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Baby
Sage was born on Halloween day 2006, with 9 other siblings.
Sage was black as crow with no white hair. He is now a gray
male. . I kept him for his very beautiful, balanced and correct
construction and his lovely temperament. He is a dog of substance
and elegance, with very sweet and outgoing disposition, which
is exactly what I love and strive for.
Sage hit the show road at 13 months and he was quite a competitor.
At 5 shows, in 3 different states, he won winners dog 4 times
and finished his AKC championship with 4 majors, including
a 5 point major and two 4 point majors.
Sage is a petit, compact, male even though he has lots of
bone. His head is extremely beautiful. He stands in a beautiful
natural stack at all times, indicating that all the right
angles and proportions are in place as well as a great attitude.
His coat is full and with a wonderful texture. He is a sweet,
outgoing boy with all people. You should meet him !
After his championship end of 2007, Sage returned to the ring
once at the BCA Specialty shows in Harrisburg in April 2008.
He participated in the sweeps and received Best Puppy in Sweeps
each day. This was very pleasing since the entry was very
large. In August, he went to a few shows where he won the
breed over the top ranked specials despite his obvious youth
and lack of training ! He also collected his first Group Placement.
End of September, we went to the 2008 US National Specialty
and I showed Sage in the Best of Breed competition. Sage won
Best of Opposite Sex, meaning that he won Best male at the
US National Specialty. It was a thrilling experience to be
standing in the middle of the ring with the top Briards and
their professional handlers among the handful of dogs who
were kept for final consideration. After judging the first
question the judges and spectators asked was "Who is that
dog?". They were baffled to find out he was 22 months old,
home bred and owner/breeder handled. Sage was cited as exemplary
for his head, coat and silhouette. What more could I ask for.
We came back home happy from those incredible national results.
At the bottom of this page you can also see Brook (Fairytale's
Bashka) who is Sage's full sister. Brook is a blue bitch (grey
born grey). We co-own her with Ina and Brent in Canada.
Sage started 2009 at Westminster KC, where he got an Award
of Merit. Little Sage has just turned 3 years old Halloween
2009 and has been a fantastic eye catcher in the show ring.
His magnificent posture, great head and bones, beautiful movement
have earned him many wins in the group ring, in the tough
East Coast competition. He also won back to back best of breed
at the BCA regional specialty weekend shows in Harrisburg,
in April. He repeated the performance and even more, at the
BCA Regional Specialty Shows in Canfield, OH in August where
he won back to back BISS and added a third BOB win to top
it. These were the largest circuits for Briards for 2009.
Sage concluded the 2009 year like he dominated most of it,
as the # 1 Briard in the USA for breed points and #3 for group
points. All of it, he did on his own merit, with no advertising
and no special connections, while shown part time.
In 2009, Sage took two trips to Canada to complete his Canadian
Championship with me. He did that in style, earning several
group 1s, a Best Bred by Exhibitor in Show and a All Breed
Best in Show. This allowed him to match his American performance
and to also be the #1 Briard in Canada for 2009. Having qualified
for the crown event "Show of Shows", we drove back for that
one night event and competed with only BIS winners and brought
back home yet another ribbon, a group 3 in the herding group.
I am especially proud of this young boy who remains above
all a sweetheart, loving to fetch or stretching on the bed.
Some of the best rewards have been the thrill to watch him
from ringside, so magnificent. He gives you goose bumps. In
the meantime, Sage's sister, Brook, has been visiting us from
Canada for a few months to go to a few shows. She has earned
both her majors already.
For 2010, Sage is happy to be taking only a few trips with
me. We went back to France to visit his human and canine families,
but for the most part enjoys laying on his AC vents after
having run around like a maniac in the yard or played hard
with his half sister Turquoise and daughter Ficelle. Just
being a great, sweet, magnificent dog!
Enjoy
a few shots of Sage in his show and home life.
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