"TUX"

FCI, American, Belorussian, Canadian, Finnish, Guatemalan, Grand Campeon-Guatemalan, Latvian, Russian Champion
Terrarust Calypso Black Tie, EuAsian Winner 2002

sire: Am Ch Calypso American Gigolo

dam: Akuaba 'n' Terrarust's Eclipse

AKC # HM 522999-01, FKK#: FIN-24695/00 OFA: BJ198G28M, CERF: BJ432/2001-94 DNA Profile on record w/AKC born Dec 1st,1993    died Jan 25, 2006 of cancer breeders: Terray Boomir & Susan Coe owners: Susan Patterson & Terray Boomir & Tiina Taavitsainen FCI Int'l/American/Canadian/Finnish/Belorussian/Guatemalan/ Gran Campeon Guatemalan/Latvian/Russian championships Tux had been showing nearly all his life, it seems! After some time with Susan in the States, he flew back to the Pacific Northwest to co-breeder Terray Boomir and began his Canadian title pursuit. This quickly accomplished, he began to be shown in the States, but a bizarre turn of events involving his handler/caretaker and drug usage resulted in an over-the-border rescue/dognapping operation to get an emaciated Tux back to Terray. Tux physically recovered, but has had certain issues associated with caretaking ever since. Tux was the consummate professional traveler and show dog. He rarely did not give 100% in the ring, and was always on his best behavior on the road and in the air. He rather fancied himself traveling royalty, I think, rewarding  his lackeys and punishing those he thought were failing in their duties to him! hee hee! He got along amazingly well with other stud dogs in his international travels, engaging in playful, puppylike behavior that he would have found embarrassing and appalling at home in front of the other basenjis. Tux had 'his' women all over the world, being a shameless gigolo (hmmm, his sire's name!). He worked his magic and brainwashed new converts into his Fan Club with a practiced ease. That black, silky coat, those dark fudge-colored eyes, that tightly curled tail that wiggles just so.... resistance was futile! Tux's daughters, I think, are going to be his legacy. They are uniformly ultra-feminine, with lovely little wedge heads and ultra-dark eyes. He passed on his nice tail curl. I think the influence of his mother, Akuaba 'n' Terrarust Eclipse, is paramount here. She is, I think, the top-producing black/white basenji bitch in the world, with multiple BIS winners produced from a variety of studs. There are now some grandpups who have caught my eye and fancy, premier among them Calypso Jon Bon Jovi. He is an improvement on his stellar grandparent and I have no doubt will carry the legacy forward in style.  Tux's color, black with only the minimal required white, comes through his sire, a very plain dark red dog. Most American judges do NOT like a plain dog, although none of the International judges gave this a second thought. As many American breeders have found out, too much white leads to WHITE basenjis with some color patches, and a BLUE EYE here and there!!!! Basenjidom's plain dogs are invaluable in all breeding programs, and I tend to keep plain boys here at Calypso. I have no desire to produce blue eyes or white basenjis! A breeding program that is starting to produce basenjis with the color and the white trim nearly equal to each other can benefit from a plain dog like Tux, or others like him. In 2004, Tux tested low thyroid (free T4) and had been on thyroid supplementation ever since. He was asymptomatic except for sterility. 4 Sept. 2004: Tux made a rare appearance back in the show ring at the special Veterans competiton at the Durham KC show in Raleigh's Labor Day Weekend circuit. 2 months shy of his 11th birthday, this total professional added two more rosettes to his collection: Best of Breed & Houng Group 1st -Veterans. The judges could NOT believe his age - Tux has very few grey hairs, and his movement has no diminished power or reach. What a pleasure to get this SHOW DOG back into the ring! He loved it so much! End of life: Tux died from a particularly aggressive oral melanoma - well, actually I had him euthanized before it could cause him pain and diminish that arrogant spirit of entitlement that I knew to be my Tux. I absolutely did not want him to be forced to surrendur to anyone or anything. He lived his life firmly believing himself to be Master of All, and he died hearing the people around him giving him his customary compliments. As he deserved. Farewell my Travel Buddy. I cannot begin to describe my sense of loss... susan

PEDIGREE:

Am Ch Calypso American Gigolo	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
Akuaba'n'Terrarust Eclipse	Am Ch Akuaba'n'Terrarust On Stage	Am Ch Kazor's Lime Lite	Am Ch Kazor's Intrepid Icebreaker
			Am Ch Mar-Jo's Triam Shawna
		Am&Can Ch Akuaba Candu The Jitterbug	Am Ch Timar's Traveler
			Am Ch Candu's Ebony Nirobi Dee
	Am Ch Akuaba Candu Incognito E-Z	Am Ch Akuaba In Blacque By Candu	Am Ch Akuaba's Flashfire
			Am Ch Candu's Kahlua
		Am Ch Hatua's Akuaba Wildrose	Am Ch Kiowa Warrior of Papalote
			Am Ch Akuaba's Firefly