Thunder Keg's au Hubert Accolade du Hudson TKE RN
AKC BREED FIRST---TKE
Thunder Keg’s au Hubert Accolade du Hudson TKE RN is my keeper male out of a litter from my BISOH RBISOH GCHB 3g’s Thunder on the Mountain TKN RN HOF and Kosmo Dogs Gravitation CHIC, a breeding that was a result of years of planning and intense research. When he was born he was so large they thought it was two puppies in the sac, to this day the clinic still talks about his size. He’s my monster puppy and exudes the expression “powerful” in both his physical and mental self. I raise my litters under Puppy Culture protocol, so I’m am lucky that I get very smart and biddable dogs as a result. Blending nature and nurture to attempt to get the best St. Bernards I can to help preserve our special breed. I have had the guidance of many highly successful fanciers who have helped me immensely as I work to forge my own path…Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, no doubt. Thanks to everyone who has been there for me, selflessly putting the breed first. Hubert has been a “dream come true” BBE boy already at the tender age 17 months.
Hubert went best of breed at his first show at 8 months of age and has been featured by Puppy Culture’s “Proof is in the Puppies” for his success. He was maturing nicely and we were ready to hit shows again, as the breed ring is his true calling, after our winter break and then the COVID shutdown derailed those plans. So it was time to keep busy with some fun training and just deal with this new way of life. “Want to go to work big buddy?” is a phrase that gets him super excited. Trick Dog was the first opened titling venue with our new restrictions.
He sailed through the first four levels of Trick Dog pretty quickly, had his TKE routine set, and was ready to rumble. Once we were finally clear on the rules so we could adhere to AKC, state, and local safety guidelines, off he went and performed his routine. It is a wonderful and humbling feeling knowing my true breeder-owner-handled puppy, one who has been with me every single day from his first breath, was able to accomplish a breed first with his TKE. Hubert also gained his AKC Rally Novice title in May of 2020.
Hubert played “A Day in the Life of a Hardworking Ranch Hand”, which fits since he lives on a ranch in Wyoming! TKE requires a scripted story performed continually, with multiple props and high level tricks integrated within. He loved it and his tail was going the entire time. It was easy to build off of his past work and meld together a fun Elite level routine for him.
Hubert reminds us that an extremely large, type-y, thoughtfully bred St. Bernard can and should be athletic enough to thrive in multiple AKC venues as a true working dog while still adhering to our written breed standard. He’s an improvement on his parents and I hope someday his get can be an even bigger improvement from him. We can have dogs that excel in the show ring honoring our core purpose the written breed standard, in rally/obedience ring proving their focus and versatility and in several other performance venues all at the same time with effort and purposeful breeding. I feel honored to be his “mom” and watch him want to move heaven and earth for me, he’s a true St. Bernard.
