• D.O.B: 14.09.2003
• Place of Birth: Dural, Sydney, Australia
• Chromagene ID: TYPE III Bb-EE (Bc), Black carrying Chocolate
• Hip Score: Good, Elbow Grade: Good
• Prcd PRA: Clear
• Annual Eye Cert: Clear, Oct 2006
Charley, the first of our Happyblack Labradors was originally purchased
as a family pet albeit one with an excellent and interesting
pedigree.
Charley’s sire is Guy Spagnolo’s black dog of fine
breed type Aust. Ch./NZ Ch. Croftsway Touch of Frost (Imp NZ, “Macki”).
Charley’s dam was Pabulum Miss Vienna a chocolate bitch of
substance owned by Dr Katie Syms of Dural. Being bred only twice
in her lifetime, Vienna had the fine Poolstead, Charway, Lawnwood
and Timspring English bloodlines closely behind her.
Charley’s robust and muscular physique and his steady yet
adventurous personality makes him ideally suited to both obedience
and agility. Post-show title we have worked on the high fitness
level required and he has both a surprising turn of speed when
motivated and a high degree of agility for such a big boy.
He loves the excitement and hype of the agility course and the
thrill of the hunt – fishing for minnows in the lagoon or
hunting for water dragons in the creek – Charley would be
very much the ideal working gundog in times gone by.