Azarel Shelties News
2009 News
Champion Gigi!
NEW Can. CH Protege-Kismet Azurette O'Cherden
August 7 - 9, 2009
Expertly groomed and handled by Rod
under Sheltie Breeder / Judge Judith Byrne
Gigi took Winners Bitch and Best of Winners at the SSCBC Specialty (5 points),
that afternoon she went WB, BOW and BOS at the Vic City All Breed Show
under Finnish Judge Hans Lehtinen (another 5 points)
and went on to finish the next morning with WB (five more points!)
under renowned Sheltie Breeder / Judge Guy Jeavons (Grandgables).
Gigi, Protege-Kismet Azurette O'Cherden
April 14, 2009under Judge Bonnie Smith
with photos taken by owner Zara Heartwood
in the Sheltie Specialty Show Online
Gigi took 1st place in the 12 to 18 month puppy bitch class
hosted by Sheltie Breeder / Judge Nancy Tibbens, Golden Hylites Shelties
What Is A Title?
by Sandy Mowery, Wisconsinreprinted with permission
Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive scores. A Title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor that dog, an ultimate memorial. It will remain in the record and in the memory for about as long as anything in this world can remain. Few humans will do as well or better in that regard, and though the dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have been noted, a Title says many things in the world of humans, where such things count.
A Title says your dog was intelligent, and adaptable, and good natured. It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that please you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. And a Title says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time with him because he was a good dog, and that you believed in him enough to give him yet another chance when he failed, and that in the end your faith was justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to have the special relationship enjoyed by so few, that in the world of disposable creatures, this dog with a Title was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return. And when that dear short life is over, the Title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend, volumes of praise in one small set of initials before or after the name.
A Title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received, permanently recorded.
Azarel Shelties - Raised Naturally
Azarel Shelties eat a biologically appropriate raw dieta healthy balance of raw meats and raw bones,
rare seasonal fruits and veggies,
no grains, no chemicals or pesticides.
For optimum health, we treat our Shelties with love,
one puppy vaccination (distemper / parvo)
and minimal "medical" intervention.
Azarel Shelties - Raised Naturally
Azarel Shelties eat a biologically appropriate raw dieta healthy balance of raw meats and raw bones,
rare seasonal fruits and veggies,
no grains, no chemicals or pesticides.
For optimum health, we treat our Shelties with love,
one puppy vaccination (distemper / parvo)
and minimal "medical" intervention.
Azarel Shetland Sheepdogs
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
