruby's "repeat"
breeding to CH Kenlyn's Aries v. HiCliff ROM OFA, aka "Bailey," gave
us just two puppies. We decided
this will be her last litter. Here are pictures of the pups at
just under 3 weeks.
The Boy
The
Girl -
we plan to co-own this
female, now called Lexus.
Watch for more
updates on our GVX Ruby progeny, as we hope to make Ruby one of the
Top ROM Dam's in the Country.
Thank
you Joe and Leslie for loving Ruby and taking her into your Home . . . the
well-deserved life of retirement.
April 26, 2008
