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Midas
Introducing Diesel's son Midas, who has continued the GentleBears bloodline.
He is a stunning dark gold sable boy, a good size at 44kg.
Hips 3:6
Haemophilia tested clear
Inbreeding Coefficient = 0.6%
Clear eye certificate
Elbow score: 3
Please note - It has come to my attention that some people are being less than polite about my lovely boy as a result of his elbow score. I would like to point out that Midas's elbow score was done in December 2010 when he was 4.5 years old! (appeal review in June 2011) not at 12 months old like most and I have made no secret of his results. I did appeal the score at the time as both myself and my vet were astounded by the score. In their opinion (one is a bone specialist) the x-rays did not show Midas as having any signs of ED, and as vets they are looking at the x-rays for any arthritic changes etc. They did write to the BVA when the appeal went in for clarificaton on what exactly was found to warrant this score. The chief scruitineer wrote back a letter to explain that the score of 3 was simply result of one area on the elbows. Snippet of letter... The size of the periarticular osteophyte on the proximal aspect of aconeal process is responsible for the score in this case. "No other significant radiological changes were seen". Midas is sound and has never suffered with lameness at any point in his life and is now almost 6 years old. 134 of Midas's progeny were sired before the scores were finalised. True ED is hereditory and from what I've been told it comes on between 4 months and 12 months of age when the pup is going through it's major growth stages....126 of Midas's progeny are now between 18 months and 4.5 years old and are physically sound.. I would also like to point out that one of his grandchildren has been scored recently and she has a 0 elbow score and his sister also has 0 elbows. My vet is confident that Midas does not have clinical ED and have put this in writing for me... and I am confident in them.
Midas has inherited his father's laid back, gentle temperament as well as his bone. But also has his mother's love of play and cheekyness. A pleasure to have around as he loves his cuddles and is a comic and can always make me smile :o)
The puppies he has sired to date are superb and he has done me and his father proud. He produces a consistant 'type' and all pups have stunning looks, bone & have sound temperaments.
Colours of pups sired to date: Black, White, Gold sable, Dark sable, Black & silver, Black & gold, Blue sable, Blue & cream, Solid Blue, Cream Sable, Bi-Colour & Silver sable.
Click here to see Midas's Pedigree
Baby Midas (above)
Midas at 2 years old (Above)
Midas with a couple of his pups from 1st ever litter (above)
Below is a photo of Diesel (left of photo) with Midas's Dam Asha.. as you can see she is a substantial female...
and below is Midas's gorgeous sister Tayce (left of photo) with mum Asha ...
Lots of photo's below so you can see how Midas has changed as he's matured
Above pictured at 16 months
Pictured above at 15 months
Above - Midas as daddy with his son Chewy from Nov 2007 litter :o)
Pictured above at 11 months
Pictured above at 8 months
Pictured above at 6 months
He won two rosettes at his first show (WALCSS) on 20th Aug, and one at his second WALCSS show on 27th Aug- well done Midas !
He seems to be a natural !
Thank you to Sue of Ballynabola for taking the show photo below.
