Owner/Cobreeder Pat Hardy of Mandolin Borzoi
Thyroid Norm 2002
Cerf'd  Normal 2002, 2005
Heart clear 2002
Top 20 2003 AKC Courser

Pat lost Brooks in an awful accident in his newly fenced in backyard
We are so thankful we  finally got a litter sired by him shortly before he was lost

We both miss him so damn much it hurts.

I hounded Brooks owner & cobreeder Pat for over a year to get him out and finish him!  He started his coursing career with a 5 point BIF win, and I knew he could finish, if he just had the chance to! She finally relented, and he came to my house in March, 03.

At 5 1/2 yrs, he was the 2nd oldest Open Borzoi, (Heck, the FC's were 99% of the time younger than he!) in the Northeast. Despite this handicap, he  quickly picked up his second major(3 points) by going BOB over competition that included most of 2002's top 5 Borzoi, including the #1 Borzoi. He then went on to pick up an ASFA 2nd, and three more AKC points towards his field titles.  He was only out of the points once in 2003, and that was after a bad collision with an interfering Borzoi. Despite this, he was still ranked in the top 20! Go old Man!! He came back to my house in the fall of 04, after recuperating from a nasty toe fracture (Thanks to the evil Greyhound!), to pick up those last two points to finish his DC at 7 yrs old!

Brooks received top scoring Hound on his road to his CD!


(Photo by K Booth)

Brooks winning 1st in his AmBred class under Carol Spritzer
at the DKC supported entry in March, 1999

When Brooks was born, I was told by one of his Co Breeders to put him down, he would never amount to anything due to his color. I'm so damn proud to be able to say, "YOU WERE WRONG!" Thanks to his other Cobreeder, Pat Hardy, who, along with I, had faith in this brindle wonder, he has gone above and beyond my wildest dreams!

        I AM SOO PROUD of this boy!! And have only Pat  to thank. Thank you, Pat, for all you've done with Brooks, and for me. If it weren't for her, Brooks would've never've gone so far! Thank you, for having the same faith I did in the 'spider boy.'

        Brooks was the SUPER PUPPY!! I knew when he popped out, he was something special, and he proved this over and over again. He has been the winner of MANY firsts:

First Specialty Placement
First Best Puppy in Specialty Show
First Best in Field Borzoi (GSSA 12/4/99)
Specialty Best in Show (A first for both Pat & I) he is one of a handful of Borzoi who've gone BIF and SBIS!!
FIRST Dual Champion!
FIRST CD!

Brooks was used only twice, with his youngest litter just being a year old.
 

 Multiple nationals class placer, specialty class winner/placer