WTCh. HTCh. HC.
Ad Astra Magnum Force
HXAcsd HTAD III-csd HRD III-s HTD III-s RLF III-s RTDcs PATDcs GS-O RS-O JS-N DNA-VP
aka Magnum
* 18.11.2003
HOF WTCh. Diamond S Bozo RD RTDcs DNA-CP
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HOF WTCh. Bear's Aurora of Windsor RTDcs JS-E RS-O GS-N DNA-VP
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black whitte (red factored)
HD OFA Good (AS-21757G26M-PI) ED OFA Normal (AS-EL1936M26-PI) eyes clear DNA HSF4 clear (AHT) DNA MDR1 Normal/Normal (VCPL) owner: Diane Sobel-Meyer, USA breeder: Ad Astra Farm - Mark Hodges, USA |
Magnum is exactly the dog I was looking for Ziggy. He is very talented in working, with high drive which he does not losing even in his age of 10 years. His main discipline is herding but he also competes in agility. He is also certified SAR dog for debris. With right self-confidence, able to work independently but has (as well as Ziggy) great will to please his owner. However even having high drive he knows relax (having "off" switch) he is pleasant companion in casual life. He is very intelligent, friendly and extremely athletic. He has natural guarding instinct but he is perfectly able to discriminate when to use it. His best appraisal is herding, eventually cookie but he is happy to work for the verbal appraisal too. He does not react to loud noises (shooting, firework, storm) which he had to prove during SAR training. His talent is not coincidental because his littermates also achieved high working titles (will be introduced later). And speaking about his ancestors. Among his 13 ancestors in 3 generations you can find 8 dogs with Hall of Fame title. Both parents and 3 from his grandparents are WTCh. so his double Herding Championships (ASCA and ABHA) and 3 missing points to AKC Herding Championship are not coincidence too. Magnum has got missing 3 points on Dec. 29, 2013 so he is triple Herding Champion now. As well as his recent victory in the ASCA National Finals.
Magnum has one more big advantage in my eyes. Thanks to his responsible owner he is (even he is little bit older) Sire of 6 litters only. I feel honored that his 7th litter could be born in my Kennel.
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2013 ASCA Nationals
Finals are held every year in many disciplines (conformation and different types of works). It is one of the most prestigious event of the year. Each dog has to qualify to the Finals on the base of their previous year results. To each Finals ASCA invites certain number of the best ones. In case of herding there are 30 dogs invited, separately for each stock. Magnum was qualified for cattle and ducks this year. When competing there he was almost 10 years old and here are his results:
cattle - 1st round - 2nd place, 2nd round - 6h place, subtotal - 2nd place from 30 invited dogs. 15 best dogs continued to the 3rd round. Magnum won this round and in total he won all the cattle Finals.
ducks - 1st round - 5th place, 2nd round - 2nd place, subtotal - 1st place. Again 15 best dogs continued to the 3rd round where Magnum came 3rd as well as in total in Finals he has got 3rd place.
Magnum is certified SAR dog for debris. |
He was certified for disaster search and was called for several searches. |
Magnum
is not lost even in Conformation ring.
Winners Dog, Best of Opposite Sex |
2007 ASCA Nationals
5th place MVA (Most Versatile Aussie)
4th place Advanced Sheep
7th place Advanced Ducks
9th place Advanced Cattle
4th place High Combined
This was his third trial in Advanced.
He needed just to weekends to won in ASCA Year End Merit Awards in Advanced Trial Dog Sheep.
Pedigree
HOF
WTCh. HD OFA Exc., CERF red /w |
HOF
WTCh. Hangin
Tree Dude PATDcs
RD RTDcs DNA-CP HD OFA Good red-merle c/w, link 2 |
Hangin' Tree
Spook OTDc STDds DNA-CP CERF, blue-merle /w |
Hangin' Tree
Roja red /w |
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Peters
Ranch Paige
black /w |
HOF
WTCh. Hangin' Tree Black Bear PATDc RTDcs RDg DNA-CP HD OFA Exc. (136), CERF, black c/w |
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HOF
Hangin' Tree Cinnamon Teal
OTDds STDc red-merle /w |
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HD OFA Good, CERF blue-merle c/w |
HOF
WTCh. Hangin' Tree Black Bear PATDc RTDcs RDg DNA-CP |
Hangin'
Tree Buddy black /w |
HOF
Zephyr's Angel Blue RDX blue-merle c/w |
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HOF
Ch. Silver Sliver of Windsor STDs DNA-CP HD OFA Exc. blue-merle /w |
HOF
Highlander of Windsor HD OFA Good, blue-merle /w |
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Suertes
Image of Arrogance HD OFA Exc., black c/w |
Magnum 5 weeks old |
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