Ch. Old School's Ursa Major

Date of Birth:  September 29, 1981

Ursa was a spectacular bitch.  We have never in all our years of breeding, produced another Ursa, nor do we believe that feat to even be possible. She was a product of a line breeding on Hannibal's (Ch. Hannibal of Makar) parents.  Rufus, Ursa's sire, was a huge typey male who had an excellent pedigree. The combination of Trouble and Rufus obviously clicked.

This photo shows what Ursa looked like at 14 months of age. This is a good place to mention something about the maturation rate of dogs from our line. Most Old School dogs and bitches do not fill out until they are at least 3 years old, and they normally look their best at 4 to 5 years of age. Ursa had gained most of her height by 14 months but she probably gained over 100 pounds of body by the time she reached her full maturity.

Ursa was an extremely broad and muscular bitch, as you can see in this picture to the right.

Ursa produced a number of very nice puppies and she is in the M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame for that. As a result of her win at the National over so many dogs, Ursa won the M.C.O.A. Collar Award that year for top winning BOB bitch. The picture to the right is of Ursa wearing her collar.

This is a close up of Ursa's head to give you a better idea of her type. It's  little dark, but you can still see the contours of the skull and muzzle.

Ursa always looked best when she set herself up, as is illustrated by this photo.  She was the queen of the Old School and she carried herself in that manner. She found exercise to be distasteful and preferred to lie in the sun. She slept at night on the bed, and in the day on the couch. She was loving but firm with her puppies, and completely devoted to her family.  She was a spectacular bitch who will always be remembered.

Deer Run Florister Rufus

Ch. Deer Run Noah of Massalane

War

Rufus of Heatherbrook

Petite Princess Tamora

Mistress Jill of Buckhall

Eng.Ch. Threebees Friar of Copenore

Mistress Alice of Buckhall

Ch. Nanjemoy's Etasha

Am. Can. Ch.Tiberias of Kisumu

Eng.Ch. Threebees Friar of Copenore

Hannah of Kisumu

Ch. Beau Cheval's Marakesh

Berngarth Winston

Princess Taffy of Woodglen

Old School Trouble

Ch. Hannibal of Makar

Am. Can. Ch.Tiberias of Kisumu

Eng.Ch. Threebees Friar of Copenore

Hannah of Kisumu

Ch. Beau Cheval's Marakesh

Berngarth Winston

Princess Taffy of Woodglen

Mistress Julia of Massalane

Ch. Nemo of Massalane

Douglas' Little

Gasparilla Farms Margaret

Mistress Clovia of Massalane

War

Mistress Clovia of Massalane