Calypso Palm Royal
'Legend'

AKC # HM 65861404 OFA: BJ-1391G85M-PI, CERF: BJ-1094/2003-84 Aug. 17, 1996 - Oct. 1, 2005 breeders & owner: Susan Patterson co-owner: Kevin Brothers Here's the newest addition to Calypso family! Legend is a 'rescue' that we got back from the ex-owners. He shows himself... got that from Daddy Trapper and multi-BIS-winning grandpa, Dial... just goes around like a train, head held high, and that short, level back never softens. Both of his granddads are former #1 basenjis; grandma M'Bliki, of course, is straight out of the jungle; Cruz was a ranked bitch and produced 10 champions of her own, so Mr Legend has rather nice breeding behind him. We thought how much fun it would be to get this boy, originally sold into a show home, finally into the ring at last, and so registered him with AKC (orig'l owners hadn't even done that!), had his hips x-rayed for submission to OFA, and had his eyes examined for CERF. He came through with flying colors! Off to the first dog shows - we did 3. And every time he was put up on the table, he started grumbling!        I wish he and I could have a conversation because I have no idea what his gripe is! He doesn't growl on the examination table at home....!?!  Legend is a VERY talkative dog, offering opinions on just about everything, so we are accustomed to his vocalizations of all manner. He is not a 'silent' dog by any means. So rather than have his conversation misinterpreted, we pulled him from showing rather than have him disqualified for offering unwelcome opinions to approaching strangers!      Worth mentioning are the 3 judges who know dogs well enough (and basenjis!) to recognize a put-on when they see one!  Judy Webb, Joe Purkhizer and Dee Maltz all laughed at the grumbler, looked him in the eye and informed him in so many words -"you are not all that, buddy!" and proceeded to go over him without incident, and he never budged. A fourth time however, and  Mr. Dale was not prepared to face criticism from a mere canine and  the 'legend in his own mind' was invited to keep his opinions to himself in his own place in his own time!  So Legend returned to his fun of meeting strangers OUTSIDE the ring without having to break his routine and submit to this show junk. !? Who knows what  goes through this dog's mind???? At home, Legend is roomie to stripey princesses Toffee and her daughter, Tyger. The latter is a pure stick of dynamite, and she and Legend spend their days wrestling and chasing each other all over creation. I get exhausted just watching them! Now that Tyger has begun lure coursing and LGRA racing, we're thinking of introducing her buddy Legend to racing, at least. He is very feral with regards to the wildlife around here, and will chase Tyger without end. We can put the old boy to some use and find an appropriate outlet for all  of his energy!

PEDIGREE:

Reveille Calypso Trapper	Am Ch Termay Dial Reveille	Am Ch Reveille Do Be Sirius	Am Ch Reveille Re-Up
			Am Ch Makila Motane Moke
		Am Ch Termay's Killarney	Am Ch Djakomba's Spotlight
			Am Ch Adara's Old Fashioned
	Avongara M'Bliki	unknown african
		unknown african
Calypso Demitasse	Am Ch Bar-Bin's Macho Man of Papalote	Am Ch Matinee Idol of Papalote	Am Ch Fireworks of Papalote
			Am Ch L's Fawn of Papalote
		Ketoctin's Little Brown Elf	Gemini Domino of Tarheel
			Am Ch Kukuk's Midnight Tabu
	Am Ch Calypso American Express	Am&Can Ch Tri-Tan's Uzuri Supow Lihu	Am Ch Flower Power of Woz
			Lihu's Susu Yumdrum
		Am Ch Calypso Flair of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's Mitty
			Am Ch Fancy Fandango of Papalote