Solo

WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP,  WEWASC Started Farm Trial Dog Sheep

  • Red Bi Male

  • Breeder: Slash V, Terry Martin, Hico/Texas

  • Tail:  Docked

  • DOB 28. Februar 2002

  • 55,5 cm; 24 kg  /  21,8 inch; 48 pounds
  • HD B2 / ED 0; evaluation from the Swedish Kennel Club: HD B
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  • originally full scissors bite

  • Eyes clear / Jan 09

  • MDR 1 +/+

  • COI 12.67%

ASCA Stockdog Finals 2008

ASCA Stockdog Finals 2007

When I visited the Nationals in 2001, I saw Hangin´Tree Dude working and I knew, that the male I would be buying should be either a son or a grandson of him!

I also wanted "foundation blood", a dog from a long line of working dogs. So, back home, I asked Terry Martin from Slash V for a solid coloured male from one of her upcoming litters. Terry had been breeding working stockdogs for over 30 years. One of her females was a Dude daughter and I was very happy when she whelped a solid male. By the way, the ONLY solid male in three litters! So the name Solo is really fitting him! 

Solo is in a positive sense a rather sensitive dog, very easy to train with tons of talent and the will to please who takes the training pressure very well. He is an authoritative worker and prefers to work the heads. He has a fast outrun and a strong fetching instinct. He shows a lot of Aussie eye, style and power.  Solo works our ducks, sheep and cattle almost on a daily basis and is equally good working them. I can always rely on him.  But he is an equally good trial dog too. He is very constant in his performance and has many first placings, High In Trial and High Combined wins.   

Solo is a laid back, quiet dog who only barks when strangers are coming. I would not consider him protective. He is a bit reserved in the beginning but gets over it quite quickly. He likes to be petted and cuddled and definitely passes this on to his kids, as well as early interest in stock.

Solo at ASCA Nationals 2009

Solo did well again at the ASCA Nationals in Greeley, Colorado, 2009:

Qualified for Ducks, Sheep and Cattle.

Placed 5th on cattle in The National Stockdog Finals.

Won Advanced Cattle and was High In Trial Cattle at the SWASA Nationals Pre-Trial.

Won Advanced Cattle and was High In Trial Cattle at the LOBO ASA of New Mexico  Nationals Pre-Trial.

Won Advanced Sheep and was High In Trial Sheep, placed 3rd in Advanced Ducks and 12th in Advanced Cattle at the Nationals Trial.

 

ASCA Nationals 2008--Fotos!

photocredit:  Marula Furlan

ASCA Nationals Stockdog Trail 2007

Solo did great at the Stockdog Finals 2007 and in the Trials there. We made it through the first round with a 4th place on cattle, 5th on sheep and 9th on ducks. So we were one of only 4 dogs altogether that made it in the second round on all three classes of stock. The others were Fly and Sherry Baker, Ruby and Chris Caldwell and Tuff and Tenley Dexter.

 

Our Stockdog Finals 2007 result is:
7th on cattle
7th on sheep
7th on ducks
and 3rd place in the High Combined calculation.
 
On Monday we had entered the Nationals Pre Trial, hostet by Working Aussies of Virginia ASC. We got a 2nd place on cattle (113), a score of 115 on ducks and would have been a 118 on sheep, but the judge said he had seen me reach over the handlers line and I lost 50% of my points. That was really too annoying.
 
The Nationals Trial was held from Oct 3 to 5. They had 3 judges (one for cattle, one for sheep and one for ducks) judging in 3 arenas at the same time, one day only advanced (40 runs), one day only open and the third day only started). We got a 4th place on cattle (with a 108), an 8th place on ducks (102) and unfortunately only 98 points on sheep cause I made a mistake at the center chute. 
 
Altogether we enjoyed being there and we really liked the good atmosphere, the sportsmanship and the support we got from everybody. Great people. Thanks!
 

WEWASC Merit Program

2005

# 2 adv sheep

# 2 adv ducks

# 3 open cattle

 2006

# 1 adv sheep

# 1 adv ducks

# 1 adv cattle

 2007

# 2 adv sheep

# 2 adv ducks

# 1 adv cattle

2008

# 2 adv sheep

# 1 adv ducks

# 1 adv cattle

 

 

Solo-- #5 Advanced Trial Dog Ducks, ASCA Merit Program 2006!

 

ASCA STOCKDOG TRIAL RESULTS / RESULTATEN:

WEWASC--Western Europe Working Australian Shepherd Club

DWAS--Dutch Working Australian Shepherd Club  

Solo's Offspring

Ida Svensson und deWhoops Blaise
 
DeWhopps Blaise ( WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x El Merinos Little Pistol), owned by Ida Svensson in Sweden....looking at sheep and winning an obedience class.

 

Andrea Barthel und S Bar L Smokes Loona Lee STDc

 
S Bar L Smokes Loona Lee STDc (WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x WTCH Deep Blue Heaven In May RD DNA-CP) and Andrea Barthel work Highland Cattle at home.

 

S Bar L Nabu DNA-VP & Marjo Ratilianen

S Bar L Naboo DNA-VP (WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x Misty Ridge Miss Blue Meadow DNA-CP) is living with Marjo Ratilainen in Finland and doing Agility and Obedience.

 

S Bar L Obi Wan "Dude" & Natascha Shoepe

S Bar L Obi Wan "Dude" (WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x Misty Ridge Miss Blue Meadow DNA-VP) is owned by Natascha Schoepe. They are learning how to work stock together and will do their first trials in 2008.

 

S Bar L Tatooine & Anita Menecier

S Bar L Tatooine (WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x Misty Ridge Miss Blue Meadow DNA-VP) lebt bei Anita Menecier teils in der Schweiz (wo sie im Sommer Rinder auf der Alp arbeitet) und zum Teil in Schweden (wo sie die Schlittenhundeteams "unterstützt").

 

S Bar L Soulfire & Almuth/Frieder Schaefer

S Bar L Soulfire „Maroun“ (S Bar L SureToBeTuff DNA-VP x WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP) lives with Almuth & Frieder Schaefer and is going to be a super SAR dog.  Almuth und Frieder also have "Face" (S Bar L Souleagle). Face has grown out of her irregular heartbeat, so it definitely was not dilatative cardiomyopathy.

 
NEWS:  Maroun & Face (WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP x S Bar L SureToBeTuff STDds DNA-VP
are now certified Search and Rescue dogs. Congratulations!