Jet (Coltreiver Contender CDex-TDex)

I said goodbye to Jet last Monday 26th September. Still feeling very sad and doing what I can between the tears.

We had been together almost 15 years and not only did we compete at obedience, agility working trials and htm, he also accompanied me on the school talks I did and was my constant companion at home. 

He was a lovely dog to work with and live with. He loved whatever he did and gave every discipline 100%

He qualifyed TDex in working trials which was one of his very favourite things.

We did many Heelwork to Music competitions qualifying into Advanced level and we did a Crufts main ring demonstration.

I have lots of memories to treasure and he is the reason I am doing all this today

Alison Davidson - 3/10/2011

 

OB. CH. LUNARLITE LADY IN RED (KIZZY)

9.1.1995 - 14.11.2010

Because I am really missing Kizzy, I find this difficult to write. I have so many wonderful memories of her as she was the most brilliant dog anybody could have owned. Sixteen years ago this December at the Olympia Horse Show, Chris Bolton, expecting a litter of my Mr Chips’ grandchildren, persuaded me to have one and it was the best decision of my life. From when I had her at seven weeks old she was amazing; she knew everything I always said, she had already lived before, she had a 100% temperament, was sweet, kind, gentle and loving. I had only had her for a week when I went to Crufts so Julia and Alan Disbery looked after her for me and videoed me talking to her on the telephone. She was turning her head, wagging her tail and squeaking. From then on they were friends and she loved them. She sometimes stayed at Roly and Sylv’s Chalkwell Kennels and at shows if she put her nose in the air, sniffed and wagged her tail then I knew one of them was around - they were her friends.

Quincy is missing her because every day he would lay in front of her and she would wash his face.

Apart from arthritis in her feet, she stayed in lovely condition with her dark brown coat and never lost any body weight, just muscle tone. She still walked half a mile a day and demanded her dinner from about 4:30 pm which, with the clocks going back an hour, became 3:30 pm!

We left for Discover Dogs on Friday, then on Saturday when my sister took her out she sat and couldn’t get up so she had to carry her in. Kathy Ingham came to stay the night as she was competing at a local working trial. By Sunday morning Kizzy was never going to stand again so they rang me, but thanks to Kathy she knew that Kizzy would wait for me to get home and call the vet. My sister and I were grateful for Kathy’s experience. Jan’s daughter Bev also came round to the house then called me to say that she would travel down to London to pick me up as I would have had to get a train and change tubes on the Underground so I would probably have got lost. So my grateful thanks to her as we made it home and I had an hour with her before the vet came. She was as warm as toast and cosy so the end was very peaceful. However, now I have to live with the fact that I wasn’t there when she needed me.

Kizzy won 12 Obedience CCs and 6 Reserves, was an Advanced agility dog and performed my first HTM in the Main Ring at Crufts 1997 with Riverdance and her last one in 2005 with four dogs when she would not let another dog get next to my left leg. So a star was born and will always shine bright in my heart.

‘Til we meet again', love Mum.

Thank you to everyone for their kind messages.

Mary Ray - 19/11/2010