Tater

Deets

CKC / ASCA Registration
Red tri – tested double cryptic merle 
PPG Genotype M201/M212
DOB: April 15, 2020
Height 17″
Weight 29#

Health Testing

OFA Results
Full Dentition

Pawprint Genetics Panel – clear

Tater is a nice little female we got from Sarah Martin at GSR in 2021. She proved to be a very mighty little cowdog, she has a natural low heel bite and holds head pressure well, gripping when needed. She is very “feely” on her stock, and has a good sense of group, which is regularly tested by freegrazing my herd of goats in all sorts of terrain. She’s definitely got grit, and is the dog I take to move tough hogs, or my horned highland cows with their babies. They’ll face up to most dogs, but when tater comes around they get a move on! She WTCH’d easily, attending one trial in each level, with minimal time working ducks since I hate them.

Tater is very friendly with people, and really loves children. She has very high food and toy drive, and loves to collect objects, fruits, and vegetables to hoard in her lair (aka crate). 

She was bred to Rubin for her first litter, The ‘Tatertots’, born in September 2022. The litter was all red with 5F/1M. I was very happy with the overall quality of the pups conformationally and it was probably the most outgoing and cuddly litter we’ve ever had here. Half of the pups went to repeat Superfly homes! The tatertots will be training up to compete in Herding, Agility, Musical Freestyle and disc. Her second litter was with Sterling, and they are also actively competing and training in many sports, but are in particular very talented stockdogs. 

I decided to test Tater for the genetic and colour panels along with her DNA verification, and was very shocked to find out she is a double cryptic merle! Her dam was a normal presenting red merle, and her sire a red tri. Her sire Boss has since been tested and is a heterozygous cryptic merle.