On July 23, I held my beautiful Cara in my arms for the last time. She was born February 2, 2003, a brilliant daughter of my Black Oak's Wiseguy v Hadori X Hickory Hill's Abigail, a Am.& Sel.Can.Ch.Langlitz's Rapid Fire daughter. At almost seven, Cara had her one, and only litter of 11 puppies. She raised them all, being an excellent mama. Two daughters remain here with me. Cara was tough, fearless, and no non-sense. She did anything I asked of her. She fought a horribly aggressive breast cancer to the end, and as I rubbed her face and told her she could go~ That her girls would be here to watch over me, she breathed her last. Her spirit will live on in Zenny, and Daisy who mirror her in appearance, and character. As I grieve for my heart dog, I will still see her daily in their faces. Thank you Cara, for being my girl. Marcia Black Oak German Shepherds blackoaks01@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================