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Ridgewater King Creole
[Import Ireland, Dutch Junior CH]

named: JOE
DOB: July 24, 2009
DOD: January 11th, 2016

20 months of age

We had to say goodbye to our Joe far too early in his life.
We have visited the VET almost every day last 4 months before he died. He had a very sore left front paw. It just seemed an infection in his elbow joint. So lots of antibiotics, X-rays, ultrasound, more antibiotics, prednisone, pain killers, you name it.....

But it didn't help. It was an infection or maybe even a tumor in his elbow joint which didn't cure.
A pity because Joe was so healthy further on. The only solution was to amputate his paw, but we found that that was not a good idea for such a big dog as Joe was.
Continuing his life with 3 paws is not what he wanted: we let him run free to the rainbow bridge...

It was a great dog to have. Fortunately we still have two sons of him: Jaap and Kerel and these are as great guys as Joe was.
So thank you Joe O'Callaghan for sending this magnificent guy to us. He brought laughter and fun and in the end the tears....
What could on wish more for (except having him longer around us )

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His name is Joe and as you may have read above we have imported Joe from Ireland. He is from the same kennel as our previous CH dog "CHampion Ridgewater Irish Prince of Cork" .
Joe (official pedigree name: Ridgewater KING Creole) is a great guy, a show boy, a real KING. But he is gentle and sweet dog with a nice expression.

General information on JOE

Joe is an imported BMD and so very valuable for the breed in the Netherlands and especially for the Dutch BMD population. His parents and in fact almost all his ancestors are from the well known and successful BMD kennel Van 't Stokerybos in Belgium. Joe's mother's name is Emka van 't Stokerybos (HD and ED 0/0) and his father is named Fernandel van 't Stokerybos (HD and ED 0/0 .

Father and mother: "Emka and Fernandel van 't Stokerybos"

And this is father Fernandel with his owner from Ireland: Joe O'Callaghan and José at their side:

In September 2009 we took off to Ireland to visit the O'Callaghan family and to meet Joe and his family:

Joe: 7 weeks young in Ireland

And this is his family (brothers and sisters):

Joe and José and his breeders: Mrs. & Mr. O'Callaghan

Have a look at the video we made of him and his parents in Ireland

Video of Joe at the O'Callaghans in Ireland

The famous English Bernese Mountain Dog breeder Sonja Gorbould (Kennel "Glanzberg") brought Joe to the main land of Europe

Joe is a very sweet and enthusiastic male. He loves to play with us and is always looking forward playing a game with us. We also taught him to catch a candy (which we lay on his nose). Watch the video for that (or the picture show below). Moreover he always loves to eat candy especially when José gives it in a special way as below:

But sometimes it is training time: we do obedience, show training and teach him all kind of tricks. Joe loves it and he is easy to train!

But playing is the best thing to do (here together with Lenna)

Joe matured into a great BMD male, just take a look:

Many of his parents are (multi-)champion!! No wonder that Joe is a beautiful male too.
He is doing very well in the show ring.
That is why he is already a DUTCH JUNIOR CHAMPION, a title for only the best junior dogs.
That says enough on his qualities!!

Download HERE his
portfolio
with pictures, pedigree, hips and elbow score and show descriptions of the judges:

Click on the logo for Joe's
DNA profile

Joe is judged on temperament and exterior by the Dutch BMD club (VBSH) according to the Swiss style BMD tests
Breed judgement

Von Willebrand Disease: free

VWD profile clear

Degenerative Myelopathy: free

DM profile N/N

Click HERE or on the picture above to find all info (DUTCH)

Click on the logo for the official

VWD result

Click on the logo for the official

DM N/N result of Joe

This (top and bottom) is his sister from Ireland:
Ridgewater Belgian Queen (aka Molly, HD 0/0, ED 0/0, Green Stars & Reserve & Best of Breed)

As all our dogs also JOE is checked on his hips (HD check) and elbows (ED check). Joe is excellent on hips (HD-A) and very good on his elbows (ED 0/1), so perfect within the breeding guidelines. All his ancestors are free on hips (HD) and elbows (ED) as you can see on his pedigree below. A nice result! This all means that Joe's off spring has a relative bigger chance on maturing in a healthy way, without problems on hips or elbows.

HAVE A LOOK at the slideshow of Joe following with more than 65 pictures of him from puppy to adulthood (2 years of age).

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In this picture is Joe 20 months old.

As said, Joe is gentle, sweet, and also a bit barking when strangers come to his/our place. Going for a walk is his favorite hobby!

THAT IS WHY JOE CAN BE SEEN ON VIDEO!

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Joe playing

Joe is a middle sized (68 cm and 50+ kg), nice BMD with an excellent head. He is a great mover and has an open character without fear. He is happy, has a steady character and is social towards people and other dogs. Have a look at his pedigree and also take a look at all his ancestors.

Pedigree