GCh. Ch. Tradewind’s Coral Reefer

He is the litter mate to our Caicos!

When we were searching for possible sires for Miss Sassy we literally searched the world for some possibilities. By using the Internet we were able to see several boys from many parts of the United States and some in other countries that we seriously considered. I can’t say publicly which dogs we considered. Some of them are still being considered for future litters. Our friend, Jeffie Casey, in Florida had a litter of eight with seven boys. She had their pictures on her Facebook account and a mutual friend had seen the litter in person. We knew both the sire and dam as well as their pedigrees. The mother, Lucy, lived with Jeffie when she lived here. While the father of the litter, Cubby, now lives in Europe he lived here in Southern California when he was earning his AKC Championship. We originally approached Jeffie with the possibility of using Reefer to breed to Miss Sassy. In the weeks that followed it became clear that his brother, Caicos, was coming to live with us. We still received updated pictures and video of Reefer even after Caicos came out to California. Jeffie continued to send me photos and video of him.

According to our reproduction specialists Caicos has a temporary issue that would greatly limit his ability to produce a litter of puppies at the time we needed to breed to him. Since we had already considered using Reefer we asked permission to do so and it was granted.

We’re very pleased that we have this unique opportunity to use Reefer and possibly Caicos in the future. Reefer was bred to Miss Sassy on February 27 & 28, 2014. We had five puppies from this breeding.

Illustrated Pedigree for Reefer

For those who have met Caicos, Reefer is about the same size and just as sweet. Reefer has met all the requirements for his AKC Championship and Grand Championship.

As can be seen from these photos Reefer looks a lot like his brother. The two of them were great pals before Caicos left to come to California. The photo below shows the two boys together just before Caicos left.

Tradewind’s Coral "Reefer" won BOW & BOB over 3 Champions for 2 points

under judge Steven Gladstone

Sunday, January 5th. at the Greater Daytona KC

(NOTE: The win photo with the judge didn’t turn out)

In Addition...

Reefer was Winners Dog & Best of Winners for 1 Point

under judge Ms. Elizabeth Muthard

Tampa Bay Kennel Club - Sunday 01/12/14

Reefer was also Best in Sweepstakes under Ms. Jill Russell

Clearwater Kennel Club - Saturday 01/18/14

Reefer was Winners Dog, Best of Winners & Best of Breed over 2 Champions for 4 Points

under judge David R. Miller

Pasco Florida Kennel Club - Sunday 01/19/14

Reefer at a show in Florida with his breeder/owner Jeffie Casey.

Tradewind’s Coral Reefer was Best of Breed from the Bred by Exhibitor Class four days in a row at shows in Tampa, Florida from Thursday, June 12 through Sunday June 15, 2014. He is exclusively breeder/owner handled by Jeffie Casey. The following video documents this fantastic weekend.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Yep, there’s even a Coral Reef Beer!

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Winners Dog & Best of Winners

5 Point Major

NEW CHAMPION

Reefer

At the Basset Hound Club of America Regional Show held in Anaheim, California on March 20, 2015 Reefer was Winners Dog and Best of Winners for a five point major to finish his AKC Championship under breeder/judge Bill Russell. Reefer was handled by his breeder/owner Jeffie Casey.

Select Dog

Ch. Tradewind's Coral Reefer

Reefer

At the Basset Hound Club of California Specialty Show held in Anaheim, California on March 21, 2015 Reefer was Select Dog for a five point major toward his Grand Championship under breeder/judge Debbie Ellrich from England. Reefer was handled by his breeder/owner Jeffie Casey.