CH Moffett’s Rosanne ROMO and Her Champion Offspring
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Dr. Frank Booth, father of Martin Booth and grandfather of Kim Booth, finishing Rosanne for handler Lorraine Heichel. Owners Russ and Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Rosanne ROMO was a tremendous force in Smooths in the 1970’s, and her puppies won from the smallest specialties to DCA. CH Moffett’s Rosanne ROMO, herself, was a winner in the ring and passed on her great virtues. Her puppies then went on to win bigger and better at all sorts of shows and specialties due to their great structure and usually excellent temperaments. They all were outstanding and won even when the competition was best and brightest. Her picture shows her strengths: her great neckset, topline, underline, length, rear and beautiful head and forechest. She was really hard to fault and very successfully sent off her virtues to the next few generations.
CH Crosswynd’s Cracker Jack winning BOV from the classes under Mrs. John Marshall Jones shown by owner/handler Barbara Lovering.
Rosanne was born on June 23, 1969 and was from two top producers, being sired by CH Crosswynd’s Cracker Jack ROMX out of Moffett’s Sandra. Cracker Jack was a strongly linebred Gera dog who didn’t always produce as good as he was. Sandra, unfinished, produced five Champions for the Moffetts (Jackpot, Starine, Rhymax, Rosanne and Scarlet) with Rosanne being their star in the whelping box. Sandra was sired by CH Dunkeldorf’s Falcon Forester ROMO out of the Gera-bred bitch, CH Moffett’s Astra, a granddaughter of the Moffett’s first champion, CH Janice of Gera, a completely Gera-bred bitch bought from the Shultis family from California. Rosanne was offered for sale often as a young puppy, but her teeth were stained by tetracycline and she was always turned down by potential puppy buyers. But she had a great and exuberant temperament, finishing her championship very easily shown by Lorraine Heichel .
CH Janice of Gera in the late 1950’s.
When asked about her start in Dachshunds, Thelma produced a brief reply about the start of Moffett Dachshunds. Thelma said, “It all came from buying a good foundation bitch in the beginning. I asked Mrs. Ray (Gene) Shultis of Gera Kennels to sell me a daughter of CH Saber of Gera (pending), and instead, they sent me a daughter of Suzette of Gera, a sister of Saber. A photograph of CH Janice of Gera hangs in our study in a special place–we have continued through the years from Janice’s daughter, CH Moffett’s Fleeta.” CH Janice of Gera, the one purchased from the Shultis’, won many of the Florida shows in January of 1957, winning under John Cook and Percy Roberts as well as many other renowned judges. She was shown by George Rood for the whole circuit.
CH Felsheim’s Friendly Jester, owned by Robert and Gladys Cook.
When it came time to breed Rosanne, they used Robert and Gladys Cook’s young dog, CH Felsheim’s Friendly Jester ROMX, a son of CH Dunkeldorf Falcon’s Favorite ROMO and CH Fleming’s Jolly Julie, a great show bitch who produced some nice puppies, but only Jester made a mark as a sire. Julie was a top Special and won the 1969 DCA BOV and BOS-V in 1968 and 1970, but never produced a son or daughter who took her spot in the show ring. The Cooks themselves were very great friends of the Moffetts, but Thelma still liked to beat them each time they were in the ring together. Who could want more from a great friend!!
CH Dunkeldorf Falcon’s Favorite
CH Fleming’s Jolly Julie
Both of Jester’s parents were outstanding in producing what is wanted for the show ring, and this son of theirs really helped putting out top quality offspring with Rosanne. Their puppies were Group winners, Specialty Sweeps and major winners and All-Breed winners from the very beginning. Favorite’s offspring really made a difference in the ring, winning at DCA National Specialty Shows, big specialties, smaller specialties and All-Breed shows. These dogs really helped to change how Dachshunds looked. While Julie was a great show bitch with many wins, she never produced any that were big winners as she was until Jester came along and was bred to Rosanne. Together, Jester and Rosanne produced many top winners throughout the Midwest.
CH Moffett’s Rosanne with her “H” litter.
The first litter was the Moffett’s “G” litter. Born on June 21, 1973 this litter included Georgi. Garnet, Gayla, Grace Anne and Gamblor (who only had 14 points when sold to Canada to the Langfords). The second litter, denoted the”H” litter, was whelped on August 4, 1972 and consisted of Halo, Harvest, Hallmark, Home Run and Huntsman. The third litter, “I”, was born on September 24, 1973 and had Inca, Ingram, I’m Bonne and Ibsen. The fourth and final litter Jester/Rosanne litter was the “J” litter, born on October 18, 1974 and including Jacket, Jeffrey, Janna and Jasmin. All were shown and finished, with most of their points coming from specialties.
CH Moffett’s Georgi, Judge Peter Monks and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Georgi, Judge Winifred Heckman and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
The first one to finish was a red dog, CH Moffett’s Georgi ROMX, who is shown here winning a Group One under Winnie Heckman at Jaxon KC in 1973, shown by Russ Moffett. He was shown at specialties and had several wins to his credit when he finished his Championship on August 6, 1973. He did some moderate winnng as a young Special and had a distinctive look that I wanted to cash in on and, so I, personally, bred my first Champion, CH Rose Farm’s Choo Choo ROMX, to him and they produced some nice puppies such as CH Boondx Chuckie Bunyan ROMO, Country Pride and Crockett. With Chuckie ROMO, CH Cook’s Home Brew ROMX, CH Nick’s Julianne ROM, CH’S Pruitt’s Red Rocky ROM and Roxanna Rose ROM all being Top Producers, Georgi left his mark on the Dachshund breed. He was pretty perfect going over him as a Special, but probably not as good as I would have liked in the temperament department. He did have a lot to give to the breed, and many people took advantage of him and what he offered in the whelping box.
CH Moffett’s Garnet, Judge Ann Gordon, handler Russ Moffett and owner Thelma Moffett at the Kalamazoo DC.
CH Moffet’s Garnet, Judge Wallace Alford and handler/owner Thelma Moffett
The second to finish was a dark red bitch, CH Moffett’s Garnet, who was a Special and is shown winning BOS-V and BOS-B at the Kalamazoo DC Show under Judge Ann Gordon, shown by Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett. Another portrait shows Garnet winning a major under Wallace Alford at Central Ohio KC on her way to her title. She was a very nice little bitch of exquisite proportions, with a great head and neckset, big front, sound rear and beautiful topline and underline. Garnet was never bred, but was one of the ones they kept to compete against each other, as that was what they did to make things interesting for themselves. As she was getting ready to take Garnet to a Parade of Veterans at their Midwest DC Specialty, I heard Thelma say “Get her a white lead!! She needs to let them know she was never bred!!”
CH Moffett’s Gayla winning at the St. Louis Specialty weekend, owned by Thelma Moffett and shown by John Wade.
CH Moffett’s Gayla, winning a Group One under Ted Wuermser, shown by John Wade for owner Thelma Moffett.
The third of the G Jester-Rosanne litter to finish, was CH Moffett’s Gayla, a black and tan bitch, owned by Thelma, but shown by John Wade. She had a great career in the classes since she was so gorgeous and had so many great qualities, with several specialty wins including a Specialty BOB at St. Louis DC and a Group One under Judge Ted Wuermser at Licking River KC on April 14, 1973. She later went back to Thelma’s house and had a litter sired by CH Cook’s Home Brew ROMX (a Georgi son) which included CH Knolland Top Brass, a big winner for the Shorb Steele’s in California, CH Moffett’s Tara and CH Moffett’s Thoma (Both Thoma and Tara were RW’s at the 1975 DCA in Cleveland). All were top winners in the USA, but none were outstanding producers as far as I know.
CH Moffett’s Grace Anne, Judge Mrs Carl Cass and handler John Wade for owners John and Linda Wade.
CH Moffett’s Grace Anne, Judge Les Cabbage and handler John Wade for owners John and Linda Wade.
CH Moffett’s Grace Anne, a dark red bitch, and the fourth G Champion for Jester and Rosanne, was sold to John and Linda Wade who finished her at specialty shows. Grace was a pretty little female with a great head and neckset, nice front and rear, delightfully short hocks and she was very sound on the move. She was bred once to CH Tanzee’s Bauermeister, but no puppies were shown by the owners as far as I can tell. She was very pretty to look at with that head and neck and that smashing body, but produced nothing to go on in the ring.
CH Moffett’s Halo, Judge Eugene Shabatura and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Halo, Judge Everett Thorn and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Halo was the fifth Champion of the Rosie/Jester puppies to finish, and she seemed to be the most popular as Russ and Thelma showed her a LOT! She won so much at all the local specialties including DCA, where she was BOS-V and BOS-B. She really had a nice front, short hocks, beautiful head and neckset and usually took a great picture. She also was the first to finish from that great “H” litter and that should tell you a bit about her quality.
CH Moffett’s Halo, Judge John Cook and owner/handler Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Halo, Judge Rose Heying and owner/handler Thelma Moffett.
Halo was a great one to have around, as she was a friendly bitch who was in everyone’s business. Thelma fed her and all her dogs a half slice of toast for breakfast each morning. It was a highlight of the day to watch how they all wanted that special piece of toast. They were so proud to get that little treat from Thelma, who really was the one who ran the show in the Moffett household.
In honor of Halo’s winnings, here are her wins at the 1975 DCA National. Her owners could not have been happier.
CH Moffett’s Halo, Judge Peter Monks, handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett at the DC of St. Louis.
Halo was bred once to Bob and Gladys Cook’s Georgi son, CH Cook’s Home Brew ROMX, and produced two real stars of the next Moffett generation: CH Moffett’s Midas ROMX and CH Moffett’s Miss Flint ROMX. Midas easily became a Top Producer, and I bred my bitch Choo Choo to him. They produced Fallon, Fauna and Flora, who were all top winners. I took Miss Flint home with me after breeding her to Davey, Thelma’s Georgi and Choo Choo son, and she produced two nice litters for me which included Moffett’s Oona, Olive , Olivia and Magnum (who produced my Martha, a great Special). She was extremely important as a show dog and as a producer; just as valuable in both areas.
CH Moffett’s Harvest and handler Lorrainne Heichel for owner Ed Jenner.
CH Moffett’s Harvest, with Judge Ethel Bigler and handler John Wade, finishing at the Midwest DC shows in 1973.
The sixth champion for Jester and Rosanne was, perhaps, one of the best Smooth dogs that I have seen, another dark red son named CH Moffett’s Harvest ROMX. Harvest, purchased by John and Linda Wade and then sold to Ed Jenner of Knolland Farm, was just so beautiful, standing still or in motion, that he made me decide on seeing him in 1975 that the Dachshund was where I wanted to go in showing dogs. He was a multiple All-Breed BIS winner and multiple BISS winner. He made me realize what a great dog could do in the ring (especially when shown by such a master as Lorraine Heichel). Harvest was #1 in BOV in 1974, #6 in Group in 1975 and #9 in BOV in 1976. Harvest could have had a great career under the banner of Ed Jenner’s Knolland Farm, but he was lost at a young age. Many said it was disc disease, though I never saw any of Russ and Thelma’s dogs suffering from this affliction. Others said a dog bite was the cause. Regardless, he was sadly missed as a Dachshund show dog and potential sire.
CH Moffett’s Hallmark CD and Judge Ann Gordon at Kalamazoo DC with handler Lorraine Heichel for owners Drs. Warren and Sally Hagenbuch.
CH Moffett’s Hallmark CD, Judge Charles Kellogg at Terre Haute KC with handler Lorraine Heichel for owners Drs. Warren and Sally Hagenbuch.
CH Moffett’s Hallmark CD was the seventh Champion from Jester and Rosanne and was a decent dog with many good qualities who presented a beautiful outline when photographed from the side. Winning at All-Breed shows and specialties, he was a sound B&T owned by the Drs. Warren and Sally Hagenbuch. He was never used at stud in the USA.
CH Moffett’s Home Run, Judge Eleanor Bishop and handler Jim Main for owner Thelma Moffett at the DC of Great Lakes.
CH Moffett’s Home Run was another B&T son from Jester and Rosanne owned by the Moffetts. He finished at several specialties as a puppy in 1974. Like Hallmark, he looked outstanding, but was not as good as Georgi and Harvest as a sire, and so was not used at stud. He was the eighth champion for the parents and another great Dachshund to show and have at home.
CH Moffett’s Huntsman, Judge John Cook and handler Dennis Kniola for owner Dr. Lawrence Gould at the DC of Cleveland.
Another B&T son, CH Moffett’s Huntsman, was the last of the “H” Jester and Rosanne children to finish and the ninth Champion overall. Huntsman was owned by Dr. Lawrence Gould and finished by Dennis Kniola. Again, he finished at specialties and is shown here winning BOW under John Cook at the Reserve DC of Cleveland. Again, he was never used at stud in this country.
CH Moffettt’s Inca
Next was CH Moffett’s Inca, a red smooth dog, the tenth champion of Jester and Rosanne. Inca was owned by Ron Stephens of Indiana, finished as a puppy and, again, won at the Reserve DC of Cleveland to finish. He was another outstanding dog who, like all the others, had a lot to give to the Dachshund breed. Fortunately, he was bred and sired a few Champions for his owners in northern Indiana. At the publishing of this article, we have not found a photo of Inca.
CH Moffett’s Ingram winning Sweeps. Handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Ingram, Judge Mrs. Watkins and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Ingram, or “Banner” as he was called at the Moffett house, was another beautiful B&T son of Jester and Rosanne. He finished in 1974 and was the eleventh of the breeding to become an American Champion. This one had a beautiful outline and, again, finished at all the bigger shows, All-Breed and specialty. Owned by Russ and Thelma, he was bred to by the Cook’s and there were a couple of Champions to finish. This one had a great outline and must have been a nice one in order to catch the Moffett’s eye and be used in their breeding program.
CH Moffett’s I’m Bonne, Judge John Cook and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s I’m Bonne, another B&T bitch from the Jester-Rosanne breedings, was the twelfth champion and the only bitch champion from the “I” litter. She had many strong qualities, but she was not quite as good in topline as some of the rest. Consequently, after finishing her Championship, she was sold to Ed Jenner of Knolland Farm. She was bred and a couple of the puppies finished, I am sure.
CH Moffett’s Ibsen, Judge Ed Bracy and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Ibsen, a B&T son of Jester and Rosanne, was the last of the “I” litter to finish was the thirteenth Champion. Again, he was shown at the larger shows and finished quite easily. Sadly, with all the competition in his own household, he was never used at stud.
CH Moffett’s Jacket, Judge Eleanor Bishop and handler Bob Cook for owner Thelma Moffett at the Midwest DC.
CH Moffett’s Jacket, Judge Helene Case and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Jacket, the first of the “J” litter to finish, was quite a gorgeous dog with a lot to offer the Breed, being a long dog with a beautiful neck and withers, delightful head, great topline and underline with a nice front and rear with a great turn of hocks. He was B&T male who finished very quickly at some of the largest specialties in the Midwest.
CH Moffett’s Jacket, Judge Frank Fiore and handler Lorraine Heichel for owner Thelma Moffett at the Janesville-Beloit KC show.
CH Moffett’s Jacket, Judge Eugene Shabatura and handler Paul Isaacson for owner Thelma Moffett at the Ravenna KC Show.
“Banner” was finished by Russ and Thelma Moffett and then sold to Mr. S. Pathy of India, where he sired many litters and became a Hallmark of the Breed in a country where great SS breeding still surges forward from the 70’s and into the future.
CH Moffett’s Jeffrey, Judge Charles Kellogg and handler Lorraine Heichel for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Jeffrey, Judge Connie Bosold and handler Lorraine Heichel for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Jeffrey was a dark red dog; Jester and Rosanne’s fifteenth Champion. This dog had many qualities that the Dachshund could use right now, such as that head and neck and tremendous body, but, with all his brothers at the Moffett’s, he was only used a couple of times. I have not found any offspring and whether they finished.
CH Moffett’s Janna, Sweeps Judge Rose Mazur and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett at the Dachshund Club of Greater Buffalo.
CH Moffett’s Janna, Judge Norman Wallace, and handler Russ Moffett for owner Thelma Moffett.
CH Moffett’s Janna was the sixteenth Champion from Jester and Rosanne and she, again, was a dark red bitch who finished at the larger specialties. She had a lot that Thelma wanted to pass on to the next generation. She was also bred to CH Cook’s Home Brew ROMX and produced CH Moffett’s Laser for owner Christine Gwisdala and CH Moffett’s Locket who Thelma kept herself. Both these looked very much like Janna and also quickly finished at the bigger specialties of the time.
CH Moffett’s Jasmine, Judge Peter Monks and handler/owner Thelma Moffett at St. Louis DC.
CH Moffet’s Jasmine was the seventeenth champion for the great pair, and she was a beautiful B&T bitch who was super gorgeous in her photos. She really provided that beautiful outline with the usual great head and neck, super topline and underline and a great front and rear. Unfortunately, kept by Russ and Thelma, she was never bred here in the states.
Moffett’s Gamblor and then owner Thelma Moffett with Judge Mort Conrad, who went on to become a greatAKC Rep in the Michigan area.
Moffett’s Gamblor was a B&T show dog of the “G” litter who got to fourteen points with three majors, but was sold to the the O.R. Langfords of Canada and was never finished. He had his points at a very young age, but just unfortunately never qualified as a Champion. His Championship would have made number eighteen for Jester and Rosanne.
In looking at CH Moffett’s Rosanne ROMO’s incredible record, Thelma said this,”Well, she has earned her niche of honor for her picture to hang.” Forevermore, the picture of the great Rosanne hung in the Moffett’s study, watching all who came in to see her owners, Russ and Thelma. It does not get better than that for most show dogs.
Dan Harrison
May 2014