Am CH Calypso Dressed To Kill, LCM,CGC, TDI
'Vogue'

AKC # HM 33326704 OFA: BJ-153G30F-T born Jan 4th,1991 died Nov 30, 2004 owner: Jenifer Sealy, OK My most wonderful girl! People often question if a dog is as good as it's picture, and I always got similar comments about Vogue from people seeing her in the flesh for the first time: "I wondered if she was this good in real life - she's better!"       What is special about this photo is that it is two months after this little girl was nearly dead from some horrific virus contracted at a dog show. Within 72 hours of her first bout of diarrhea, she had gone from 19 down to 11 pounds in weight. She refused to eat the prescription diet sent home by the Vet, and was too weak to stand, could barely lift her head. She had just flown back home from Oklahoma, and here she was, just a week later, at death's door! My beautiful baby, and one of the most feisty puppies I have ever had the pleasure of welcoming into the world, was now but a spark of life, and I was NOT going to let it be snuffed! It was because of Vogue's needs that I learned to do at home what would bring many another dog back from the edge....     I started hourly oral fluid administration using a syringe filled with electrolyte supports. Eight times a day, she was spoon-fed Danon vanilla yogurt mixed with fruit baby food equalling 1 cup. I took off work to minister to her, and then started bringing her to the office so care could continue. She began hydrating on her own in a week, but the weight loss remained, and she would not eat independently. For the next 2 1/2 months, I handfed  Vogue until she reached the point you see in this picture. She would never eat on her own, and so I had to sit her on top of a dog house that she would not try to jump from, and putting the little 1 cup measuring cup next to her, feed her mouthful by mouthful, every day, for months.     The week before this picture was taken, she debuted back in the show ring, going Best of Breed from the classes. No one would believe me that this lovely creature had ever looked anything other than exquisite.   I am so thankful that her owner never saw her when she was in crisis - a truly frightening sight. I shed many a tear in absolute fear and despair during those darkest hours. But I would not give up and Vogue was too ornery to just lay down and die. She fought everything I tried to do for her, probably just on the principle of the thing. She was one of 8 of the most headstrong, physically active litters I have ever bred. Playtime with the "D" litter meant wearing gardening gloves to barely protect my hands from this pack of pirhanas who chomped on everything, everyone, and each other. They flung themselves through the air like trapeze artists, just for the joy of flying, however briefly. I cannot tell you the number of times I got smacked in the side or back of the head by an airborn puppy!  They were their own mother, Calypso American Express, all over again, and jacked up about 50 notches. I have never, before or since, had a litter that so captivated and consumed me, and who sucked all the available energy from the world around them for their own use. Singly or as a group, they were larger than life, and I was in awe of their power. And each one was a huge challenge to their owners. Even in old age, they continue their imperious reigns! Vogue was a top bitch in the US when she was being shown, and she was very very difficult to show. Vogue loved the show ring but was a big mover for a bitch, and small breed rings aren't very accomodating to such a dog, unlike the huge group rings. Still, she captured the attention of judges everywhere and really got attention for tri's (as most American judges complain about unclear coats and smutty coloring), and bitches who are standard-sized and ultra-feminine. Vogue was chosen by the BCOA breed standard committee and AKC's breed standards committee for the AKC basenji breed standard video. Throughout the video, Vogue is showcased as representing: the ideal basenji bitch, the ideal tri, and as having the most desirable front & rear. As we used to say in her advertisements: "Strike a pose, there's nothing to it: VOGUE !"

PEDIGREE:

Am Ch Bar-Bin's Macho Man of Papalote	Am Ch Matinee Idol of Papalote	Am Ch Fireworks of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's Mitty
			Am Ch Fancy Fandango of Papalote
		Am Ch L's Fawn of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's General Business
			Am Ch Shadowbye's Vamp of Tamarango
	Ketoctin's Little Brown Elf	Gemini Domino of Tarheel	Am Ch Valor's Kipa Kadet
			Lucky Charm of Woz
		Am Ch Kukuk's Midnight Tabu	Am Ch Kukuk's Colonel Bogie
			Khajah's Gay Amethyst
Am Ch Calypso American Express	Am&Can Ch Tri-Tan's Uzuri Supow Lihu	Am Ch Flower Power of Woz	Am Ch The Eclipser of Woz
			Am Ch Black-Eyed Susan of Woz, CD
		Lihu's Susu Yumdrum	Khajah's Different Drummer
			Am Ch Lihu's Yumba of Wilbarrie
	Am Ch Calypso Flair of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's Mitty	Am Ch Reveille Re-Up
			Am Ch Lihu's Si-Kitu of Flambeau
		Am Ch Fancy Fandango of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's General Business
			Am Ch Happy Pagan