Press Release re: Balladeer's Angel of Music “Angel”
At the National Dog Show in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, November 18, 2023 under judge, Mr. James Covey, Angel won Best of Breed for Labrador Retrievers and fulfilled the AKC requirements to receive her Grand Champion designation.
After winning Best of Breed, she advanced to compete in Sporting Group where she made the first cut which aired on NBC on Thanksgiving Day 2023.
This link gets to the NBC Sports YouTube channel video of her competing in the Sporting Group on 11/18/2023 (starts around 20:13 into the sporting group recording):
YouTube link
Angel
GCH Balladeer's Angel of Music
AKC Grand Champion
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Date Whelped: 08/09/2021
Breeder: Trent Jones
Results Matter
At Balladeer Labradors, we believe in following a standard of testing our dogs for health clearances and genetic testing. Using this data responsibly is a cornerstone of our breeding program.
In full disclosure, Angel's test results are below:
OFA Hips Good
OFA Elbows Normal
OFA Heart Clear
PRA Clear
EIC Clear
HnpK Clear
MCD Clear
CERF Clear
Dilute Clear
Official AKC Pedigree
Click on the image below to view Angels full pedigree as of 2/5/2024.
[Note the AKC distinctions for the dogs in the pedigree may have changed since the date shown above.]