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***CANDOR - AKC Champion; 2017 #1 MASCA Female (#2 overall), MASCA Grand Champion*** Sired by our own Grand Champion Top 10 Ridgestar Bareback Ranch at 74 Ranch SCT-I, mHIC, M-I, RO-I, RO-N, V-2 and out of Meaka, daughter of Top 10, Multi Champion, Gr CH 74 Ranch Wigglebutt Echo In Time CGC, ND-M, SCT-I, RO-A, A-I, HD-L2, AS-N, OAC, NTD, SDA-I, DIS-I, HDL3S, HDL2 D, V-4+. Candor is CHIC Certified.
Candor is a beautiful girl we just couldn't give up even before evaluations. She is very much like her grandma Echo! She has been in a few shows already and done great - Best in Groups, Best of Breed puppy and such. Judge comments include: "Promising Girl, very nice young puppy, very balanced front and back, strong front and back, firm level topline, good reach and drive, well developed good depth of chest."
At her first MASCA Nationals (2016) she got Best Brace Team with her grandma, Second in Female Head Type and 2 Best of Winners (1 Pre-Show under Judge Gail Stiefferman and the Nationals Specialty under Judge Gayle Garvin which gives her 2 majors towards her championship. She won over 12 and 17 other dogs/girls). She also got her Rally Novice Title - at 8 months old! She got her championship a few months later with a Best of Opposite under Judge Nina Marie Sherrer. Also getting best movement and 2nd in head type that weekend.
Oct 2016: CH 74 Ranch Tell N It Like It Is got Best of Breed in one show under Judge Jean Pero and Best of Opposite in the other show under Judge Robin Hug. She also was a major factor in the ranch winning Breeder's Showcase, Generations and Brace under specialty Judge Sharon Elkins. She got a WOWDOG award and a Hotdawg award! She was 2nd in the WOWMASC Top Conformation dog for the year.
Dec 2016: In Colorado at an ICE show Candor got Best of Breed, Group One and Reserve Best in Show under Judge Randall Sheets. She is now 1/2 way to her MASCA Grand Championship. Judge comments include: "excellent overall impression", "excellent reach and drive", "wonderful coat" and "beautiful expression in eyes".
Spring 2017: Candor got a Best of Opposite in Nebraska then got Best of Breed and Best of Opposite in Cheyenne and more than earned her grand championship! She also got her first Open Q in Rally. In April she picked up 44 points with 2 Best of Breeds in the Iowa Mini Aussie show as well as a head type female and movement first place.
MASCA Nationals 2017: Candor passed her herding instinct test, got High In Level Rally Obedience as well as her Open title, Won Movement and won Brace with her grandma, Echo.
Candor went on to achieve the #1 MASCA Female 2017. She lives with and is loved by us here at the ranch in Wyoming. After achieving all she could as a Miniature Australian Shepherd we decided to take her to AKC as a Miniature American Shepherd. Her first show out she got 3 RWB with NO hair... Then she passed her CGC test. Her second show (Idaho) she got Winner's Bitch all 4 days. Her third show (Casper WY) she got Best of Winner's in one show and Winner's Bitch in another. She now has her AKC championship and is on her way to her Grand.
Candor's Personality test at 8 weeks old
Candor is a beautiful girl we just couldn't give up even before evaluations. She is very much like her grandma Echo! She has been in a few shows already and done great - Best in Groups, Best of Breed puppy and such. Judge comments include: "Promising Girl, very nice young puppy, very balanced front and back, strong front and back, firm level topline, good reach and drive, well developed good depth of chest."
At her first MASCA Nationals (2016) she got Best Brace Team with her grandma, Second in Female Head Type and 2 Best of Winners (1 Pre-Show under Judge Gail Stiefferman and the Nationals Specialty under Judge Gayle Garvin which gives her 2 majors towards her championship. She won over 12 and 17 other dogs/girls). She also got her Rally Novice Title - at 8 months old! She got her championship a few months later with a Best of Opposite under Judge Nina Marie Sherrer. Also getting best movement and 2nd in head type that weekend.
Oct 2016: CH 74 Ranch Tell N It Like It Is got Best of Breed in one show under Judge Jean Pero and Best of Opposite in the other show under Judge Robin Hug. She also was a major factor in the ranch winning Breeder's Showcase, Generations and Brace under specialty Judge Sharon Elkins. She got a WOWDOG award and a Hotdawg award! She was 2nd in the WOWMASC Top Conformation dog for the year.
Dec 2016: In Colorado at an ICE show Candor got Best of Breed, Group One and Reserve Best in Show under Judge Randall Sheets. She is now 1/2 way to her MASCA Grand Championship. Judge comments include: "excellent overall impression", "excellent reach and drive", "wonderful coat" and "beautiful expression in eyes".
Spring 2017: Candor got a Best of Opposite in Nebraska then got Best of Breed and Best of Opposite in Cheyenne and more than earned her grand championship! She also got her first Open Q in Rally. In April she picked up 44 points with 2 Best of Breeds in the Iowa Mini Aussie show as well as a head type female and movement first place.
MASCA Nationals 2017: Candor passed her herding instinct test, got High In Level Rally Obedience as well as her Open title, Won Movement and won Brace with her grandma, Echo.
Candor went on to achieve the #1 MASCA Female 2017. She lives with and is loved by us here at the ranch in Wyoming. After achieving all she could as a Miniature Australian Shepherd we decided to take her to AKC as a Miniature American Shepherd. Her first show out she got 3 RWB with NO hair... Then she passed her CGC test. Her second show (Idaho) she got Winner's Bitch all 4 days. Her third show (Casper WY) she got Best of Winner's in one show and Winner's Bitch in another. She now has her AKC championship and is on her way to her Grand.
Candor's Personality test at 8 weeks old
Health Tests and Titles: 74 RANCH TELL N IT LIKE IT IS (ofa.org)