Photo courtesy of Linda Wilson
Champion Fieldmaster’s Three Ring Circus, Hall of Fame
Call name: Bonzo
Born: 1977
Sire: CH Fieldmaster of Flintridge HOF
Dam: Whispering Pines of Flintridge
Breeder: Marcia Hall (Bain), Fieldmaster
Owner: Linda Wilson, Briarbrook
Bonzo was a handsome, medium-sized dog who was structurally superb. His profile and proportions of leg length to body length were ideal. He had excellent angulation, a solid topline and the right amount of bone for his size. Because of his outstanding structure, Bonzo had balanced sidegait and was perfect coming and going.
In addition to his exceptional conformation, Bonzo had flashy coloring, with a powder blue coat accented by bright copper cheeks and points. He also had a sweet and willing-to-please temperament, and the typical Aussie sense of humor.
Bonzo was an extraordinary sire. He was the product of a heavily linebred pedigree which enabled him to produce consistently outstanding offspring. His record included:
53 CHAMPIONS (an unmatched achievement in the 1980s)
FOUR ASCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY BEST OF BREED WINNERS
- CH Aristocrat’s Once Ina Blue Moon ROMX-II HOF (Best of Breed 1982)
- CH Fieldmaster’s Blue Isle Barnstormer ROMX-III (Best of Breed 1983)
- CH Steal The Show of Bainbridge (Best of Breed 1986)
- CH Briarbrook’s State of the Art CD ROMX (Best of Breed 1991)
NINE HALL OF FAME SONS AND DAUGHTERS
- CH Aristocrat’s Once Ina Blue Moon ROMX-II HOF
- CH Briarbook’s Center Ring HOF (first ASCA HOF sire)
- CH Briarbrook’s Checkmate ROM-I
- CH Briarbrook’s Game Plan HOF
- CH Briarbrook’s Bishop of Wyndridge CD STDcsd HOF
- CH Briarbrook’s Song and Dance HOF
- CH Briarbrook’s State of the Art ROMX, sire of 30 champions
- CH Fieldmaster’s Blue Isle Barnstormer ROMX-III HOF, sire of 63 champions
- Aristocrat’s My Lady of Fairview HOF
Bonzo was the grandsire of:
- CH Briarbrook’s Silver Sequence ROM-III, who had an enviable show record and was the dam of 23 champions, an astounding record for a bitch.
One of Bonzo’s superb offspring thrilled the crowd at the 1982 ASCA National Specialty. His young son, Aristocrat’s Once Ina Blue Moon, won the Open Blue Merle class, then took Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and trumped the show by taking Best of Breed! That was an exciting achievement for a class dog, and he was the first of four Bonzo sons to win top honors at ASCA National Specialties.
Photos of five of Bonzo's descendants. Mouse over or click on each picture to see their names and dates of birth.
READ MUCH MORE about Bonzo in Unforgettable Aussies!
This story an excerpt from Chapter 9 in Unforgettable Aussies: Australian Shepherd Dogs Who Left Pawprints on Our Hearts by Paula McDermid. To order click on the button below.
READ MUCH MORE about Bonzo in Unforgettable Aussies!
This story an excerpt from Chapter 9 in Unforgettable Aussies: Australian Shepherd Dogs Who Left Pawprints on Our Hearts by Paula McDermid. To order click on the button below.