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October 2005 - Roller almost 6 years. What a distinguished looking Grandpa !
"Roller" (aka "Let The Good Times Roll") came to
BlueCollar Boxers from Cajun country, Luling, Louisiana, just outside New
Orleans. Doug and Rhonda Ellis had saved this puppy as pick and we
were lucky that they decided to place him in a loving show home.
Memorial Day weekend 2000, we found him on Sunday afternoon, decided we
couldn't pass up that top line and tailset, and started our non-stop, 29-hour,
round trip, express drive from San Antonio to New Orleans at about 8pm Sunday
night.
This was our first show dog, and we had more to learn than
we could imagine! Roller was very patient with Dan as they both
rambled around the show ring. Special thanks to Owen and Gina Proctor
of Virgo
Boxers for all their selfless guidance past and present. With
their help, Dan and Roller earned several points together, then when the
time was right, Roller was expertly handled through his major wins by Terri Galle
and Robert Chaffin.
Roller
exemplifies the breeding philosophy here at BlueCollar. Temperament
first, he possesses steadfast courage,
unquestioned loyalty, wariness of strangers (then melting into a
spine-bending wiggle the second the stranger is invited in as a friend!)
Currently training in agility and obedience, his willingness to please his
handler is amazing! I wish our other boxers were this attentive!
Roller's conformation emphasizes bite and headpiece, strong, short back,
high tailset, strength and form maintained during movement, and medium size.
We believe in testing our breeding boxers for boxer
cardiomyopathy, hip dysplasia, and thyroid abnormalities.
Roller's
Health-Testing: (2008) Cardiologist Auscultation/Echo
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Average Aortic Valve Flow Rate NORMAL: 1.85 m/sec (Min 1.7 m/sec - Max 2.0
m/sec) No
SAS (Charla Jones, DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM, Specialty-Cardiology) .
(2002) OFA Hips GOOD (Larry Wood, DVM). His 24 hour Holter monitor
revealed only 5 PVC's (no runs or pairs) (2002-Luiz Braz-Ruivo, DVM
Diplomate ACVIM, Specialty-Cardiology) and only 64 PVC's (no runs
or pairs) (2007-ALBA)-No Arrhythmias. (2002) Thyroid tested Normal
(Peter Hey, DVM).
Copies of Health Testing
provided upon request.
Roller has frozen semen
available to approved bitches.
Anything you can do, I can do better!
Now why was I trying to out-run Molly
and that deer?
Oh well, a nap does sound like a
good idea Mom!
Beeville 2004, 7 of Roller's pups were at
the show! 4 went on to finish their championships!
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Oh
there you are!
Give me my duck!