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This is the story of Amazing Ike, aka Renteria's Ike or, in recent years, J&Js Ike.
Ike is, perhaps the best known product of the breeding of Mr. Adrian Renteria of southern California. Mr. Renteria has been developing his own breeding program of little terriers for a long time. In his locale, his dogs are commonly referred to as "Renterriers" and folks wait patiently for their chance to pay handsomely to get one of his well bred little dogs.
Some years ago he got a female Patterdale Terrier from Todd Fulford and added her to his breeding program. That little female was none other than Todds Deadgame Lucy, a really fine example of the breed and a daughter of Todds Deadgame Kori, a titled Field Champion of renown. Lucy was sired by a dog named Blitz that was owned by Mr. Riviotta in the north-east Ohio area. Lucy could be fairly described as the product of a high-powered breeding made from some proven examples of the world famous Nuttall bloodlines.
Mr. Renteria is rumored to have given Ike some "man work" training. It was never a secret if Ike didn't like you. For anyone not properly introduced to him, this was often the first view of Ike that visitors got to see. No worries about dog theft here!
This made a lot of folks nervous but we still haven't heard any
horror stories concerning this amazing little dog.
Ike soon got into the hands of J&J Kennels and was left to the custodial care of Jason, a guy that lives to hunt Patterdale Terriers. It was in Jason's hands that Ike's story picks up momentum. All this was taking place in Michigan and there aren't many settes to dig locally.
That's largely because of the ferocious amount of terrier work Jason does. After a few years all the holes within easy driving distance had been dug into so much that the local vermin just went elsewhere for holes to hide in. However, there are lots of old barns in various forms of use and disuse. Then there are the various forms of hay storage. All such places provide good hunting, often called "Barn Busting" and Ike quickly caught on to that game. He is credited with one time climbing up the corner of a barn as if it were a ladder to get to the loft above where he thought coons were hiding. Sure enough he quickly found one and was soon engaged with it. The fray made its way to the ground [the hard way] where some pictures could be taken.
Later, while in another mans hands [in West Virginia] we learned that Ike was not afraid of heights. One day when the man came home, Ike was in the back yard and the window to the 2nd-floor room where he'd been kept was broken out. We can only guess that Ike saw a cat or something in the yard and tried to get it. That mystery was never solved.
Everyone that has offspring from Ike can probably tell a story or two.
Eventually he was sent to Shillelagh-Ron for safe keeping and the two of them were instant friends.
That awesome little dog lived in lap-dog style comfort to the end of his days,
(to the humorous amazement of all who knew them both.)
It took Ron awhile to get over the loss of his little pal and we all sure felt his pain.
Ike met all the typical requirements for being called a Patterdale Terrier and anyone that owns dogs with his name in the pedigree can be proud of it.
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