"Noodles" was our third edition to our family. She was the daughter of Dao Bai de Ker du Bodscav and Paris. She was another one of the very few dogues being shown that are of TNT lineage and breeding. She exhibited excellent, correct Dogue de Bordeaux type. Her expressions and type were classic and hard to come by.

Sadly Noodles left our lives on Monday, June 25, 2001 at approximatly 11:30 am. She will be missed by everyone and has left a hole in our hearts. We created a page just of Noodles and some beautiful photos of her, it is called the Momma Dog Page, please be sure to visit it.

Noodles has travled with us to Georgia, Western PA, Upstate NY, and to France. Some of her greatest acheivements include: first place in the 9-12 month puppy bitch class, 1994 under Madame Ann-Marie Class; Group 3 1997 at the Gloucheseter KC Match show; won Best of Breed, ARBA Garden State Classic against 4 other Open Bitches and Two Championed Males (DDBS/USBC/CKC/FIC Ch. J&T Buck and ARBA Ch. Brown's Tonka de Titan) under Mr. Larry Stein. She then went on to finish her DDBS Championship with excellent competition in the summer of 1998 by receiving a Best of Opposite Sex under Candyce Mongovio. She is also the Best of Opposite Winner of the DDBS Canadian Specialty judged by Mr. Charles Costello of the USNMC.

Noodles traveled to sunny Saint Tropez, France in 1998 to compete in the SADB National Club Match, an event that had over 130 Dogue de Bordeaux! She explored the regions of Ramatulle and Saint Tropez with us the entire trip. She has received an Excellent rating.

Her crowning glory came in September of 1998 at her final show before retirement, where she won Best of Breed at the DDBS FCI Judge Specialty at the Eastern Rare Breed Dog Club under specialty judge Mr. Rafael Malo Alcrudo of Spain.

She has been critiqued as excellent by many international experts on the Dogue de Bordeaux, including Ann Marie Class, France; Mr Novasario, Italy; Raphael Mallo Alcrudo, Spain; Peter van Montfort, Netherlands. She has been temprament tested by ERBDC.

Noodles was the only veteran bitch at the 2000 Nationals, being awarded best veteran as well as receiving a special award from Mr. and Mrs. Leblond - in honor of mother's day in France, the oldest female was awarded a special trophy - the oldest female was Noodles. Noodles also entered the Brood Bitch class with Alyce and Levon. Mr. Leblond stated that Noodles offspring were a great improvement of herself and that Noodles and her offspring were a great start to a wonderful future line.

Noodles was PennHip screened with a rating of 54/57 with NO degenerative joint disease in either hip. She is currently one of the only 10 Dogues de Bordeaux in the top 25% hip rating of the breed in the PennHip database. Noodles is also thyroid and heart normal and has tested negative for vomWilibrands disease.

Noodles had produced two fabulous litters. Her first with Amra (Oscar van Alquinique x Fourquelles du Bois de Cannelis), which produced the 2000 DDBS National Best in Show Winner Punkin's 2 d'Moon Alyce, Punkins Little Man Z and Punkin's Chunkie Boy. Her second breeding was to ARBA/FIC Ch Brown's Tonka de Titan, TT, (Amra x Arial) another dog in the top 25% ratings of PennHip. Noodles and Tonka were the first Dogues de Bordeaux in the top 25% of the PennHip database to be bred together, which presently only two pairs (including Noodles x Tonka) exist. Levon, product of this breeding, is one of only a few dogs that are second generation Penn Hip'd dogs.Puppies from Noodles are no longer available. Noodles was spayed in 2000.



NOODLE'S CRITIQUES ~
1995 USBC Show, Hightstown, NJ - Judge AnnMarie Class, France
9-12 month puppy, First place, Rating: Excellent
Under shot is correct. Very typy dog. Very well angulated. Very good head. Very nice muzzle. Very good ribs. Good bones for height. Need to grow for movement. Body is a little slim, needs to fill out. Movement very typy. Would be good to see in one year. Very promising, very good quality

1997 USBC Show, Erie, PA - Judge AnnMarie Class, France
Open bitch, Rating: Very Good
Good undershot.Very nice head.Well balanced. Enough substance.Backline good.Correct movement.Could not be put up because of white on the face.

1998 SADB French Club Match, St. Tropez France - Judge Mr. Novesario, Italy
Open Bitch, Rating: Excellent
EXCELLENT - PUNKIN'S NOUILLES DE TITAN, Prop. ANDREA SWITZER BIALOBLOCKI
5 ans. Masque marron. Très bonne tête avec crâne de bon volume en rapport à la hauteur. Bon stop du nez. Prognathisme correct. Aplombs antérieurs suffisamment corrects. Bonne poitrine. Ligne de dos bonne. Angle postérieur bon. A la base de la queue petit noeud mais elle ne la déforme pas. Allures bonnes.
English Translation: 5 years. Mask red. Very good head with cranium of good volume in ratio with the height. Good stop of the nose. Correct Prognathism. Sufficiently correct in ballance. Good chest. Good line of back. Good paces (pacing movement).

1998 DDBS FCI Judge Specialty - Judge - Mr. Rafael Malo Alcrudo, Spain
Open Bitch, Best of Breed, Rating: Excellent
Type: Super!!!!!!, Head: Super!!!!!, Bite: Correct, Ears: Correct, Forequarters: Excellent, Topline: Excellent, Tail: Typey, Hindquarters: Excellent, Movement: Free, typical of the breed, Coat: Excellent, Temperment: Excellent


1999 DDBS North Eastern Regional Specialty - Judge - Mr. Rafael Malo Alcrudo, Spain
Champion Bitch, Rating: Excellent
Typey bitch with outstanding head, good expression, good proportion between skull and muzzle, ears could be set higher, excellent chest, good angulation front and rear, good topline, a little open in hands and feet, limping behind

2000 DDBS National Specialty - Judge - Mr. Andre Leblond, France
Veteran Bitch, Best Veteran, Rating: Excellent
Excellent standard head, excellent teeth, excellent tooth size, body little long, very well held up for age, excellent movement


2000 DDBS NE Regional Specialty - Judge - Mr. Peter van Montfort, Netherlands
Veteran Bitch, Reserve Female, Rating: Excellent
Seven years old, in excellent breed quality. Excellent head, excellent expression and stop. Super developed eyebrows and cheekbones. Well developed foreface and excellent profile. Excellent body and bone. Good spring of rib. Well angulated, still a good mover.