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Pedigree: We are preservation breeders. We only breed to preserve this amazing ancient breed which dates back to the time of Confucius.
We only include pugs who are exemplary examples of the Pug Breed and meet the current Breed Standard. When you look through each puppy's pedigree you will find a sea of AKC champions. (The prefix "CH" stands for Champion, "GCH" for Grand Champion). You will also recognize some of the most important names of pugs and breeders such as Hill Country, Tangetoppen, and Mianda and breeders of the pugs you see at Westminster, Crufts, and other major dog shows around the world. |
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This ancient breed was preserved from the times of Confucius to the 21st century because of Preservation breeders. When you buy from a reputable preservation breeder you are ensuring that the pug breed will continue to thrive and hopefully be around for generations to come. You are an active supporter and champion of the pug breed making sure your pug is “breed standard” and looks, acts, feels, moves, and thinks like a pug.
You might be able to find a pug faster or cheaper from a pug breeder who is not concerned about “breed standard” or pedigrees and not concerned with AKC conformation evaluations, championships, or pedigrees. These breeders do not care about the preservation of the breed and are willing to breed pugs who are not “breed standard” .... simply put, pugs who do not look like pugs or pugs who are not show quality. When you support breeders who are not concerned with pedigrees and breed standard, breeding pugs who look more like Chugs than Pugs, then you are supporting the ultimate disappearance of the amazing, ancient Pug breed.
l-r Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill; CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN
Champions: Through our participation in conformation dog shows, highly qualified AKC judges have selected Pickwick pugs to be some of the best representatives of the breed. The AKC Champion and Grand Champion pugs we include in our breeding program have received recognition with awards such as "Best of Breed", "Best of Winners", "Best of Opposite Sex", "Winners Bitch", "Winners Dog", "Best in Toy Group", "Best Puppy", "Best of Breed Owner Handler" and even "Best in Show".
GCH Prince Charming at Vanity ("Prince"), sire of Lilly (Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill), Miss Dior (CH Pickwick's Child, that Hemline's Out of Sight, TKN), and Princess Buttercup (Pickwick's Forever is Composed of Nows)
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We go out of our way to find the perfect stud, usually requiring great expense and travel. For example, GCH Mianda's Prince Charming at Vanity, in St. Louis, AKC Stud Dog of the Year in 2019, was the perfect sire for our "Thrill Litter" girls Lilly, Miss Dior, and Princess Buttercup. GCH Hill Country's Big Bang Theory (Bazinga) from Texas was the incredible sire of our Lemaitre Litter as well as our Robert (CH Hill Country's I'll Bee Your Shining Star).
"Biggie" (MBIS/MBISS GCHP Hill Country's Puttin' on the Ritz), half brother to Marie Clair (Pickwick's Cotton Candy in the Sky) and Stella Artois (Pickwick's Watching the Stars Align)
The famous Tangetoppen line is represented with the sire of our pug we brought back from Scotland, "Annie" (Zobear's American Idol) #1 Winner of Limited Dog class at Crufts, International Champion UK and Dutch Champion, IR Champion, and Res Best male European Dog, "Tangetoppen's Take a Hint" (Tino)
Sire of our "Annie" (Zobear's American Idol) - CH Tangetoppen's Take a Hint ("Tino")
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"Bazinga" (GCH Hill Country's Big Bang Theory), sire of Marie Claire (Pickwick's Cotton Candy in the Sky) and Stella Artois (Pickwick's Watching the Stars Align)
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CH Pickwick's Mighty Macintosh, TKN:
Best of Breed
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Best of Breed
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CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN
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CH Pickwick's Child, That Hemline's Out of Sight, TKN (Miss Dior)
5 Generation Pedigree
5 Generation Pedigree
CH Hill Country's I'll Bee Your Shining Star (Robert)
5 Generation Pedigree
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Report Date: 12/21/2020 | |
| THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB | ||
| Name: | CH Hill Country's I'Ll Bee Your Shining Star | ||
| AKC #: | TS452762/03 | Breed/Variety: | Pug |
| Birth Date: | 09/14/2019 | Sex: | Male |
| Colors/Markings: | Fawn | ||
| Breeder(s): | Kristy Ratliff/Kevin Ratliff | ||
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Zobear's American Idol (Annie)
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Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill (Lilly)
