[ SHOWGSD-L ] Susan Butcher--Non GS
- From: VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 09:54:13 EDT
During my early years of judging,in the eighties,I judged in Alaska a
number of times ,both at Anchorage and Fairbanks. Anyone who has judged up
there
know that the people are very gracious & hospitable,whether they are All
breed KC members or our GSD friends. I went on my first Dog race strapped in
the sled behind 8 dogs,I flew in my first float plane ,down so low, that you
could practically touch the mass of Beluga whales,feeding, that had filled the
bay that was teaming with salmon They flew me over miles of Arctic land
seeing huge ELK and a Polar bear with cubs. I was taken to museums,and shops to
purchase mementos,which still sit on my coffee table But one of the times I
was taken out to meet Susan Butcher,a legend in her time ,not only being a
woman,but for winning the Itinerod Races at least three times. Her place was
astounding,with it's miles of training trails for getting the dogs in shape.
Her feeding of the dogs was different than I was accustomed to,in my
kennel,back home in St. Paul that housed 20 dogs. I had lots of questions. She
was a
most intelligent,very intriguing person to talk with. I enjoyed my visit very
much,and over the years we kept in touch & exchanged Xmas cards. But I
hadn't heard from her for the past two years,and learned today that she had
just
died of Leukemia at age 51 .She had broken barriers and records. She will take
her place in history . Helen Miller Fisher
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