Araby Boxers

“Shortstop” was a dream come true dog. He was not only a consummate show dog but he was a marvelous companion and true ambassador for the Boxer breed.  Until the day he died he never lost that wonderful spark and zest for life.

A few of his accomplishments are listed on this page but my most cherished  memory of Shortstop or “George Top” as Kimberly Steele called him was at the 1988 ABC Parade of Champions. We were there at the show with Shorts in the motor home. He was not entered in the parade because we felt, at age 13, he did not need to try to get around that big ring.  When ABC officials found out he was still alive at age 13 they asked us to please show him off. So a very tearful and happy reunion between Gary Steel and Shortstop took place at ringside. As soon as that “Old Campaigner” saw Gary he was ecstatic. He knew his job was to be on for Gary and the crowd.  So one very white old Boxer went around that huge ring like a locomotive, all the while nodding from side to side to the cheering crowd the entire way around the ring! I am not sure there was a dry eye in the room that day.  Shortstop had such heart and ring presence!

Shortstop was humanely put to sleep at over 15 years of age when he fell on the ice, dislocating his shoulder in an inoperable way.  I think he may have lived for ever, but he does live on in my heart and in the significant impact he has had on the Boxer breed. Many of today’s top show dogs and producers can trace their roots back to him through kennels such as Berlane, Telstar, Glenroe, Rummer Run and others.  Ch Bridgewood BK Kahuna SOM LOM  is a notable example of a dog whose pedigree is linebred back on Shortstop.

All of Araby Boxers today trace back to careful linebreedings on Shortstop  through his male offspring –Ch Bropat’s Red Alert of Asgard SOM, Indian Bend’s Swiss Mocha, Ch Araby’s Black Watch SOM and the bitches, Araby Sweetheart On Parade, Ch. Indian Bend’s Buffalo Gal.

Shortstop in 1978.




CH Von Schorer's Moonshadow, Sire of CH Araby's Shortstop.


Moon Valley's Merry Weather LOM, Shortstop's Dam.


Shortstop shown winning his first Working Group 1 at age 17 months.
Handled by Cheryl Carlton Cates.

 



Shortstop winning the Working Group under renowned all-breed judge
Melborne TL Downing enroute to Best In Show.

Shortstop was Gary Steele's first BIS winning Boxer and together they were a top
Working Group team from 1977 until 1980.




Shortstop- 1st Place 6-9 Puppy Boxer Club of Arizona (Owner Handled).


Shortstop's Champion Get

Ch Telstar’s Highflyer SOM

Ch Telstar’s Pride N Joy

Ch Thanque Owaq Kachina

Ch Bropat’s Red Alert of Asgard SOM

Ch Bropat’s Goodtime Charlie

Ch Bropat’s Precocious Jodi

Ch Janeda’s Million Dollar Baby

Ch Indian Bend’s Swiss Mocha

Ch Indian Bend’s Buffalo Gal (shown below)

Ch Indian Bend’s Zia

Ch Dondalu’s Double Play

Ch Merrilane’s Perilous Pauline

Ch Merrilane’s A Boy Named Sue

Ch Glenroe’s Scotch Mist

Ch Haup-Haus Camoflage

Ch Geolyn’s Xenietta

Ch Brandywine’s Missy

Ch Lilliput’s Black Magic

Ch Hallmark’s Foolish Pleasure

Ch Arkona’s Alexander The Great

Ch Araby’s Short Circuit

CH Indian Bend's Buffalo Gal was one of Shortstop's BIS winning offspring.



More pictures of CH Araby's Shortstop SOM Champion Get coming soon.