On May 11, 2002, through the
generosity of Carol Craswell (Kelbren Shelties), we
welcomed Chet into our home.
Chet settled beautifully into our
home, and we can't thank Carol enough for allowing him to join our
sheltie family. Chet is such a happy dog. No matter what he's
doing or where he is, he's always smiling and wagging his
tail.
Chet's promise as a show prospect
and his lovely structure were apparent at an early age as
evidenced by this photo of him at 16 weeks of age.
FLASH: On
July 25, 2003 at two and a half years of age, Chet finished his
American Championship. We'd like to say a special thank you to
Rose Linton George (Glendower Shelties) for putting those
delightful first three points on Chet and to Judy Stachowski
(HeartSong Shelties) who put both majors and the remaining points
on him. Rose and Judy did a lovely job of presenting Chet to the
judges, and we were thrilled to have them at the end of the lead
for Chet's wins.
Chet is the first American and
the first Canadian champion for his dam, and he is the second
American champion for his sire.
Genetic testing is very important
to us, and Chet has had all of the appropriate
testing.
| DOB |
12/20/00 |
| Height |
15 1/4" |
| OFA |
Excellent |
| Eyes |
CERF Normal |
| Thyroid |
Normal (Full MSU
Panel) |
| vWd |
Clear
(VetGen) |
| MDR1 |
Normal/Normal |
| Other |
Full dentition,
bi-factored, & non-white factored |
| |
Frozen semen available to
approved bitches |
Chet has sired two AKC breed champions
and one MACH, and he currently has five other pointed sons
and daughters and several other offspring that are well on
their way to achieving their MACH's. Additionally, Chet has
multiple offspring that are titled in Rally, Obedience, and
Herding. To see photos of
some typical Chet puppies,
click here.
Our
first litter sired by Chet was born in January 2005, and our
first homebred champion,
CH MACH CastleGate's Daily News OF,
CGC, came from
that litter. We repeated that breeding in March 2007, and we
kept
CastleGate's Mercy Me
MX, MXJ, XF
from that litter. Photos and full pedigrees for Geraldo
and Zelda can be seen on their individual pages.
We tragically lost our
beautiful blue boy on February 21, 2009. He'll live in our
hearts and in our memories until we are reunited with him
again at The Rainbow Bridge. You can read our tribute
to Chet here.
Photo by
Flessas
"We just love it when Chet
flashes us one of his trademark smiles!"
Here are two informal photos which showcase Chet's
side gait and rear movement:
