NASA was the first BISS winner of the first Mid South Florida Regional Specialty, U.S. held in January 18, 2009.
NASA also started his U.S. Show Career on 1/8/2009 and finished his AKC Championship on 1/16/2009. NASA finished out 2009 ranked #2 in the Nation.
At CRUFTS 2007 NASA made breed history by becoming the first Cattle Dog to win a Challenge Certificate in the UK. At WELKS Ch Show in 2007 NASA became one of only three ACDs in the UK to date to be placed in a Group at a championship show. At SKC Ch Show on 18th May 2007 NASA again made breed history when he took his 3rd and crowning CC, making him the first ever UK Champion in Australian Cattle Dogs. To make it just a bit more special he
achieved this in 3 straight shows, winning all of the first 3 CCs on offer in dogs.
TOP STUD DOG IN 2008
TOP DOG AT CRUFTS 2008
WINNER OF BEST OF BREED CRUFTS 2007
TOP DOG IN BREED 2007
5 CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES (2 at Crufts)
PASTORAL GROUP 4 WINNER
NO.2 ACD 2006
BEST DOG & RESERVE BEST IN SHOW ACDS 2006
ACDS OF GB RUNNER UP TOP BREED POINTS 2005
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW BEST OF BREED WINNER
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW GROUP SHORTLISTED
BEST PUPPY IN BREED - CRUFTS 2005
TOP PUPPY DOG 2004
OPEN SHOW RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW WINNER
FIRST EVER UK CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
In 2007 ACDs were given Championship status for the first time in the UK. In May 'NASA' became the first Ch having taken all of the first 3 CCs on offer. He finished 2007 as TOP DOG IN BREED. His wins include: |
Top Dog 2007
Runner-up Top ACD 2006
Crufts 2007 Best of Breed WELKS 2007 Pastoral Group 4
Multiple Championship Show Best of Breed
4 Challenge Certificates in 2007
Best Dog & RBIS ACD Society Show 2006 (60 entries)
ACDSGB Runner Up in Breed 2005
Crufts Best Puppy in Breed 2005
Top Puppy Dog 2004
Multiple BOB & Group placings at Open Shows
NASA is a soundly constructed dog with easy movement and a super temperament. Don't take our word for it here's what the judges said:
"Instant impression of a medium size powerful working dog..." Stella Smyth (Morrow).
"Superb from all angles and could go on all day. Just adored him." Allison King.
"as hard as a rock, so fit, positive attitude, correct size...loved the headpiece...positive in his movement and action...pleasure to judge so many outstanding dogs" John McManus (Pastoral Group judge at WELKS 2007).
The Kennel Club (UK) system, which is also used by the Australian National Kennel Council and in other countries, is considered the most difficult to earn a title under. At certain shows designated as Championship shows, the top bitch and dog in each breed will be awarded a Challenge Certificate, with three CCs needed to become a champion. The amount of CCs on offer for each breed is decided by the Kennel Club in advance, so opportunities to gain a title are very limited.
In the US and Canada, each time a dog wins at some level of a show, it earns points towards the championship. The number of points varies depending on what level within a show the win occurs, how many dogs are competing, and whether the show is a major (larger shows) or minor (smaller shows). The exact number of points needed to gain a championship varies depending on the kennel club offering the title.
Finally, there are the huge Championship shows, where dogs can gain points towards a Junior Warrant and compete for the highly coveted Challenge Certificate (CC). If the breed is sufficiently numerous, the Kennel Club awards a Challenge Certificate for the Best Dog and Best Bitch. A dog needs three CCs from three different judges to be awarded the title of Champion one of which must be awarded when the dog is over 12 month old. The most prestigious Championship show is Crufts, and each dog entered at Crufts has had to qualify by certain wins at Championship or Open show level.
Crufts
In the United Kingdom, the international championship show Crufts was first held in 1891. Since its centenary year in 1991, the show has officially been recognized as the world's largest and most prestigious dog show by the Guinness Book of Records, with a total of 22,973 dogs being exhibited that year. 22,964 dogs were exhibited in 2008, 27 short of the previous record. Crufts is held over 4 days at the National Exhibition Center (NEC) in Birmingham and it is the largest annual event held at the venue, with an estimated 160,000 human visitors in 2008. The winner of the title of "Best In Show" receives a replica of the solid silver Keddall Memorial Trophy and a surprisingly small cash prize.
Thank you to Kimberly Jebson of Austman’s for breeding such a wonderful dog, and we are very proud she allowed him to come the United States.
We are grateful to Lin Allen of Bleu Moon Cattle Dog's for putting her trust into us and believing in us enough to send this wonderful boy to our home. It takes a lot to bridge the gap from one breeder to another, and we are so thankful that she gave us this chance.
NASA is completely sound in mind and in genetics. Nasa is PRA Clear, BAER tested Normal and has a Hip Score of 3.7 which was done by KC/BVA scheme. The hips are x-rayed and each hip is given a score between 0 and 53 (the lower the number the better the hip). This is equivalent to the PENN Hip common in the U.S.
We have several offspring from NASA that will be hitting the rings in the near future.
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