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BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch Ainsley's Johnny Bravo ECM HERO Blue Roan Dog, whelped 9-6-2000 Breeders: Karen Griswa, Kyle Fitzpatrick and Mindy Bartholomew Owner: Karen Griswa Pedigree \| Gallery Best of Breed at the Westminster Kennel Club Show, February 2007. Hero is pictured with handler Carol Collins, who showed him as a special in 2005-2007. Go to international coverage ... I am especially grateful to my friend, the wonderful handler Carol Collins, who showed Hero as a special for several years and earned his place in the national rankings. Carol and Dennis are part of Hero's family, and responsible in large part for his success. -- Karen	In April 2008, Hero took Best of Breed at the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America's National Specialty, from the Veteran's Class.
	Above: Best in Show at Sand and Sea KC, Mar 08, from the Veteran's Class. Right: finishing his Canadian championship with a Group 2, Oct 09.
	Hero took a Group 4 in Quebec, August 2009, while amassing his Canadian championship points (finished Oct 09).
	At left, Hero is in the ring with his son, BIS BISS Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Corazon, Tyler, in Boston, December 2007. The photo was snapped at a distance and it's blurry, but it's the only one we have of the two together. Tyler was the No. 1 English Cocker in the country in 2008-09, and we are very proud of him. He is the standout of a litter that produced four champions, born in Massachusetts in May 2004.
Genetic Profile OptiGen Certificate (B) BAER Test Report (Normal) AKC DNA Analysis OFA Hip Certificate (Excellent) OFA Cardio Certificate (Normal) ECM Certificate Show Highlights Championship Finished as Best of Winners with a 5- point major under Jane Forsyth at Bryn Mawr KC, 15 June 2002. It was his third major win. Best in Show English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, National Specialty, under judge James Reynolds, from Veterans Class, April 2008 Sand and Sea KC, from Veterans Class, 30 March 2008 Best of Breed at Specialties and Supported Entries English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, National Specialty, under judge James Reynolds, from Veterans Class, April 2008 Middleburg KC under Don Evans, from Veterans Class, 28 October 2007 KC of Philadelphia under Houston Clark, 18 November 2006 Spartenburg KC under Moray Armstrong, 14 February 2004 Greenville KC under Judy Corbett, 13 February 2004 Bryn Mawr KC, under judge Terri Burrows, 14 June 2003	Hero's Sire: Ch Daisymead’s Playboy ECM Hero's Dam: Ch Faerytails Leprechaun Special Achievements Best of Breed, Westminster Kennel Club, 12 February 2007 No. 3 English Cocker in the USA, 2006 No. 4 English Cocker in the USA, 2005 Top 10 English Cocker in the USA, 2004 American Spaniel Club, Awards of Merit three times Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes, American Spaniel Club, January 2002 Best in Sweeps, Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the Northeast English Cocker Club Supported Entry in Springfield, MA, July 6, 2001 Best Puppy, Delaware Valley Supported Entry, June 2001	Breeding History and Champion Get (images below) x Ch Barrister Ainsley High Style whelped 3-17-2002 Ch Ainsley What's in it For Me, BR bitch x Skylark Tropicana Sunnyside whelped 9-16-03 Ch Skylark Brian Boru Ard Ri, OR dog x Ch Gunpowder's Norcross Pumpkin whelped 1-3-04 Ch Gunpowder's Norcross Nova x Stage Door's Liza with a Z whelped 4-28-04 Ch Stage Door's All About Eve, BR bitch Ch Stage Door's Hot Tin Roof, BR bitch Go to litter profile ... x Ch Tuscany's Triple Sec CD SH whelped 5-3-04 Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Calvados, BRT dog Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Cointreau, OR dog Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Corazon, BR dog Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Tia Maria, BRT bitch Go to litter profile ... x Ch Boxhill's Busy Bee whelped 6-11-04 Ch Lobarry's Take My Advice, BR bitch Ch Lobarry Boxhill Busybody, BRT bitch x Ainsley's Jazzy Blue Bonnet whelped 10-9-2004 Ch Ainsley's The One's One, BR bitch Go to litter profile ... x Meadowfarm Meadowlark whelped 12-7-04 Ch Meadowfarm Falcon, BR dog x Ch Tomarcan Pennwood Valor's Avery whelped 5-18-05 Ch Tomarcan Avery Destiny Katie, BR bitch x Portrait Moonstruck whelped 2-9-2007 Ch Ainsley's Portrait of a Hero, BR dog Ch Ainsley's Hero in Disguise, BR dog Go to litter profile ... x Nashanic's Penny Lane, whelped 5-05 x Ch Redshaw Princess Margaret, whelped 9-05 x Boxhill's Krismis Gift, whelped 4-8-05 x Boxhill's Krismis Gift, whelped 6-06 x Ch Ainsley's Jersey Girl, whelped 5-23-06 x Silver Star Mississippi Queen, whelped 8-3-08 x Ch Darby's Daredevil, whelped 2-25-09 x Blueprint Ashbrook Tri'd and True, due 9-09
Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Corazon, Tyler	Ch Skylark Brian Boru Ard Ri, Riley	Ch Lobarry Boxhill Busybody
Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Calvados, Clint	Ch Ainsley's Whats In It For Me	Ch Ainsley's The One's One
Ch Meadowfarm Falcon	Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Cointreau	Ch Cobblestone Tuscany Tia Maria, T
© 2008, Karen Griswa. The Ainsley English Cockers kennel name is registered with the American Kennel Club.