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have such a title. We always marveled matter how inconvenient or off the a wash! I would rather place a puppy
at how “Countie” was such a great wall a question might seem. This is in a loving Companion home than a
nanny to our puppies. He took charge the way Clubs grow and the sport show home where they could possibly
of the litter with mama’s blessing and continues. Many of these people we end up just possessions living in a
taught them to be as loving and gentle have met along the way are among crate.
as he was. our special Dog Family today. We
Amanda’s handling career began consider it time well spent. Q. Is there a breeding that you
with taking CH Winsongs Blackberry Perhaps our biggest disappointment wish you would have done and
and CH Winsong’s Jill in the specials has been the loss of Sara before she why?
ring. They were a winning team and could reach her potential in the group
We wish we could have gotten
Amanda was hooked. ring, and do a planned breeding. She Puppies from Sarah and later girls
She has put championships, Grand was number 1 bitch CCCI in 1990. like Mary Margaret Real Love,
Championships and group placements She had accumulated enough breed Lovie. After working to get to the
on CH Winsong’s The Kinsman, points by May when we lost her, to point of producing the type of dogs
“Chunkie Monkey” ROM including sustain that placement until the year with predictability, it is always a
two Best Puppy in show and on to ended Oct. 31. We had lost Porgie a disappointment to do a breeding,
group competition. She showed CH month before , and that was so hard. especially with frozen semen, and not
Winsong’s Quiet Storm, “Tank” to We loved that big old black boy. He have something to continue with.
best puppy in show, breed wins, group was such a joy in our home. These
placement, and a best in Specialty in are times when breeders are tested. If
2009. She put grand championship you have a passion though, one keeps Q. Looking back at where
on CH Sing Fu’s Mary Margaret at going for better days somewhere you’ve been, if you were
Winsong, and helped show CH. down the trail. starting out again today, is
Winsongs Real Love, “Lovie”. It has also a disappointment to there anything you would do
We have been privileged to have have beautiful Show Girls that did differently?
many opportunities to extended not produce puppies. Sometimes it is Looking back, I can see where we
friendship and support for New the stay at home girls that give us the did not promote our dogs enough
people at shows by making it a show puppies. in the breed ring beyond their
point to offer help with grooming, Like everyone else in dogs, we have Championship. I did not like the
understanding ring procedure, and placed dogs in show homes to have scramble that went on, and still
showing good sportsmanship whether them not shown to their potential. continues, when you strive to put a
it is win or lose. Kennel visitors are Be that as it may, We have always dog up in the stats. Once our kids
always welcome. Many of these folks had excellent success in placing dogs were finished, we had something else
are still in the breed and workers in in outstanding, loving homes. Our waiting to bring out. After finishing
local clubs. Answering phone calls people continue to keep in touch with a championship the fun was over
from inquiring people is also part us and many have come to us again for for me. I never liked showing in the
of the responsibility of a breeder no another Winsong Chow ; consider it Group myself. I never would, and still

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