TRI CH (T)(TS) TS GRAND CH Brafferton Winter Bird (HIC)
"Ava" is the first Smooth Collie retained by Brafferton, the others having gone to other owners.
She is from two collies who have excelled in the herding field for their breed as well as sire doing well in Obedience and Rally and mother excelling in Tracking and Track and Search.
Conformation - Ava gained her final points at the Portland show on 26th November 2017 and her Australian CH ANKC Certificate was issued on 21/12/2017 arriving early January 2018.
Obedience - She attended Ballarat and Werribee Obedience Clubs for basic training but never went further with this.
Herding She achieved her HIC (Herding Instinct Certificate) at the age of 7 months.
Tracking - "Ava" passed her TD (Tracking Dog) Title on 24/08/2018: TDX (Tracking Dog Excellent) Title on 15/07/2019: T CH (Tracking Champion) Title on 26/08/2019. This also gave Ava her Dual CH(T) Title which was issued on the 5th September 2019.
2020 became the year of nothing happening here in Victoria with showing or Dog Sports due to the Covid 19 Virus and lockdowns.
Track & Search - "Ava" gained her TSD (Track & Search Dog) Title on 24/04/2022: TSDX Title 23/09/2022: TS CH Title - 22/04/2023: This also gives Ava her Triple CH (TS) (T) Title which was issued on the 1st May 2023. TS GRAND CH (Track & Search Grand Champion) Test 9 passed on 17/09/2023 with a grading of Excellent: Test 10 passed on 13/10/2023 thus gaining her TS Grand Ch Title.
Nose Scent Work - Ava commenced a 3 week "Intro to Nose-Scent Work" with Dog Chewition course graduated on 23/12/2023: She also commenced the "Into to Odour" course along with Triton which she completed on the 7/9/2024:
Litters
On 2/2/2018 "Ava" took time off for Maternal duties. She blessed us with a Single pup from Sire Ch Cheltary Dirty Dancer.
On 7/2/2021 "Ava" again having time off for Maternal duties. This is her 2nd litter and she this time blessed us with 10 puppies. Sire was Brafferton Orions Dragon who is a singleton pup [whose sire was Ch Cheltary Dirty Dancer and Dam was T CH TS CH Brafferton Heaven Scent RN]
De-sexed as of 13/07/2023
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Health
Eyes Ophthalmology tested as a puppy were clear.
DNA Tested for CEA - Carrier:
MDR1 Carrier:
DM - Carrier:
Hips 2/3 Elbows 0/0
| Pedigree for TRI CH (T)(TS) TS GRAND CH Brafferton Winter Bird (HIC) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sire : Ch Foxbell First Romance CD RE HNAs (Smooth) | S: Ch Carluke By Design (Rough) | S: Bhyllsacre King Of Lions (Imp UK) (Rough) |
| D: Ch Carluke Champagne Blush (Rough) | ||
| D: Ch Foxbell First Kiss (Smooth) | S: Ch Foxbell Far Echo (Smooth) | |
| D: NZ CH CH Glenrere Lady Of The Myst (Imp NZ) (Smooth) | ||
| Dam : T CH TS GRAND CH Brafferton Night Navigator HSAs (Rough) | S: DUAL.CH.(T) Vimtar Thunder Lord TSDX HT (Rough) | S: CH. Leanor Midnight Meteor (Rough) |
| D: CH. Brentland Blue Rose (Rough) | ||
| D: CH. Foxbell Miss Finland (Smooth) | S: CH. Bell Pepper's Gate Keeper (Imp FIN)(Smooth) | |
| D: Foxbell Hot N Firery (Rough) | ||