I had no intention of keeping a male puppy out of
my Journey x Boston litter. I wanted a girl and had my eye on
Parker’s sister, Riot, already. However, my oldest granddaughter had
different ideas. She fell in love with the red collar male puppy and
launched a campaign to keep him. Obviously, she was successful.
Parker stayed to become a member of the VonBaker family! Parker
started his show career early by taking his first points out of the
9-12 month puppy class. He and his handler, Julie Higgins, began
seriously competing for his championship the summer of 2019. Parker
and Julie had some impressive wins, taking his first major at the
Lima shows in June 2019 and winning his second in August 2019 at
Canfield. Then, much to my surprise, Parker, who came to the
Medallion Rottweiler Club Specialties in October 2019 to play in the
ring with his other friend, Lynette Landry, went Winner’s Dog and
Best of Winners under respected breeder judge, Catherine Thompson.
With that win, Parker became Champion Parker—something my
granddaughter, Savannah, had known all along! |
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