2009 NALRC Nationals ...
Statler Class WINNER:
 jr. picture LA Lions Domencio Dolce' (loosely translated in Sicilian: "Sweet Sunday") 2XM Chocolate Sr. Buck Weight 2 lbs. 12 oz Ear Length: 2 1/2" Sire: KC Java (Chocolate) Dam: KC Ribbon (Opal) Dolce' is now living with Melissa Kelly at Up The Mountain Rabbitry Dolce's
sire and dam were instrumental in embedding the chocolate gene in
our
herd. They only
produced 2
litters together, but both litters proved to be a good combination
that
created correct typed, compact Lionheads.
Dolce's sire KC Java did not have the dwarf gene, but Dolce's dam KC Ribbon did, so their pairing worked well together. Only 3 kits were kept out of the 2 litters--Dolce' and 2 others. The 3 are now owned by Melissa Kelly, Anita Moore and Francine Sampey. Both KC Java and KC Ribbon were quickly passed on to others, as was Dolce'. We have an ongoing mission to create our vision for the perfect Lionhead, and used their pieces as needed in our Lionhead puzzle. KC Java was used to sire a mere 8 litters for us here at LA Lions, producing 29 kits, of which only 10 were kept. He grew to well over 4 pounds and his mane all but disappeared by maturity. Since he was no longer needed in our program, we graciously gave him away to a breeder we assumed was interested in using him to improve the Lionhead breed. His new owner continues to use him to crank out literally hundreds of kits with a vast number of brood does, so his name can be found in numerous pedigrees. LA Lions cannot speak to the quality of any of his offspring not carrying the LA Lions prefix. KC Ribbon went to my good friend Lynne Schultz in NE to assist with her Orange project. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * |
We would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to KIM CROAK of Kim's Cuddly Kritters! Kim Croak, a fellow Lionhead breed COD holder, generously gifted me with the stock to begin making my perception of the chocolate Lionhead a reality. For that, I will always be extremely thankful. Her bloodlines can also be found in the other COD varieties of Chocolate Tort, Lilac, Opal and Seal that I am currently working on. Kim is one of the first Lionhead breeders to pioneer several color varieties of Lionhead, and currently holds a COD in chestnut agouti, otter, marten, lilac tort & BEW. |
 click on photo to see larger image Dolce' was a tremendous herd buck for us for Fall 2008 to Spring 2009. His small, upright stature, clean ears & saddle, and compact size created many show winners for us at LA Lions. We found him very versatile to use with a few of our does in our different color projects. He has sired 13 different color varieties, including black, blue, chocolate, lilac, all 4 colors of tort, chestnut, orange, opal, chocolate agouti and lynx. Dolce' produced 13 litters for us while here at LA Lions. In those litters were 24 bucks and 21 does (this number does not take into account culls). We currently still have 10 Dolce' babies in our herd that we are using in our breeding program. *** Sire to these 2009 NALRC Nat'ls Winners: BOV Blue - LA Lions Brock ***1 BOB, 1 BOS, 2 BOV, 1 BOSV at other shows BOV Chocolate - LA Lions Brando BOV Lilac Tort - LA Lions Princess Becky ***1 BOSV at other show 1st Chocolate Jr Doe - LA Lions Pandora ***2 BOV at other shows 4th Place Black Jr. Doe - LA Lions Magda *** Other Show Winners Dolce' has sired: 2 BOV - LA Lions Cafe Ricci BOV Choc Youth '09 NALRC Natls 1 BOV - LA Lions Marvel 1 BOB, 4 BOV - LA Lions "Ibby" 1 BOS, 3 BOV - LA Lions Allegan 1 BOSV - LA Lions Eden 1 BOV - LA Lions Gloria 2 BOV - LA Lions Pandora 3 BOV - LA Lions Platinum ~~~~~ Click the button below to look at all the photos from 2009 NALRC Nationals:  |
2009National Show Class/Variety Wins...
 LA Lions Tatia 2XM Seal Jr. Doe 1st Place - 4 in class BEST OF VARIETY 15 Seal Shown BEST DISPLAY SEAL |
 LA Lions Walden 2XM Siamese Sable Jr. Buck 1st Place - 12 in class BEST OF VARIETY 55 Siamese Sables Shown |
 LA Lions Brock 2XM Blue Jr. Buck 1st Place - 5 in class BEST OF VARIETY 16 Blue shown SOLD to the Winters Family who have continued winning with him at several shows!! |
 LA Lions Brando 2XM Chocolate Sr. Buck 1st Place - 3 in class BEST OF VARIETY 9 Chocolate Shown BEST DISPLAY CHOCOLATE LIVE AUCTION Donation Winning Bidder - Dana Cole of Cole Lionheads |
 LA Lions Princess Becky 2XM Lilac Tort Jr. Doe 1st Place BEST OF VARIETY BEST DISPLAY Lilac tort Sold to Carrie Roberts & Charde' Dupree of Leeutjie Lionheads |
 LA Lions Pandora
2XM Chocolate Jr. Doe 1st Place - 5 in class |
 LA Lions Tevin 2XM Seal Jr. Buck 2nd Place - 5 in class  LA Lions Molly Magdalene 2XM Black Jr. Doe 4th Place out of 18 |
 LA Lions Ensign 2XM Siamese Sable Jr. Buck 2nd Place - 12 in class SOLD to Lorelei Long (took BOSV in Ohio show the next day) |
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