Shelquin's my Kinda Party CGC WC
Ally
Ally was born, outside of course, in the grass by my shed, in the evening of May 30th 2011. Mia’s first puppy, it was a difficult birth, hard contractions, two feet out, two feet back in, so I finally grabbed a towel and assisted in her birth. She was a huge puppy at 20 ounces, big for a for a maiden bitch. I had bred Mia to Mason, (Multi BISS GCH Big Sky’s Stone Kutter) a gorgeous black boy that carried chocolate, and I was hoping for a chocolate bitch puppy.
My Beautiful chocolate bitch Ally. She started everything for me, she was up for everything I wanted to do, and did anything I asked of her. She got her first AKC points at 10 months old, from the Bred By classes after my good friend Linda Fitzmaurice suggested that is where I should show her. We did really well in the puppy sweepstakes classes, and at one year and one week old she earned her first major by going Winner’s Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex over Specials. She continued to do well, picking up points here and there, even placing 3rd in Bred By Chocolate Bitches class at The Potomac. In between showing, we also earned her Working Certificate, and Canine Good Citizen titles, both with minimal training. Ally had several Best Bred By Exhibitor in Specialty Show wins and Specialty placements. Then she became the Reserve Winners Bitch Queen, many times to Majors, enough times to finish her once, and then again. She didn’t end up finishing her Championship, but she is always a Champion in my book.
Ally was classically beautiful, beautiful old-fashioned head planes, nice dark chocolate coat color, nice brown eye color and the sweetest expression. She looked at me with love bubbles in her eyes, sweet, happy, her tail never stopped wagging, I would get comments from judges, and others, about how connected we were, in and outside the ring. She was silly, goofy and had a great sense of humor, always ‘helping’ me do yoga, fetching dropped items on the floor, and doing things just to make us laugh. She had quite a few nicknames but her favorite, and mine, was “Bear”. She rolled on her back, legs in the air, thrusting her rear legs in the air while grunting and growling in pure joy, making her Bear Noises. We could get her to make those noises by saying “Bear!” to her and she would wiggle, wag and be a Bear.
She was a natural, wonderful, Earth Mother, and enjoyed her pregnancies and her own babies very much. She also enjoyed being the playful, nurturing “Tante Weewee" or Auntie Ally to puppies that weren’t hers. When my Katy died with 3 week old puppies, Ally hopped into the whelping box and mothered those orphaned babies as if they were her own, guiding them, and giving them all they needed, a mother.
After motherhood, we retired her to the couch, my bed, and our boat, she loved to swim, run and retrieve and play with the other dogs.
Ally got very sick suddenly, and after treatments failed we knew the time had come, to let her go. As I held her head, neck and shoulders against me, whispering words of love and gratitude, I noticed she was wagging her tail until the last signs of life left her body.
I miss you and love you Bear Dog, gone too soon, you were a Good Gurl, the best gurl.
Ally is Mia's firstborn, from her first litter, I was smitten at birth, and still just love her! She is named after the Jason Aldean song, "My Kinda Party", which also pays homage to her mom's registered name "Here For The Party". Ally's dam is Mia. Ally's daughter is Miley.
Whelped May 30, 2011 ~ April 10th, 2020
Dominant Chocolate Full Dentition
AKC #: SR68195301
OFA: Hips: Good Elbows: Normal
Optigen: Accession #: 13-540 Clear/Normal
OFA Eyes: Entire Litter ACVO exam Clear at 8 weeks and annually
Heart Cleared by Color Doppler/Echo
EIC: Clear/Normal/Non-Carrier DD (Dilute): Clear/Normal/Unaffected 100% Pure Labrador
Ally’s dam is Mia; Ally’s Daughter is Miley
Show News:
October 19th 2019 Del Valle KC GGLRC/Supported Best in sweepstakes under breeder judge Kerry Edinger October 18th 2019 GGLRC Best in Veteran Sweepstakes under breeder judge Angela Rogalla October 20th 2018 GGLRC Best in Veteran Sweepstakes under breeder judge Tina Donahue October 19th 2018 GGLRC Best Veteran Bitch under breeder judge Stephanie Harris October 19th 2018 GGLRC BOS in Veteran Sweeps under breeder Judge Cindy Freeman September 15th: won the Bred By class at the Lake/Drake Kennel club under Ms. Sharon M Zaker
October 17th 2014: Ally won a large and competitive Bred by class (for the second year in a row) and made the final cut in Winners Bitch to three bitches under breeder judge Shari Kirschner (Big Sky) at the GGLRC. Ally received the following critique: "Short back, great coat, great attitude, great reach of neck"
October 19th 2014: Second in Bred By under breeder judge Margaret Wilson (Shadowglen) at the GGLRC Supported Entry.
September 14th 2014: Reserve Winners Bitch, Best Bred-by-Exhibitor, and Bred-by-Exhibitor Group 3 at the Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club.
October 27th 2013: Reserve Winners Bitch at the Sacramento Valley DFA under Carl Liepmann.
October 18th 2013: At the Golden Gate LRC, Ally won her Bred by Exhibitor class under Vicky Creamer and was Best Bred by Exhibitor in Specialty under Marilyn Elizabeth Prior!
September 21st 2013: Reserve Winners Bitch under Noreen Cartwright at the Two Cities Kennel Club.
September 14th-15th 2013: Reserve Winners Bitch both days, under Bud DiDonato and Debbie Campbell Freeman at the Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club.
May 19th 2013: Ally won her Bred-by-Exhibitor class, and was Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex at the Coyote Hills KC under Nathaniel Horn.
May 12th 2013: Reserve Winners Bitch at the Santa Cruz KC under Robert Vandiver.
April 11th 2013: Ally was third in Bred by Exhibitor Chocolate at the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac under Per Iversen.
December 9th 2012: Reserve Winners Bitch under Jon Cole at the Camellia Capitol KC.
November 11th 2012: Second in Bred By Exhibitor under Cheri Conway at the High Desert LRC.
June 29th-July 1st 2012: Reserve Winners Bitch Friday and Saturday under Norm Patton and Mrs. Robert Smith at the Lost Coast KC of California
June 8th 2012: At the Lake County Kennel Club of Northern California (Woofstock Cluster, GGLRC Supported Entry), under Debbie Claussen, Ally won her Bred by Exhibitor class, and was Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex (over specials) for a 3 point major at one year and one week old!
June 3rd 2012: At the GGLRC Show-N-Go Match, Ally won her 12-18 Sweeps class under Eleonore Diehr, and her regular class and Best Puppy in Match under Jennifer Kelly. She also passed her CGC test!
May 6th 2012: Ally earned her Working Certificate at the CCLRC test under judge Ron Morelos.
April 21st-22nd 2012: At the Chief Solano KC, Ally won her bred by exhibitor class both days, was Reserve Winners Bitch under Del Richards Saturday, and Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex (over specials) Sunday under Kathryn Cowsert for her first point at 10 months old!
March 16th-17th 2012: At the San Joaquin Valley LRC, Ally was fourth in Sweeps under Sharene Greer-Clark, third in sweeps under Marci Sale, and won her 9-12 class under Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna (out of 8 entries).
October 22, 2011: Ally took Best of Breed in the 4-6 month class at the Skyline Kennel Club.
Ally earned her Working Certificate May 6th 2012
