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 My heart of hearts.


 To know Sterling is to love him.


 DOB: 6/6/04


 Sex: Dog Variety: Standard


Color/Pattern: Pearl Tri Piebald Colors Carried: Blue, Chocolate and Pearl


Sire: Monterey Patton Bogart Dam: Monterey Dolphin


OFA Cardiac Normal: RAT-CA142/21M/P-PI OFA Patella Normal: RAT-PA366/21M/P-PI


Penn-HIP Results at 24 mos:


Left Hip Distraction Index: 0.26              Right Hip Distraction Index: 0.21 Laxity Profile Ranking: 90th Percentile.


Sterling is a smaller Standard ... 15" long, 14" tall at the shoulder (plus a hair) and 17.5 lbs.


He almost precisely meets the prescribed 10:9 ratio.


Sterling is the smartest dog, Rat Terrier or otherwise, I have ever met. This was the puppy that taught himself to open the refrigerator, and to work a doorknob. He is an absolute joy to live with, and has an incredible temperament, heart and drive. He is SUCH a beautiful boy, with a great head, excellent bone, and fantastic musculature.


UPDATES: 5/20/06: Ontario, CA - Sterling got that last major and is now a UKC conformation champion! 5/21/06: Ontario, CA - Sterling took the CH class, and BOB, and now has 1 leg towards his GRCH 5/29/06: Claremont, CA - Sterling took the CH class in both shows today. He now has 3 legs towards his GRCH. 3 down, 2 to go! 10/1/06: Tulare, CA - Sterling took the CH class and BOB under judge Barbara Marin in Show #1, and the CH class under judge Lynn Martin in Show #2. We have those last 2 legs! Sterling is now a GRCH.

Date(s): DOB: 6/6/04. Album by Lynzie Baldwin. 1 - 57 of 57 Total. 3078 Visits.
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4/08 - Sterling @ the Denton, TX show
Photo courtesy of Electra Blair.

2 months shy of 4 years old, and handsome as ever.


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4/08 - Sterling @ the Denton, TX show
Photo courtesy of Electra Blair.

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4/08 - Sterling @ the Denton, TX show
Photo courtesy of Electra Blair.

The trick to getting that look of intesity? Say the word, "kitty."


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3/07 - Sterling @ the Modesto, CA show
Photo courtesy of Debbie Glaspey.
Matting courtesy of Willow Miranda.


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3/07 - Sterling @ the Modesto, CA show
Thanks for this great pic, Debbie Glaspey!

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Sterling: King of the Mountain
19 monts old here

One of my favorite pictures of Sterling, except there was a leash in the shot.
Tracey Kallas (K2 Rat Terriers) edited the leash out for me, and did an amazing job.


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King of the Mountain: Pre-Edit
Here's that shot, with the leash still there.
It really takes away from Sterling's appearance.
I am SO impressed with Tracey's work on this.
Thanks Tracey!


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5/07 - nearly 3 years old
Is he admiring his own reflection? No, actually, Sterling has just noticed the person on the other side of the door.

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Sterling Stacks
A near perfect self-stack ... except he's sticking his tongue out. :)

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Sterling Stacks Himself
Another good self-stack from our little man.

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10/1/06 - New Grand Champion
Tulare, CA
Sterling finished his GRCH title today.

Thanks, Jeff Allen, for this great photo!


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5/20/06 - Sterling's A Champion
Sterling earned that last major under judge Susan Nikkel.

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Sterling with Rosettes
from the 5/20-5/21/06 weekend ... including a BOB win

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Sterling's CH Shadowbox
The shadowbox I made of Sterling's CH win photos, and his first BOB rosette.

We were just a LITTLE proud of our boy. ;)


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Sterling's Head
in profile

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Sterling in B&W
B&W Sterling ... with his eyes in color.
I love the way this turned out.
Photo editing courtesy of Alexis Gonzalez.


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Face of an Angel
Sterling at 7 months

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6 months old

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Sterling in the Ring
18 months old

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Sterling Stacks - Rear View
18 mos

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First time in the ring.
16 mos old.

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Sterling at nearly a year old

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Sterling perched on my desk.
15 months old

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Sterling's canine royalty pose.
6 months old

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Sterling @ 18 mos
Working on his self-stack.

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Posing as Santa Paws
Christmas, 2005

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Sterling's 2nd Birthday
6/6/06
Sterling checks out his "cake."
Mmm, looks good!


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Wow, the cake IS good!
Yum!

Sterling's 2nd birthday.


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Sterling, the sun-worshipper
It's a rough life ... basking by the pool.

Summer, 2006.


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Sterling and Apache
Sterling playing with his Basenji buddy, Apache.

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The Angry Clown
Halloween, 2006

Adorable as it may be, Sterling is unimpressed with his costume.


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"Mom, I'm gonna get you for this!"
Really, really unamused Sterling. LOL

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Sterling with Santa
Christmas, 2006

A very SoCal Christmas ... sunshine, palm trees, and my very favorite Rat Terrier.


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Faster than a speeding bullet ...
1 in sequence

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Still faster ...
2 in sequence.

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There goes my bullet ...
3rd in sequence.

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First Day Home
9 weeks old, and such a pretty baby.

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Sterling @ 9 weeks
Gosh, I was so in love with that puppy.

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Sterling @ 9 weeks
You can see his ears are on their way up.

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Notebook-sized Sterling - 9 weeks
When he arrived home, Sterling was roughly the same size and color as my Aluminum Powerbook. :)

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Family Portrait: 4/08
From left to right:

Buckets (6 mos old here), Ember, and Sterling.

Buckets is Sterling's son, out of Ember.


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Family Portrait: 10/1/06
From left to right:
Pandora, Moira (5 mos old here), and Sterling.

Moira is Sterling's daughter, out of Pandora.


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Monterey Patton Bogart
Patton is Sterling's sire .. a very handsome Chocolate Tri Blanketback.

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Montery Patton Bogart
Patton, again ... Sterling certainly got his daddy's head.

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Monterey Dolphin
Dolphin is Sterling's dam.
She is the Pearl Tri Tuxedo on the left.


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Sterling's OFA Cardiac Certification
at 21 months

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Sterling's OFA Patella Certification
at 21 months

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Sterling: Penn-HIP X-Ray #1
View #1: same as used by OFA - Relaxed.

You are not seeing triple.
There are 3 shots of each view, to ensure accuracy.


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Sterling: Penn-HIP X-Ray #2
2nd View: Compressed.

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Sterling: Penn-HIP X-Ray #3
3rd View: Distracted.
Right hip: 0.21
Left hip: 0.26
The dog is facing you ... so right hip is at left side of image.


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web Sterl Coat

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web Sterl Penn HIP Rpt

   
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So nice to see this beautiful boy again.
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Gail, Buddy & Hemi, Tue, 1 Jan 2008 9:35AM
Lynzie, came across this website while looking up some stuff.  Looks great!  Sounds like you have been a busy bee.  We all miss you, Sterling and Opal alot.

Nigel and Posey are doing well.  Posey has matured wonderfully and is very muscular and a diva.  Nigel has a sweet personality and a great head.
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Chris Sailer, Tue, 1 Jan 2008 8:29AM
Lynzie
I love Sterling and Opal's Christmas pic. Where did you find those cute booties? LOL @Opal's red nose!

We miss you so much.
Both Nigel and Posey have grown beautifully.You should see them.

Sent you a Christmas card at your old address.

kyoko
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kyoko nishioka, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 5:47PM