Tyler Bayou and Wolf River's Nikki with Gold Star's MuchoCleo (bobtail)
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GOLD STAR CATAHOULAS
Gold Star - Sweetwater working Catahoula Leopards since 1971.
Breeding performance first, intelligence and conformation second, color last.
~ Established 1971 ~
"Breeding for any other purpose without also selecting
for truly high quality working genes will inevitably result
in the dilution of the working instinct within the breed."
-From Genetics of the Border Collie a comprehensive overview of breeding
which applies to all working dog breeds.
Tyler Bayou and Wolf River's Nikki with Gold Star's
MuchoCleo (bobtail)
cowdogs, cattledogs, cow hands, cowdog,
hog dogs, cattledog, cow hand, cow/hog dogs, cowdogs, cow
smart cowdogs, hogdogs, cattledog, cow
work
Producing working dogs from working
parents with
championship
conformation.
Young started cowdogs
occasionally available throughout the year.
THANKS
.....to our 2005 new owners who
drove from New Jersey, North Carolina,
Georgia (2), Texas (5), and Oklahoma
(3) to get their pups. This litter
is proving to be exceptionally talented
and athletic.
Here's a sample of what we raise, all sired by Gold
Star's Iceman ("Steel").
Located in Norman, Oklahoma
We do not ship! Transport is buyer's
responsibility.
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Gold Star puppies are not raised in the
house and overly handled as babies
because Gold Star dogs have dispositions
bred INTO them, not "put on them" by excessive
socialization and handling.
Yes, they are handled and wormed regularly, and by the time our
puppies are
sent to their new homes they will come running when called and go into their
pens
when asked. All the new owner needs to do is continue with a consistent
handling routine
and the same kind of socialization recommended for all of
the working breeds...
basic obedience and firm, constant supervision.
We
have spent several decades sifting our breeding stock to be able to produce the
kind of
reliable disposition that is ready to work and hunt and willing to
listen and please out in the wide
open spaces, as well as in fenced pastures
and other enclosed areas. We regularly hold back pups
from each litter to
check our breeding program, and have on several occasions raised more
than
half a litter to the age of 1 year or older just to be sure we were
producing the best Catahoulas
possible. This has required extensive research,
thoughtful planning, much time and expense.
Show Championships are nice, and
we have won our share in horse competition, AKC Dalmatians,
and with
Catahoulas, but Championships are only one tool to be utilized in measuring
quality.
Performance is the ultimate and that doesn't come cheap, but a good
dog is worth every penny.
PLEASE NOTE: We are a disease-free "closed"
kennel, no outside breedings done!!
We had only one dog currently on the
show circuit which might have been exposed to
the recent and tragic outbreak
of Brucellosis,
and he was tested clear before
returning to his new home (as a working
cowdog) in Texas.
GOLD STAR'S
ICEMAN (1998) NALC, UKC
OFA "Good"
Shown briefly in '99 & 2000
1999 NALC Calif. - 1st - 1 year & older
males, never sired
2000 NALC Calif. - 1st - Proven sires class
plus 2 wins in California's ARBA conformation
competition.
Thanks to Rod, Kathe & Dylan Thompson for allowing "Steel"
to come back to us.
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Sired by our CH of CH WOLF
RIVER'S ISMO (1994-2003) NALC,
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SHOWS & TRIALS RESULTS
09/29/07 -
Gonzales, LA NALC show
Congratulations !! Gold Star's
Black Bart
Third
place Hip Certified Males
Owned and shown by Jan
Amis of Oregon.
05/06/2006 - DeKalb, TX NALC
show
Congratulations !! Gold Star's
Amber
First
place in the 6 year and older class
for Paige and dad James Browning of Warren, TX
02/26/05 - Chiefland, FL NALC
show
Congratulations !! Gold
Star's Max
2nd in a class of 19, 1 - 2 yr.old males -
never sired a litter. Shown by Overton's Catahoulas
of Astatula,
Florida, and owned by Gold Star Catahoulas of Oklahoma. Thanks Anne &
Don
for your efforts on MAX's behalf !!
10/13/04 -
California NALC show
Congratulations !!
Gold Star's Black Bart
4th in Hip Certified Males
after losing part of a hind toe to an angry cow.
Owned and shown by Jan Amis
of Oregon. Thanks Jan for your dedication to
this dog.
Bart
is also learning to work hogs!
10/25/03 -
Tupelo, MS NALC show
Congratulations
!! Gold Star's Mexia 3rd place 6 -12 mon.
females,
and Gold Star's Memphis Belle 4th place 6 -12 mon.
females,
Belle is owned by Gold Star
Catahoulas of Oklahoma
ALSO
- Gold Star's CH
Boogie, 3rd place 6 -12 mon.
males.
10/11/03 - Ione, CA NALC
show
Congratulations
!! Gold Star's Black Bart, 2nd place 1 - 2 yr.old males never sired a litter.
Black Bart & kennelmate South Slough's Ruby also
gathered up Novice Cowdog
honors
their first time in competition for owner Jan Amis of Oregon. (Photo
taken at home in Oregon.)
THANKS JAN, FOR A
GREAT JOB OF TRAINING & SHOWING!
10/11/03 - Columbus, TX ACA
show
Congratulations
!! Gold Star's Mexia 1st place 6 - 9 month females;
Gold Star's MuchoCleo 2nd place 1
- 3 yr.old Females.
Gold Star's
MuchoCleo 2nd place (teamed with WR N-Bleu
Cotton) in 2-Dog B-bay
and Reserve High Point Female
(B-bay).
Gold Star's Marie
Laveau won 3rd place in the 2-Dog B-bay teamed
with Double R's Colonel.
Gold Star's Marie
Laveau won 2nd place in the 2-Dog A-bay teamed
with Stones Throw's Colby G.
"MEXI", CLEO, & MARIE are
owned by the Pates of Texas
~ Feb. 2003
Congratulations to UKC
CHAMPION Gold Star's
Lizzie ~
on
finishing her NALC DUAL Conformation CHAMPION title
Finished at the Feb. 2003 Florida NALC show for owner
Claudia Cuevas
of Pass Christian, MS (Wolf River
Kennels)
11/09/02 - Tupelo,
MS NALC Show
Congratulations !! Gold Star's Amber 2nd
place, and Gold Star's Lizzie 3rd
!!
NALC Hip Certified class,
Tupelo, MS
Thanks to James Browning (owner of Amber) and Claudia Cuevas
(owner of Lizzie)
02/23/2002 - NALC Florida Show
Gold Star's
Lizzie (CH of CH Wolf
RIver Ismo x CH Aden's WR Roja Linda)
Best In Show Female !!
Congratulations
to owner Claudia Cuevas of Wolf River Catahoulas!
"Lizzie" is also tied for 3rd in UKC's 2002 listing of Top Ten
Catahoulas (shown twice, 2 wins)
12/22/2001 - We jumped up and went to
an open baying at Talco, TX.
Tyler
Bayou and Wolf River's Nikki had a heckuva good run... 1/2 point off first
place.
Both got flipped (twice), and both
wound up covered with mud.
(PHEW!! Hogpen
mud STINKS!!)
There were 3 teams with 29
1/4..... we had 29 1/2....... another 1/4 point and we'd have been
in a bay-off for 1st-2nd & 3rd (they only
pay 3 places there), but an extra 1/2 point would have
won us the whole thing. Not TOO bad, considering this was
just their 4th out during the entire year!
See
their style here in a practice session, their first time on cattle
12/01/02 Tyler Bayou and Wolf River's
Nikki with Gold Star's MuchoCleo (bobtail)
Congratulations to Tyler
Bayou & Wolf River's Nikki, 3rd place Two Dog 'A' Class
Hog Bay (3 hogs in the pen) at Fairfield, TX, Apr. 29, 2001 out of
32 competitors.
3rd place Two Dog open hog
bay at Talco, TX, Jan. 27, 2001.
Tyler Bayou also tied for 3rd place (teamed with Circle C
Boudreaux)
in the Two Dog at Full Boar Baypen,
Myrtle Springs, TX, June 2000 baying.
Tyler's
lifetime outs totaled about two dozen times in front of a real hog, including
practice sessions.
She gave the same
performance every time out, steady and solid, her 50 lbs. of
fierceness
in the baypen belying her usual
calm personality. Tyler Bayou
was the kind of outstanding
individual
which rarely comes along, and we are grateful she came to us.
Deceased '05.
Congratulations to Gold Star's Amber teamed with Hank, 3rd place B Class Two Dog
Hog Bay
at the 2001 NALC Labor Day Show,
Gonzales, LA. Amber and Hank are both
owned
by Browning Catahoulas of Warren, TX.
Congratulations to Gold
Star's Amber, winning her first official baypen competition
June, 2001 at Village Mills Baypen, TX, teamed with Hank in the
Two Dog event.
Amber and Hank are owned by
Browning Catahoulas of Warren, TX.
Congratulations to Gold Star's Jewel (by CH/CH Wolf River's Ismo x CH Aden's WR
Roja Linda),
Reserve High Point female for B
Class Hog Bay at the Spring 2000 ACA show.
Congratulations to Gold Star's Ice Man (Steel) & owners Rod, Kathy, &
Dylan Thompson
on Steel's 1999 and 2000 wins in
California's ARBA & NALC conformation competition.
Congratulations CH of CH WOLF
RIVER ISMO & CH ADEN'S WOLF RIVER ROJA LINDA
won 2nd in a "B" Hog Baying class of 37 entries at the Fairfield
NALC show 4/25/99.
CH ROJA LINDA was also Reserve High Point female for B Class Hog Bay!
SWEETWATER
CATAHOULAS' MR.
SWEETWATER
(1992-2004) ARF, UKC
Open Working Cowdog
Champion
(Stoney Rebel x
Gretchen Mac)
"Always at the right place at the right time. He is sorely
missed."
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Congratulations to these new friends who found the
Catahoulas of their dreams in our kennel:
R. Luga, HI; conformation & baypen multi point earner
T. Feldman, MI; show prospect
D. Sharer, Costa Rica; brood/cowdog/companion
J & S Kenney, KS; 4 SAR/NARC prospects
B. Collins, OK; 3 working cowdogs
K. Thompson, CA; conformation point earner, stud prospect
R. Rasico Family, KS; watchdog/companion
T. Huffman, AR; show/brood prospect
S. Wilson, OK; cowdog/companion
C. Blair, CO; cowdog/companion
S.Carroll, VA; show/stud prospect
M. Graham, OK; 3 cowdogs/show prospects
B.T. & C.Herman, OK; cow-hogdog/companion
B & J McClamrock, NC; cowdog/stud prospect
J. Vaughn, TX; hunting prospect
Lapp family, NY; 2 farm dogs/guard dogs
S.Kiger, NE; 2 cowdogs/show and breeding prospects
R.Wahl family, KS; farm dog/companion
L. Lindsay, GA; 1hog dog, 2 cowdog/hunting prospects
J. Browning, TX; show/baypen/hunting/brood prospect
J. Webb, CO; show/cowdog/brood prospect
M. Jordan, LA; 3 show/cowdog/brood prospects
B. Rice, TX; show/trials/hunt/brood prospect
L. Graham, TX; show/cowdog/brood prospect
M.&B.Pate, TX; 2 show/cowdog/brood prospects
L. Lindsey, GA; another hogdog prospect
R. Smith, TX; companion/hunting prospect
J. Amis, OR; companion/cowdog
P. Bennett, OK; show/companion/trials prospect
L. McCarthy, FL; show prospect
S. Samford, LA; show/hogdog prospect
J.Potter, TX; agility/companion
K.Wallace, OK; farm dog/companion
Dan Richarz, CA; farm dog/companion
D. Campbell, NM; farm dog/companion
M. Marquez, GA; farm dog/companion
J.&S. Barfield, TX; cowdog/companion
E.&S. Haynes, TX; watchdog/companion
J.Braman, TX; 2 started cowdogs
G.Gray, TX; started cowdog
M. Heaney, NJ; cowdog/watchdog
C.Thompson, NC; cowdog/watchdog
L.Lindsay, GA; 2 hogdogs
Fomby Farms, TX; cowdog
J&U Allen, TX; cowdog/hogdog
T.Irvin, TX; cowdog
T.Mathews, OK; hog/coondog
K.Henzler, OK; watchdog/companion
Puppies and started dogs occasionally available of top bloodlines from a breeding
program studded with conformation champions and exceptional working ability.
We have personal knowledge of 3 to 6 generations of our dogs' ancestors, and
have bred many of those ancestors. YES, these dogs WORK!
And they look pretty while they work.
GOLD STAR/SWEETWATER CATAHOULAS
...has MOVED back to Central Oklahoma!!!
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"Continuing in the historic tradition of the original Catahoula --
an all-purpose dog that works both cows and hogs, trails big and small game,
guards the family and homestead, and excels as a companion."
Charter Member of NALC Texas ('92)
NALC Certified Breeder
Raising and working Catahoulas since 1971.
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