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Ch.
Hoka-Hey’s Wild And Strong is our “Comanche”. He finished his championship so young
that all his show photos picture a very immature boy! Even so,
his second major was a Best Of Breed win in Califor-nia, over top west coast
specials. Comanche is a Scarlet son, but very different in many
ways. He's tall, slightly narrow and a beautiful
red-gold pinto like his dad. He has a huge head with exquisite black,
trian-gular eyes, big broad cheeks, beautiful short broad muzzle... he is
also very short-backed with a beautiful tail set, and he loves everyone!
Comanche is a wonderful house dog and friend; loving, obedient, but silly
and lots of fun. His hips have been rated Excellent by WSU and Good by OFA,
and he was CERFd annually until neutered.
Probably his most notable contribution has been the puppies he sired
for us. His first litter was an inbreeding back to his mother, Scarlet, and
produced our oh-so-lovely black brindle "Ramona" (Hoka-Hey's
Spice Girl). His second litter was out of our wonderful Cherokee, a
very tight linebreeding on his mother’s side. From that breeding came our perfect boy, CH. Hoka-Hey's
Thunder Over The Ochoco.
Comanche himself has been a dream in
every way – we couldn’t have asked for more. Sadly, he was
neutered in 2001 when a littermate was diagnosed with SA, a horrible and
hereditary auto-immune disease, which both his parents obviously
carried. Fortunately Comanche
continues to be vibrantly healthy, and happy, and will always be our much-loved companion.
“Our boy” on his 10th
birthday
(with granddaughter Jolene)
Finding some sun in February, 2007
12 years old in 2008
Happy, healthy and wise!
Still
smiling at almost 14
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