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Registered Name: GCH HR WR Redmoon's Alpine Bramble, Extra Tart SH DJ TKN
Call Name: Bramble Nicknames: Beans, Bean Sprout, Bramblina DOB: October 12, 2023 Sire: GCH Gold Star's Iron Will DS Dam: GCH HRCH RedMoon When Life Gives U Lemons Make Limoncello MH WCX CD RI Breeder: Rob Schell, Shelby Westmoreland, Kendyl Rich AKC#: SS44775403 OFA: Hips GOOD, Elbows, Eyes NORMAL Bramble's Pedigree |
Bramble.
I have had a love affair with Tollers for years. I almost brought a Toller home, instead of a Vizsla. But life took me in a different direction, and I wouldn't change it for the world. But, tollers.
We were in Washington, DC on vacation when an Instagram story popped up that one of the pick females from Lemon's (a dog I was mildly obsessed with in social media land) first litter became available last minute. I showed Ben. Ben laughed. Then Ben shook his head in disbelief. Then he probably questioned why he married me. But in the end, after a few weeks of debate, bribery and pros and cons lists, he said yes.
And here we are!
Bramble, Ben admits, is the dog we didn't know how much we needed. She brings me back to my roots in retrievers and reopened almost forgotten doors of training and waterfowl hunting. She rounds out our pack in the best ways, and has been one of the best additions to our household. She is one of Liam's absolute favorites and was his first partner in crime. She is a gem. Tollers, like vizslas, sometimes get a bad reputation for being high energy, potentially neurotic, LOUD, dogs. Bramble is not that. She is an easy keep, calm, quiet, and a steady warm presence in the house. She is naturally biddable, with bird drive for days.
Formally, she finished her Junior Hunter before her first birthday. She finished her Championship with two 5 point major Best of Breed wins from the classes, over Specials. She had a spectacular first hunting season, both in the duck blind, and with the vizslas upland hunting. She has taken to higher level training with a can-do attitude and has had a phenomenal testing season, earning her HRC Hunting Retriever Title with four straight Seasoned passes, her NAHRA Working Retriever Title, and her AKC Senior Hunter in four straight passes. To round out her impressive summer of field testing, Bramble also donned her show lead and made short work of her Grand Championship with a OH Group Placement sprinkled in the mix.
We are so excited for Bramble's future. We have big plans for her, and she, so far, shows every intention of outdoing them.
I have had a love affair with Tollers for years. I almost brought a Toller home, instead of a Vizsla. But life took me in a different direction, and I wouldn't change it for the world. But, tollers.
We were in Washington, DC on vacation when an Instagram story popped up that one of the pick females from Lemon's (a dog I was mildly obsessed with in social media land) first litter became available last minute. I showed Ben. Ben laughed. Then Ben shook his head in disbelief. Then he probably questioned why he married me. But in the end, after a few weeks of debate, bribery and pros and cons lists, he said yes.
And here we are!
Bramble, Ben admits, is the dog we didn't know how much we needed. She brings me back to my roots in retrievers and reopened almost forgotten doors of training and waterfowl hunting. She rounds out our pack in the best ways, and has been one of the best additions to our household. She is one of Liam's absolute favorites and was his first partner in crime. She is a gem. Tollers, like vizslas, sometimes get a bad reputation for being high energy, potentially neurotic, LOUD, dogs. Bramble is not that. She is an easy keep, calm, quiet, and a steady warm presence in the house. She is naturally biddable, with bird drive for days.
Formally, she finished her Junior Hunter before her first birthday. She finished her Championship with two 5 point major Best of Breed wins from the classes, over Specials. She had a spectacular first hunting season, both in the duck blind, and with the vizslas upland hunting. She has taken to higher level training with a can-do attitude and has had a phenomenal testing season, earning her HRC Hunting Retriever Title with four straight Seasoned passes, her NAHRA Working Retriever Title, and her AKC Senior Hunter in four straight passes. To round out her impressive summer of field testing, Bramble also donned her show lead and made short work of her Grand Championship with a OH Group Placement sprinkled in the mix.
We are so excited for Bramble's future. We have big plans for her, and she, so far, shows every intention of outdoing them.