On May 11, 2002,
through the generosity of Carol Craswell (Kelbren Shelties), we
welcomed Chet into our home.
Chet settled
beautifully into our home, and we can't thank Carol enough for allowing
him to join our sheltie family. Chet is such a happy dog. No matter
what he's doing or where he is, he's always smiling and wagging his
tail.
Chet's promise as a
show prospect and his lovely structure were apparent at an early age as
evidenced by this photo of him at 16 weeks of age.
FLASH: On July 25, 2003 at two and a half years of
age, Chet finished his American Championship. We'd like to say a
special thank you to Rose Linton George (Glendower Shelties) for
putting those delightful first three points on Chet and to Judy
Stachowski (HeartSong Shelties) who put both majors and the remaining
points on him. Rose and Judy did a lovely job of presenting Chet to the
judges, and we were thrilled to have them at the end of the lead for
Chet's wins.
Chet is the first
American and the first Canadian champion for his dam, and he is the
second American champion for his sire.
Genetic testing is
very important to us, and Chet has had all of the appropriate testing.
| DOB |
12/20/00 |
| Height |
15 1/4" |
| OFA |
Excellent |
|
Eyes |
CERF Normal |
|
Thyroid |
Normal (Full
MSU Panel) |
| vWd |
Clear (VetGen) |
| MDR1 |
Normal/Normal |
|
Other |
Full dentition,
bi-factored, & non-white factored |
| NEW |
Chilled and frozen semen are available to approved bitches |
Chet has sired one
AKC champion, and he currently has five other AKC pointed sons and
daughters. We are eagerly anticipating the ring
debuts this year of several of his other show hopefuls. Additionally,
Chet has
offspring with titles in agility, obedience, rally, and herding. To see
photos of some typical Chet puppies, click here.
Our first litter
sired by Chet was born in January 2005. We're growing out a bi-blue
male (Geraldo) and a tri female (Lydia) from that litter. We have high
hopes for these youngsters in both the conformation and performance
venues! Photos and pedigrees for Lydia and Geraldo are available on their individual
pages.
We tragically lost our
beautiful blue boy on February 21, 2009. He'll live in our
hearts and in our memories until we are reunited with him again at
The Rainbow Bridge. You can read our tribute to Chet here.
Photo by Flessas
"We just love
it when Chet flashes us one of his trademark smiles!"
Here are two informal photos which
showcase Chet's side gait and rear movement:
