All About Biff

BIFF

Biff is really Can Ch. Sandusky Castlemtn Alpenglow CD, NDD, CGC. If you want that translated, it means he is a Canadian Champion, Companion Dog (CD, Novice obedience title), Novice Draft Dog and Canine Good Citizen. The most fun and the hardest title to achieve was the draft title.

Berners are farm dogs who pull carts in their native Switzerland. They haul small loads of hay and cans of milk. In the draft (or carting) competition, they have to do basic obedience, be harnessed and hitched and then perform a course similar to trail, do a group stay and then a half mile cross-country freight haul with a load of twenty pounds. When he gets to open competition, Biff will haul 90 pounds. All components of the test must be performed without touching or guiding the dog. Every element is pass/fail and you must pass everything!