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I had a dream that Oscar and I were looking at a litter of little 8 week old puppies along with some other people. They were rottweiler puppies, but they were cute and everyone was saying how they wanted one. Oscar asked me if I wanted another puppy and I told him I didn't think I could go through all the work again right now. At that moment, I looked back at Oso who was on a huge deck overlooking a beautiful cliff view and his leash was under a chair (holding him there). There were other dogs in similar situations separated by a partition. One dog was restrained by having his leash attached to a hook hanging from the ceiling. A closer look showed that there was no weight on the chair to keep it still, so I walked over and put his leash under something heavier (I think it was a table). I went back to Oscar thinking (as cranky wives do), what in the world was Oscar thinking? A few minutes later, something started happening with the dogs. They all starting making their way to the open side of the decks, looking down at something. Something was down there and the puppies were jumping. At first no one was alarmed, we thought they would be ok and were surprised talking about them being lemmings. Then we heard the huge booms of the chairs coming down after them (which were supposed to hold them on the deck). The dog held by the hook attached to the beam had walked off and was strangling itself. Oso and one other dog were the only puppies who hadn't fallen because they were under something heavy. Everyone was afraid to look over and see if the others were alive (which they probably weren't). And then I woke up.

Oso has giardia, which translates into diarrhea which is very difficult to pick up, but imperative!! as you don't want to affect other doggies and last night he started coughing. Could he have bordatella too? Even though he got the shots? I heard the vaccination wasn't that great and perhaps his immune system is low because of the giardia.

Hope it goes away soon. He's still a cute little beast though and the granuloma on his head is slowly decreasing in size. :)

He was prescribed:

DOLLY IV

(unpictured)

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

DC Rebel Rouser E.T. HOF

Born 1982

E.T. is still producing offspring through his frozen semen. Here is some information on him from the Rozanek Kennels

OSOS' GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER (through ET)

Rebel Rouser Bandieto HOF

Born 1973

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

Rebel Rouser Duke

Born in 1965

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER (through Duke)

FC Weedy Creek Dutches HOF

BUSTER KEETON

Born on July 14, 1988 to Rebel Rouser ET and Lindens Little Jesse, this handsome guy would be only a couple years younger than me if he were still around. He stayed around for 11 years and then passed away in 1999.

Unfortunately, I can find very little on Buster Keeton except his awards and many many famous offspring. Apparently Mr. Buster was very talented and has an amazing lineage. Check out his extended lineage, here

Here's his AKC info:

That studly dog was a FIELD CHAMPION! What does that entail? Check it out here

He also earned an AMATEUR FIELD CHAMPION title - find out how here

And he was a MASTER HUNTER (meaning he needed qualifying scores at 6 member tests)

So who produced this fine animal?

0S0'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER (B)

Rebel Rouser ET

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER (B)

Linden's Little Jesse

**And just as a reminder, Mr. Bustor Keeton paired up with Allie to make Mrs. Madison III who paired up with Mr. Raany to make Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg who paired up with Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky to make Oso's birth daddy - Union Jack!

Field Champion/Amateur Field Champion BUSTER KEETON, Master Hunter

Sire: DC Rebel Rouser ET ROM, Hall of Fame

Dam: FC Linden’s Little Jessie, CD, MH, VC

Reg. #SF394723 – OFA Good

Birthdate: 07/14/1988

Buster was consistently on the Vizsla Club of America Top Ten Field lists

for Amateur Gun Dog and Open Gun Dog, and #3 in the 1990 Midwest Vizsla

Field Futurity.

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB:

Field Trial Awards

12/1995 Vizsla Club of Illinois Amateur Limited Gun Dog 4th

Open Limited Gun Dog 4th

10/1995 Hawkeye Vizsla Club Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

09/1995 Vizsla Club of Illinois Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 3rd

Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

05/1995 Vizsla Club of Eastern Iowa Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

Open Limited Gun Dog 2nd

04/1995 Twin Cities Vizsla Club Amateur Limited Gun Dog 3rd

04/1995 Hawkeye Vizsla Club Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 4th

Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

04/1995 VC of Greater Cleveland Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 3rd

Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

03/1995 VC of Illinois Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 4th

12/1994 VC of Illinois Amateur Limited Gun Dog 3rd

Open Limited Gun Dog 2nd

09/1994 VC of Illinois Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 3rd

04/1994 VC of Michigan Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

04/1994 Hawkeye VC Open Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

04/1994 GSP C of Wisconsin Open Gun Dog (Ret) 3rd

04/1994 VC of Greater Cleveland Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

03/1994 VC of Illinois Amateur Gun Dog 2nd

12/1993 VC of Illinois Amateur Limited Gun Dog 4th

Open Limited Gun Dog 1st

10/1993 VC of Eastern Iowa Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 4th

09/1993 VC of Illinois Amateur Gun Dog 1st

Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

05/1993 VC of Eastern Iowa Open Limited Gun Dog 2nd

Amateur Limited Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

Open Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

04/1993 Twin Cities VC Amateur Limited Gun Dog 2nd

04/1993 Hawkeye VC Amateur Limited Gun Dog 3rd

04/1993 Miami Valley VC Open Gun Dog 1st

04/1993 VC of Greater Cleveland Amateur Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

03/1993 VC of Illinois Open Gun Dog 3rd

Amateur Gun Dog 2nd

12/1992 VC of Illinois Amateur Gun Dog 1st

09/1992 VC of Michigan Open Gun Dog 3rd

09/1992 VC of Illinois Amateur Gun Dog 3rd

04/1990 VC of Michigan Open Derby 1st

04/1990 Hawkeye VC Open Derby 2nd

03/1990 VC of Illinois Open Derby 3rd

10/1989 VC Eastern Iowa Open Puppy 2nd

09/1989 VC of Michigan Open Puppy 1st

09/1989 VC of Greater Cleveland Open Puppy 1st

05/1989 Connecticut Valley VC Open Puppy 3rd

Open Derby 1st

04/1989 Miami Valley VC Open Derby 2nd

03/1989 VC of Michigan Open Derby 4th

Open Puppy 1st

03/1989 VC of Illinois Open Puppy 2nd

Hunt Test Awards

07/1989 VC of Illinois Junior Hunter qualify

02/1990 LaSalle Brittany Club Junior Hunter qualify

02/1990 LaSalle Brittany Club Junior Hunter qualify

02/1990 VC of Illinois Junior Hunter qualify

02/1993 LaSalle Brittany Club Senior Hunter qualify

02/1993 LaSalle Brittany Club Senior Hunter qualify

02/1993 LaSalle Brittany Club Senior Hunter qualify

09/1993 LaSalle Brittany Club Senior Hunter qualify

10/1993 Miami Valley VC Senior Hunter qualify

02/1997 LaSalle Brittany Club Master Hunter qualify

02/1997 VC of Illinois Master Hunter qualify

05/1997 SE Wis. GSP Club Master Hunter qualify

06/1997 VC of Illinois Master Hunter qualify

02/1998 VC of Illinois Master Hunter qualify

01/1998 VC of Illinois Master Hunter qualify

Conformation Awards

09/1991 Fond duLac County KC Open 2nd (Winners-Reserve Winners)

09/1991 Greater Freeport KC Open 1st (Winners-Winners, BOW)

09/1991 Rock River Valley KC Open 1st (Winners-Winners, BOS)

06/1993 Skokie Valley KC Open 4th

06/1993 Chain O’Lakes KC Open 4th

06/1993 Wisconsin Rapids KC Open 2nd

07/1993 Blackhawk KC Open 2nd (Winners-Reserve Winner)

07/1993 Starved Rock KC Open 3rd

07/1993 Chgo Goldcoast KC Open 2nd (Winners-Reserve Winner)

07/1993 Park Shore KC Open 2nd (Winners-Reserve Winner)

07/1993 Kishwaukee KC Open 4th

08/1993 Cudahy KC Open 3rd

08/1993 Greater Racine KC Open 3rd

08/1993 Elgin KC Open 1st (Winners-Reserve Winner)

09/1993 Wisconsin KC Open 1st (Winners-Reserve Winner)

09/1993 Little Fort KC of Waukegan Open 1st (Winners-Reserve Winner)

09/1993 Kenosha KC Open 1st

09/1993 Central Indiana KC Open 2nd

09/1993 Kokomo KC Open 1st (Winners-Winners, BOS)

10/1993 Int’l KC of Chicago Open 1st (Winners-Reserve Winner)

(BOB = Best of Breed, BOS = Best of Opposite Sex, BOW = Best of Winners)

MADISON III

Mrs. Madison III was born on December 21, 1997 to parents Buster Keeton and Allie.

Called Madi for short, this little girl lived happily with her adopted parents Pam and Mark Spurgeon, in Belvidere, Illinois. Inspired by her beauty and natural skill, they started her in competition which led to breeding and finally a business name, Crimson Sky Vizslas.

**If we ever get another vizsla, I would consider getting one from there. They describe Madison III with such love. They have many pictures of her, describe her personality, I get so much more from their website than many others! I have just fallen in love with this family and their beautiful V's.

Now, for Mrs. Madison III's AKC Information:

This little girl was a SENIOR HUNTER! (AKC says this means qualifying scores at 5 licensed or member tests).

She got her Canine Good Citizenship (CGC) This didn't show on her AKC pedigree, but I think it is wonderful. I have known since before we got Oso that that is a goal for him!

And she has excellent hips! Go Madi!!

And now, let's hear a bit about Madi from the Spurgeons....

In addition to Oso's Grandpa, Madison III had two other puppies whom continued to breed and stay in the family. One is Ariel, who is supposedly laid back and easy going and the other is Ruger who is the highest nationally titled Vizsla in history.

**And just as a reminder, Mrs. Madison III paired up with Mr. Raany to make Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg who paired up with Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky to make Oso's birth daddy - Union Jack!

MRS. SHILOH'S HAPPY GO LUCKY

Oso's Grandma on his dad's side grew up on the Chenowith farm in Illinois along with her mate, Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg.

I don't know if she is the cutest little Grandma around, but she sure does look like my Oso and that makes her adorable to me. The expression she is making is the same one our Oso makes.

Mrs. Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky was born on December 19, 2005 to her father Pointe Blanc's Rusty Miracle and her mother, Berry's Taking Chances.

The Chenowith's say,

Let's go ahead and look at her AKC Info:

JH = Junior Hunter! (received qualifying scores at 4 licensed or member tests)

Now, it's time to go ahead down the lineage. I'm not sure if Miss Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky will live up to her Hall of Fame lineage mate, but if I can pictures and information, I will be satisfied.

OSO'S GREAT GRANDFATHER B

Pointe Blanc's Rusty Miracle

OSO'S GREAT GRANDMOTHER B

Berry's Taking Chances

And just as a reminder, Mrs. Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky paired up with Mr. Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg to make Oso's birth daddy - Union Jack!

**On another note, can I express my surprise at Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky's parents? She looks much smaller than them and a darker color. Her parents look different than the dogs in Oso's Grandpa A's side. This will be interesting!!!

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

MR. LIFO RILEY

Oso's Great Great Grandfather was born on March 31, 1993 to parents Little Richi Whompum and Rebel Rouser Dolly IV. He was bred by Thomas Gaulke and owned by Gina and Tony Ordonez. Gina wrote this adorable article containing Vizla-isms, very endearing.

Lifo Miley was the 1995 Midwest Vizsla Futurity winner, a competition which "showcases the best of the Midwest hunting dogs." In fact, founders claim a quick look through the winners shows a "who's who" of top field dogs

AKC lists him as follows:

Now who is Mr. Lifo Riley's Dad? (how far into this pedigree will I go?) I guess when I can get no further information.

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

(not pictured)

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER

(not pictured)

***And just as a reminder, Mr. Lifo Riley paired up with My-T-Hi North Starr to make Mr. Raany, who paired up Madison III to make Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg, who paired up with Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky to make Oso's birth daddy - Union Jack!

I was looking forward to introducing both Raany and his mate, Madison III, as it is obvious they were dearly loved by their families.

RAANY

Raany had a simple name with a lot of bravo around it.

He was born in Canada on December 12, 1995. He died in October of 2004 at the tender age of 8 years old. You will see as we continue on that his owners at Busch Vizslas were very involved in field trials and very proud of their little guy, he has quite a lot of accomplishments, which will be listed below.

Let's go ahead and get his AKC listing down:

FC stands for FIELD CHAMPION. That sounds very impressive to me. AKC tells us what that means, here

AFC stands for AMATEUR FIELD CHAMPION. Ok, AKC, defines that here

And then that SH at the end? That's for SENIOR HUNTER (AKC says this means qualifying scores at 5 licensed or member tests).

DNA pretty much means, we know as Oscar always says about Oso, "He's a vizsla!"

Now what does Busch Vizslas say about Oso's Great Grandfather?

That sounds very nice to me. I love hearing about the temperaments.

Are we ready for the accolades? Ok... scroll down to the bottom. I'm having formatting issues, so down they go. For Raany's pedigree, look here.

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER A

OSO'S GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER A

My-T-Hi North Starr

(the first of our group with no picture - there will be more)

Who were you Miss North Starr?

***And just as a reminder, Mr. Raany paired up Madison III to make Shiloh's Rommel Blitzkrieg who paired up with Shiloh's Happy Go Lucky to make Oso's birth daddy - Union Jack!

As of March 2007, Raany is #4 for the all-time top field producing sires in vizslas with eight field champions to his credit.

Field Trial Awards

09/1996 VC of Illinois Amateur Walking Puppy 3rd

Open Puppy 3rd

10/1996 VC of Eastern Iowa Amateur Walking Puppy 2nd

Open Puppy 1st

10/1996 Hawkeye VC Amateur Walking Puppy 1st

Open Puppy 1st

12/1996 VC of Illinois Open Derby 2nd

Open Puppy 2nd

03/1997 GWP of Illinois Open Puppy 1st

03/1997 VC of Illinois Amateur Walking Derby 1st

Amateur Walking Puppy 1st

Open Puppy 1st

03/1997 Weimaraner Club of N. Ill. Amateur Walking Derby 1st

03/1997 VC of Gr. Cleveland Amateur Walking Derby 1st

04/1997 GSP of Wisconsin Open Derby 3rd

04/1997 Hawkeye VC Open Derby 3rd

04/1997 Twin Cities VC Open Derby 1st

Amateur Walking Derby 1st

05/1997 VC of Eastern Iowa Open Derby 3rd

08/1997 GSP of Illinois Open Derby 2nd

09/1997 Cent Wisconsin VC Open Derby 4th

Amateur Walking Derby 2nd

09/1997 VC Greater Cleveland Open Derby 2nd

09/1997 VC of Illinois Open Derby 1st

09/1997 VC of Michigan Amateur Walking Derby 3rd

Open Derby 1st

10/1997 VC of Eastern Iowa Open Derby 3rd

10/1997 Hawkeye VC Amateur Walking Derby 2nd

12/1997 VC of Illinois Open Derby 1st

09/2001 VC of Greater Cleveland Amateur Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

Open Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

09/2001 VC of Michigan Open Gun Dog 1st

10/2001 Hawkeye VC Open Gun Dog 2nd

Amateur Limited Gun Dog 2nd

12/2001 VC of Illinois Amateur Limited Gun Dog 2nd

04/2002 VC of Michigan Open Gun Dog (Ret) 3rd

Amateur Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

Amateur Ltd Gun Dog 1st

05/2002 VC of Eastern Iowa Open Limited Gun Dog 3rd

Amateur Gun Dog 1st

08/2002 Twin Cities GWP C Open Gun Dog(Ret) 2nd

Amateur Gun Dog (Ret) 2nd

Open Shooting Dog 3rd

08/2002 Central Ws VC Open Gun Dog (Ret) 1st

09/2002 VC Greater Cleveland Open Limited Gun Dog 3rd

Amateur Limited Gun Dog 1st

09/2002 VC of Illinois Open Gun Dog 3rd

10/2002 VC Eastern Iowa Amateur Gun Dog 1st

Open Limited Gun Dog 1st

10/2002 Hawkeye V C Amateur Gun Dog 2nd

Open Gun Dog 1st

Amateur All-Age` 1st

10/2002 GWP of Illinois Open Gun Dog 3rd

12/2002 VC of Illinois Amateur Gun Dog 2nd

03/2003 VCGC Open Gun Dog 1st

03/2003 VCOI Open All-Age 4th

04/2003 MVVC Open Limited Gun Dog 4th

04/2003 MVVC Amateur Limited Gun Dog 2nd

Hunt Test Awards

02/1997 La Salle Brittany Club Junior Hunter qualify

02/1997 VC of Illinois Junior Hunter qualify

06/1997 VC of Illinois Junior Hunter qualify

06/1997 VC of Illinois Junior Hunter qualify

02/2002 VC of Illinois Senior Hunter qualify

02/2002 VC of Illinois Senior Hunter qualify

05/2002 Cent. Wisconsin VC Senior Hunter qualify

06/2002 VC of Illinois Senior Hunter qualify

Some of his children include:

2002 DC/AFC Onpoint’s Tuff Stuff, 2002 NVA Winner

2001 winner VCA National Derby, Longpoint CK Dulin

2001 winner VCA National Puppy, Longpoint CK Dulin

2001 2nd place winner VCA Nationl Derby, Raany Day Grace

2001 3rd place winner VCA National Derby, Onpoint’s Hurricane Rain

2000 winner Midwest Vizsla Field Futurity, My Bronze Buddy Benson

2002 #1, #3, #4, and #5 VCA Top Ten Puppy/Derby dogs (Mar/April)

2002 #1, #2, #3 VCA Top ten Puppy Derby dogs (May June)

2003 winner Midwest Vizsla Field Futurity - Chevee, JH.

Ch. Zigfried's Got'Em Seeing Red, TD, JH.

Ch. Havoc's Kola Nut, JH, NA, NAJ.

FC, Can. Ch. Onpoint Newman, TT

2004 (June) VCA Top Ten Field Puppy/Derby #1, #2, #3, and #4 dogs are all

children of Raany