And from all of that came GV Ch Alert of Mi Noah who lived in the Midwest and was found in the pedigree of the Hessian dogs/bitches and then came Bel-Vista whose foundation stock was line bred Hessian. The Hess line brought great movement to the Midwest. Margaret Pooley once said something like , "When I die and they will find that my heart is like a China plate full of cracks" she was referring to the heartbreak that we have all experienced with our dogs. She was one of the greatest breeders of all time. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "anthony amoroso" <triplea7@xxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:02 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Great dogs Your right Nancy !! Margaret Pooley's great Ch.Jolly Arno of Rocky Reach appeared in most of our early pedigrees in the West. She was a fabulous early breeder. And a great lady. I got to be friends with her in the Obedience Ring where she at the time was getting a CDX on her CH. Imperial of Rocky Reach. She called him "Imp". I was also trying in those days, to get a CDX on my CH. I will never forget the sight of her outside the obedience ring scoulding "Imp" by taking his leash in her right hand and directly in front of "Imp" almost toe to toe and then bending over almost nose to nose scolding this big, almost all black male with his ears slightly bent with a look of total embarrassment. What a sight. I think Margaret was in her sixties at that point The West coast should really give her a statue. or something equally important, She was a great breeder. We owe a lot to Margaret. Tony Amoroso Ps; Margaret's Ch.Jeffrey of Rocky Reach was I believe the Pacific Coasts Grand Victor (I think? this was long time ago). Jeffrey was a bigger winner than Jolly (litter mates) but Jolly was one H-----of a producer. T ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Godwin<mailto:ngxotic@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:18 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Great dogs Yorkdom'a Pak a Blue? I think you must have another dog in mind or I am getting to old. I think people should realize that the book by Anna Nicholas as good as it is, was very partial to the eastern people. Back in the fiftys and on there was a feud between the east and west as to who had the better dogs. So some of the great breeders in the west were never given their due. Margaret Pooley of Rocky Reach Kennels comes to mind. I don't see any pictures of her chs. She did get a national dedicated to her tho so she must have had some accomplishments. Santana Kennels (Barbara & Doyle Williams) Are any of their chs. in the book. These are long time Breeders. Nancy G. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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