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"CRUSHER X DIVA LITTER"

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When it came time to breed Ch.Rocket City's White Divinity for the first time, Karen Silver (co-owner of Diva) and us had a lot of discussions on who to breed this champion bitch to. At the end of the day, we finally agreed that our BISS Ch.Rocket City's Orange Crush would be a good choice. We were excited as time approached to breed Diva. As is the case with many breedings, we had to overcome many obstacles to make it happen. Crusher had not been the easiest to collect in the past, so we decided to take him to Diva and do a fresh semen breeding. When Diva was ready to breed, we made arrangements to meet Karen in Lafayette, Louisiana. The 1st breeding went pretty smoothly, in the back of our Dodge Caravan, at a local gas station..LOL. We decided to go have some dinner at one of the better known Cajun restaurants in the area. On the way there, the air conditioning broke down in my Caravan. This was not good, as I had a 200 mile trip home in 90 degree heat. It was late afternoon on a Saturday, with mechanics far & few between. Eventually, I found a small mechanic shop, along with the part I needed to get the van fixed. I had to buy the part from a local parts store. By 8:00PM, I finally got the van fixed. We drove to the restaurant and ate, and then did another breeding in the back of the van. I made it home, but the air conditioning went down again the next day. I guess you could say our luck was a little better!

Now, we had the long wait to see if Diva was going to give us babies. Eventually, we got the call from Karen saying that Diva was going to give us her 1st litter of Bully babies. This would also be Crusher's 1st litter of pups. After some anxious moments wondering if Diva took, Karen called to let us know that Diva had taken. Now, we just had to wait for the puppies. On 9/30/04, Karen called with the good news...puppies were here and healthy. The development of this litter was slow at first. After several months of growing, we knew we had some good puppies. The three of us decided to place three males & one female with people that had just begun to show. One couple, Ken & Jondra, who had never shown before, got Soldier. While Jim & Lisa Bullard came to Houston to pick up a female that they would eventually champion, Jim convinced us to let them take Grady, also. Steve & Kathy Mentz got Warrior. The best female, (Bunny) went to a freind of Karen's, Maureen Waddell.

It is is now March of 2006 and all three of the boys have won majors. One of the males, Rocket City's T-Mac in Houston (Grady), has won two Specialty show RWD's (5 pointers), along with several other 4 & 5 point all breed major reserves. SilverSteak's Renegade Warrior has won both of his majors and is well on his way to his championship with 8 points as of 3/3/06. SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown has one major and 8 points towards his championship as of 3/4/06. Bunny has yet to win a point, but is starting to come into her own. Below are some pictures of these four hopeful champions. Check back in from time to time and see how this nice litter of pups are doing.

9/03/06 Today, Warrior completed his championship in Monroe Louisiana. Warrior is the third pup to finish from this litter in the last eight days. Who would have ever thought that when we did this breeding in the back of our Caravan almost two years ago, that we would have had this kind of results. We are still hopefull that Bunny will complete her championship and put Diva in the Brood Bitch Hall of Fame. Good luck to Bunny! We still have a couple of other girls that are out of Diva, that have a shot at completing their championship, also.

Grady-RWD

Ch.Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston (Grady)

Warrior

Ch.SilverStreak's Renegade Warrior

 

Soldier
Ch.SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown

Major pointed!

SilverStreak's Beach Bunny

NAME: Grady, Soldier, Ren & Bunny
SIRE: BISS CH.Rocket City's Orange Crush
DAM: Ch.Rocket City's White Divinity
D.O.B.: 9/30/04
BREEDERS: Ben & Pat Rzonca, Karen Silver
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UPDATED SHOW NEWS


  • May 21, 2005: Maplewood, MN; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston wins a 5pt Specialty RWD at 7 months old, Judge-Nancy Paul

    June 4, 2005, Mandeville LA; SilverStreak's Renegade Warrior is the 1st puppy in this litter to win points.. a 3 point major at the young age of 7 & 1/2 months old. Congratulations Steve, Kathy & Karen!

    June 5, 2005, Mandeville LA; The brothers win back to back shows in Mandeville! Today, SilverStreaks Soldier Showdown takes WD for two points. Great job Karen, Ken & Jondra!

  • July 10, 2005, Sedalia, MO; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston wins a 4pt all breed reserve, Judge- A.L. Harper

    July 30, 2005, Biloxi MS; SilverStreak's Renegade Warrior wins his 2nd major (3 pts).

  • Sept 9, 2005, Des Moines, IA; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston wins Best in Sweeps, 13 entries, Judge-Karen Zimny
  • Nov 15, 2005, Springfield, MO; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston wins a 3 pt major reserve, Judge-Dr.John Gann

    Jan 21, 2006- Des Moines, IA; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston goes WD/BW for a 3 pt major win, Judge-Ann Katona. Great job Jim & Lisa!

    Feb 4, 2006, Atlanta, GA; SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown takes WD/BW for his 1st major (4 pts.), Judge-Anitra Cuneo

  • Feb 5, 2006, St Joseph, MO; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston wins 4 pt all breed reserve, Judge- Everett Dean Jr
  • Feb 25, 2006, St Louis Specialty Show; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston takes a 5 pt Specialty RWD, Judge-Linda Sigle

    Mar 3, 2006, Florida circuit; SilverStreak's Renegade Warrior Goes WD for one point, Judge-Dr.Lee Anthony Reasin

    Mar 4, 2006, Florida circuit; SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown goes WD for one point, Judge-Jean Fournier

    Apr. 9, 2006, Brierfield, AL; What a day for Diva's 1st litter! Warrior takes WD & BOW's for two points. SilverStreak's Beach Bunny goes WB & BOS for her 1st major (3 pts) and Soldier takes RWD. Congratulations to all of the owners!

    Apr. 23, 2006, Monroe, LA; 2nd major! SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown takes WD & BOW's for a 3 point major. Just 4 singles to go!

  • Apr. 24, 2006: Monroe, LA; SilverSteaks Soldier's Showdown takes RWD.

    May 20, 2006, Jackson, TN; SilverStreak's Renegade Warrior takes WD for two more points under P.A.Gellerman.

  • May 20, 2006: St. Paul-Minneapolis Bulldog Club; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston (Grady), takes his 3rd Speciality RWD under Breeder/Judge Dewey Ritter.

    June 12, 2006: Lake Charles, LA; Warrior wins another two points today under judge Mrs. Robert (Carolyn) Thomas. Warrior now needs two points to complete his championship.

    7/22/2006: Omaha, NE; Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston (Grady), along with co-owners Jim & Lisa Bullard, have an exciting day at the shows. Grady wins his class and then goes on to take WD. The day does not end there as Grady goes out for Breed and ends up taking BOW's & BOB over a nice Special. Congratulations to the Bullard's on a fun day.

    8/17/2006: Topeka, KS; What an exciting win for Rocket City's T-Mac in Houston (Grady) today. Grady, with owner Jim Bullard on the lead, goes WD & BOW's for a 3 point major. This gives Grady both of his majors. Congratulations Jim & Lisa Bullard.

    8/18/2006: Topeka, KS; Another major (4 pt) for Grady in Kansas today. How much better can these 4 days of shows get? Today's win gives Grady twelve points. Great job Jim!

    8/24/06: Kansas City, MO; We are pleased to announce that Rocket City's T-Mac In Houston (Grady) has completed his championship run by going WD & BOW's for his 4th major (3rd in last seven days). We are so excited for Jim & Lisa. This makes Grady the 1st (but not last) pup in this litter to finish. CONGRATLATIONS!

    8/26/2006: Tunica, MS; Congratulations to the Mentz's on Renegades WD & BOW's today. Warrior now has 14 points!

    8/27/06: Atlanta Ga; Another homebred champion! Great job Karen, Ken & Jondra on helping SilverStreaks Soldier's Showdown complete his championship quest in Atlanta today by winning his 3rd major. It so exciting to have brothers complete their championships on the same weekend! Thank you everyone!

    9/02/06: Monroe La; Our 20th homebred champion finished today, when SilverSteak's Renegade Warrior went Winners Dog for his final point. Warrior gives his sire & dam 3 champions from the same litter. Congratulations to Stephen & Kathy Mentz on a job well done. Also congratulations & thank you to co-breeder and co-owner Karen Silver.

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