Okay so your dog didn�t win the Grand Victor or Grand Victrix title at the German Shepherd Dog National Specialty Show this past week. He didn�t come home with an obedience or herding trophy either. Maybe he didn�t even win a ribbon. Heck, then there are those like most of us that didn�t even show at the National. Maybe we didn�t show because we couldn�t afford it. Perhaps we didn�t want to fly with our dogs and just maybe we didn�t have anything good enough to really compete with. So we stayed home and watched the show on the streaming video or read Evan�s blog for a step by step account of life at the National. One way or another, we were all clued to our computer screens waiting for a phone call from a friend that was there or an announcement to be made flashing across our screens.
This year the entries were down, but I�m told the quality was up. But one fact remains, big show or small show, most exhibitors are going home empty handed. No ribbon, no trophy. Hopefully because they are good sports they bring home with them many fine memories of a great show with friends and some great looking dogs.
Every year before the National, there is much talk about who will be chosen this years Grand Victor or Grand Victrix. Were your favorites chosen? Were there any surprises? How about the Grand Victrix who wasn�t even a champion yet? Against all odds���..she is now this years Grand Victrix! Way to go! Congratulations to all the winners!
Have you ever owned a dog that no one else wanted? Perhaps he was a shelter dog that someone threw away. Maybe he was the runt of the litter that never got sold. Or maybe he had genetic health problems and you felt it was your responsibility to take care of him for the rest of his life. Did any of these dogs turn out to be real special and that you are so happy that you never got rid of them? Were any of these dogs the best dog that you ever owned? What made them so very special? Did they beg to be noticed? Did they go out of their way to impress upon you that although God didn�t give them a pretty face, he gave them a great old big heart that knew no competition? What made your non-champion, you�re non-obedient titled dog one of the best you ever owned?
I�ve already told the story of a scaly little runt of a female puppy that my top producing champion bitch gave birth to. As I already said, other breeders would have perhaps let her go to puppy dog Heaven. But against all odds, I literally breathed life into this puppy�s lungs to give her every chance to live. And live she did. Yup, she was a homely little thing alright having to fight for her drink of momma�s milk or her place at the puppy dog�s dish of food, but it was her will to live, her will to survive that seen her through her life. She lived to a ripe old age loving life on a farm in New York.
What makes a champion a champion is the dog that shows with a lot of heart. He shows his heart out for his owner. He commands the ring and defies you not to notice him. He stands among his peers and never considers them as competition. Well the same thing can be said about the unattractive dog that no one else wants��there is something about him that makes him stand out. Perhaps it�s his tenacity, or his will to survive and never give up, or his claiming his right to his life that makes him stand out. He�s out to prove to the world that there is a reason he was born to begin with. Because this dog hasn�t been born with the superficial armor of beauty, he has to work extra hard to prove the beauty that�s in his heart.
The will to survive����..the will to claim your God given right on this earth���is God�s gift to all his creatures. Some claim it and hold on against all odds!
From the book: �AMAZING GRACIE: A DOG'S TALE� - Now in paperback, AMAZING GRACIE is a moving, funny, and inspirational canine rags-to-riches story. "Tears will stain the pages as you read about Gracie," says USA Today. The Chicago Tribune advises, "If you're short on inspiration, read Amazing Gracie." "You don't have to be obsessed with dogs to love this story" (Philadelphia Enquirer), "Two paws up" (Portland Oregonian), "humorous yet poignant" (ASPCA Animal Watch). Booklist comments that "Dog-loving teens, especially reluctant readers, will eat this up." AMAZING GRACIE was nominated as a Young Adult Choice for 2002 by The International Reading Association-proof that it's a great crossover book.
Gracie was a deaf and partially blind albino Great Dane with a delicate constitution and a penchant for small miracles. Dan is the man-sad over the loss of his last dog and trapped in a dead-end job-who adopted her. Three Dog Bakery is the burgeoning and much-publicized chain of canine bakeries that, inspired by Gracie, Dan and his friend Mark founded. A love story, AMAZING GRACIE describes how Dan saves Gracie, the loneliest pup in the litter, then how, over the next ten years, Gracie saves Dan and Mark, teaching them the real meaning of happiness. There's the moment of meeting, when Gracie gets to her feet like a clumsy foal and nuzzles Dan's nose. Gracie's romance with the pint-size Boston Terrier next door. And the eureka moment (born of Gracie's anorexia-inducing dislike for commercial dog food): Dan teaches himself to cook and within three days begins baking the dog cookies that will transform their lives. AMAZING GRACIE is a dog-lover's treat.
My rating: Champion or not....a German Shepherd is a German Shepherd: (4)
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
DON'T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU?
Just a couple of days ago I was reading in the news about a story of some low life that killed a mother and her children in their home in Connecticut. He didn�t know these people but he would be forever connected to them once he did his dirty deed.
It is a known fact that more attacks on women happen during the day when the husband is away from the home. If you have a kennel full of dogs, make sure you have a couple in the house with you at all times. If you don�t have a kennel full of dogs, don�t keep your dog tied out in the backyard. He can�t do anything for you restricted like this. If you have a dog, make sure he�s your companion or what�s the sense of having one at all? Sure if the perpetrator has a gun, the chances are that the dog will get shot. Your chances of getting away are better if there are a couple of dogs in the house. If one doesn�t get him, the other one is sure to do the job.
No one wants to be paranoid, but more and more people own guns and are being trained how to use them. We live in hard times and desperate people do desperate things. It�s better to be prepared then be totally shocked and have no defenses.
Sometime back in the mid to late 80�s I remember reading a story in either People magazine or perhaps it was Life magazine. The name of the magazine doesn�t stick with me but the story has all these years later. Someone in the German Shepherd Dog Show community who was an active small breeder and owner of a Select dog had a tragedy show its ugly face to her family. I knew these people well having gone to supper with them and having parties with them at their or our homes. We sat together at many of the dog shows here on the East coast. She was best friends with another mutual dog friend. She lived a well to do lifestyle that afforded her to show dogs and then later on to own and show horses that she and her daughters delighted in.
This lady had a brother that I never met. He and his wife had always worked and lived in the city. Stressed out and tired from the �rat race�, they decided to �chuck it all� and move to a completely different environment altogether. They were giving up the city life for the quiet of the country life. So they packed up their bags and headed out to the Midwest. They found and bought a beautiful farm like home with a country barn and friendly �Howdy neighbor� types of people that they called their friends. Life was good for the city couple. They went to barbecues, fairs and festivals and you would have thought that they lived here all their lives because of how well they were welcomed in their new community.
Life was everything that the new couple to the neighborhood could have asked for. Their blood pressure was normal and they led what they believed to be a relatively stress free life. Then one day an out of town bus stopped in their little village. One lone scruffy looking poor excuse for a human being stepped off the last step of that rickety old bus. The bus pulled away from the curve leaving the vagabond behind. He hung around the small village for a short time and then he turned and walked heading out of town toward the country road that would lead him to my friend�s brother�s home. Little did he know that his actions on this day would land his name on a 4 -5 page spread in one of this countries most popular read magazines. Up until this time, no one knew his name.
People in those neck of the woods was so confident of their surroundings and believed in brotherly love that no one locked their doors at night����or in the daytime either. My friend�s brother was out in the barn perhaps storing the hay or doing something else that country folks do. Before he knew what hit him, he was being attacked and thrown to the floor. He was beaten up pretty bad and then tied up. His attacker made him stand up and shoved him towards the house. He did not know that his wife had already been attacked and tied to a chair. The low life was on a roll now. He had a captive audience for his devious acts. Although the wife screamed and cried, she was made to endure watching her husband be beat some more until his attacker finally killed him. Then the wife cried no more as she too was murdered.
The vagabond was caught and sent away as he should have been. He confessed he never even knew these people that he brutalized and murdered. He was just a drifter with no sense or purpose. The city people that came to the country to get away from the stress and crime of the big city had no way of knowing that dirt is dirt whether it comes from the city or the country.
So if you have a dog or dogs, let them be a part of your life. Bring them in the house because they�re not going to be able to do anything for you �out there� when you�re �in here!�
From the book: "PROFILERS: LEADING INVESTIGATORS TAKE YOU INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND" - A bone-chilling conversation with Jeffrey Dahmer is just one highlight from this anthology of seasoned examinations of one of law enforcement's grimmest challenges. Campbell and DeNevi's second collaboration (after Into the Minds of Madmen) casts a wide net; although famous profilers like John Douglas contribute several of the 28 essays here, most are written by accomplished but little-known specialists. The result is a no-nonsense, technically oriented but readable look at how cops grapple with the worst felonies, including hostage taking, serial rape and murder, and child abduction/murder. The contributors take a measured tone toward the lethal predators they examine, as in Robert Ressler's discussion of his Dahmer interviews: "We must never forget that... there are many Jeffrey Dahmers walking among us." James Fitzgerald gives an account of using forensic linguistics to decode more than 200 of the Unabomber's writings, such as elusive marks like "indented writing," marks left by writing on another piece of paper over the examined one. FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole offers a useful overview of the often misunderstood science of profiling ("Contrary to the current television and movie depictions..., a successful profiler is not psychic"). Other chapters offer updates on multidisciplinary approaches to cold cases and geographic profiling innovations. This is a rigorous and disturbing collection, accessible but compiled with law enforcement professionals in mind.
My rating: Keeping dogs in the house for protection: (4)
It is a known fact that more attacks on women happen during the day when the husband is away from the home. If you have a kennel full of dogs, make sure you have a couple in the house with you at all times. If you don�t have a kennel full of dogs, don�t keep your dog tied out in the backyard. He can�t do anything for you restricted like this. If you have a dog, make sure he�s your companion or what�s the sense of having one at all? Sure if the perpetrator has a gun, the chances are that the dog will get shot. Your chances of getting away are better if there are a couple of dogs in the house. If one doesn�t get him, the other one is sure to do the job.
No one wants to be paranoid, but more and more people own guns and are being trained how to use them. We live in hard times and desperate people do desperate things. It�s better to be prepared then be totally shocked and have no defenses.
Sometime back in the mid to late 80�s I remember reading a story in either People magazine or perhaps it was Life magazine. The name of the magazine doesn�t stick with me but the story has all these years later. Someone in the German Shepherd Dog Show community who was an active small breeder and owner of a Select dog had a tragedy show its ugly face to her family. I knew these people well having gone to supper with them and having parties with them at their or our homes. We sat together at many of the dog shows here on the East coast. She was best friends with another mutual dog friend. She lived a well to do lifestyle that afforded her to show dogs and then later on to own and show horses that she and her daughters delighted in.
This lady had a brother that I never met. He and his wife had always worked and lived in the city. Stressed out and tired from the �rat race�, they decided to �chuck it all� and move to a completely different environment altogether. They were giving up the city life for the quiet of the country life. So they packed up their bags and headed out to the Midwest. They found and bought a beautiful farm like home with a country barn and friendly �Howdy neighbor� types of people that they called their friends. Life was good for the city couple. They went to barbecues, fairs and festivals and you would have thought that they lived here all their lives because of how well they were welcomed in their new community.
Life was everything that the new couple to the neighborhood could have asked for. Their blood pressure was normal and they led what they believed to be a relatively stress free life. Then one day an out of town bus stopped in their little village. One lone scruffy looking poor excuse for a human being stepped off the last step of that rickety old bus. The bus pulled away from the curve leaving the vagabond behind. He hung around the small village for a short time and then he turned and walked heading out of town toward the country road that would lead him to my friend�s brother�s home. Little did he know that his actions on this day would land his name on a 4 -5 page spread in one of this countries most popular read magazines. Up until this time, no one knew his name.
People in those neck of the woods was so confident of their surroundings and believed in brotherly love that no one locked their doors at night����or in the daytime either. My friend�s brother was out in the barn perhaps storing the hay or doing something else that country folks do. Before he knew what hit him, he was being attacked and thrown to the floor. He was beaten up pretty bad and then tied up. His attacker made him stand up and shoved him towards the house. He did not know that his wife had already been attacked and tied to a chair. The low life was on a roll now. He had a captive audience for his devious acts. Although the wife screamed and cried, she was made to endure watching her husband be beat some more until his attacker finally killed him. Then the wife cried no more as she too was murdered.
The vagabond was caught and sent away as he should have been. He confessed he never even knew these people that he brutalized and murdered. He was just a drifter with no sense or purpose. The city people that came to the country to get away from the stress and crime of the big city had no way of knowing that dirt is dirt whether it comes from the city or the country.
So if you have a dog or dogs, let them be a part of your life. Bring them in the house because they�re not going to be able to do anything for you �out there� when you�re �in here!�
From the book: "PROFILERS: LEADING INVESTIGATORS TAKE YOU INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND" - A bone-chilling conversation with Jeffrey Dahmer is just one highlight from this anthology of seasoned examinations of one of law enforcement's grimmest challenges. Campbell and DeNevi's second collaboration (after Into the Minds of Madmen) casts a wide net; although famous profilers like John Douglas contribute several of the 28 essays here, most are written by accomplished but little-known specialists. The result is a no-nonsense, technically oriented but readable look at how cops grapple with the worst felonies, including hostage taking, serial rape and murder, and child abduction/murder. The contributors take a measured tone toward the lethal predators they examine, as in Robert Ressler's discussion of his Dahmer interviews: "We must never forget that... there are many Jeffrey Dahmers walking among us." James Fitzgerald gives an account of using forensic linguistics to decode more than 200 of the Unabomber's writings, such as elusive marks like "indented writing," marks left by writing on another piece of paper over the examined one. FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole offers a useful overview of the often misunderstood science of profiling ("Contrary to the current television and movie depictions..., a successful profiler is not psychic"). Other chapters offer updates on multidisciplinary approaches to cold cases and geographic profiling innovations. This is a rigorous and disturbing collection, accessible but compiled with law enforcement professionals in mind.
My rating: Keeping dogs in the house for protection: (4)
Monday, 18 October 2010
LOST AND FOUND AND SOMETIMES NOT!
Loving our dogs the way that we do, having to say goodbye to them someday is devastating but we know the day will come sooner or later. We know that everything born will die. The normal lifespan of a German Shepherd Dog is 8 � 13 years. The oldest dog that I had was the black faced male that you see pictured at the top of my blog with his half sister. That was �Rajah� who lived to be 14 � years old. So saying goodbye to our beloved dogs can be gut wrenching, but what about those dogs that get lost. You know you�ve heard about the few dogs that may have been boarded that escaped or the rare few that get lost at an airport. There are even those dogs that have escaped while being in a professional dog handlers care. How about those that dig a hole under a fence and escape, or those that scale a fence? What a nightmare for the owner of one of these escape artists!
When I was a little girl, my mother found a German Shepherd roaming the streets. We took him in and we called him �Spike.� I loved that dog. He was big and beautiful and had a great temperament. But �Spike� had the �vagabond blues� and he longed to stray and look for his real owners. One day he got loose and ran away. My little heart was broken. I began looking for him and tracking his paw prints in the dirt. I mean I followed what I believed to be �Spikes� paw prints for many blocks. Then the paw prints disappeared because they were met by a major street that was loaded with traffic coming both ways. I was so upset. I crossed this major road to the other side. The other side led me to a smaller street that ran along side of a little canal. I picked up his tracks once again in the sand but then they went into an overgrown brush and weeds and I lost tract of them��.and of ever seeing my �Spike� again. Back in those days they didn�t have micro-chips for dogs.
We have all read about the horror stories of dogs being stolen at dog shows and even taken from someone�s backyard. Most of the time this happens right out in broad daylight! Your dog is a valuable part of your family. Watch over him just as you would your own child!
All of my dogs are micro-chipped. Many breeders will micro-chip their puppies before they sell them. I think this is an excellent idea so that if they do get lost that the breeder will be notified and she can contact the owner.
So what else do you do if your dog is lost besides the micro-chip? Naturally one of the first things that you should do is call the animal shelters in your area to see if anyone has turned in a dog that looks like yours. Contact the veterinarians in your area as well in case someone has found the dog and brings his into the office. Make posters with the dog�s picture on it and put it all over town. Put them up in your grocery store, your feed store and any other place that will allow you to do it. Knock on your neighbors doors and ask for their help in locating your animal. You�d be surprised how your neighbors may rally around you to help find your beloved pet. Ask the kids in the neighborhood to keep an eye out for him.
Here are some other things that you can do to help find your dog. Go online and read and post on animal forums such as the Center for Lost Pets � thecenterforlostpets.com. Also many local newspapers will let you place a classified ad in their paper for free. Besides calling the shelters, make visits to them frequently because many times a dog that has been lost for any amount of time is not in the best condition when he is found. His coat can be dirty and matted and he could have lost a lot of weight so the dog that you call up about may no longer look like the one that the shelter has just got. Go take a look for yourself.
Whatever you do, don�t automatically think all gloom and doom. According to Adam Goldfarb, director of the Pets at Risk Program at the Humane Society, pets are more resilient than we give them credit for.
Here are some best lost pet websites to check out if your pet is lost.
thecenterforlostpets.com � created by a team of vets, shelter managers, and natural disaster and safety experts, this site is simple to use.
togethertag.com � reports your missing pet to local shelters, create missing animal flyers and alert other animal owners nearby.
fidofinder.com � this is the world�s largest public database of lost and found dogs.
Also on the Animal Planet�s show that I watch every week, called �Pit Boss� there was a dog that was lost and they suggested that you look by ponds, lakes, streams��anywhere there is water because the dog will get thirsty and look for a place that he can get a drink.
Don�t give up hope of ever seeing your beloved dog again. Miracles do happen and let�s hope if your dog ever finds himself in that position that he gets his miracle too! Speaking of miracles, take a look at the review on this book.
From the book: "Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family--and a Whole Town--About Hope and Happy Endings" - "There is an aura of happy innocence--a kind of euphoria-- pervading this book....Elder shows us humanity in its best light and we are uplifted."
�The New York Times
�It�s about hope, it�s about fear, it�s about triumph � I guarantee you, you�ll feel better about everything after you read this.� � David Letterman
"This story takes place in the most familiar places � a doctor�s office, a family�s kitchen, a suburban high school, and the woods out back. It�s a modern-day myth that happened to be true. It�s a story in which wonderful things occurred because people believed in themselves and in each other. It�s a story about the power of love to change our world."
�Caroline Kennedy
"A story of how healing the love of a pet can be and of faith that good things can still happen when people pull together � a true, feel-good read"
�Patricia Cornwell, author of the Scarpetta series and dog lover
"Huck is the Dewey of the canine world. The dog is a delight-- even my cat Norton would have been charmed (after a hiss or two) -- and the book itself is lovely and inspiring. I rate it 5 barks."
�Peter Gethers, author of The Cat Who Went to Paris and The Cat Who'll Live Forever
"Janet Elder's wonderful story of Huck reminds us that the best stories about dogs are really about people or, in this case, community. Few things in America these days can bring people together more than a shared love of dogs. Dogs enter our lives for all kinds of reasons, and Huck entered Janet Elder's life for one of the most important. This is a wonderful story, gripping and heartwarming. And I can't say I've ever read a dog story with a more meaningful or uplifting ending. You are likely to cry some happy tears."
�Jon Katz, author of Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm
"This dog story made me feel good about people, families, and New Jersey."
�Roy Blount Jr.
"Puppies have always been better than people. Now comes a book where a puppy makes people better people. Pet it, feed it, even read it. You'll love it---and become a better person."
�Dan Jenkins, sportswriter/novelist
My rating: micro-chipping dogs: (4), safe keeping our dogs: (4)
When I was a little girl, my mother found a German Shepherd roaming the streets. We took him in and we called him �Spike.� I loved that dog. He was big and beautiful and had a great temperament. But �Spike� had the �vagabond blues� and he longed to stray and look for his real owners. One day he got loose and ran away. My little heart was broken. I began looking for him and tracking his paw prints in the dirt. I mean I followed what I believed to be �Spikes� paw prints for many blocks. Then the paw prints disappeared because they were met by a major street that was loaded with traffic coming both ways. I was so upset. I crossed this major road to the other side. The other side led me to a smaller street that ran along side of a little canal. I picked up his tracks once again in the sand but then they went into an overgrown brush and weeds and I lost tract of them��.and of ever seeing my �Spike� again. Back in those days they didn�t have micro-chips for dogs.
We have all read about the horror stories of dogs being stolen at dog shows and even taken from someone�s backyard. Most of the time this happens right out in broad daylight! Your dog is a valuable part of your family. Watch over him just as you would your own child!
All of my dogs are micro-chipped. Many breeders will micro-chip their puppies before they sell them. I think this is an excellent idea so that if they do get lost that the breeder will be notified and she can contact the owner.
So what else do you do if your dog is lost besides the micro-chip? Naturally one of the first things that you should do is call the animal shelters in your area to see if anyone has turned in a dog that looks like yours. Contact the veterinarians in your area as well in case someone has found the dog and brings his into the office. Make posters with the dog�s picture on it and put it all over town. Put them up in your grocery store, your feed store and any other place that will allow you to do it. Knock on your neighbors doors and ask for their help in locating your animal. You�d be surprised how your neighbors may rally around you to help find your beloved pet. Ask the kids in the neighborhood to keep an eye out for him.
Here are some other things that you can do to help find your dog. Go online and read and post on animal forums such as the Center for Lost Pets � thecenterforlostpets.com. Also many local newspapers will let you place a classified ad in their paper for free. Besides calling the shelters, make visits to them frequently because many times a dog that has been lost for any amount of time is not in the best condition when he is found. His coat can be dirty and matted and he could have lost a lot of weight so the dog that you call up about may no longer look like the one that the shelter has just got. Go take a look for yourself.
Whatever you do, don�t automatically think all gloom and doom. According to Adam Goldfarb, director of the Pets at Risk Program at the Humane Society, pets are more resilient than we give them credit for.
Here are some best lost pet websites to check out if your pet is lost.
thecenterforlostpets.com � created by a team of vets, shelter managers, and natural disaster and safety experts, this site is simple to use.
togethertag.com � reports your missing pet to local shelters, create missing animal flyers and alert other animal owners nearby.
fidofinder.com � this is the world�s largest public database of lost and found dogs.
Also on the Animal Planet�s show that I watch every week, called �Pit Boss� there was a dog that was lost and they suggested that you look by ponds, lakes, streams��anywhere there is water because the dog will get thirsty and look for a place that he can get a drink.
Don�t give up hope of ever seeing your beloved dog again. Miracles do happen and let�s hope if your dog ever finds himself in that position that he gets his miracle too! Speaking of miracles, take a look at the review on this book.
From the book: "Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family--and a Whole Town--About Hope and Happy Endings" - "There is an aura of happy innocence--a kind of euphoria-- pervading this book....Elder shows us humanity in its best light and we are uplifted."
�The New York Times
�It�s about hope, it�s about fear, it�s about triumph � I guarantee you, you�ll feel better about everything after you read this.� � David Letterman
"This story takes place in the most familiar places � a doctor�s office, a family�s kitchen, a suburban high school, and the woods out back. It�s a modern-day myth that happened to be true. It�s a story in which wonderful things occurred because people believed in themselves and in each other. It�s a story about the power of love to change our world."
�Caroline Kennedy
"A story of how healing the love of a pet can be and of faith that good things can still happen when people pull together � a true, feel-good read"
�Patricia Cornwell, author of the Scarpetta series and dog lover
"Huck is the Dewey of the canine world. The dog is a delight-- even my cat Norton would have been charmed (after a hiss or two) -- and the book itself is lovely and inspiring. I rate it 5 barks."
�Peter Gethers, author of The Cat Who Went to Paris and The Cat Who'll Live Forever
"Janet Elder's wonderful story of Huck reminds us that the best stories about dogs are really about people or, in this case, community. Few things in America these days can bring people together more than a shared love of dogs. Dogs enter our lives for all kinds of reasons, and Huck entered Janet Elder's life for one of the most important. This is a wonderful story, gripping and heartwarming. And I can't say I've ever read a dog story with a more meaningful or uplifting ending. You are likely to cry some happy tears."
�Jon Katz, author of Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm
"This dog story made me feel good about people, families, and New Jersey."
�Roy Blount Jr.
"Puppies have always been better than people. Now comes a book where a puppy makes people better people. Pet it, feed it, even read it. You'll love it---and become a better person."
�Dan Jenkins, sportswriter/novelist
My rating: micro-chipping dogs: (4), safe keeping our dogs: (4)
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
THE HEALING ART OF PET PARENTHOOD
I was researching for information about holistic pet care and read through many excerpts of many excellent books on the subject. I�ll probably do a review on one or two of them in the future. I happened upon this book that is the title of my blog article today. Although it is about holistic care, it is more of a story of a woman whose dog had cancer and she turned towards holistic care to treat him. Through easy to understand dialog and story telling, she takes us on a journey of the connection we as pet owners have with our animals. But that unless you own one you would never understand what it is we are talking about or feeling for our animals. In fact some people look at the true animal lover as a different species of a human being sometimes. They just don�t get how we can treat our pets as children and therefore, a very important part of our lives. �For God sakes Barbara, she�s just a dog.� We are accused of placing human emotions and love on our canine companions that should only be reserved for other humans. But in this writer�s case, many times I love my dogs more than SOME people. If that makes me crazy, I wear the title proudly!
When we share love with an animal, we experience that love on a whole other dimension. It is not the same as the love we share with other humans. With human love come conditions. If only you would get a better job, or lose weight, or were younger, or prettier, or smarter, maybe I could love you. If you loved me, you would do what I asked you to do. Why can�t you do better, why can�t we have more, why don�t you do this or that? With our dog, we are fine just the way we are. No conditions expected. You are you and isn�t it great to be loved just the way you are? This is the love that a human receives from their dog, unconditionally, and no questions asked, they just adore us. This is why we experience the loss of these non-judgmental companions so deeply. Who else will ever love us like this again? That�s why when they leave us; they surely take a part of us with them. There is something truly missing in our lives when we no longer receive this unconditional love. We long for it. We miss it.
From the book:
Deeply compelling, The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood shows that love knows no bounds and spirit is bigger than form. When the student is ready the teacher will appear, sometimes camouflaged as a four-legged companion."-- Rev. Deborah L. Johnson, author of The Sacred Yes and Your Deepest Intent
"If ever there was a doubt in anyone's mind that animals can heal us, then The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood will dispel that notion. A blessing to read and a gift to share!"-- Christy Crabtree, Animal World USA Magazine
"The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood underscores the fact that the bond many of us develop with our pets is an incredible, inspirational thing that does not necessarily end with loss. This highly readable, intimate book is nothing less than a testament to that attachment." -- Larry Cox, Tucson Citizen Newspaper
Product Description
. DO YOU LOVE YOUR PET as much as some people love their children?
. DO YOU FEEL MISUNDERSTOOD by others when it comes to how deeply you cherish your pet?
. ARE YOU EMBARRASSED to reveal how much you miss an animal that has passed away?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. HELP IS HERE
Journey with Nadine M. Rosin into the emotional healing and self-awareness she develops over nineteen years through the unconditional love of her dog, Buttons. Join them as they explore the world of holistic pet care to successfully heal canine cancer. Experience how Nadine copes with grief and loss, and ultimately discovers a continued spiritual connection with Buttons after death. This is her story. It is only one version of a story shared by millions of pet parents.
Inside the first few pages of this marvelous book the author quotes a song that I remember from my teenage years (oh so many years ago) and after reading them again, I realized having heard them growing up, I never really appreciated them until now and how it reflects about the human/animal love relationship. It�s called: �I�LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU.� Here are the lyrics:
(Tom Springfield)
There's a new world somewhere
They call The Promised Land
And I'll be there some day
If you will hold my hand
I still need you there beside me
No matter what I do
For I know I'll never find another you
There is always someone
For each of us they say
And you'll be my someone
For ever and a day
I could search the whole world over
Until my life is through
But I know I'll never find another you
It's a long, long journey
So stay by my side
When I walk through the storm
You'll be my guide, be my guide
If they gave me a fortune
My treasure would be small
I could lose it all tomorrow
And never mind at all
But if I should lose your love, dear
I don't know what I'll do
For I know I'll never find another you
If a man in his lifetime has never been loved by a dog, he has been robbed of knowing what it truly is like having never been judged and accepted for the imperfect person that he is.
My rating: �The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood� � (4), holistic pet care � (3 � 4)
When we share love with an animal, we experience that love on a whole other dimension. It is not the same as the love we share with other humans. With human love come conditions. If only you would get a better job, or lose weight, or were younger, or prettier, or smarter, maybe I could love you. If you loved me, you would do what I asked you to do. Why can�t you do better, why can�t we have more, why don�t you do this or that? With our dog, we are fine just the way we are. No conditions expected. You are you and isn�t it great to be loved just the way you are? This is the love that a human receives from their dog, unconditionally, and no questions asked, they just adore us. This is why we experience the loss of these non-judgmental companions so deeply. Who else will ever love us like this again? That�s why when they leave us; they surely take a part of us with them. There is something truly missing in our lives when we no longer receive this unconditional love. We long for it. We miss it.
From the book:
Deeply compelling, The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood shows that love knows no bounds and spirit is bigger than form. When the student is ready the teacher will appear, sometimes camouflaged as a four-legged companion."-- Rev. Deborah L. Johnson, author of The Sacred Yes and Your Deepest Intent
"If ever there was a doubt in anyone's mind that animals can heal us, then The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood will dispel that notion. A blessing to read and a gift to share!"-- Christy Crabtree, Animal World USA Magazine
"The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood underscores the fact that the bond many of us develop with our pets is an incredible, inspirational thing that does not necessarily end with loss. This highly readable, intimate book is nothing less than a testament to that attachment." -- Larry Cox, Tucson Citizen Newspaper
Product Description
. DO YOU LOVE YOUR PET as much as some people love their children?
. DO YOU FEEL MISUNDERSTOOD by others when it comes to how deeply you cherish your pet?
. ARE YOU EMBARRASSED to reveal how much you miss an animal that has passed away?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. HELP IS HERE
Journey with Nadine M. Rosin into the emotional healing and self-awareness she develops over nineteen years through the unconditional love of her dog, Buttons. Join them as they explore the world of holistic pet care to successfully heal canine cancer. Experience how Nadine copes with grief and loss, and ultimately discovers a continued spiritual connection with Buttons after death. This is her story. It is only one version of a story shared by millions of pet parents.
Inside the first few pages of this marvelous book the author quotes a song that I remember from my teenage years (oh so many years ago) and after reading them again, I realized having heard them growing up, I never really appreciated them until now and how it reflects about the human/animal love relationship. It�s called: �I�LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU.� Here are the lyrics:
(Tom Springfield)
There's a new world somewhere
They call The Promised Land
And I'll be there some day
If you will hold my hand
I still need you there beside me
No matter what I do
For I know I'll never find another you
There is always someone
For each of us they say
And you'll be my someone
For ever and a day
I could search the whole world over
Until my life is through
But I know I'll never find another you
It's a long, long journey
So stay by my side
When I walk through the storm
You'll be my guide, be my guide
If they gave me a fortune
My treasure would be small
I could lose it all tomorrow
And never mind at all
But if I should lose your love, dear
I don't know what I'll do
For I know I'll never find another you
If a man in his lifetime has never been loved by a dog, he has been robbed of knowing what it truly is like having never been judged and accepted for the imperfect person that he is.
My rating: �The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood� � (4), holistic pet care � (3 � 4)
Thursday, 7 October 2010
DIFFERENT DEGREES OF ALPHA
The dictionary describes the word �Alpha� as something that is first. I think when you live with dogs or should I say that they live with you, then there is always someone that is the �alpha� in this kind of relationship. It�s either you or the dog. But when you have more than one dog living together, there is always one of them that are the leader of the pack. Some of those �leaders� lead better than others. Some with a gentle nudging and others with a ferocious presence than no one can deny. If you are in dogs for any length of time, you just might come across a few different �alpha� personalities. Not too unlike the human society that we live in. Some people win you over (and that�s really what an alpha sets out to do � win you over) with a sweetness that covers up a strong willed personality. You never quite know just what it is about these types of personalities that always end up getting their way. You just can�t put your finger on it. But out on top they come. That type of personality that although so different from the �in your face� type of alpha, still accomplishes what they set themselves out to do���which is to be in control.
Having lived with most of the different degrees of alpha, I can say that I prefer the sweet type of alpha over the �in your face� type of alpha any day! What the sweet alpha may do is let her �subjects� know in subtle ways that she is in control without being overly aggressive. For example, take a look at the picture of the two dogs at the top of my blog. One very obviously the bitch and the other very obviously the male. The bitch weighed 58 pounds and the male weighed 105 pounds. He was double her weight and look at the size of his head. He was a big healthy boy. She was a small feminine bitch. But that small feminine bitch was the one that controlled the reins in their relationship. He adored her and she could do no wrong in his eyes. She was never overly aggressive with him. She never needed to be although this was never her nature to begin with. If she wanted a toy that he was chewing on, she would gently take her mouth and put it over his until he gave her what he was chewing. Most of the time she never really wanted it anyway. She was just reminding him that she would and could take whatever it was that he had and he would willingly give it up to her.
Of the three bitches I own now, one is extremely dominate and is always exerting her powerful influence over the other two whether they want her to or not. Although she is an aggressive �alpha� she�s not a nasty �alpha.� Rather she intimidates and controls everything in her environment. She doesn�t ask permission. She just takes what she wants, when she wants it and doesn�t back down from doing it. For example, I just gave all three girls a marrow bone this morning. You would think that they would love this. Nope, they have got to play �musical chairs� with the bones all morning long. They don�t care about the bone that they have. They care about the bone that the others have. This naturally was the �brain child� of the alpha girl a long time ago and it has stuck. She steals her sister�s bone or her mother�s bone until she decides which one she would rather chew on. Her sister has been taught another one of her bad habits and she thinks it�s perfectly alright to steal her mother�s bone now also. This goes on for the hour or so that I tolerate them in the house and then when I�ve had enough, the sisters are shown the back door once again. Then their mother (my house dog) can have her choice now of the three well chewed on bones.
Come supper time around here is another story in itself. The �natives� get restless about an hour and a half before their scheduled feed time. The mother paces around and around, whining more than she normally does. When the two on the back porch hear their bowls clanking, this is the signal for the �alpha� girl to set about her usual intimidation habits. Her sisters back feet and legs get nipped until she retires herself into the dog house which the �alpha� has shown her the way to. It never fails. You should see the fresh face that she wears when I tell her to stop being so bad. Her mouth is all puffed (because I just caught her in the act) and she has the �devil in her eye� look. There�s no denying that she�s been up to no good when she has �that face� on!
I only owned one alpha bitch that would have been more of the aggressive nature type. She was trying to �demote� the sweet nature alpha that I already mentioned in the first part of this article. She would go after her every chance she got and she was only an older puppy at the time but much bigger than the adult alpha bitch. I sold her which was a good thing as I probably would have strangled her if she hurt the smaller, sweeter bitch because she was one of my all time favorites!
So as you can see there are definitely different degrees of alphas. Of course the human in the relationship should always be the alpha of the pack, but even so, you can�t take away the �nature of the beast� sort of speak. One of the dogs in the pack will still have alpha tendencies but with you as the leader, those tendencies can be subdued. Such are the ways of the �secret language of dogs!�
From the book: THE FRIENDSHIP FACTOR - --Readers learn how to be a warmer, more loving person, how to communicate better, to resolve tension in relationships
--For friendships, marital relationships, and parents and their children. Friendship is the model for all intimate encounters.
My rating: Different degrees of alpha: (1 - 4)
Having lived with most of the different degrees of alpha, I can say that I prefer the sweet type of alpha over the �in your face� type of alpha any day! What the sweet alpha may do is let her �subjects� know in subtle ways that she is in control without being overly aggressive. For example, take a look at the picture of the two dogs at the top of my blog. One very obviously the bitch and the other very obviously the male. The bitch weighed 58 pounds and the male weighed 105 pounds. He was double her weight and look at the size of his head. He was a big healthy boy. She was a small feminine bitch. But that small feminine bitch was the one that controlled the reins in their relationship. He adored her and she could do no wrong in his eyes. She was never overly aggressive with him. She never needed to be although this was never her nature to begin with. If she wanted a toy that he was chewing on, she would gently take her mouth and put it over his until he gave her what he was chewing. Most of the time she never really wanted it anyway. She was just reminding him that she would and could take whatever it was that he had and he would willingly give it up to her.
Of the three bitches I own now, one is extremely dominate and is always exerting her powerful influence over the other two whether they want her to or not. Although she is an aggressive �alpha� she�s not a nasty �alpha.� Rather she intimidates and controls everything in her environment. She doesn�t ask permission. She just takes what she wants, when she wants it and doesn�t back down from doing it. For example, I just gave all three girls a marrow bone this morning. You would think that they would love this. Nope, they have got to play �musical chairs� with the bones all morning long. They don�t care about the bone that they have. They care about the bone that the others have. This naturally was the �brain child� of the alpha girl a long time ago and it has stuck. She steals her sister�s bone or her mother�s bone until she decides which one she would rather chew on. Her sister has been taught another one of her bad habits and she thinks it�s perfectly alright to steal her mother�s bone now also. This goes on for the hour or so that I tolerate them in the house and then when I�ve had enough, the sisters are shown the back door once again. Then their mother (my house dog) can have her choice now of the three well chewed on bones.
Come supper time around here is another story in itself. The �natives� get restless about an hour and a half before their scheduled feed time. The mother paces around and around, whining more than she normally does. When the two on the back porch hear their bowls clanking, this is the signal for the �alpha� girl to set about her usual intimidation habits. Her sisters back feet and legs get nipped until she retires herself into the dog house which the �alpha� has shown her the way to. It never fails. You should see the fresh face that she wears when I tell her to stop being so bad. Her mouth is all puffed (because I just caught her in the act) and she has the �devil in her eye� look. There�s no denying that she�s been up to no good when she has �that face� on!
I only owned one alpha bitch that would have been more of the aggressive nature type. She was trying to �demote� the sweet nature alpha that I already mentioned in the first part of this article. She would go after her every chance she got and she was only an older puppy at the time but much bigger than the adult alpha bitch. I sold her which was a good thing as I probably would have strangled her if she hurt the smaller, sweeter bitch because she was one of my all time favorites!
So as you can see there are definitely different degrees of alphas. Of course the human in the relationship should always be the alpha of the pack, but even so, you can�t take away the �nature of the beast� sort of speak. One of the dogs in the pack will still have alpha tendencies but with you as the leader, those tendencies can be subdued. Such are the ways of the �secret language of dogs!�
From the book: THE FRIENDSHIP FACTOR - --Readers learn how to be a warmer, more loving person, how to communicate better, to resolve tension in relationships
--For friendships, marital relationships, and parents and their children. Friendship is the model for all intimate encounters.
My rating: Different degrees of alpha: (1 - 4)
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
ONE MORNING YOU WAKE UP AND THERE ARE NO MORE DOG SHOWS!
What would you do if you woke up one morning and there were not more dog shows? I know that a lot of people that read this blog are dog show people. With the entries being down and it becoming harder and harder to find �majors� anymore, could this become a reality in our lifetime? So what would you do then?
The majority of people that got into the German Shepherd Dog breed started out with a pet. They �discovered� dog shows along the way. Many people that become involved in the showing of dogs become �hooked� and they have now found themselves a new hobby. It�s not for the faint of heart. It�s a competitive sport and like in any other sport, only the strong survive.
So we all got our first German Shepherd because we love the breed. All the other stuff (showing, breeding, obedience work) came after. So if there were no more conformation or performance shows to go to anymore, would you still own a German Shepherd Dog? Would you still breed litters of puppies? Could you be happy just have pretty looking pets once again? Or maybe you would enjoy them in another way and work with them to do something else.
How would you feel if there wasn�t a show to go to most every week-end? I guess a lot of us would be spending more time with our family and friends once again. Would we remember how to do that? Would we remember how to have a non-dog type of conversation?
Maybe we would find another hobby to take up our time. Who knows maybe we would even discover something about ourselves that we didn�t know already. If no one could accuse you of having �gone to the dogs� anymore, would they accuse you of going to anything at all?
I�m sure many people would no longer have as many dogs as they now do. Would not having dog shows to go to, make you look at your dogs in a different way? Would you give him more attention? Would you play ball with them more often? Would you change the food and supplements you give them now that a show coat was no longer important?
There would be no more need for dog clubs. Heck there wouldn�t even be any need for the show dog e-mal lists. There would be no Parent Club. There would be no German Shepherd Dog Review. There would be no competition among the breeders looking for show homes for their newest little star. All puppies would go into pet homes.
You could sell your van and get a smaller compact car just for the family and the dog can ride in the back seat. Just think they�d be a lot less dog hair to pick up off the carpets and furniture. Vacations would revolve around the family instead of the family of dogs. No more National Specialty Show to save up for each year. No sir�..Disney World will be seeing a lot more of you and your family every year now!
You would no longer need the house with all that property that you bought just for the dogs. You could sell it and move into a Town House where your yard work is done for you. Just think no more lawn to mow! No more dogs runs to pick up after. Yup, life would be a heck of a lot simpler if you didn�t show dogs anymore. Oh yeah, and the added bonus is all the money that you would save. You could now do all the other things that you�ve been meaning to do. Only problem is many of us forgot what it was that we were meaning to do when we become involved in dogs. Once you�ve been a show dog person, would you, could you be happy just being a pet dog person again? Do you remember how to do that?
From the book: CRAFT, INC: TURN YOUR CREATIVE HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS - Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.
My rating: Showing dogs: (1 - 4), having hobbies: (4)
The majority of people that got into the German Shepherd Dog breed started out with a pet. They �discovered� dog shows along the way. Many people that become involved in the showing of dogs become �hooked� and they have now found themselves a new hobby. It�s not for the faint of heart. It�s a competitive sport and like in any other sport, only the strong survive.
So we all got our first German Shepherd because we love the breed. All the other stuff (showing, breeding, obedience work) came after. So if there were no more conformation or performance shows to go to anymore, would you still own a German Shepherd Dog? Would you still breed litters of puppies? Could you be happy just have pretty looking pets once again? Or maybe you would enjoy them in another way and work with them to do something else.
How would you feel if there wasn�t a show to go to most every week-end? I guess a lot of us would be spending more time with our family and friends once again. Would we remember how to do that? Would we remember how to have a non-dog type of conversation?
Maybe we would find another hobby to take up our time. Who knows maybe we would even discover something about ourselves that we didn�t know already. If no one could accuse you of having �gone to the dogs� anymore, would they accuse you of going to anything at all?
I�m sure many people would no longer have as many dogs as they now do. Would not having dog shows to go to, make you look at your dogs in a different way? Would you give him more attention? Would you play ball with them more often? Would you change the food and supplements you give them now that a show coat was no longer important?
There would be no more need for dog clubs. Heck there wouldn�t even be any need for the show dog e-mal lists. There would be no Parent Club. There would be no German Shepherd Dog Review. There would be no competition among the breeders looking for show homes for their newest little star. All puppies would go into pet homes.
You could sell your van and get a smaller compact car just for the family and the dog can ride in the back seat. Just think they�d be a lot less dog hair to pick up off the carpets and furniture. Vacations would revolve around the family instead of the family of dogs. No more National Specialty Show to save up for each year. No sir�..Disney World will be seeing a lot more of you and your family every year now!
You would no longer need the house with all that property that you bought just for the dogs. You could sell it and move into a Town House where your yard work is done for you. Just think no more lawn to mow! No more dogs runs to pick up after. Yup, life would be a heck of a lot simpler if you didn�t show dogs anymore. Oh yeah, and the added bonus is all the money that you would save. You could now do all the other things that you�ve been meaning to do. Only problem is many of us forgot what it was that we were meaning to do when we become involved in dogs. Once you�ve been a show dog person, would you, could you be happy just being a pet dog person again? Do you remember how to do that?
From the book: CRAFT, INC: TURN YOUR CREATIVE HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS - Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.
My rating: Showing dogs: (1 - 4), having hobbies: (4)
Monday, 4 October 2010
WANT A GRAND VICTOR/VICTRIX - LOOK TO THE STARS!
In my pursuit to find something entertaining and different to write about, I happened about this idea. I�m going to list the names of the more recent Grand Victors and Grand Victrixs� as taken from the German Shepherd Dog Club of America�s website to see when they were born and help me write about today�s subject. A few of the names are missing here because they didn�t list the month or date of birth of the dogs. Then also the last couple of years there is no listing for the newest winners. Let�s see which signs produced the dogs and bitches with the top honors.
MALES:
GV Ch Bethesda�s Tacoma of Si-Don CD TC � 03/10/1985 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Woodside�s Nestle�s Quik v Merwestyn, HT � 11/27/1984 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Campaigner�s Gatewood Uzi ROM CD, TC, HT, � 03/21/1989 � Aries - Fire
GV Ch Inflight�s Spencer v Sandyhill ROM � 07/23/1992 � Leo - Fire
GV Ch Stoneways� Uecker ROM � 06/29/1993 - Cancer - Water
GV Ch Mar Haven�s Color Guard ROM PT TC � 12/17/1993 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Caraland�s Unlimited CD, TC, ROM � 12/10/1994 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch WeLove DuChien�s R-Man ROM � 12/17/1993 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Hickoryhill�s Bull Durham ROM, TC, HIC � 03/18/1996 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Survival�s Tuff Decision TC ROM � 07/10/1999 � Cancer - Water
GV Ch Marquin�s Xtra! Xtra!, TC, HT, RA, ROM � 07/07/1999 � Cancer - Water
GV Ch Mar Haven�s And The Beat Goes On TC ROM � 03/06/2000 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Wayside�s Honky Tonk Man ROM � 10/08/1998 � Libra - Air
GV Ch Trafalgar�s Premium Blend ROM � 04/22/01 � Taurus - Earth
GV Ch Welove DuChien�s Army of One ROM � 02/02/04 � Aquarius - Air
BITCHES:
GVX Ch Howard�s Magic Moment CD, ROM � 02/10/1985 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Sea-Lair�s Ciera ROM � 05/24/1986 � Gemini - Air
GVX Ch Altana�s Kricket � 12/18/1985 � Sagittarius - Fire
GVX Ch TR�s Guinevere v Kenlyn ROM � 03/06/1991 � Pisces - Water
GVX Ch Jerr�s French Pastry ROM � 04/26/1992 � Taurus � Earth
GVX Ch Inflight�s Heaven Only Knows PT, TC � 09/11/94 � Virgo - Earth
GVX Ch Winsome�s Fettucini v. Cypress � 03/25/1996 � Aries - Fire
GVX Ch Aramist�s Ivana of Kolbrook ROM � 01/07/1996 � Capricorn - Earth
GVX Ch Lindenhill�s Voodoo Lily � 04/20/1999 � Taurus � Earth
GVX Ch Jecoda Keylis Jest �N Thyme TC ROM � 10/13/1998 � Libra - Air
GVX Ch Kridler�s Ruby of Highland Acres ROM � 02/01/2000 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Hickory Hill�s Godiva Sirius Park � 02/16/02 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Falcon�s Welove Liberty � 12/14/01 � Sagittarius - Fire
GVX Ch Castlehills Tuff Cookie HT, PT, TC, ROM � 10/08/01 � Libra - Air
GVX Ch Mar Haven�s Black Orchid � 10/18/04 � Libra - Air
FIRE � (9) � (6) Grand Victors, (3) Grand Victrix
WATER � (7) � (6) Grand Victors, (1) Grand Victrix
EARTH � (5) � (1) Grand Victors, (4) Grand Victrix
AIR � (9) � (2) Grand Victors, (7) Grand Victrix
So the most signs that produced the most winners for the top honors at recent Nationals have been those signs under the element of �Fire� and �Air.�
The breakdowns of the winning signs are:
Pisces: males � 3, bitches: 1
Sagittarius: males: 4, bitches: 2
Aries: males � 1, bitches � 1
Leo: males � 1, bitches � 0
Cancer: males � 3 males, bitches 0
Libra: males -1, bitches � 3
Taurus: males 1, bitches � 2
Aquarius: males 1, bitches � 3
Gemini: males 0, bitches � 1
Virgo: males 9, bitches � 1
Capricorn: males � 0, bitches � 1
The top sign for a further Grand Victor to be born under then is Sagittarius. The top for a Grand Victrix is either Libra or Aquarius.
So what does all of this prove? If you are leaning more towards having yourself a Grand Victor, then make sure your litters are born to be "Fire" or "Water" signs as those signs seemed to be the most dominate for the top winning males. If on the other hand you would prefer a Grand Victrix time your litters to be born under �Air� signs as more top winning bitches were born under that sign.
So there you have it. Time your litters correctly and you just might produce yourself the next Grand Victor/Victrix. With the National Specialty right around the corner, lets� see which zodiac sign will have the most influence over the winners this year!
From the book: ALL AROUND THE ZODIAC: This book provides a revealing new look at the astrological signs, from Aries to Pisces. Gain a deeper understanding of how each sign motivates you to grow and evolve in consciousness. How does Aries work with Pisces? What does Gemini share in common with Scorpio? All Around the Zodiac is the only book on the market to explore these sign combinations to such a degree.
Not a Sun-sign guide, but a thorough look at the twelve signs themselves, this book is broken into three parts. Part 1 defines the signs, part 2 analyzes the expression of sixty-six pairs of signs, and part 3 designates the expression of the planets and houses in the signs.
My rating: Planning your litters according to the stars: (1 - 4).....depending upon how much you believe in the astrological signs!
MALES:
GV Ch Bethesda�s Tacoma of Si-Don CD TC � 03/10/1985 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Woodside�s Nestle�s Quik v Merwestyn, HT � 11/27/1984 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Campaigner�s Gatewood Uzi ROM CD, TC, HT, � 03/21/1989 � Aries - Fire
GV Ch Inflight�s Spencer v Sandyhill ROM � 07/23/1992 � Leo - Fire
GV Ch Stoneways� Uecker ROM � 06/29/1993 - Cancer - Water
GV Ch Mar Haven�s Color Guard ROM PT TC � 12/17/1993 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Caraland�s Unlimited CD, TC, ROM � 12/10/1994 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch WeLove DuChien�s R-Man ROM � 12/17/1993 � Sagittarius - Fire
GV Ch Hickoryhill�s Bull Durham ROM, TC, HIC � 03/18/1996 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Survival�s Tuff Decision TC ROM � 07/10/1999 � Cancer - Water
GV Ch Marquin�s Xtra! Xtra!, TC, HT, RA, ROM � 07/07/1999 � Cancer - Water
GV Ch Mar Haven�s And The Beat Goes On TC ROM � 03/06/2000 � Pisces - Water
GV Ch Wayside�s Honky Tonk Man ROM � 10/08/1998 � Libra - Air
GV Ch Trafalgar�s Premium Blend ROM � 04/22/01 � Taurus - Earth
GV Ch Welove DuChien�s Army of One ROM � 02/02/04 � Aquarius - Air
BITCHES:
GVX Ch Howard�s Magic Moment CD, ROM � 02/10/1985 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Sea-Lair�s Ciera ROM � 05/24/1986 � Gemini - Air
GVX Ch Altana�s Kricket � 12/18/1985 � Sagittarius - Fire
GVX Ch TR�s Guinevere v Kenlyn ROM � 03/06/1991 � Pisces - Water
GVX Ch Jerr�s French Pastry ROM � 04/26/1992 � Taurus � Earth
GVX Ch Inflight�s Heaven Only Knows PT, TC � 09/11/94 � Virgo - Earth
GVX Ch Winsome�s Fettucini v. Cypress � 03/25/1996 � Aries - Fire
GVX Ch Aramist�s Ivana of Kolbrook ROM � 01/07/1996 � Capricorn - Earth
GVX Ch Lindenhill�s Voodoo Lily � 04/20/1999 � Taurus � Earth
GVX Ch Jecoda Keylis Jest �N Thyme TC ROM � 10/13/1998 � Libra - Air
GVX Ch Kridler�s Ruby of Highland Acres ROM � 02/01/2000 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Hickory Hill�s Godiva Sirius Park � 02/16/02 � Aquarius - Air
GVX Ch Falcon�s Welove Liberty � 12/14/01 � Sagittarius - Fire
GVX Ch Castlehills Tuff Cookie HT, PT, TC, ROM � 10/08/01 � Libra - Air
GVX Ch Mar Haven�s Black Orchid � 10/18/04 � Libra - Air
FIRE � (9) � (6) Grand Victors, (3) Grand Victrix
WATER � (7) � (6) Grand Victors, (1) Grand Victrix
EARTH � (5) � (1) Grand Victors, (4) Grand Victrix
AIR � (9) � (2) Grand Victors, (7) Grand Victrix
So the most signs that produced the most winners for the top honors at recent Nationals have been those signs under the element of �Fire� and �Air.�
The breakdowns of the winning signs are:
Pisces: males � 3, bitches: 1
Sagittarius: males: 4, bitches: 2
Aries: males � 1, bitches � 1
Leo: males � 1, bitches � 0
Cancer: males � 3 males, bitches 0
Libra: males -1, bitches � 3
Taurus: males 1, bitches � 2
Aquarius: males 1, bitches � 3
Gemini: males 0, bitches � 1
Virgo: males 9, bitches � 1
Capricorn: males � 0, bitches � 1
The top sign for a further Grand Victor to be born under then is Sagittarius. The top for a Grand Victrix is either Libra or Aquarius.
So what does all of this prove? If you are leaning more towards having yourself a Grand Victor, then make sure your litters are born to be "Fire" or "Water" signs as those signs seemed to be the most dominate for the top winning males. If on the other hand you would prefer a Grand Victrix time your litters to be born under �Air� signs as more top winning bitches were born under that sign.
So there you have it. Time your litters correctly and you just might produce yourself the next Grand Victor/Victrix. With the National Specialty right around the corner, lets� see which zodiac sign will have the most influence over the winners this year!
From the book: ALL AROUND THE ZODIAC: This book provides a revealing new look at the astrological signs, from Aries to Pisces. Gain a deeper understanding of how each sign motivates you to grow and evolve in consciousness. How does Aries work with Pisces? What does Gemini share in common with Scorpio? All Around the Zodiac is the only book on the market to explore these sign combinations to such a degree.
Not a Sun-sign guide, but a thorough look at the twelve signs themselves, this book is broken into three parts. Part 1 defines the signs, part 2 analyzes the expression of sixty-six pairs of signs, and part 3 designates the expression of the planets and houses in the signs.
My rating: Planning your litters according to the stars: (1 - 4).....depending upon how much you believe in the astrological signs!
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