Cassius

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Shelterwood's Golden Gloves, RN,CGC
Ch. Maywood's Rite of Shelterwood x Stands With Fists II Winchinchala

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Above: 3yrs old / Below: 6yrs old

dob 08.13.2002

**PEDIGREE**

Cassius

Our venture into boxer-ownership began with the purchase of our first boxer "Cassius" Shelterwood's Golden Gloves, a gorgeous flashy fawn male with all the characteristics of a champion. He's got a certain charm that when he looks at you, you just cannot help but give him the attention he's asking for. Unfortunately, Cassius never made it to the conformation ring, and it's a shame as most believe he would have finished easily. At 5.5yrs old, he and Katrina now look to earn his titles in Rally and hopefully Obedience, and he may even make an appearance in the "veterans" breed ring from time to time. Though he will not carry a "Ch" in front of his name, he will always be a champion in our eyes. We could not have asked for a more beautiful dog with more personality or love for life. He goes everywhere possible with us, even if it is just a car ride to run errands. Cassius loves everyone he meets, he enjoys hikes, all beaches, frisbees, the snow, playing with other dogs, sleeping under the covers, drinking water like a human from water fountains, and sunbathing in the warm California sun. This big guy is the epitome of boxer temperment, sweet yet protective and ever so patient. He is the reason we fell in love with the breed.

Show Record
Date	Show	Judge	Handler	Class	Score/ Placement
Sept 9. 2008	SacVally BC B/OB Match	Denyse Watkins	K. Leung	Pre-Novice	1st / High in Trial
Oct. 18, 2008	Eastbay BC Specialty	Janet Sinclair	G. Steele	Veterans	Best Veteran Dog in Specialty
Oct. 19, 2008	Del Valle Kennel Club	Nancy E. Craig	K. Leung	Novice A	Qualified / 87pts / 4th Place
Nov. 8, 2008	Wine Country Kennal Club	Loretta B. Dilinger	K. Leung	Novice A	Qualified / 87pts / 3rd Place
Nov. 9, 2008	Wine Country Kennal Club	Beatrice Moore	K. Leung	Novice A	Qualified / 87pts / New RN!
Apr. 10, 2009	Sac Valley BC Specialty	Dennis Morgan	K. Steele	Veterans	Best Veteran Dog in Specialty
Oct. 23, 2009	Sac Valley BC Specialty	Shelli Sinclair-Wood	K. Steele	Veterans	2nd to '09 ABC Best Veteran

Updates!

10/23/09 - Cassius takes a Veteran Dog 2nd at the SVBC October Specialty beautifuly handled by Kimberlie Steele-Gamero. He took 2nd to the 2009 ABC Best Veteran dog. We're very proud of our handsome guy. Of the 3 dogs in this class, he was the only non-champion, and this was just his 3rd time being shown ever. See his video *HERE*
10/12/09 - ARVC Gene: Positive Heterozygous (Kathryn M. Meurs, DVM, PhD, Diplomat ACVIM (Cardiology) )
8/13/09 - Cassius turns 7 years young!! Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!
Apr. 10th - Cassius goes Best Veteran Dog at our spring SVBC Specialty show under Judge Dennis Morgan. He was expertly handled by Kimberlie Steele-Gamero
Nov. 8-9th - Cassius earned his Rally Novice title with back-to-back Qualifying scores at the Wine Country Kennel Club in Napa, CA with Katrina on the other end of the leash! Cassius topped off his saturday performance with a 3rd place finish! WTG Cassius! Stay tuned for what's next for our amazing, distinguished guy!
Cassius passes his 24hr Holter at 6yrs+ with 4 singles, 0 Pairs and 0 Runs!
Oct 19, 2008 - Cassius and Katrina enter Rally Novice for the first time and earn their first Qualifying Leg w/ a score of 87, and a 4th place finish to top it off! What a great start to his budding obedience career!
Oct 18, 2008 - Cassius goes Best Veteran Dog in Specialty at the East Bay Boxer Club under judge Lawrence (Janet) Sinclair! We couldn't be more proud! Ringside pics w/ Gary on the lead: *Stacked*, *On the Move*, & *Freestacking*.
Sept 20, 2008 - Cassius goes High in Trial (beating 3 other dogs) from the Pre-Novice class at the SVBC B/OB Match! WTG Cassius!
Aug 13, 2008 - Cassius turns 6! Happy Birthday Big Guy! Look for him in the veterans ring at select shows!
Feb 2008 - Cassius thoroughly enjoys his first exposure to agility, I think we've got a future agility star in the making!
Feb 2008 - Cassius starts obedience class at Oakland Dog Training in hopes of gearing up for a sucessful Obed. Career!
July 2006 - Cassius becomes an uncle! He is ever so patient w/ unruly puppies and does a good job showing them the ropes.
Aug 2005 - Cassius earns his "Canine Good Citizen" (CGC)

Growing up in pictures (click to enlarge)
4wks old	8wks old	4.5mos, 1st X-mas
5mos Stacked	1.25yrs w/ Richard	Almost 3, selfstacked
4yrs old	Almost 5yrs	5yrs Happy Boy!
5.5yrs stacked	a handsome 6yr old!	6.5yrs Stacked