Brooks
ADCH-Platinum PDCH ATCH NATCH U-ACHX CH MACH9 Sensation's Lambeau Leap UD RAE TDX HXAd HIAds MXB3 MJB3 MFB TQX VVD LAA-Gold O/P-BAR
7/10/99 - 5/31/15
The first homebred Sensation baby and the only pup in the Packer litter, Brooks exceeded all expectations. She had her sire Brig's square structure and clean movement, her dam Raja's drive and focus. She was a joy to train, and an absolute sweetheart to live with. Despite all those performance titles (see table below), she was quite the cuddle-pup whose favorite activity was giving kisses.
Brooks became a trailblazer in agility. She was the first Tervuren to obtain the AKC MACH4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9, and the only one to earn agility championships in 5 different venues (AKC, UKC, USDAA, ASCA, and NADAC). She was also the first Belgian of any variety to earn the USDAA ADCH-Bronze, Silver, Gold, & Platinum titles, & Lifetime Achievement Award-Bronze, Silver & Gold designations. She retired from herding with 5 HC points, and did very well in three tries in VST tracking before retiring.
At the ABTC National Specialty in May 2007, Brooks became our first CH-UDT Terv (making her "well-balanced") by earning her UD. That was an incredibly proud moment! At the 2008 Terv National, she became our first HX dog by finishing her HXAd title, and two days later won her 4th High Combined Agility award at National Specialties. She earned her ADCH-Platinum in USDAA on 2/28/10 and her LAA-Gold & Performance Dog Champion titles on 9/24/10.
In December 2010, almost 10 years to the day of her AKC agility debut, Brooks earned her MACH9, becoming the first Belgian to earn that title. She added one last double-Q to go out in style, as she retired from the Regular classes with 181 QQs and 8045 MACH points for her career. She retired from AKC agility at the Tervuren National Specialty in May 2012, and 6 weeks later ran her last USDAA run in Veterans to finish her competitive agility career with 1139 qualifiing runs and 118 titles. What an amazing dog!
Brooks is the dam of the "Heart" litter (born 5/30/04). These 8 pups have done so well that they have allowed Brooks to earn both the Obedience and Performance Breeder Achievement Records (O/P-BAR) from the American Belgian Tervuren Club. Quite the accomplishment from only one litter!
She greatly enjoyed retirement, giving lots of kisses to, and getting butt-rubs from, those she loved. She became quite opinionated, telling us in no uncertain terms that we were taking entirely too long to get her meals ready. Even bone cancer couldn't slow her down, as she spent the last year of her life on a broken front leg - wearing a brace, she still tooled around the house and yard with a grin on her face. Her body finally gave out on her and she ended her journey on earth just under 6 weeks shy of her 16th birthday. We are incredibly blessed to have shared her life with us, and will carry her in our hearts always.
