Almost a Year Ago - An Awesome Birthday Present

Remembering, this past weekend BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector left his mark on our world, and through him, his daughter MBPIB Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends.


Little did I know how events would come full circle last year.

Back around 1980 my parents would travel to one of our local towns, Almonte, on their Honda Gold Wing 1000 and would visit the Dodd's antique shop.  Dad tried to buy an antique clock from Kevin, as a young boy, but no way!  Through the years they watched him come into his own as an acclaimed artist.

All of the personal stories mom and dad would tell, I really wasn't aware of the connection they had had with him for so many years.  Just knew who he was by some of the paintings we had at home, and the one my mom bought me years ago with a tri sheltie in it, called "Heading Home".

It was in the late fall of 2011 that I went with friends and my mom to a local Christmas Craft fair, and time was spent chatting with Kevin at his booth (mostly mom catching up on their lives).  There was a painting he had there that he indicated he was working on, and he wanted a moving sheltie in it.  Well ....little did he know then that he was talking to a breeder of shelties!  So I offered to find a few of my shelties on the move for him to work with.

After a long waiting period for me, he finished one of his more intricate paintings in the fall of 2013.

Mom and I met up with him at the Carp Fair in Sept 2013.  There he had the original painting!  It wasn't until this point that the connection of me (my business card had my married name) being the daughter set in.

What ended up happening ? ..... the original is now proudly displayed in our home.

This is picture he choose to use.

  

Our MBPIB Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends

Gone Too Soon

(December 16, 2006 ~ January 26, 2012)

 Kevin Dodds and Maureen with the original painting (2013)

'Off To School'

Pretty fitting for this time of year.

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Shelamo's Party Pack ROMC - IN MEMORIAM

SHELAMO'S PARTY PACK ROMC

(May 21, 1998 - July 13, 2014)

It is with a heavy heart that we said good-bye to our dear "Opal" late Sunday evening.  She told it was time she crossed the bridge, so we peacefully helped her.

She was the foundation of most of our sable lines, producing either herself or through her kids many Best Puppy In Show winners, Reserve Best In Show winner, American Champion, class winner at the ASSA National, and many obedience and agility titled offspring.  She was our first Register of Merit Canadian, with 6 Canadian Champion offspring.  Maybe the best of all, is the pleasure her kids have given to our oh so many clients.

She was the best 'easy keeper' a breeder could have.  An easy whelper of 5-6 pups in each litter and the greatest of mothers.  She always wanted to please, even when the days came that her hearing went.

Mike and I will miss her wanting her bum rubs, her ears that never left the top of her head, and reminding us when cookies were due.

Many thanks to Amanda and Mark, and tech Ellen of the Mississippi Mills Animal Hospital for the 16+ years of excellent care they've given her.

 pictured above shown as a veteran at a CC&SSA show 2009 

 

 "Opal" and son "Rocky" January 2014

 

"Opal"  May 2014

Thank-you Mary Lou for helping me take these special pictures of her. And to Nancy (owner of an "Opal"grandson) for suggesting this lovely park in Ottawa to do the photo-shoot.

"Opal" in her later years found lots of time for sleeping on various beds

Food time you say?

 "Rocky" and "Opal" as they enjoyed snoozing on the deck

~mother like son~

Am sure "Rocky" you were there to meet your mom and show her how much fun you continue to have

So this is where we part, My Friend,
And you'll run on, around the bend.
Gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on; I'll find the strength,
Life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
Share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
But they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
Will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
Take with you this...I loved you best.
-Jim Willis-

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2014 Here We Come!

As We Say Good-Bye To 2013

We here at Shelamo Wish You All The Best for 2014!

Our past year has been filled with some great times, and some sad times.

We are watching our two bi-black beauties CC and Ruffles grow up from our 1st biblack breeding ...

BIS MBISS Gold GrCh Serenity's Walk In The Park AOM x Ch Shelamo She's Got Moxi

 

CC says BYE to 2013

They got to meet Santa this year!

 

 CC and Ruffles

 

Pictured in the middle is CC with her buds at the Davidson's, Harley and Sadie

photo thanks to Marylou Davidson

 Ruffles is ready for 2014

Ch Shelamo Rais'n The Bar

We finished our girl at just over a yr of age from our Am/Cdn Ch Reinnmaur's Firecracker ROMC x Shelamo Seriously Sinful litter

with Raisin down near Cornwall, Ontario

Shelamo Man on A Journey CGN, RN, RE, PCD left for great things in the spring with new owner Judy Flanigan and in less than 6 months put all those titles on him, with only 1 more to go for his RNA!  CD trials, and a few agility trials are planned for early this yr.

I hear his bouncy, fun attitude makes many ringside admirers laugh!

We continue to cherish the days we have with Shelamo's Party Pack ROMC

who will turn 16 this spring.

Our fall was a hard one to swallow

 

losing my dear bud

BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector in Sept 2013

and Laureate L'Anais, a little over a month later whom we took back almost a year after her owner passed away

Rocky and Corkie

our cockatiel, Corkie, we also lost in June.

From our home to yours, may your 2014 be a great year.

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Laureate L'Anais - In Memoriam

Another heart breaker in the last few months.

For all those of you that have followed Annie's journey with us after the passing of her owner almost a year ago, it is with a heavy heart that I have to say Annie joined Rod last week as a brighter star in the sky.

She unfortunately had a stroke.

I thank her breeder Kim Aston (Laureate) for being there during this difficult time and for the care & compassion the Mississippi Mills Animal hospital - Mark & Amanda and tech Ellen - who have known Annie from day one, for all they've done.

March 30, 2000 - October 25, 2013

May the reuniting of you two be the best thing ever!

She leaves behind her legacy here, thru her daughter, Shelamo Matta Hari and her daughter Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends sired by our BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector (last two which we have said good-bye to).

MBPIG Ch Shelamo Riding The Wind

MBPIS BPISS Ch Shelamo Flash Forward

Ch Shelamo Deja Vu

BPIS Ch Shelamo's Riding The Sky HIC SDGC (and his sons)

MBBPIG Shelamo Be Dazzle

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Tribute to "Rocky" on Sheltie Strut

Please come have a look at the lovely "In Memoriam" Tribute many of our sheltie friends contributed to on Sheltie Strut for our beloved

 BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector

His dam is our great producer Shelamo's Party Pack ROMC (6 Cdn Champions) and is still with us at 15.5 yrs of age.

Thank-you to

Jan & Steve
Mary-lou Davidson
Mary Anne
Judy Flanigan
Pauline & Jack Richardson
Linda Howie
Bonnie & Jim Rector
my mom Olive Hole-Wold

Michael & I really appreciate it.

Rock Man, the side of my bed just isn't the same :(

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In Memoriam - BPIS Am/Cdn Shelamo's Prospector

It has taken me a bit to compose this .....

January 30, 2000 - September 1, 2013

It was with a heavy heart that my dear "Rock Man" passed in my arms, at home in the wee hours of September 1, 2013.  Both Mike and my mom were here by his side.

He was born into litter of 6 on January 30, 2000 (3 would become Ch's), and little did we know how full he would make our lives.  From the beginning he was my heart dog, always being by my side, watching my every move, and becoming the face of Shelamo kennels from that point forward.

"Rocky" is on the left

He was our Ambassador for our breed here, taking up residency on any new client's lap without asking questions!

There were so many 1st accomplishments he did for us here @ Shelamo .... so many hearts he touched along the way. 

pictured ringside on his way to Grp 4th and BPIS in Nov 2000

photo with thanks to Lloyd Lambert, Pinnacle Shelties

 "Rocky" finishing his Cdn Championship OKC show November 2000 from the Snr Puppy Class over 3 BIS Specials - what a day!

 After a Canadian wide competition he was chosen for the Purina Campaign of Champions (1 of 20).

He was the April boy for the Purina 2002 Calendar and had his picture on their nationwide Show Booth for many years.

 Purina National Dog Show Booth 2010

"Rocky" winning in 2001 at just over a yr of age, against some top group breeds at the time, under respected judge Charles Bett, many of his group placements in limited showing

Thanks to Dr. Sherry Lee, FLA, for taking him under her wing and putting his American Championship on him in 13 shows in the competitive Easter US shows.

 under respected breed judge, Judith Byrne in 2004

 Winning over many specials from the Veteran Class, Best of Opposite at the DC and SSA Spec 2010, respected breeder judge Barry Hastings

He also won the 1st Helen Lovett Memorial Trophy

At the CSSA National 2010 in Saskatoon

 Being groomed by his adoring friend Mary-Anne

In May 2013 his last outing, he went to an evening of a Girl Guides meeting to teach about dogs

attention never waining 

"Rocky" and I January 2013

"Rocky"

 He leaves behind his mother Shelamo's Party Pack ROMC
 (15+ yrs of age)

and to name a few relatives .....

his 1/2 brother

Shelamo's Highland Eagle ADC RN-MCL, RA-MCL, AGN, AGDC, ADDC,AGN, AGI, SMADC, SMTRDC

Shelamo's Main Sail CD RNE
Shelamo Ticket To Success ADC, AGDS, ASDC, MJDC, MSDCS

through his daughter
Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends
her daughters
BPIG Shelamo A Moment Of Tyme (ptd)
Shelamo Tyme For A Mocha
Shelamo Gemstone

MBPIG Ch Shelamo Riding The Wind
daughters
MBPIS BPISS Ch Shelamo Flash Forward
Ch Shelamo Deja Vu
(her daughter MBBPIG Shelamo Bedazzle)

Son thru "Tyme"

BPIS Ch Shelamo's Riding The Sky HIC, SDGC
and son
Shelamo Tow The Line ADC, AGDC, ASDC

Grandson
BPIS Ch Shelamo Changing Winds
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1/2 sister

RBIS Ch Shelamo Sugar Shack (4 Ch's)

 her 3 daughters (2 Ch's), 2 Ch sons

 
Son
MBPIB Ch Shelamo Jumping Jelly Bean 

 

Great Grand Daughters Thru her

Ch Shelamo Rais'n The Bar 

Shelamo Kenna

 

"Casino" would have been one of our dogs at the Bridge to welcome him

So this is where we part, My Friend,
And you'll run on, around the bend.
Gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on; I'll find the strength,
Life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
Share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
But they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
Will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
Take with you this...I loved you best.
-Jim Willis

A tribute will be done in two weeks on Sheltie Strut.

Thank-you to the vets, Mark & Amanda, now at the Mississippi Animal Hospital for being there from the beginning of his life to the end.

You are sadly missed by Mike and I, dear Bud.  There will be a day we can play again.

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Saying Good-bye - BPIB Shelamo The Sentinel (ptd) CCGC, CCGN, CD, MADC, MJDC, ExJ Bronze, MSDC

BPIB Shelamo The Sentinel (ptd) CCGC, CCGN, CD, MADC, MJDC, ExJ Bronze, MSDC

(Ch Arhope Jadeisle Still Dreaming x Arhope Oh Lonesome Me)

 December 20, 1997 - July 29, 2013

As I wrote on Kate Freeman's Facebook page ...

It saddens us deeply to hear that the boy that stole my heart from early on as a promising show dog, now leaves a big hole in so many people's hearts. He has done so much for the sheltie world, as a great ambassador in so many venues. He had a heart bigger than the 'space' that we could give him, and altho it took some 4 years for him to land in the right hands, it couldn't have been a better match with Kate - thank you Linda Howie for your perseverance in getting Kate to come and see him! I could add too, so many stories of his antics - how he figured out how to get onto the table and gobble up the butter; finished off Mike's steak dinner one night, but amazingly left mine! Good BOY! Figured out how to go from a chair, onto a desk, then over the 4' xpen, and down onto the puppy crate, to the floor, to eat a litter of pup's meal! Took me awhile to figure out just how he was standing in the puppy pen, asking to be let out. His excitement to see my mom one day, caused us to have to make a trip to the emerg to have the skin on her shin sown up. Oh Panda, the stories, the fun, the zest for life that you instilled in so many of us, the smiles you put on one judge's face as a Senior Puppy in the show ring, and on children's faces ... the memories will live on with so many of us for a very long time. Kate, may you know I couldn't have asked for a better home to work with this 'brat' and that I will cry with you for awhile. I am SO glad I was able to see him in May. He was a once in a life time dog. You came into the world living through the Great Ice Storm of January 1998, and have left on a Rainbow. Panda you are now free to play in the fields. Pls say hi to the Shelamo gang that has left before you. Hugs Kate.

Linda Howie's Shelamo boy 'Gryhpon' with 'Panda' July 2009

 

 

Panda started his CD title at our CSSA National in Carp, Ontario 2006

RIP Panda

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