CiaoBella-Badger

CiaoBella Labrador Retrievers

CH CiaoBella Firefly Lights Up Heidi's Meadow, CGC

AKC Titles: Champion, CGC

IABCA Titles: IntBA, NatBA, HnrBA

"Badger"

Born 07/02/2023

Son of our fabulous "SKY" , and

MBISS GCHG Barton Creeks Night Moves, "SEGER", he is quickly exceeding our expectations in terms of work performance, movement, and AKC breed conformation. He is a handsome boy and he is appreciated in the AKC conformation show ring!

Badger is currently in training for his AKC Rally, and AKC Obedience titles. He is professionally handled by Lisa Gregor Sobosz and Sean Boyle in Michigan in AKC Conformation shows working to secure his AKC Grand Championship. He has already earned the following credentials:

International Puppy Championship

National Puppy Championship

Honors Puppy Championship

AKC CGC, Canine Good Citizen

AKC CH, Championship

He is a rising youngster out of our breeding program and breeding decisions are pending receipt of all final health clearances in July 2025.

OFA Hips: TBD 07/2025

OFA Elbows: TBD 07/2025

OFA Advanced Cardio: Normal by Veterinary Cardiologist

OFA Eyes annually: Normal by Ophthalmologist

DNA Color: yellow carries black

Non-Dilute

PRA ( Progressive Retinal Atrophy): Clear

CNM ( Centronuclear Myopathy): Clear

EIC ( Exercise Induced Collapse): Clear

DM ( Degenerative Myelopathy): Clear

HNPK (Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis): Clear

MCD ( Macular Corneal Dystrophy): Clear

Narcolepsy: Clear

Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: Clear

Skeletal Dysplasia 2, SD2: Clear

Stargardt: Clear

OFA CHIC # TBD 7/2025

Event Date	Event Name	Class	AKC JUDGES	Award
10/28/2023	IABCA Tar Heel Sieger	3-6 Month Puppy	Leslie Webb-Tinsley, USA	Best Of Breed Puppy; 1st Place Sporting Group
10/28/2023	IABCA Tar Heel Sieger	3-6 Month Puppy	Nancy Bodine, Int, USA	Best of Breed Puppy; 3rd Place Sporting Group
10/29/2023	IABCA Tar Heel Sieger	3-6 Month Puppy	Dawn L Gabig, USA	Best of Breed Puppy; 3rd Place Sporting Group
10/29/2023	IABCA Tar Heel Sieger	3-6 Month Puppy	Doreen Luhrs, USA	Best of Breed Puppy, 3rd Place Sporting Group
03/06/2024	AKC Tarheel Cluster, Raleigh, NC	6-9 Months Puppy	Amy Gau	3rd Place
03/07/2024	AKC Tarheel Cluster, Raleigh, NC	6-9 Month Puppy	Faye Strauss	Reserve Winners Dog
03/08/2024	AKC Tarheel Cluster, Raleigh, NC	6-9 Months Puppy	Douglas Johnson	2nd Place
07/31/2024	AKC Mountain Cluster, Salem, VA	12-15 Months	LLoyd Graser, Jr	Winners Dog / Best of Opposite/ Best of Breed Owner Handled
08/01/2024	AKC Mountain Cluster, Salem, VA	12-15 Months	Steven L. Keating	3rd place in his class
08/02/2024	AKC Mountain Cluster, Salem, VA	12-15 Months	Sulie Greendale-Paveza	Reserve Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
08/04/2024	AKC Mountain Cluster, Salem, VA	12-15 Months	Edmund Dziuk	Reserve Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
08/16/2024	Iced Tea Cluster, Muncie, IN	12-15 Months	Carol C Sommerfelt	Best of Winners/ Best of Opposite Sex/ Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
08/17/2024	Iced Tea Cluster, Muncie, IN	12-15 Months	Walter J Sommerfelt	Winners Dog/ 1st Place in his class
08/18/2024	Iced Tea Cluster, Muncie, IN	12-15 Months	Sharlene M Pitman	Best of Winners/ Winners Dog/1 st Place in his class
09/19/2024	Lake Superior Cluster, WI	12-15 Months	Harry Schulman	Winners Dog/Best of Opposite Sex/1st place in his class
09/20/2024	Lake Superior Cluster, WI	12-15 Months	Eugene Blake	Best of Breed/ Best of Winners/Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
09/21/2024	Lake Superior Cluster, WI	12- 15 Months	Ken Murray	Best of Breed/ Best of Winners/Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
09/22/2024	Lake Superior Cluster, WI	12-15 Months	Polly Smith	Best of Breed/ Best of Winners/Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
10/18/2024	Rapid City Kennel Club, SD	12-18 months	Eugene Blake	Reserve Winners Dog/1st Place in his class
10/19/2024	Rapid City Kennel Club, SD	12-18 months	Kathleen Carter	Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Major
10/24/2024	Sioux Empire Kennel Club, SD	12-18 months	Elizabeth Muthard	Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Major, Earned CHAMPIONSHIP
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Labrador Specialty Awards:

0/2024 Coastal South Carolina

6-9 Months, Judy Chambers 3rd Place

Kimberly Jacobson 2nd Place

2/2024 Labrador Specialty of the Piedmont

6-9 Months, Gerardo Saldana 2nd Place

Joan Saldana 3rd Place