Jane's outcross son Calvin Cool is my Home Page representative.  He is Hugely's sire.  We only bred him once before a local couple came into our life.  Calvin Cool became her therapy dog and I have no regrets.

Hugely's mother was Ch. Phoenix Arizona O'BJ (Zona) a multi-BB winner over male specials, from the classes.  We bred her to Calvin (my home page dog!) but there were just two puppies, both males, both of exceptional quality!  I chose one to keep but Bill said "sell him to the football coach and keep the black-saddled male."  Bill was never wrong.  My 2nd choice puppy became the legendary Ch. Hugely Handsome O'BJ.  His brother is the football team mascot and sleeps with the kids.  The best of both worlds from a one-time breeding.

Born August of 2003, Hugely became the #2 Toy Fox Terrier in only a handful of shows, breeder-owner-handled and with no advertising.  He was only defeated twice as a class dog, once it was due to presenting what All-Breed judge Joe Gregory, a former top handler, considered a poorly groomed dog.  He gave him Reserve to a major and gave me a lecture!  I learned real fast how to groom this breed!  His only other loss was strictly politics; a gangly, mismarked dog that went no further.

Hugely also finished his Championship with multiple Best Of Breed wins over top specials (champions being campaigned), from the Bred By Class. Always Breeder-Owner-Handled.  So with no pro handler, no advertising, he quickly accumulated a string of Group placements and was "talked about" by the judges, many of whom said they had been looking forward to seeing him move.  And move he did!

Hugely was defeated only four times in his entire lifetime!  His last shows were back-to-back Group II wins over three of the nation's top ranked Toy dogs.  My husband was very ill that weekend.  It was our last dog show and it would be years before I showed again.

Toy Fox Terrier National Specialty - Oklahoma City

Hugely's fourth and last "loss" was First Award Of Merit at the 2005 Toy Fox Terrier National Specialty Show under Michele Billings who had previously given him Group placements.  It was a record-breaking entry of 114 exceptional Toy Fox Terriers including 34 Champions and I liked her BB dog a lot.  So okay, he didn't take the breed but calling it a loss would be a dishonor to the 112 outstanding dogs he did defeat.

The next day, he was Best Of Breed at the Supported Entry under Beverly Lehnig whom we had never seen before but it didn't matter.  He did his thing and she fell in love.

When we quit showing due to my husband's cancer, friends said we should have sent Hugely out with a handler or at least made him available at stud.  Perhaps. 

What Makes A Toy Fox Terrier Show Dog?

It's true that Hugely passes on his faultless structure, "get out of my way" movement, perfect dentition, and cocky, ultra-masculine personality.  But we've never had any of our dogs at public stud.  Even so, 5 of the top Akitas sires of all time did okay and the best breeders benefitted. 

Hugely's head and neck are as classic as his movement.  Deep underjaw, parallel planes, strong deep muzzle with deep rooted terrier teeth and perfect dentition. Hugely's stallion neck carries back through well laid back shoulders, short hard back and powerfully muscled rear quarters. 

His coat is thick and hard which is faulty BUT he improves the even more faulty thin "see through" coats seen so often today.  We would like richer rust-red markings but the extraordinary rust-red markings of his sire Calvin carry through in many of Hugely's puppies.  And so does Jane's perceptiveness and character.

But What Really Makes Hugely "Special"?

I am honored that Hugely is still considered the Standard Bearer by so many breeders.  He is indeed, the perfect combination of "toy and terrier" - the result of generations of healthy, hardy, agile, "fiest dogs" going back to when the breed was known as the American Toy Terrier, a name that best and most accurately describes the breed.

Having the All-Time #1 Akita sire and two All-time #1 dams, plus the top owner-handled Akitas is a breeder's dream but we are equally proud to have bred and owner-handled Hugely. His career was cut short but I don't really care.  He saw me through the worst of times and he's my most loyal friend.  What more could anyone ask?