Call Name: Bummy
Owners: Jodie Strait and J Frank Baylis
I became a co-owner of Bummy with J Frank Baylis of Bayshore Kennels on Mothers Day 2010. When I went to Bayshore, I was there to decide if I really wanted to show dogs – I had no intention of buying anything. Really.
Anyone who has been to Bayshore knows it is like a kid in a candy store. The best of the best are literally running in a pack as Frank ticked off their accomplishments. ‘That one won Crufts, that one won Nationals’ – what a way to get an education on Australian Shepherds! We walked by one kennel and a gorgeous blue merle bitch was there and Frank remarked she had been co-owned and had recently come back.
As soon as I saw her I fell in love. I wish I could say it was the same for her but she was having more fun running with her relatives. Brat! As Frank showed me the dogs he had available I kept saying “but what about her?” She was not for sale.
I was like a broken record. I wanted the blue merle bitch (I did not even know her name). I even pulled out my checkbook and asked for a price (yeah that was smart!) and Frank would not budge. She was royally bred and most of her siblings had been exported to Europe and she was NOT for sale.
I looked at some gorgeous puppies that Frank co-bred and they were lovely but they were not (I bet you can guess)…the blue merle bitch. I sounded pathetic when I told him they were nice but I really needed to think about it. I could not get her out of my mind. Do I need to mention she never paid ME any attention!
I sat in the hotel and brooded – the puppies were lovely but they were not HER. My husband nodded as I blathered on and on about her. The next morning I called Frank to tell him that none of the puppies were what I wanted and I would wait for the next litter. I promised myself not to say anything but I then blurted out, “If you ever want to sell that blue merle bitch let me know.”
And at that point a miracle happened, Frank hesitated and said, ‘well….’ OH MY GOODNESS was he wavering?
For the rest of my life I will be forever grateful to Jeff Margeson and Ann Surguy who plead my case.
Frank said he would call me back, he had to think. Those were the longest minutes of my life and then he called back and told me he would do a co-owner on her and gave me the price. He barely got the words out of his mouth and I was asking if I could bring the check.
I found out he was a show about an hour down the highway and since it was on the way home we drove to the show so I could give him the check before he changed his mind. It was only when I wrote the Memo on the check I found out her name – Bumble Bee!
Frank took Bummy to the 2010 USASA Nationals where she placed 4th! I was thrilled as she had shown only a handful of times as a puppy and had been away from the ring almost two years.
After Nationals Bummy came home and we began showing her. It only took a couple of classes for her to get an understanding of the ring and when it clicked it was hard for a judge to ignore her. Some dogs have what is called ring presence and Bummy oozes it. She knows she is pretty and loves to show off.
After an unrelenting streak of one point shows Bummy finally got her majors and won back to back four point and three point classes to finish her AKC championship in less than three months! What a great way to get into show dogs! Did I mention that she got both majors with a blown coat?
I had planned to Special her but we got so attached to her that I could not bear to send her on the road. Instead we began working on agility and obedience and possibly just a tiny bit of spoiling her (shhhh! okay maybe a LOT spoiled.)
One thing I took from my years showing horses is by the best you can find. Bummy certainly fits the bill, her pedigree is incredible. Her sire is Ch Bayshore’s What A Rush and her dam is Ch Bayshore’s On The Catwalk. Combined they have produced Crufts, Specialty, AKC and International Champions. In 2010 Bayshore’s On the Catwalk was named the Top Dam of Australian Shepherds with FIVE 2010 AKC Chaqmpions – way to go Prada.
Sadly in 2011 the Aussie world lost both Skeeter and Prada. Their records are so remarkable.
Ch Bayshore’s What A Rush is the sire of:
CH Bayshore Clineland Cinnamon
CH Shalimar’s You Go Girl
CH Bayshore’s Cover Girl* – 2006 USASA National Specialty Reserve Winners Bitch
CH Bayshore’s Little Black Dress* – 2007 USASA National Specialty 12-18 Month Bitch Winner
CH Bayshore’s Next Top Model* – 2007 USASA National Specialty Open Blue Merle Bitch Winner
CH Bayshore’s Rsvp*
CH Bayshore’s Cat In The Hat*
Multi Inl Ch Bayshore’s American Idol*
Itl Ch Bayshore’s The Devil Wears Prada*
CH Bayshore’s The Cats Meow* – 2008 USASA National Specialty American Bred Bitch – 4th
CH Bayshore’s Bumble Bee* – 2010 USASA National Specialty American Bred Bitch – 4th
Kashmir’s Prize Petunia MXP MJP
Bayshore’s Crazy Blue Daisy CDX RA NA NAJ NAP NJP NF
Shalimar’s Morgan Of Seberaka OA AXJ
* Full sibling or littermate to Bummy
Note: Ch Bayshore’s What A Rush is a litermate to the immortal BIS BISS Ch Bayshore’s Russian Rhoulette.
Ch Bayshore’s On the Catwalk is the dam of:
CH Bayshore Triple EX – 2010 Crufts BOB
CH Bayshore’s Cover Girl* – 2006 USASA National Specialty Reserve Winners Bitch
CH Bayshore’s Little Black Dress* – 2007 USASA National Specialty 12-18 Month Bitch Winner
CH Bayshore’s Next Top Model* – 2007 USASA National Specialty Open Blue Merle Bitch Winner
CH Bayshore’s Rsvp*
CH Bayshore’s Cat In The Hat*
CH Bayshore Fast And Furious
CH Bayshore Stonehaven Cat Call
CH Bayshore Stonehaven Cat Burglar
Itl Ch Bayshore’s The Devil Wears Prada*
Multi Itl Ch Bayshore’s American Idol*
CH Bayshore’s The Cats Meow* – 2008 USASA National Specialty American Bred Bitch – 4th
CH Bayshore’s Bumble Bee* – 2010 USASA National Specialty American Bred Bitch – 4th
CH Bayshore Chanel Number Five
* Full sibling or littermate to Bummy.
Note: Bayshore’s on the Catwalk is a full sister to Crufts winner Ch Bayshore’s Paparazzi.