[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The king is dead: Goodbye Hayabusa
- From: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx" <Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:22:45 -0800 (PST)
I read this today with such sadness for Mike and Sheila. When I look back at
Nationals over the years and admire dogs I am always in awe of Haybusa and
Voodoo Lily. I wish I had been fortunate to have judged them.
A phrase comes to mind: Nothing is lost that love remembers.
Joan
Joan F. Fox
website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com
17500 Haskins Rd.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
Cell: 440-759-4119
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> From: Mike & Sheila Metz <Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:36 AM
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The king is dead: Goodbye Hayabusa
>
>With a heavy heart Michael and I want to tell the fancy that our 3X U.S.
>and Canadian Select U.S. Maturity Victor Ch. Lindenhill's Hayabusa, TC,
>ROM passed yesterday (1999-2012). A member of the 13 Club, Han was a
>once-in-a-lifetime dog of impeccable Character and heart. I will write
>about the Voodoo litter someday as they created such a controversy
>within the fancy, and within our community. Han was a man's man, whose
>love for his family and his dedication to living life to the fullest
>will probably never never be repeatable at Lindenhill. When I wrote that
>my beloved Vinny the Viper died, it created a nasty discourse on this
>list of which I do not want to taint Han's memory. In Han's case, he
>died of old age. It's genetic. In people terms he was 90. Only six
>months ago the biggest problem he experienced in his lifetime was a
>sebaceous cyst. He received his ROM the hard way--he earned it with the
>people who believed in him--all of which have become good friends. We
>have never had a Han litter because we owned only his litter sisters.
>(The great GV Lily, Ch. Big Bone Dance, and Ch. Pip (You do Voodoo). We
>could not line up a bevy of great bitches for him. We met the greatest
>people in the fancy through Han, and we chose only the judges for him
>that we believed are the best GSD judges (and breeders) in America. We
>asked the most of him and he delivered every time. Yes, Han could have
>herded sheep. He could have received a schutzhund title or two. But our
>interests did not lie in those arenas back then. Being our house dog,
>babysitter and guardian to grandchildren were the titles at the end of
>his name. We met Scott and Loren through Han--and Han was always correct
>in telling us who we should trust. Today Scott and Loren are among the
>folks we love and trust with all our hearts. The awesome GV Scoop stood
>in Han's way to Grand Victor and we admired Scoop and his connections
>for being our dog's nemesis for two of his three selects. Han taught us
>to separate the wheat from the chaff in all things GSD. The last two
>months, Han's world became smaller and smaller. The infirmities of old
>age slowly took their toll, until he lived in the living room with his
>quilt around him, and his eyes said let me go. From the day his puppy
>eyes opened to the moment of his passing, his eyes never showed
>confusion, insecurity, worry, or fear. He showed only the "direct,
>fearless" expression that the standard asks us for. His lifelong twinkle
>in his eye was gone however, and he would have stayed on purely for our
>selfish reasons. Lew Bunch, who judged him for his Maturity Victor
>title, saw that twinkle and commented on it in his critique. Han only
>showed the twinkle to those that were worthy of receiving it. His
>faults? One left, weak ear, and to some, not enough side gait. I thank
>God every day to a man who never met Han--but backed his career. Robert
>Ryan his co-owner. Bob is a thoroughbred man who backed Han because he
>saw in this dog--something very thoroughbred. I can not express how
>empty the house is today. Now only sister Pip (Vinnie's dam) remains
>with us. We will have Han progeny in the future thanks to our partners
>who have kept our Voodoo line going, and the technology of frozen semen.
>But we will never see another Han. Thanks for listening.
>
>Mike and Sheila Metz at Lindenhill
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