This dog represents a time in my life where I feel that my efforts of the past 10 years as a breeder have culminated. A promise is something that should be honored. This is my Promise for the Decker Terrier of tomorrow, of 50 years from now. Health, Temperament, Consistency, Hunting instinct.....she is the whole package and absolutely beautiful Conformation, Loud Piebald color and that stunning head piece we have set in. I look for Promise to be 28# and 16" at the shoulder.
Updated 4/8/11: Can't believe it's been over five years since I put this album up. I'm so very sad to say that on February 12th of this year, I was forced to make the terrible decision to help my beloved Remmy leave me. He had been terminal for 2 years with many ups and downs, but he let me know when it was time...as hard as that was for me to admit, and far harder for me to do. He was 14 years old and, though he is gone, I still wear his collar upon my wrist in memory of him and all the years we had together.
I lost my best friend that day--Precious Remmy, Mommy loves you and misses you so very much. Play with Poppy until we meet again on Heaven's golden shores...
My beautiful girl Holly is now 12 years old and she, too, is terminal, but is doing wonderfully well! I'm so blessed to still have her with me. She's lumpy and bumpy and takes meds every day, but she's happy and even though she's still in mourning a bit for Remmy, she seems content for the most part. Her only complaint is that she thinks she should get two greenies a day...and she's not above telling me or her Daddy that the other person didn't give her one.
Original Posts, January 2006: Here are our babies. Remmy, the Rat Terrier, is 9 years old now. Holly, the German Shepherd mix, is now 7 years old. They're our babies...not dogs!
Please share our pride in our dogs that have titles.
Show wins are not the be all and end all for a breeder. Showing is a tool just like testing.
Most breeders know that testing is more important than showing but showing lets us see that others do see merit in our breeding and our dogs.
Some of these dogs were titled by us and some by fellow breeders. Not all were bred by us but also by fellow breeders.
We are just as proud of those dogs.
By showing that our dogs have titles hard earned and are also clear on all testing,,, we can be confident we are starting with quality healthy dogs. No-one can do better than that.
Will we still have issues,,, for sure. Will we lessen the occurance of issues? In time YES.
