Ducky

"DUCKY"
BCA HOF & BCA National HIT
Sittingbullies Just Ducky! UD BN RAE RM NAP CA NDD BNDD RATN RATI THD TKE CGCA
April 15, 2013 to Present
Owner/Breeder: Cheryl Knapp

Proving that our breed can excel in a variety of sports, "Ducky" accumulated titles in over a half-dozen venues in her first 2.5 years. A strong obedience background, coupled with athleticism and a dash of hearty prey drive, Ducky has successfully competed in Obedience, Rally, Lure Coursing, Agility, Barn Hunt, Therapy, Trick Dog and Draft work in addition to her breed accomplishments. Having been instilled with a love of learning from birth, this talented girl also boasts a vast trick repertoire which won her top honors--as well as a sizable cash prize--in a national Smart Pets Contest. This beautiful standard girl is also pointed in the breed ring and is a BCA Diamond Health Ambassador & BCA Versatile Bulldog Diamond honoree. Ducky was the National HIT winner at the 2016 BCA Nationals in Spokane, WA and was the recipient of the Rally High Combined, Rally Triple Q and Most Versatile Dog awards at the 2019 BCA Nationals in San Ramon, CA.

TITLES EARNED:
OBEDIENCE: Beginner Novice, AKC & CKC Companion Dog (CD), Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) & Utility Dog (UD)
RALLY: Rally Novice (RN), Rally Advanced (RA), Rally Excellent (RE), Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE), Rally Master (RM) with legs towards her Rally Championship title.
AGILITY: Novice Agility Preferred (NAP) with legs towards several NADAC titles
BARN HUNT: Barn Hunt Novice (RATN), Barn Hunt Instinct (RATI) & 1 leg of her Barn Hunt Open (RATO)
DRAFT: Novice Draft Dog & Brace Novice Draft Dog (NDD & BNDD via BMDCA)
COURSING: Coursing Ability (CA) title
THERAPY: Therapy Dog (THD) with Certification through Therapy Dogs International
TRICK DOG: Trick Dog Novice (TKN), Trick Dog Intermediate (TKI), Trick Dog Advanced (TKA),Trick Dog Performer (TKP) & Trick Dog Elite Performer Titles
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN: (CGC) & Canine Good Citizen Advanced (CGCA) certifications
BREED: International Champion, Pointed in AKC & CKC Conformation

HEALTH CLEARANCES:
BCA Diamond Ambassador for Health
OFA Cardiac
OFA Patella
OFA Trachea
OFA Thyroid
OFA Hips
OFA Elbows
HUU Clear/Normal
C3 Carrier (submitted)

Cheryl Knapp  https://sittingbullies.com/

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