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Queenie
was the first dog I ever bred.
I had shown her mother Skye at
some puppy matches and she
turned out to be a terrible show
dog confirmation wise. I had
thought Queenie to be so much
better than her mother. She was
going to be this puppy that came
out of nowhere and took the
world by storm. I had been in
dogs 1 ˝ years and mom Skye was
unknowingly purchased from a
back yard breeder. Queenie and
another girl Pinkie had always
caught my eye. After evaluating
the litter with the stud dog
owner's advice I kept Queenie.
At this time I was totally into
open markings and Queenie had
hand painted spots and some
other really nice features.
Also a cute little huggable
face.
She
and mom were sleeping in back
bed at about 7 weeks of age for
Queenie. Queenie was a one of a
kind dog. She so wanted to
please me and seemed to do
everything just right in my
eyes. She was one of those dogs
who when she would jump up to be
next to you she never directly
jumped on you and never hurt you
by landing on you. She was very
aware of people and space and
was tender about were she landed
her feet. She had a high
tolerance for pain and never
complained much about anything.
She was "my" dog and seemed to
totally understand me. Her
world and mine collided.
She
had a lot of really not so great
things -- she usually did not
like other dogs (like her
mother), and sometimes she did
not like people. She could
sense when people feared her and
would usually take that
opportunity to "lightly" growl
and lift her lip ever so
slightly as if to say "I don't
like you either". Not a very
good trait in a dog when you are
trying to do "good dog" breed
specific promotion. This
behavior actually started when
she was about two and ended when
she was about 4 ˝. It kept me
on guard all her life as I was
not so sure if she could totally
be trusted. When she was tired
she could also be a bit grouchy,
but so can I.
Queenie
was my first "real" show dog. I
was such a novice I did not even
know what I was doing. I tried
to learn by going to puppy
matches and different people
would give you great advice. It
was tough trying to figure out
the sequence of events, paying
attention to the judge, and
still making sure your dog
looked good, and doing
everything at just right time.
I was a nervous wreck, and
totally destroyed Queenie for
the show ring because I was such
a mess. She ended up hating to
show.
Although
I never finished her and she had
a quirky temperament for a time
she was a dog I loved and will
always love so dearly. She
touched my life and my sole in
so many ways. I could always
count on her to be waiting by
the door for me to get home or
wake me up with a lick in the
morning. I hope to kiss her
soft muzzle again some day. |
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CH Daisydot
Breathless Mahoney 'Maddie' (L)
7/23/92 - 4/15/06
Maddie
lived a wonderful 14 years and
was owned and loved by Rich &
Michelle Lujan & their children,
and Carrie Jordan & Tom Harris.
Maddie was a great ambassador
for our breed. She was my first
“real” introduction to a liver
spotted Dal with her beautiful
markings and rich, reddish brown
liver color. She ruled the
roost at the Lujan household by
keeping her duffus son, Dusty,
in line. She will be greatly
missed by the Lujan family, Tom,
Carrie and especially Dusty.
I
was lucky enough to have been
the breeder of Maddie’s first
and only litter, and it was a
major change in “My” breeding
program. Maddie was a
wonderful, incredible mom and a
great producer. In her only
litter she produced “Dusty”, Ch.
Daisydot Dusty Miller (L), who
was WD at DCSC/Best in Sweeps at
multiple specialties, “Koko”,
Ch. Daisydot Snow in Summer (L),
who has won Best of breed at
multiple specialties, and
“Siren”, Ch. Daisydot Cool
Crimson, who still to this day
looks like a puppy. The
combination of Maddie and “Kiko",
Ch. Saint Florians Alii Kikiko,
produced wonderful show dogs,
great temperaments, and
commented by many breeders from
across the country… beautiful
free flowing sidegait.
Maddie
was Jack’s first dog greeter and
friend when he arrived in CA at
4 months of age. I have some
cute pictures of them play
battling paw for paw for a bone
under a chair at Tom and
Carole’s office. She was a
great Dalmatian and a great
asset to “our” breeding program
and has impacted pedigrees of
top winning Dals including those
in other countries.
I’m
sure Maddie happily greets many
other great dogs, and great
people at the rainbow bridge and
is smiling and keeping a
watchful eye out for all those
who touched her life. We will
miss you Maddie!
Sired by “CH” Tuckaway Augusta
“Augie”
and out of “CH” Daisydot Daphne
of Dalwood “Tres”. |
