Rummer Run History

Show Photos

Several people have asked us to create a website, as our dogs appear in many pedigrees. They would like to see pictures of them. We have compiled a brief history here and included some pictures. We would like to say that the longer one is in this breed, truly, the less one knows. We do our best, but do not pretend to be experts.

We purchased our first pet Boxer in 1963-64 from Shirley and Jack Helm of Maple Plain, Minnesota. ShirJax's Daily Double was a Bangaway grandson. His sire was Ch Khorasan's Armed who was owned by Boyd Wilsey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1967, we were transferred to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area and became acquainted with Joan Ehlert whose foundation stock was comprised of Barrage sons and daughters with a sprinkling of Ch Canzonet's Musical Matinee. At this time, we had a Ch Treceder's Sequel son out of a Ch Marquam Hills Commanche daughter that we showed all over the midwest. Considering the fact that we were showing him ourselves, and he was very straight in the stifle, it isn't surprising that we never finished him. However, we learned a lot and began understanding how the world of showing dogs works.

In 1979, while living in the Houston, TX area, we got serious about Boxers and, guided by Dick Souce, a handler from New Orleans, we were able to buy a brother and sister sired by Ch Turo's Native Dancer, a Ch Millan's Fashion Hint son, from Reta Crawford, Box Run Boxers, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Both of these Boxers, Ch Turo's Power Play of Box Run and Ch Turo's Teraway of Box Run, finished with some help from Johnny Johnson and Dick Souce, who were top handlers at the time. Since 1979, Rummer Run Boxers has owned or bred 44 Boxer Champions.

In 1990, while living in the Atlanta, GA area, we bred a remarkable puppy, Ch Rummer Run's Mary Jane. Her sire was Ch Bropat's Red Alert of Asgard; her dam was Ch Dante's Class Act. Mary Jane, handled by Alberto Berrios, became a puppy sensation, winning her championship in just seven shows by going Best of Breed over specials three consecutive days, from the puppy classes. A 1991 breeding of Mary Jane to Ch Shieldmont's Let's Make a Deal (Dealer) proved to be a fortuitous decision that continues to influence Rummer Run's bloodlines today. The breeding of Dealer and Mary Jane produced Ch Rummer Run's Ticker Tape, SOM, and Ch Rummer Run's Tattle Tail. When we bred Tattle Tail ("Taylor") to Ch Hi-Tech's Arbitrage, she produced Ch Rummer Run's Stardust, a Best in Show bitch. She was responsible for putting us, and her handler, Rick Justice on the serious dog show map!

Stardust won the ABC "Top Twenty" Competition in 1997, and Best of Breed at the 1997 American Boxer Club Regional. She went Best of Opposite Sex at the 1998 ABC Regional Show. She was #1 Boxer bitch and #4 Working Dog in 1998 and 1999, having won 27 All-Breed Best in shows awards.

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