Rubin

CKC CH WTCH Superfly’s The Grateful Red BN CD RNX RE OFTDcs ASCA Mjr Ptd

WTCH JUSTUS & THE MIGHTY QUINN RTDcs GS-O JS-O RS-N RNX RE DNA-VP/ HAs RA x WTCH VCH PCH CH Risk’N Hope’s Chocolate Kiss RTDs ODX RNX REX RM RV-O GV-O JV-O / HAs HId CDX RN

 ASCA and CKC registered
Red W/ White trim
DOB: February 7, 2015
Height: 20″
OFA: Hips Good / Elbows Normal
Cardiac: Clear
CERF: March 2018
Dentition: Full
GENETICALLY CLEAR OF:
MDR1, HSF4, CEA, PRA, DM, CMR1

2018 ASCA Nationals – Greeley, Colorado

  • #8 Most Versatile Australian Shepherd
  • #4 Novice Obedience – score 195
  • Rally Excellent – score 197
  • 2x 2nd place – Novice Regular Agility 20″

2018 Achievements:

  • Earned his CKC championship at WKKC show in castlegar, August 18, 2018
  • Best of Breed and Winners Dog under BJ Margi Floyd, May 13, 2018
  • Earned his RA at ASC of BC, May 13, 2018
  • Earned his Open Cattle, Sheep and Duck titles in Gardnerville NV, April 7, 2018
  • Earned his RNX in Turlock, CA March 31, 2018

2017 Achievements:

  • Won Most Promising Started Aussie and earned his started Sheep, Duck and Cattle titles at the Cow Country Classic, Frenchtown, MT 2017
  • Winners Dog and BOW for a 5 point Major ASC of WA conformation show June 3, 2017
  • Got 2 Rally Novice x legs at ASC of BC trial May 13, 2017.
  • Earned his Beginner Novice Obedience title at the ASC of BC trial, May 7/8 2016.

Rubin is a goofy boy, with a sweet and sensitive nature. He is always up for a good time, and has a great personality. He loves to show off, is a CKC champion, and has 3 majors and 11 points towards his asca championship. He is a thoughtful worker when herding stock with a natural sense of rate. He is a confident cow dog, and will grip heads and heels, and has a lot of presence on cattle. He has worked Heifers and bulls in fenced and unfenced areas. In his first trial he picked up all his Started stock titles and a Most Promising Started buckle. At his second trial he earned all his open titles, but was beat by his sister for the HC Open award. We are working on some agility basics at the moment and I hope he can compete in Started next year. He works well for food, toys and praise.

Originally he wasn’t supposed to stay with us. As a puppy he was named Cinder, and was pick boy in the litter. His home fell through and since I was keeping Cerise, and a puppy going to Europe had to stay until 15 weeks, I sent him off to live with Trainer and friend Amanda Labadie of Many Muddy Paws. He was renamed “Singe” during that time. When we sent his brother Rusty to Germany we picked up Rubin from Amanda (he failed to sway her heart into keeping him, though she was tempted). He was still the handsomest and sweetest puppy ever, and so he stayed.

I didn’t think Singe suited him very well and had a heck of a time finding a name I liked. Someone suggested Rubin which I liked the sound of, and after some internet digging I realized that The Grateful Dead had a song titled “Rubin & Cerise”, so I didn’t have much choice after that! In keeping with the “red” name theme of the litter, he became Superfly’s The Grateful Red.

He is currently training in stock, obedience and agility.