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Am/Can
Ch. Fairytale's Aramis
(BIS/BISS Ch Sendero's Our Tornado, HIC, TT, HOF x
Ch Chaotic's Turquoise de Lindeau, Fr/Am Select)
CNSB Clear, OFA Good, DOB: 02/11/2005
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Aramis is the baby of the house. He was born just before Westminster
2005 by C-section. Turquoise, his mother, was quite large and
we were expecting three babies per the ultrasound we had done
earlier on. When we took the X-ray to control calcification
of the babies’ bones, we saw one huge puppy, almost perfectly
stacked and facing the wrong way. Therefore Aramis came to us
in a towel from the hands of the vet. To our biggest surprise
he was not black but tawny. Turquoise having had a C-section
and only one child, did not develop much milk and we bottle
fed Aramis with puppy formula and goat milk/collestrum. He also
went to work with Tim to ensure regular feedings. Aramis was
always in our arms and of course there was no way he could leave
home.
He grew up into the handsome boy as you can see below. Aramis
is a true mixture of his father, Tornado, and his grandfather,
Rebelle. It is striking to watch him and be able to find both
of his male ancestors so clearly in him. He also has a fantastic
personality which resembles a lot his father's: very happy,
very showy, very active and extremely sweet. My only regret
is my inability to take him to shows in France since his ears
are cropped.
Aramis is obsessed with playing fetch and food (not sure which
one comes first in his priorities) and adores being the center
of attention. He has no idea he is a dog, probably considers
himself a human, has an incredible sense of people and reads
what is going on in my mind and heart. Boys have that unique
capacity of being the biggest love bugs there are, and at 85
Lbs, he is a big love bug, but gosh, do I adore him that way.
He is at ease in any place he goes and enjoys as much trotting
along the streets of Manhattan, relaxing in the calm of home,
chasing his ball, going to the sheep farm or being in the show
ring.
He earned a 5 points major as his first major and finished his
AKC championship with ease, with Odile as his handler in the
bred by exhibitor class. Back in the show ring for practice,
Aramis was immediately noticed and at his second show won his
first Herding Group 1, at 19 month of age. He is a beautifully
constructed dog, very masculine, with lots of bone and charisma
and also a very beautiful, floating movement around the ring.
He is well known for his outstanding head. His color is still
under transition and we will have to wait till he is 4 to get
his final color. But his texture is really very good.
In 2007, he had been shown for a total of 3 months only over
the year and was ranked #7 in the USA, at just 2 years of age
and while competing on the east coast with all the top dogs.
End of June 2007, he went with his mother Turquoise to the Canadian
National weekend and he too did quite well, winning one best
of breed and a group 2 from the classes, at the Canadian Briard
club Booster show, along with another best male win. These two
major wins left him just short of 2 points for his Canadian
championship title in one weekend. He returned for one weekend
to Canada, won the breed again and finished his Canadian championship.
Being mostly home, Aramis has started his herding training and
enjoying immensely working in the field.
He returned to the ring in 2008, for his third birthday, in
New York, at the most prestigious US show, the famous Westminster
show and won best of breed. He showed beautifully in breed and
group and looked simply gorgeous on the green carpet. Aramis
brought me so much joy that day. As always he knew it was a
special time of special needs and he delivered.
Enjoy a small sample of photos of my dearest Aramis below. I
very much look forward to seeing his offsprings be it at home
(I have plan for a tawny litter in the future) or at other breeders.
Will keep the site updated with any news on that subject !
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