Hero | HnrCH-G, UKC Ch WildAbout Heroine Addict, CR, OTRM, RATN

photo by Lisa Goucher, Shine On Photography
photo by Annie Kelsey
photo by Julie
photo by Mary Huff, Tails In Design

Vitals:

Black female with white markings (KB/KB, Em/Em, D/D, S/sp)

born 23 February, 2016

sire: WildAbout Windwalker Amaze

dam: Sailaway Wilpen Avanti Vin

Hero's pedigree

breeder: Annie Kelsey, Wildabout Whippets

theme song: none yet!

WRA results

littermates:

Myostatin deficiency clear by parentage

Whippet Health Foundation Dog ID #7333


CHIC #139562

BetterBred profile

DNA # V890348

In late 2015, Julie was very happy to hear that a bitch she liked very much, Ava, would be bred to a very good-looking and athletic Ezrin, Cora's nephew. We prefer to space out our dogs but this was a wonderful exception to the rule. Ava whelped eleven puppies, much to our delight. Julie loved Hero from day one, and never changed her mind about her pick.

Raising Hero as a puppy has been an utter delight, due to the amazing work her breeder, Annie Kelsey, puts into her puppies. Hero is lively but well-behaved, no matter where we take her. She is very keen on the lure, loves racing, and with the help of friend Mary Magee, has been in the show ring, where she can display her beautiful movement. Hero has her Honors Ch in Gold from IABCA and her U-Ch from UKC. Hero has seen success on the oval track, where she earned 2 ORC points in her first outing. She has her RATI and RATN from Barn Hunt, and is working on her RATO. She has four of five runs needed for her BCAT. When she is not on the road, Hero enjoys the company Ticket and Sirius and chasing the hose monster.

For 2021 and 2022, we are focused on lure coursing, a sport for which she is well built. She is pointed in ASFA and in AKC. Hero is a very exciting bitch with tons of potential. We can't think Annie Kelsey and Lisa Goucher enough for their insight to whelp this very fine whippet and her talented littermates. Check out what Hero has been up to on her activity page.

Hero whelped nine puppies for us on May 10, 2021. We are very excited about the first Nota Bene litter, and can't wait to see what these youngsters will accomplish!

photo by Mary Huff, Tails In Design
photo by Mary Huff, Tails In Design
photo by Mary Magee

We love these photos, taken by Lisa Goucher years apart at the same location in New Castle, Indiana. Hero carries the best of her ancestry!

Cora, great-aunt to Hero

photo by Lisa Goucher, Shine On Photography

Hero, great-niece to Cora

photo by Lisa Goucher, Shine On Photography