Ch. Oeste's Top Gun
 Photo by Tom Weigand of TheWinningImage.com |  |  Shown with handler Bill McFadden and Judge Sharon Newcomb |
Born: July 9, 2013 Height: 10-1/4"
Sire: Ch. Oeste's Outlaw of San Juan, R.O.M. ("Billy")
Dam: Ch. Skyline's Corazon de la Tierra, R.O.M. ("Cori")
Breeders: Rafe H. Schindler, Mary King, Julie Vogel & Taffe McFadden
- Cruz is our little rock star. He always make us smile and makes our dreams of beautiful puppies come true. He is confident and joyful. He's the man.
- When Taffe McFadden, his co-breeder and handler, first met Cruz as a young puppy, she exclaimed; "Cruz? Tom Cruise. Top Gun!" Which is how Cruz got his show name.
- Cruz loves to be in the center of everything, and the star of the show. What a guy!
- Cruz has distinguished himself as a sire of outstanding individuals, including MBIS MBISS GCHG Oeste's in the Name of Love ("Bono"). Through January 2020, used on a limited basis, Cruz has sired 11 conformation champions, 10 in the United States and one in Canada. In addition to the incomparable Bono are Bono's siblings, Adele, Sting, Aretha and Tessa, all out of Lucia. Additionally, Cruz sired four champions in his only litter out of Feliz: Avila, Aragon, Cadiz and GCH Oeste's Tribute to our Boys ("Tribute"). Cruz' most recent champions are daughters of the stunning MRBIS MBISS GCHP Zona Rosa's I'll Take Manhattan: Ch. Zona Rosa's I'll Have a Manhattan at Oeste ("Hattie") and Ch. Zona Rosa's in a New York Minute ("Cassie"). Cassie is owned by Maria Elena Pereira and Suzanne Peck.