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Can Ch Islewind's Black Crystal
Left Photo Dean Dennis - Right Photo by Gordon Saul
(Puppy Sweeps, Best of Breed, 1 Best Puppy in Breed) Born: April 10, 1995 Died: June 1, 2004 Height: 15.5" Litters: 4 Allouette was my heart dog. From the moment she was born Puppy #2 of a litter of 6 on April 10, 1995 at 11:10am she was always destined to be mine. She was Islewind's first pointed home-bred owner handled, first champion, first and foremost our traveller. She went with me just about everywhere. She travelled with me to Riverside, CA pregnant at the time with her second last litter. All Allouette's wins were all owner handled. She'd only work for me and no one else. We had a special connection, she came into my life just 2 months after the passing of my grandmother (who was my second mom in my life). She always told me when I was getting sick by using her nose on one of my nostrils. She always knew when I needed her to 'plop' on my lap. She always knew when I needed her rough to cry into. Some of us have a dog that means more to us than we can ever describe. Allouette was mine. I haven't felt entirely whole since her passing. I've been told that I probably will always have this ache in my heart from her being missing. She gave to our kennel some of our greatest offspring, Omen, Sassy, April, May, Phantom, and Angel. She gave coat, movement, expression, attitude and most of all, a special piece of herself to carry on. We are slowly working towards her ROMC. Please watch for posting of each of her kids finishing. _____ As I write these words its been six months since my heart dog left me. I cannot say that I don't hurt still. I can say that I see her special spirit in a number of her grandkids. My heart will always mourn her loss, but, I do look for her to continue here at Islewind and at other kennels that have her offspring and grandoffspring. Now at 1 year and 2 months since her passing I realize there are other things still I miss about her... my constant car companion, who prefered to be with me on all my car trips just about anywhere... or those wonderful thunder showers and how I can now sleep through the night around them because Ms. Allouette isn't telling the storm off on the bed beside me.... I miss her barking, looking at me, then taking 2 steps back and repeating the process until she was 3 feet from me.... and starting all over again by coming right beside me... as she felt she should share all my meals. I miss getting up from a chair and not finding her laying with her head on the chair leg or crosspiece and not being able to put my feet down.... Her ball playing where she'd bring the ball back 3 feet from me and drop it - then bark at it and then look at me and bark at me to come and get it she had done her share.... there are so many things I miss about her and each memory becomes dearer and dearer to my heart. There are wildflowers growing on her gravesite here at Islewind, I planted them this year to remember her. I have plans to add a stone path and other flowers and a bench so that we can sit and visit there upon the need. Others are there as well.... Major our border collie who helped raise Allouette, Galaxy a beautiful blue boy that lived until 7 weeks and left us (spiting image of his grandsire Cisco), Song the beautiful sable girl that joined us from elsewhere and got so ill we couldn't pull her through, Phantasee our first collie girl who left us so unexpectedly that we were literally stunned, Simba who got ill within days of Phantasee's passing and left us 3 month later (not related illness) and then Ms. Allouette. While I know others will join this group here at Islewind, I hope that we have many more months before once again shedding those tears. As for Ms. Allouette some of her great-grandkids have been born here this month (August 2005) and one of them has that special look and feel.... I am so hoping....
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