(Ch. Pecan Valley Passage to Juneau x Eklectic Arylan Secret Alibi)
You plan and you plan and you plan and then one day it all comes down to a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon hazy evidence and a heap of intuition. That's how I came to breed Ali (now back with her breeder Becky Harding)) to Barbara Luce's Juneau. Only 2 puppy boys came from the breeding. One was a blue merle much like Otto, but more moderate in every way - nice - pretty much what I was expecting. The other, Otto, was what I was hoping for. big boned, in your face, extremely sociable, full of confidence, the fastest soundly moving Cardigan I've ever seen. It's less a matter of showing Otto than just tagging along and trying to keep up. He makes his own relationship with the judge. Case in point: a 5 point major on his 2nd show weekend, out of coat and somewhat bothered by an echoey first indoor show venue.
Otto is not a perfect Cardi. But he fits right into where we're headed here at Arylan and I expect a breeding to Chickie in the Fall and to her offspring next year to keep us moving us in the right direction. Meanwhile he's a blast to show and hang out with.
Better photos coming soon.
