It is with a heavy heart that I make this announcement on behalf of my dear friend, Chris Jolley Kimerer. On Friday, July 2, 2010,, her beautiful, Ch CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN, OFA H/E passed away. He missed a meal for the second day and wasn't acting like his normal self, so she took him to the vet. The preliminary veterinarian report is that there was an abdominal mass, possibly of the hemangiosarcoma type. Chris decided to say good buy to JD and release him from any future suffering. JD was born September 15, 2001, bred by Helen "Scootie" Sherlock, Pat Parsons & Larry Duerbeck of Caralon Kennels & Don Smith of Bleibtreu. His sire is GV Ch. Hickoryhill's Bull Durham ROM, TC, HIC and his mother is Sel.Ex. CH.CaralonQED A Cut Above ROM. Chris purchased him as a 2 year old and he went to live at her Tanbark kennel. He finished his Championship very quickly in limited showing and picked up a Group 2 win while finishing. While he was Chris' companion, he was also co-owned with Pat Parsons and Tiffany Bartley. JD was not only a beautiful representative of the breed and a great ambassador of the correct temperament and personality of the breed, but also, in very limited breeding, was producing beautiful show children as well and treasured family pets. He will make his first, and perhaps only, appearance in the new Redbook as the number 18 sire in the Futurity/Maturity section. His futurity/maturity kids included, "Tanzy", Best of Opposite Maturity at the SE Maturity 2009, "Emerald" a finished AKC Champion, "Sparkle", his newest Champion and "Rio", Reserve Futurity Dog at the SE Futurity 2009. A memorial is being prepared for Review publication. Funds in excess of the ad will be donated to --Hemangiosarcoma Research, Chris' preferred charity. Those interested in participating in the memorial should send their notes and donations to: Tiffany Bartley 5308 E. 1250 South Haubstadt, Indiana 47639 616.706.5400 This dog was a personal favorite of mine because of his wonderful attitude and temperament in addition to his physical qualities. Betty Johnson Tintagel _BJBuie@xxxxxxxx (mailto:BJBuie@xxxxxxx) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================