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Panda
(1996-2005)
Pockets
(1990-2006)
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 Orca came to us from Michigan in 2006 in a hurry. Pockets, our rescued Aussie, had been in declining health for some time. We did not want to
burden her with the stress of yet another puppy (she hated Bison as a puppy), nor did we feel we could handle two dogs peeing in the house and not
being able to do stairs. Within an hour of her being put down (necropsy revealed the severity of her spondylosis and adenocarcinoma in multiple organs), we found ourselves
in on a special litter.
I had befriended the owner of Orca's dad (Elwood) years ago at a show, before her dogs became known. She and I talked about me winding up with a pup one of her
boys eventually. After Elwood won breed at Westminster in 2005, he became pretty popular. But there just didn't seem to be a right match on the other side for me...
until this litter. Orca's mom, Gracie, came from lines I really liked. I met her father, Dozer, in the ring at the BMDCSEW Independent Specialty in 2004. Dozer was in Veterans against
Panda. I absolutely loved his temperment, conformation, and how he could still hustle around the ring.
Orca seems to have great things from both sides of the aisle. It will be fun to watch him grow up, and maybe outdo his famous dad.
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