| A tribute to Vince |
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| "INTRODUCING AUSTRALASIA'S FIRST EVER DUAL GRAND CHAMPION OF ANY BREED" NEW ZEALAND GRAND & AUSTRALIAN GRAND CHAMPION BELLECOURT MASTER VINN Sire: Ch Drakkar Pazzaz Galore Dam: Bellecourt Miss Elle 13-2-95 - 22-5-2006 |
| I first saw Vince as a 4 week old puppy, and I liked what I saw he was so like his grandfather Ch Drakkar Diplomat but in a finer version in the head. His breeder had decided to place him in a pet home as he was to heavily marked and head wise not her cup of tea. So 3 weeks later he arrived at home, very lightly shown as a baby but did manage to take out Baby Puppy in Show at the same show his sire went Best In Show Cavalier Specialty. Not shown at all in puppy, as he matured very quickly, so he hit the ring at just under 12 months 9 weeks later he was titled, with Best and Reserve in Group along the way, including a Best In Show Cavalier Specialty Champ Show. At 18 months he attained his first Best in Show All Breeds, a year later his second than just 3 months after that he took out his third, which is what he needed to become a Grand Champion plus 50cc's which came when he also took out another Best In Show Cavalier Specialty Championship Show, what a way to end. He then went to Australia where he became a Ch within the month and in just 5 shows, he gained his Grand Champion title 10 month's later. We never dreamt that this dog would do so much for us, and he been an absolute dream to live with. He has only ever sired one litter in NZ but out of that litter came 3 Drakkar Champions. His Grandson Ch Drakkar Load's of Pizzazz has followed in his footsteps by taking out Best in Shows at All Breeds level Toy and Cavalier Specialties. in his time he achieved 9 Best In Show All Breeds 2 Reserve Best In Show All Breeds 6 Best In Show Cavalier Specialty Champ Shows 3 Reserve Best In Show Cavalier Specialties 5 Best In Show Toy Specialties 3 Reserve Best In Show Toy Specialties Over 50 Best In Groups and over 45 Reserve Best In Groups 2002 Reserve Best In Show Tiki Specialty Judge Sylvia Lymer UK Vince died on the 22nd May 2006 with great sadness, he had been suffering from prostrate cancer since he was 6 I would not allow him to be castrated as this was not going to help his problem. I used a lot of shark cartalage and homeopathy, which has seen him live to a good age, at 10 I was told he had a grade 2 murmur. So in the end it was the combination of cancer and MVD that we finally said our goodbyes. |
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