Sympatheque's Ms Behav'n Bell CGC TNN NJC NAC CL2-F
"Belle", White-factored
Sable/White
DOB: 02/24/2002
CERF: Normal (Clear)
MDR-1: Normal/Normal (not a carrier)
Spayed female
While working for "The Animal Clinic Inc" in Grand Rapids, there was
a man who came in with his two shelties, Morgana & Sheldon.
Both of them were healthy and happy dogs. I found out that the
two of them had produced a litter of puppies and I asked my husband
(well, fiancé at the time) if I could go look at them. I knew
I had wanted a female for my next Sheltie, and I really preferred
the sables. I brought our roommate, Mike, along with me in
case I decided to bring one home. I had a hard time deciding
between one sable and one tri girl. I picked the sable, and I
already had the name decided on - "Belle" since its means
pretty/beautiful in French... Unfortunately, while Belle was growing
up and in her "puppyhood" I did not have a digital camera, and
therefore, have very few pictures of her during those stages.
With Belle, I learned a lot. I learned that females can be extremely different temperaments than males and how not to raise a Sheltie, lol. We babied Belle quite a bit more than we should have, and she destroyed our apartment - eating holes in the walls and eating the molding. . . . This girl has a goat's stomach though, she even ate pop cans through her crate and she rarely gets an upset stomach.
Just before she turned a year old, we left
the apartment and moved back into my parents house for a transition
before moving to Lansing in a few months. It was during this
time that Belle had her litter. We moved her and the litter to
Lansing a couple weeks later.
Belle and I learned, together, about competition obedience, and I refreshed my agility memories. She's a natural at agility and has been doing it from about 6 months old; including light agility a week before delivering her six puppies.
Over the years, Belle has made my life whole, she has made it hard, and she has made some things easy. She is a real love bug and is stabilizing her temperament nicely now that we have stopped coddling her :) She still likes to counter surf and eat pita bread, tortillas, and almost full loaves of bread, though.
I can not imagine where I would be if I had picked the tri color instead of her, and I am glad I have my "Misbehav'n Belle" :)
Below are some of Belle's agility results and her pedigree. I have begun retiring her from showing in agility for various reasons, but hope to restart her obedience/rally career instead :)
Note: SCT = Standard Course Time, OT = Our Time, YDS = yardage
NADAC 16" Novice Agility Results:
| Date | Judge | Class | Leg | Title earned | SCT (sec) |
OT (sec) | Yds? | Q? | Place? |
| 08/28/05 | ? | Tunnelers | 1 of 3 | - | 34.67 | 27.39 | 130 | Q | 1 |
| 10/01/05 | Carol Bevan | Tunnelers | 2 of 3 | - | 32.37 | 29.45 | 121 | Q | 3 |
| 10/02/05 | Carol Bevan | Tunnelers | 3 of 3 | TN-N | 36.53 | 27.86 | 137 | Q | 1 |
| 10/01/05 | Carol Bevan | Jumpers | 1 of 3 | - | 35.47 | 24.68 | 133 | Q | 1 |
| 10/02/05 | Carol Bevan | Jumpers | 2 of 3 | - | 35.20 | 21.48 | 159 | Q | 1 |
| 10/01/05 | Carol Bevan | Regular | 1 of 3 | - | 58.80 | 43.98 | 147 | Q | 1 |
| 04/09/06 | ? | Jumpers | 3 of 3 | NJC | 29.87 | 19.41 | ? | Q | 1 |
| 10/15/06 | Carol Bevan | Regular | 2 of 3 | - | 56.80 | 43.78 | 142 | Q | 1 |
| 04/14/07 | Robert Coor | Tunnelers | 4 of 6 | - | 34.13 | 28.78 | ? | Q | 1 |
| 04/15/07 | Robert Coor | Regular | 3 of 3 | NAC | 50.40 | 38.19 | 126 | Q | 1 |
| 10/14/07 | Doug Ricks | Jumpers | 4 of 6 | - | 22.67 | 16.05 | 85 | Q | 1 |
| 10/14/07 | Doug Ricks | Tunnelers | 5 of 6 | - | 43.20 | 36.89 | 162 | Q | 1 |
CPE Agility 16" Results:
| Date | Judge | Level | Class | Leg | SCT (sec) | OT (sec) | Faults/Pts earned? | Q? | Place? |
| 08/13/06 | Mandy Moller | 2 | Jumpers | 1 of 2 | 36 | 19.49 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| 08/13/06 | Mandy Moller | 2 | Colors | 1 of 2 | 31 | 24.56 | 5 faults | Q | 2 |
| 08/11/07 | Art Malott | 2 | Jackpot | 1 of 2 | 43 | 36.72 | 78 points | Q | 1 |
| 08/11/07 | Art Malott | 2 | Full House | 1 of 2 | 35 | 35.58 | 26 points | Q | 1 |
| 10/07/07 | Jackie Oricko | 2 | Wildcard | 1 of 2 | 72 | 24.66 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| 10/07/07 | Jackie Oricko | 2 | Full House | 2 of 2 | 35 | 37.66 | 30 points | Q | 1 |
| 11/18/07 | Marissa Calhoun | 2 | Jackpot | 2 of 2 | 48 | 45.13 | 48 points | Q | 1 |
| 11/18/07 | Marissa Calhoun | 2 | Wildcard | 2 of 2 | 41 | 19.01 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| 11/18/07 | Marissa Calhoun | 2 | Jumpers | 2 of 2 | 28 | 20.32 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| 01/19/08 | Marissa Calhoun | 3 | Jumpers | 1 of 3 | 38 | 29.49 | 0 faults | Q | 2 |
| 01/19/08 | Marissa Calhoun | 3 | Jumpers | 2 of 3 | 38 | 25.99 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| 01/19/08 | Marissa Calhoun | 3 | Wildcard | 1 of 3 | 36 | 29.86 | 0 faults | Q | 1 |
| Ribbon | Chewed |
3 | Jackpot | 1 of 3 | 48 | 47.28 | 54 points | Q | 1 |
PEDIGREE:
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Sir Sheldon Of East Town GR
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Lord Shepfield |
Kid Galihad |
Golden Voyager WE164920 (6-79) |
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Moribrook's Sweet Taffy WD828296 (6-79) | |||
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Cristina Of Chrissa
Bonsai |
Ceaser Of Chrissa Bonsai WD274168 (7-76) | ||
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Trick's Blue Lady WE115317 (4-79) | |||
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Misty Marvel of Quincy |
Budward Buddy Boy D702149 |
Baird Farm's Country Classic D184644 (4-86) | |
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Baird Farm's Abbie D53516 (6-88) | |||
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Bessie Babes |
Proverty's Just Dandy CDX WE608813 (8-83) | ||
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Proverty Small'N Windy Cloud CD D515937 (8-87) | |||
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Lady Morgana of Stockbridge
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McKenzie Big Chance |
KM Tyler Andrew
Schwedler |
Spruce Medo Solo Performance DL51510801 (10-95) |
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Spruce Meadow's Bonami DL44138401 (4-94) | |||
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KM's Shasta In The
Clouds |
Royal Dream Boy DL56957907 (7-96) | ||
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Lady Gabriel VI DL50093705 (11-95) | |||
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She Ra Dawn McKenize |
Baird Farm's Duo Dynamic
Tye |
Rhinestone Cow Boy Ladie James (8-87) | |
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Alanlee's Muffy Of Baird Farm D268026 (2-86) | |||
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Baird Farm's Dorol Gal
Tasha |
CAN CH Sheldon Baird Farm Jake WE140352 (3-80) | ||
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Baird Farm's Precious Jewel D380424 (1-88) |