CHESANY’S SANDYOAK DARE TO DREAM (“Dedee”)
(Chesany’s Meadowood Blank Check x Chesany’s Habracadabra)
(OFA hip & elbow certifications pending)
Dedee is a lovely light dead grass (yellow) Chesapeake from Jan Holshevnikoff’s Chesany kennel in Idaho. Jan brought her down to me on one of her trips to California a couple of years ago and gave her to me on a co-ownership because I was feeling sorry for myself that my lovely dead grass bitch Sara simply would not produce any dead grass pups for me and Jan gets lots of them, so along came Dedee to join Sandy Oak.
She is a lovely bitch with a wonderful temperament and attitude and exquisite pedigree going back to many of the somewhat present day dual field champions in the breed that Jan had come in contact with while living in Idaho. Dedee also goes back to my Rusty through her father’s sire, Ch. Meadowoods Quiet Riot NA NAJ CGC.
Dedee is only just two, but we are hoping for a successful future for her at Sandy Oak. I’ve shown her a little in conformation where she has won her classes, and will continue to show her more until we finish her championship. We just had her hips and elbow x-rays done and submitted to OFA (Orthopedic Foundation of Animals) for certification. My vet feels hips will go a good to an excellent and no problem with her elbows. We still need to get eyes done with Optigen and do the OFA DM test for the grading on Degenerative Myelopathy.
Assuming Dedee gets all of her clearances I am hoping to breed her next year to Gigi Grant’s fantastic dead grass dog, Ch. Tomahawk’s Kiowa Clipper CDX JH WD (http://www.chessieinfo.net/cgi-bin/pp_pedigree.pl?id=36566&gens=5) who has all of his health certifications and has already produced some outstanding young dogs.
Watch for news of Dedee and more photos on our website as she climbs her ladder of success.