Raceheart's MB Butterfree

NTD

Bellamy, 7 years

Facts

Call name: Bellamy
Sex: Female
Born: 2016-07-12
Sire: Damien Rice Cinpress
Dam: Axrace's Wake Up Call
Reg. number: SE46014/2016
Colour: Black with white markings
Height: 51,5 cm
Weight: 13,8 kg
Breeder: Mike Berglund, Raceheart's (Sweden)

Health

DNA-profile: Embark 2023
Coefficient of inbreeding: 0,98% (5 gen), 11% (DNA)
Myostatin deficiency: N/N (clear)
Heart: Clear (2024/03)
Eyes: Clear (2024/03)
Spine: LTV1, SP0, VA0
Hips: Grade B/B
Teeth: Scissors bite, full dentition

Bellamy, Bellamy, Bellamy. There’s so much to say about this lovely dog. First of all, she is my dream dog. I got her on a whim but it was love from the beginning. She is my first racing whippet and what a talent she turned out to be, after a very rocky start when she didn’t run clean on the track and it turned out she had a small muscle injury that would still hurt a lot when performing such a high-intensity activity as racing. But I didn’t even found out about the injury until after she was very badly hurt in a fight with Lucy in February 2019. It took Bellamy months to recover and she sadly has a soft tissue injury that will always affect her. And still, after all that, she ran an amazing season with eight elite times over all distances, and four more in the short season of 2020. How good would’ve she been without any injuries? I bet even better. She also continued on to achieve several more elite times and her gold diploma (20 elite times in total) during the season of 2022.

Her story can tell a bit about what a fighter she is and how tough she is. Bellamy is an intense dog (for a whippet) and she is not soft. Don’t get it wrong, she is a very kind girl, loves to cuddle and wants you to pet her at all times if possible, but she can also stare off another dog from the lure and she doesn’t back down if someone messes with her. She has got an intelligence and will-to-please that makes her fun and easy to train and she would never say no to any activity. At the same time she also occupies the couch in typical whippet style poses such as her legs in the air or curled up as a cinnamon bun.

Bellamy loves people and will gladly throw herself in the lap of any new person she meets, and don’t forget the intense kisses. If she really loves and knows someone, such as her breeders Martina and Mike, she will jump up in their arms when they are standing and in complete trust expect them to catch her. She also jumps easily over gates and fences if she wants to and when she’s going to the starting boxes at the track she jumps up and down like a kangaroo even if I have tried to stop that behaviour so she doesn’t hurt herself. Bellamy has got integrity and values her personal space when she is focused before a race.

She is nice to walk with and also a great running and biking companion. She doesn’t tire easily and is good at long distances. She has got a long stride and when she is out running with me she doesn’t even fall into a trot most of the time. On open places like the beach Bellamy can run off leash and run after birds in the shallow ocean but in the forest she soon finds an animal track and follows it off the trail so I have to keep her on the leash there because I can’t see her. She is normally a very obedient dog but when there is wildlife, or even better – cats – she goes crazy and would love to run after them. She is also very talkative. She whines, barks, howls, growls and screams (when seeing cats) and you can have an entire conversation with her.

Bellamy is lightly built with long legs, a strong, long back and long tail. Her angulations are great and her feet are good and not prone to injury. Her head is beautiful and feminine and her ears are pretty and correct. She could have a bit more width and depth in her chest so when choosing a male for her I chose Ok-Bleuy, a package of width and muscle, and the result was the Imagine Dragonslitter in 2020. Bellamy is fast, quick and agile and have achieved great results in lure coursing as well. I truly am lucky to have gotten such a great dog, not just for racing, but to share my life with every single day, whatever I do and however I feel.

Jinny, March 2023

Mentality

Behaviour and personality description, BPH

Bellamy did BPH with gunshot at the age of 12 months and 4 days and in the chart you can see her test summary compared to the breed average. I have tried to translate it to English but it is best understood by reading the full protocol (in Swedish) here.

The purpose of BPH is to contribute to increased knowledge about dogs’ mentality. It is aimed at breeders and at individual dog owners who wants to learn more about their dog’s mental characteristics.

It takes place on a standardized course where the dog gets to experience different situations. The dog’s reactions are described and together they give an idea of the dog’s mentality and personality. The handler, usually the dog owner, walks the course with the dog and get information along the course from the test leader.

– Translated from the website of SKK.

Oval track

Summary

63 + 1 races

x 9

x 14

x 16 + 1

Raceheart's MB Butterfree
Photo: Max Werdelin
Alingsås
301 m 19,65 s 2018-08-26
506 m 34,11 s 2019-08-25
710 m 49,43 s 2022-08-21
Gävle
286 m 19,77 s 2021-06-26
Hamburg
350 m 24,14 s 2020-08-16
Västerås
295 m 20,43 s 2021-07-04
Borås
88 m 6,30 s 2022-06-29
320 m 20,63 s 2019-06-29
492 m 32,66 s 2019-10-13
550 m 36,95 s 2017-10-07
780 m 53,56 s 2020-06-07
Roskilde
272 m 18,34 s 2019-07-20
460 m 31,16 s 2020-08-29
Simrishamn
310 m 20,28 s 2019-06-22
771 m 53,45 s 2019-09-07
Örebro
299 m 19,82 s 2022-07-31
517 m 36,65 s 2018-05-27
738 m 51,03 s 2022-09-04
Åkersberga
320 m 20,63 s 2020-07-12
  • = Video
  • = FCI race
  • = Elite class
  • = Diploma
  • = Disqualified
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2023-06-04 Alingsås 301 m 4 19,89 s 2 k10
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2022-11-12 Roskilde 460 m 2 32,60 s 3 m16
2022-11-05 Simrishamn 310 m 4 20,49 s 4 k11
2022-10-29 Borås 320 m 2 21,26 s 2 k10
2022-09-11 Borås 780 m 4 54,51 s 5 l15
2022-09-04 Örebro 738 m 1 51,03 s 5 l14
2022-08-21 Alingsås 710 m 3 49,43 s 4 l13
2022-08-06 Borås 550 m 4 36,95 s 3 m15
2022-07-31 Örebro 299 m 4 19,82 s 1 k10
2022-07-23 Åkersberga 320 m 1 20,82 s 4 k11
2022-07-17 Åkersberga 320 m 4 21,06 s 4 k12
2022-07-10 Borås 320 m 3 20,94 s 2 k10
2022-06-11 Borås 492 m 3 32,91 s 2 m14
2022-06-05 Alingsås 301 m 3 19,83 s 3 k09
2022-05-29 Alingsås 506 m 2 34,24 s 4 m13
2022-05-22 Borås 320 m 3 21,33 s 4 k11
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2021-11-13 Roskilde 272 m 3 18,57 s 2 k11
2021-11-06 Simrishamn 310 m 3 20,34 s 3 k11
2021-10-09 Borås 780 m 3 54,02 s 4 l11
2021-10-02 Åkersberga 320 m 3 20,85 s 1 k11
2021-09-18 Åkersberga 320 m 4 21,12 s 2 k11
2021-08-01 Örebro 299 m 5 20,07 s 1 k12
2021-07-23 Borås 492 m 3 33,89 s 3 m18
2021-07-18 Borås 492 m 4 34,14 s 3 m17
2021-07-10 Borås 320 m 4 21,45 s 2 k12
2021-07-04 Västerås 295 m 3 20,43 s 2 k15
2021-06-26 Gävle 286 m 1 19,77 s 5 k13
2021-06-23 Borås 320 m 3 21,77 s 4 k14
2021-06-12 Borås 320 m 3 21,28 s 5 k13
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2020-08-29 Roskilde 460 m 3 31,16 s 3 m13
2020-08-23 Alingsås 506 m 3 34,96 s 3 m12
2020-08-16 Hamburg 350 m 4 24,14 s 3 –
2020-08-08 Borås 320 m 3 20,88 s 2 k11
2020-07-18 Borås 320 m 3 20,72 s 4 k10
2020-07-12 Åkersberga 320 m 2 20,63 s 2 k10
2020-07-04 Borås 492 m 5 33,27 s 2 m14
2020-06-28 Borås 492 m 4 32,90 s 3 m12
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2019-11-09 Borås 780 m 2 54,27 s 4 l12
2019-11-02 Simrishamn 771 m 5 54,55 s 6 l13
2019-10-27 Örebro 738 m 3 52,61 s 5 l16
2019-10-20 Borås 492 m 2 32,76 s 2 m12
2019-10-13 Borås 492 m 4 32,66 s 3 m15
2019-10-06 Alingsås 710 m 4 50,41 s 4 l12
2019-09-29 Alingsås 506 m 4 36,24 s 5 m14
2019-09-22 Borås 320 m 1 20,76 s 1 k10
2019-09-15 Borås 320 m 1 20,99 s 4 k11
2019-08-25 Alingsås 506 m 2 34,11 s 2 m14
2019-08-17 Roskilde 460 m 1 31,34 s 3 m14
2019-08-11 Borås 320 m 2 20,96 s 3 k11
2019-07-20 Roskilde 272 m 2 18,34 s 1 k10
2019-07-13 Simrishamn 310 m 2 20,56 s 3 k13
2019-07-07 Borås 492 m 5 33,31 s 3 m15
2019-06-29 Borås 320 m 5 20,63 s 1 k10
2019-06-22 Simrishamn 310 m 2 20,28 s 3 k10
2019-06-15 Örebro 299 m 2 20,03 s 2 k11
2019-06-01 Alingsås 301 m 4 20,11 s 4 k12
Date Track Distance Box Time Place Class
2018-09-08 Simrishamn 310 m 2 20,79 s 1 k12
2018-09-02 Örebro 299 m 3 20,61 s 6 k12
2018-08-26 Alingsås 301 m 2 19,65 s 1 k10
2018-07-24 Åkersberga 320 m 4 21,69 s 3 k16
2018-07-01 Borås 492 m 4 35,44 s 4 m21
2018-06-10 Alingsås 506 m 1 36,80 s 4 m19
2018-05-27 Örebro 517 m 3 36,65 s 6 m17
2018-05-12 Simrishamn 310 m 2 20,66 s 1 k12

Whippet race

Photo: Mikael Axelsson

ABout whippet race

Whippet race is a straight race run on grass, ending in a sand pit. The length is around 137,5 m, or 150 yards. The dogs run four at a time in red, blue, white or black shirt and are required to wear a leather muzzle. On competition day dogs will run two heats determining in which final or semi-final they will participate. The four fastest goes to the A-final, the next four to B-final and so on. For more information about whippet race in Sweden, visit the official website.

Merits

  • 1st - Female of the Year 2022
  • 2nd - Swedish Championships 2021
  • 3rd - Swedish Championships 2022
  • 1st - Haverdal Championships 2018/2021
  • 1st - Halmstad Club Championships 2019
  • 3rd - Halmstad Club Championships 2021
  • 2nd - Halmstad Club Championships 2022

Best times

Halmstad: 9,04 s 2020-07-21
Kalmar: 9,58 s 2022-08-14
Karlstad: 9,52 s 2017-09-09
Norrköping: 9,13 s 2018-08-04
Södertälje: 9,23 s 2022-06-18
Date Track Type Final time Place
2022-09-24 Halmstad Derby 9,25 s B-final: 2
2022-08-27 Karlstad Mixed 9,58 s D-final: 1
2022-08-14 Kalmar Swedish Championships 9,58 s A-final: 3
2022-07-03 Norrköping Divided 9,27 s B-final: 1
2022-06-18 Södertälje Divided 9,25 s B-final: 1
2022-06-04 Kalmar Divided 9,67 s B-final: 2
2022-05-07 Halmstad Divided 9,31 s B-final: 1
2021-09-26 Norrköping Derby 9,24 s A-final: 3
2021-08-21 Karlstad Mixed 9,67 s B-final: 3
2021-08-08 Halmstad Swedish Championships 9,16 s A-final: 2
2020-08-01 Halmstad Mixed 9,14 s A-final: 3
2019-08-31 Halmstad Divided 9,16 s B-final: 2
2019-06-08 Kalmar Divided 9,59 s B-final: 1
2018-08-05 Norrköping Swedish Championships 9,44 s B-final: 4
2018-05-19 Halmstad Divided 9,19 s B-final: 1
2017-09-09 Karlstad Divided 9,52 s A-final: 3
2017-09-02 Norrköping Derby Out in semi-finals Out in semi-finals
2017-08-19 Södertälje Divided No time B-final: 1
2017-07-15 Halmstad Divided 9,50 s B-final: 1

Lure coursing

Photo: Jen Kastrau

Merits

  • CERT, Norway
  • 9th - European Coursing Championships 2018
  • Qualified - European Coursing Championships 2019
  • 6th - Whippet Sprinter Female 2018
  • 1st - LCK-S Club Championship 2017
  • = Certificate
Date Location Type Round 1 Round 2 Total Place
2021-08-22 Märsta National 153 p 165 p 318 p 9/18
2019-04-13 Hovdala National 146 p 145 p 291 p 12/17
2018-10-07 Katrineholm National 138 p 172 p 310 p 7/22
2018-09-30 Torne National 179 p 154 p 333 p 19/25
2018-09-23 Trøgstad National 88 p 81,5 p 84,75 p 1/21
2018-06-22 Nørresundby European Coursing Championships 428 p 445 p 873 p 9/29
2018-04-14 Hovdala National 149 p 142 p 291 p 6/16
2018-04-07 Hovdala National 167 p 160 p 327 p 4/13

Other results

Date Location Type Points Faults Time Place Award
2017-07-29 Tvååker TSM, NW1 50 p 5 07:31,59 44/50 SSE x 1
2017-07-09 Örkelljunga ORT, bay leaf – – – – Approved ORT
2017-06-14 Halmstad ORT, eucalyptus – – – – Approved ORT
Date Location Type Class Judge Quality Place
2018-07-29 Strömsholm National Open Bitte Ahrens Primavera Good –
2-year-old bitch of good type. Would wish more body and better neck. Good head, correct bite. OK ears, somewhat short neck. Excellent shoulder but a bit straight in upper arm. Too shallow chest, no filling in the forechest. Good topline, well angulated behind. Moves with good reach from the side but too unsteady from the front and back. Wish for better coat and condition.
2017-05-20 Hässleholm National Junior Helen Wayman Very good –
A little tall for her age. Good head and neck. Would like more width in front with better shoulder. Good neck and topline with correct rear angulation. Moved a little close to and from, OK in profile.

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