[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V4 #916
- From: culzeans1@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:45:58 -0400
Barbara, I loved your blog!
As a relative newbie, I would so do it all over again. I bought my first GSD in
1995 from two women whom I still call friends. I wanted a black and tan/red but
got a bi black who was very beautiful. I had watched Westminster every yr since
I was young. When I saw Jimmy Moses win with Manhattan, oh my gosh I knew that
was the most beautiful dog I had every seen! I was 23 and I knew that was the
only breed I wanted. But as luck would have it, my husband brought home a
Golden Retriever, a little reddish gold girl who was adorable and we had
Goldens for years. I taught her some obedience and we had 2 litters co-owned
with the breeder. When Chelsa was gone, I didn't want another dog, I was so
busy with 2 kids and work. And I wanted a German Shepherd and did not want to
invest myself in another breed. So I decided I would wait until my kids did not
need my attention quite so much. Again, my husband thinking I needed a dog
brought home an English Springer Spaniel and they are very very cute puppies
and I did fall in love with Arthur immediately. He was very good at obedience,
he went with me when my son couldn't do his paper route at 4 in the morning, he
totally loved me and I him. Arthur started having seizures around 4 yrs old. At
that time the breeder told me it was called sudden rage syndrome and she had
lost 5 of the 8 pups from that litter. Man that was horrible. He got
progressively worse and by 5 we put him down. My heart was broken again. I told
everyone at that time, I did not want another dog until I could afford to put
in the time and energy and money into a German Shepherd. I started the next
year going to dog shows, police trials, talking with different breeders, it
took me 3 yrs to make up my mind. I will never never believe my luck in
getting Hausmekon's Roulette v Zajacz, aka, Tahoe. She was born Dec 25 1995 and
she was the best dog I have ever owned. Not ever being around a GSD, I really
did not know how dang smart they were. Immediately I joined the local kennel
club, I was so proud of owning a GSD, I just knew she and I would go to
Westminster and be the second GSD to win Best in Show, I had never even entered
a conformation show, never taken a class, totally clueless. I just said Well
how hard can it be? She went thru obedience, got her CGC at 7 months old, we
took some conformation classes, 3 of them, I knew we were ready. We went to a
fun match in Stockton and that is when I found out I get stage fright. I threw
up before the match, 4 times, by the time we went into the ring I was shaking
so badly I did not think I could hold the leash. Tahoe was a bright alpha girl.
She was the last one in the ring and felt surely we should catch the ones in
front of us and I could barely hang onto her. I don't remember anything else.
We tried a couple more times with me having the same results. So then we tried
obedience, she was sharp as a tack, I was a nervous wreck. So I went home and
she learned anything I taught her. She was my very best friend. We just didn't
compete because of my stage fright. She saved my son's life, she saved my
daughter and granddaughter's life, my life she saved every day. She was
absolutely the most incredible dog I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and
loving. We bred her twice. In her first litter she gave me a son who gave me
the courage to go in the ring again. He never finished but he helped me with my
stage fright. His character was equal to his mothers. They were my constant
companions for 11yrs for Tahoe and 11 & 1/2 yrs for Bear. Bear gave me Reese
who led me to Luke, Dara and Mac. Reese's sister Elsa gave me Saydee. They all
go back to Tahoe who goes back to some old lines that I consider some of the
very best. I have met some very knowledgeable people who have helped me see
what a GSD is capable of and what a good shepherd is. I have met people who are
willing share their knowledge with me, respect me even when I ask dumb
questions, tell me the truth without malice and give me encouragement with my
breeding program. I have met people who have their whole family involved in
showing dogs who are just the most incredibly kind people. I have met rascals
that I hope I never run into again. I have been angry enough at people at a dog
show that I have poked them in the chest with my finger and warned them to
never ever ever try to push me again or be mean to my dogs. After that
incident, I learned to let things go and choose to be oblivious to those kinds
of people. So I not only would do it again, I will continue to do this until I
can no longer care for my dogs. And I don't think I will ever own another
breed......I like many breeds but never in my life, so far, have I seen a breed
that can awe me the way a German Shepherd does. I thank my lucky stars for
Tahoe and where she has lead me.
Pam
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rom: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx>
o: "Showgsd-l" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:53:58 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
ubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN?
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