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Grand Champion

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Mario " ®

Senior Broken Black Buck - 3 Legs

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Stallion " ®

Senior Black Buck

 

 

Sire:  GC Wedgwood's Pongo ® - Broken Black

Dam: Noble Fur's Dori - Black

 

Mario was born here and is a full brother to FFR's Tammy (b/tort), now owned my Tim Reed.  Mario has made some nice kits here so far, such as GC FFR's Allie, and FFR's Rogue.  He throws VERY compact type and keeps coats looking great!  He works well with black and torts!   I hope he continues his amazing kit throwing, and I know he will!

A bit about his ancestors : His father, was my BIS winner, and amazing kit thrower.  Pongo's dad was Cresthill's Bob, a Howie son.  Pongo's entire pedigree is Cresthill.  And Mario's mom, Dori is a daughter of Irish Patch's Cheesecake, the nationally known tort buck.

Show Winnings:

BOS - NEMORBA(A)  - 3/25/10 -  Leg # 1

BOSV - MO State (A) - 7/19/10 -  Leg # 2

TBA -  Leg # 3

 

 

Sire: GC Berlena's Dapper ® - Black Otter (4 Legs)

Dam: FFR's Dollie ® - Chocolate Otter

 

This amazing buck comes from FFR's Dollie who was out of FFR's Princess, FFR's Riley's sister - nothing like having that NICE 5 y/o line still in the barn!  Riley was the buck who threw FFR's Olivia with S&E's Mira, and got my black line going with Zulu to produce GC FFR's Allison (11 legs).  He has the great "early" black coat I love so much.  I'm hoping his strong shoulder can help out around here!

 

A bit about his ancestors : His father is Dapper, the son of EZDae's Kill Bill, the Broken black otter buck that won 38 legs.  and Dapper's mom's entire ped is Doug King.  FFR's Dollie, goes back to FFR's Princess/Noble Fur Choco otter buck.  FFR's Princess took BOV broken out of 34 at Peoria with killer competition, Princess is a daughter Lillian, going back to Howie.  and Princess is the sister to FFR's Riley - Olivia's dad, Allison's mom.

 

Show Winnings:

has not been shown yet

 

 

 

Here's a little advise to breeding blacks, that I use in my herd - once again it is my OPINION.

I believe in keeping black to black, to keep rich black coloring.  Watch taking too many brokens into a solid black line, it can cause mismatched toenails, or "bone" color nails on the solids.  Find a good base line, with a strong coat, so you can work more with type without worrying much about coat density.  Watching color as you go, you do not want your blacks to become "faded" or turn to seals in appearance.  In blacks, remember - type, coat, then color.  Color can be fixed in 1-2 breedings, type and coat take a few breedings to correct.  Blacks usually have few color problems if you use a nice strong line.  DO NOT keep any animal with scattered white hairs, I cull heavily for that by removing the ENTIRE LINE.  You can find a nice line with type/coat that does not have the white hair issue.  The hardest part of blacks would be coat length, to me.   Blacks are the first color of mini rex shown, so type is usually not an issue, but still needs to be culled for of course.  But coat, can become too short, therefore being too thin.  Once again take a Ruby-eyed white out of black/blue lines to correct it.  Blacks can be taken to blacks and blues ONLY (and black/blue otters, or torts), do not cross blacks to chocolates, UNLESS you know the black has thrown chocolates before to a black doe.  This mean the black is carrying the genetics for a NICE chocolate.  And most important - - CULL CULL CULL for white hairs in your color spots!!  Once again this is all MY OPINION, and it has worked for me in my herd, once I learned the line.

According to the Standards of Perfection

A black's entire body is to be a rich lustrous black that runs deep toward the skin to a slate blue under color.  Color is to be even over the entire animal.  Toenails are to be dark.  Eyes - brown

Faults - Faded, rusty or sunburned color; scattered white hairs color that is not even over the entire animal.

 


PAST WINNERS

GC FFR's Allison - 11 Legs

( resides in California )

 


GC FFR's Autumn - 3 Legs

( resides in Indiana )

Pongo's daughter

 


GC FFR's Darian

( resides in Arkansas )

 


FFR's Blake

( resides in Canada )

Princess's son

 


FFR's Ebony

( resides in Modesto, IL )

Princess's daughter

 


GC FFR's Sugar

( pasted away )

 


GC FFR's Snappy

( pasted away )

 


FFR's Butterscotch

( resides in Southern, IL )


FFR's Ferg

( resides in Greenville, IL )

Tammy's son, Mario's nephew


...AND MANY MORE TO COME!

 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Hot Garbage " ®

Senior Broken Black Buck

 
 

 

Sire: GC Berlena's Dapper ® - Black Otter (4 Legs)

Dam: GC FFR's Allie ® - Broken Black  (8 Legs)

 

I just love this little guy!  He had a rough start at life, but has turned out AMAZING.  My husband always thought I ranted about him too much so he called him "hot garbage" and the name stuck!  He will be a GREAT asset to us here, throwing Allie's type and Dapper's coat.  I can't wait to get him into production here.

 

A bit about his ancestors : His father is Dapper, the son of EZDae's Kill Bill, the Broken black otter buck that won 38 legs.  And FFR's Allie is out of Allison/Mario.

 

Show Winnings:

2/8 - KIAM RBA (A) - 10/15/11

3/8 - KIAM RBA (B) - 10/15/11

27/88 - ARBA Convention - 11/1/11

 

 
 

 

Grand Champion

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Allie " ®

Senior Broken Black Doe - 8 Legs

 

 

 

Sire: GC FFR's Mario ® - Broken Black (3 Legs)

Dam: GC FFR's Allison ® - Broken Black  (11 Legs)

 This doe was the best, "accident" to ever hit this herd. She ended her show career with 2 Best of Breeds!  She will help build the herd by being bred into our otters and torts as well as blacks.

A bit about her ancestors : Allie is out of Mario, who goes back to Pongo/Dori.  And Allison goes back to Berlena's Zulu Warrior and Olivia.  Olivia goes back to FFR's Riley - my first big winner in the barn, love the early coat!

Show Winnings:

2/17 - MORBA (A) - 10/2/10

5/15 - MERBA (A) - 10/3/10

4/15 - MERBA (B) - 10/3/10

1/9, BOV, BOB, B4C - KIAM (B) - 10/16/10 - Leg #1

1/8 - KY State (A) - 10/30/10 - Leg #2

BOSV - KY State (B) - 10/30/10 - Leg #3

1/8 - Peoria RBA (B) - 11/21/10 - Leg #4

BOSV - Pike Gibson RBA (A) - 11/27/10 - Leg #5

BOS - Pike Gibson RBA (B) - 11/21/10 - Leg #6

1/12, BOB - MetroEast RBA (A) - 3/12/11 - Leg #7

1/12, BOB - MetroEast RBA (B) - 3/12/11 - Leg #8

 

 
 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Libby " ®

Senior Broken Black Doe

 

 

   

Sire: GC Berlena's Zulu Warrior ® - REW (11 Legs)

Dam: FFR's Olivia ® - Broken Black  (1 Leg)

 

Another stunning doe from Zulu.  She is a full sister to FFR's Allison.  She always had great body type, but could never compete in coat with Allie on the tables!  She will stay to produce kits for us, she ha created FFR's Rogue - stunning doe!

 

A bit about her ancestors : She is out of Zulu, who goes back to EZDay's BluJay, out of EZDay's Tidal Wave and TNT.  And Olivia goes back to Riley, and S&E's Mira.  Mira was a daughter of King's Witchita - a nationally known blue buck.

Show Winnings:

2/6 - Pike Gibson RBA (A) - 11/27/10

3/6 - Pike Gibson RBA (B) - 11/21/10

6/12 - MetroEast RBA (A) - 3/12/11

2/12 - MetroEast RBA (B) - 3/12/11

3/14 - Decatur RBA (B) - 4/10/11

 

 
       

 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Houdini " ®

Senior Broke Black Doe

 

 

 

 

Sire: SRC's Sigmund - Tort

Dam: FFR's Katelynn - Broken Black

 

Just an over all amazing typed doe.  She has a great coat coming from Noble Fur's Ann.  Katelynn, is GC FFR's Pheobe's full littermate.  Houdini has amazing type, but she tends to want to push, I had trained her since she was 3 weeks old, and she never got over it - guess she made herself in a brood doe with the attitude.  As a mom she is amazing, very sweet.  My one year old plays with her.  I named her Houdini because she got out of her cage and built a nest in the nestbox across the room.  Silly gal!

 

A bit about her ancestors : Her father is out of Redelman's Spunky a KILLER tort buck, that won 13 legs, MANY BOB wins.  and Sigmund's mother was Crimson's Addison, a GC tort doe with 7 legs, that won BOV at nationals twice, not sure the years.  I sold so, so I no longer have the legs.  Katelynn was a full sister to GC FFR's Pheobe - out of Pongo/Ann.

 

Show Winnings:

4/13 - SIERBA (A) - 9/4/11

2/7 - KIAM RBA (A) - 10/15/11

2/7 - KIAM RBA (B) - 10/15/11

 

 

 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Jammer " ®

Senior Black Doe

DUE March 11 - Bred to Hutch

 

   

 

Sire: GC Berlena's Dapper ® - Black Otter (4 Legs)

Dam: GC Noble Fur's Jam ® - Black  (3 Legs)

Just an over all amazing typed doe.  And I love her senior coat.  She will replace her mother here, can't wait to get her into production!  She never had the good coat during heavy show season, naturally.  She will make a good brood doe.

A bit about her ancestors : Of course her dad is Dapper, going back to EZDae's lines.  And her mother was Jam, a daughter of DC's Logan.  And Jam's grandfather, was Ann's dad.

 

Show Winnings:

( never shown )

 

 

 

 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Rogue "

Junior Broken Black Doe

 

 

 

 

Sire: GC FFR's Mario ® - Broken Black (4 Legs)

Dam: FFR's Libby ® - Broken Black

 

Just an over all amazing typed doe.  She might not be showable, by markings but will definitely help keep type compact around here.  Haven't seen perfection like that since Allison - Kudos to Libby and Mario!

A bit about her ancestors : She is out of mario, who goes back to Pongo/Ann.  And her mother Libby is a full sister to GC FFR's Allison (11 legs).  Allison won many BOBs and BOSs, best win was 1/26 Broken Sr Does at 2010 MR nationals, the day after show.

 

Show Winnings:

( not shown yet )

 

 

 

 

Furry Friends R' Us's

" Blue Dot "

Junior Broken Black Doe

5 Delivered Jan 31 to FFR's Stallion

 

 

 

Sire: GC Berlena's Zulu Warrior ® - REW (11 Legs)

Dam: GC FFR's Pheobe ® - Broken Black (3 Legs)

 

 I just HAD to keep this doe as a brood doe.  She has a blue spot on her left side and can not be shown or registered, shame too!  She has type/coat like Allie and Allison.  She will stay to produce kits for us as a STUNNING brood doe!  I LOVE the kits she is throwing, so far I kept FFR's Aria (broken chocolate)

A bit about her ancestors : She is out of Zulu, going back to EZDae's lines, and her mother is Pheobe - out of Pongo/Ann.  GC FFR's Pheobe had placed well in larger groups, such as 2/12, 1/12, and 3/14.

 

Show Winnings:

( never shown )

 

 
 

Noble Fur's

" Ann " ®

Senior Black Doe

DUE March 11 - Bred to Hot Garbage

 

 

 

 

Sire: C-S Barbaro - Black (2 Legs)

Dam: Noble Fur's TC3 - Tort

 

This gal has been all around lately!  She will stay here at FFR as a brood doe until she can't produce anymore!  She has produced 30+ Grand Champsion in her life time and throws AMAZING KITS! 

A bit about her ancestors : She is out of C-S lines, that goes back to EZDae's BluJay.  and her mother was Noble Fur's TC3, a daughter of Irish Patch's Cheesecake.  And TC3's mom was out of Cheesecake too, so that's why this doe has produced 20+ GCs in her lifetime.  She is still being bred and kept in cycle, she is almost 5.

Show Winnings: