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| In 1988 I got my first ridgeback, MALCOLM.
I had seen a ridgeback a few years earlier back in Pittsburgh,
the place I call home. 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 airport to a near-by house but I still roadwork the dogs at the airport. I manage "The Barker Hangar" and it’s six acre complex, where we house small aircraft and the entertainment industry. 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 15 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...JOE 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 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 BIF (ALL BREED) RIDGEBACKS .....MALCOLM OCRRC PRESIDENT FOR 3 TERMS OCRRC BOD MEMBER 7 TERMS |