An Influential Pedigree from the early 1970s
One method for ranking the
effect of specific dogs on a breed is to determine the number of champions
they produced. At the top of the list for many of the years that BFCA has
maintained records are two dogs and two bitches that stay at or near the top
of the list even today. These four had a great impact on the Bichon Frise as
we know it; they produced champions and their descendants also have produced
champions. One or all of them can be found in pedigrees around the world,
indicating even more their influence on our breed. Their photographs and
pedigrees are placed here as a part of the history of the breed in the
United States. It is noteworthy that they are related to each other and that
their siblings also produced champions.
We present photos and pedigrees of these Top Sires, Ch. Chaminade Mr. Beau
Monde (sire of 65 champions) and Ch. Vogelflight's Music Man (sire of 47
champions). The top dams are Ch. Beau Monde the Firecracker (dam of 17
champions) and Ch. C & D's Countess Becky (dam of 16 champions). Mr. Beau
Monde sired Music Man. Becky is Firecracker's granddam and her littermate
(Ch. C & D's Count Kristopher) is Firecracker's sire; Mr. Beau Monde is her
maternal grandsire. This is truly a "family affair" with outstanding
results.
Ch.
Chaminade
Mr. Beau Monde |
Ch.
Vogelflight's
Music Man |
Ch. Beau
Monde the Firecracker |
Ch. C & D's
Countess Becky |
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