BIS/MBISS Am/Can CH
Britannia Back To The Future
VCD1 RE PT AX MXJ CGC ROMAX MV
Michele Ritter's Biff
Master Versatility Beardie
11 February 1999 – 15 June 2013
BIS/MBISS Am/Can CH
Britannia Back To The Future
VCD1 RE PT AX MXJ CGC ROMAX MV
Michele Ritter's Biff
Master Versatility Beardie
11 February 1999 – 15 June 2013
Saturday, June 15th, we said “good-bye” to Biff, the best dog anyone could ever have; and while losing a dog is always heart-breaking, the decision to euthanize him was the most difficult one we’ve ever made.
Affectionately known as the Biffster, Mr. Biff and Ranger Rick (due to his searching out anything edible when left on his own,) he was always up for whatever we wanted to try: agility, obedience, rally, herding and his most recent activity, tracking. He had an enviable record at specialties, winning two BCCA Nationals, as well as multiple independent specialties. He passed on his style and movement and most importantly, “want to” to his many off-spring, many of whom followed in his enthusiasm for all things performance. He loved to go places and visit people, no matter where he went or who he met, he had to insert himself between peoples’ legs for a good head or butt rub, or rub against them inviting a cuddle.
Biff, who never met a food he didn’t like, became very selective with what he would eat mid-May and his breathing changed. X-rays & ultrasounds showed a mass in his spleen and fluid in his pleural (chest) cavity, which was removed. Additional ultrasounds indicated that there was also a mass in his chest that was causing the fluid build-up compressing his lungs, causing the “strange” breathing I had noted. His heart and lungs were in good condition. Aspiration of the mass in his chest indicated that it had metastasized from the spleen, so he was not a candidate for surgery. He was put on meds to help with his appetite, but the fluid build-up continued in his chest. After several more chest taps, we decided that our noble Biff deserved better than this, and that we needed to release him from his body that had failed him.
10/04/01 Novice B 20"-Leg 1 98 36.14'/65' 11/11/01 Novice B 20"-Leg 2 85 54.74'/76' 2/02/02 Novice B 20"-Leg 3 90 2nd/6 42.97'/65' NA 4/11/02 Open 20"-Leg 1 95 1st/11 48.88'/67' 4/13/02 Open 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/13 49.73'/71' 4/27/02 Open 20"-Leg 3 90 44.65'/72' OA 2/02/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 1 100 1st/10 54.80'/65' 10/18/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/28 51.95'/68' 10/19/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 3 100 1st/25 44.49'/65' AX
11/10/01 Novice B 20"-Leg 1 100 3rd/24 29.27'/40' 11/11/01 Novice B 20"-Leg 2 100 2nd/20 28.35'/39' 2/03/02 Novice B 20"-Leg 3 100 1st/10 24.35'/40' NAJ 4/11/02 Open 20"-Leg 1 95 3rd/18 34.37'/48' 4/19/02 Open 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/22 30.98'/43' 4/27/02 Open 20"-Leg 3 100 1st/30 27.06'/43' OAJ 2/01/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 1 100 1st/10 30.65'/40' 3/28/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/18 38.38'/47' 10/18/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 3 100 4th/22 28.98'/40' AXJ
5/08/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 1 100 1st/25 44.50'/64' 2Q
10/26/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 1 100 2nd/29 32.79'/44' 11/08/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 2 100 3rd/47 30.59'/46' 3/06/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 3 100 34.40'/45' 3/27/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 4 100 33.26'/41' 4/10/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 5 100 36.30'/43' 4/24/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 6 100 4th/29 28.62'/40' 4/25/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 7 100 34.41'/42' 5/02/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 8 100 1st/30 28.51'/42' 5/08/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 9 100 1st/25 29.21'/42' 2Q 6/05/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 10 100 3rd/28 30.87'/39' MXJ
10/26/03 CPs- 16 11/08/03 CPs- 15 3/06/04 CPs- 10 3/27/04 CPs- 7 4/10/04 CPs- 6 4/24/04 CPs- 11 4/25/04 CPs- 7 5/02/04 CPs- 26 5/08/04 CPs- 62 2Q 6/05/04 CPs- 8 Total CPs-168 2Qs- 1
