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Masai Warriors Biography

 

                                                                                                                              

In 1988 I got my first ridgeback, MALCOLM. I had seen a ridgeback a few years earlier, It had been shipped from California to Pittsburgh to a friend of mine. It was such a regal and noble puppy, I knew this was the breed for me. When I lost my shepherd of 13 years,  it took me one phone call and a few weeks later little Malcolm was coming home.

 For Malcolm's first birthday, I got him, SIMONE.

 

You can never have just one. We lived in a 35,000 sq. ft. hangar called THE BARKER HANGAR , located at Santa Monica, Ca.. 

By 1997, I had six ridgebacks and had moved from the hangar to a near-by house but I still maintained some runs and roadworked the dogs at the airport. I managed "The Barker Hangar" and it’s six acre complex, where we housed small aircraft and the entertainment industry for 23 years. I have a commercial instrument pilots and aircraft mechanic’s licenses. I also sang and danced in the opening ceremonies of the1984 LA Olympics.




Some of my accomplishments over the past 20 years as a breeder,  owner and handler have included :

1990 RRCUS WINNERS BITCH.........SIMONE 

1992 RRCUS BEST IN FIELD.........MALCOLM 

1995 RRCUS 1st AWARD OF MERIT...GENNA 

 

1996 OCRRC SWEEPSTAKES WINNER...AUSTIN   

 

1997 RRCUS BISS WINNER.....GENNA    

        

1997 WESTMINSTER 1st  AWARD OF MERIT....CLAPTON

1997 #3 NATIONAL RANKING....CLAPTON       

 

 

1997 OCRRC WINNERS BITCH....GRACE       

1997 OCRRC VETERAN BITCH.....SIMONE

1998 OCRRC BISS WINNER.....CLAPTON

      

 

 

1998 OCRRC WINNERS DOG....HUDSON        

 

 

2001 OCRRC VETERAN DOG....CLAPTON

 

 

2001 #6 NATIONAL RANKING...KOBE             

2001 RRCUS AWARD OF MERIT....KOBE

2001 PERFECT SCORE AT RRCUS AGILITY TRIAL...KOBE

2002 OCRRC VETERAN DOG....CLAPTON

2002 OCRRC #3 AWARD OF MERIT....CLAPTON

2002 OCRRC #6 AWARD OF MERIT....KOBE

2002 #7 NATIONAL RANKING...KOBE

 

2002 #25 NATIONAL RANKING...JOEY              

 

2003 #3 NATIONAL RANKING...KOBE

2003 #1 WESTMINSTER AWARD OF MERIT...KOBE

2003 #3 RRCUS AWARD OF MERIT...KOBE

2003 #1 OCRRC AWARD OF MERIT...KOBE

2003 #1 TARRA AWARD OF MERIT...KOBE

2003 #26 NATIONAL RANKING...JOEY

2003 OCRRC VETERAN SWEEPS WINNER...CLAPTON

2004 OCRRC BISS WINNER....KOBE

2004 RRCUS VETERAN SWEEPS WINNER..CLAPTON 

 

2006 SDRRC BISS WINNER...KOBE

 

 

CLUB ACTIVITIES

1997 RRCUS ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON

1997 RRCUS LURE COURSING CHAIRPERSON

1997 OCRRC CHAIRPERSON .....LARGEST SINGLE DAY RR ENTRY EVER IN USA. 

1998 OCRRC CHAIRPERSON

(2) RRCUS NOMINATION COMMITTEES

ASFA DELEGATE  FOR THE VOTING OF RR ACCEPTATION

ONE OF THE FIRST AKC  BIF  (ALL BREED) RIDGEBACKS  .....MALCOLM

1st on Sat.  Malcolm on Sunday

OCRRC PRESIDENT FOR 3 TERMS

OCRRC VICE-PRESIDENT FOR 2 TERMS

OCRRC BOD MEMBER 7 TERMS              


In 2004, I got Shani     

 

 

  In 2008 after the loss of Clapton I got Henley

 

In 2007 I was diagnosed with total renal failure and moved to PA

In 2009 I received a kidney transplant

 

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"MASAI"