We did breed her to Am Can Ch Misty Moor's Chalmondoley ROMX. She gave us our first litter of whippets and among them was one of our keepers from the litter, Wistwind's Morning Glory CD, LCM ROMX, aka "Pumpkin". We had seen Chummy many times in person - at the Midwest and other shows in the Ohio area as he was based in Michigan. If you were to show him NOW , he would be called "bitchy" in that he was slighter in build , and carried less muscle than the dogs nowadays. He was VERY elegant with that long beautiful neck, flowing lines, and a very attractive head. His movement was very good for that era too. Chelsey needed something smaller, slighter in build and yet elegant, and we KNEW he produced good runners.
Ch Misty Moor’s Chalmondoley, ROMX
“Chum”
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6. Do you feel you made any improvements with your breeding program? What improvements?
I think we improved our dog's movement over the years. Although still not perfect , I feel it is a great improvement over the early years. Back in the late 70's and early 80's, the movement in the breed overall was not the best. It is so much better now! We like to see a low reaching side gait, balanced with a strong rear quarters with plenty of second thigh. We do more available health testing now to hopefully prevent problems from cropping up.
I think we improved our dog's movement over the years. Although still not perfect , I feel it is a great improvement over the early years. Back in the late 70's and early 80's, the movement in the breed overall was not the best. It is so much better now! We like to see a low reaching side gait, balanced with a strong rear quarters with plenty of second thigh. We do more available health testing now to hopefully prevent problems from cropping up.
The Whippet Health Foundation is such a great asset to us all - it is not only a source of information , they also do research, keep statistics, and even help us financially with testing (cardiac testing, eye clinics, etc) held in conjunction with our National Specialty. We feel we have contributed to the Dual purpose aspect of the breed in our own little way. We especially like the saying taken from the CWA - "Showing what we race, Racing what we show". I hope when people think of any our dogs, they think of an athletic specimen, who is sound mentally AND physically, as that is how we like to think of them.
Wistwind Brimstone
with us and we loved her dearly. She especially liked running, so we tried lure coursing with her in the mid 70's. She loved it and we did too- and she was very good at it! We showed her and lure coursed her at the same time. She acquired 8 pts towards her breed championship, with ME, the pure novice showing her. She also got her ASFA field championship quickly. She was well on her way to her LCM title when she slipped in our yard after a terrible ice storm. She cracked 3 vertabrae in her lumbar region and had some problems. It never completely healed, but healed well enough for her to live out a long, comfortable life. But this accident ended her running/showing career.
7. Did you have any whippets that you felt made outstanding contributions?
Our first whippet Chelsey made the greatest contribution- she got us HOOKED! She was not small and frail looking as many of the bitches were in the mid 70's. When the time arose to breed her, we decided on Am Can Ch Misty Moor's Chalmondoley ROMX, as he was very elegant and streamlined and we felt that this is what Chelsey needed. PLUS, we were aware that he had produced some very good running dogs, and
Our first whippet Chelsey made the greatest contribution-