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Ashley is our very first Sheltie, and the one that made us fall in love with the breed. Her registered name comes from the Bob Dylan song that Olivia Newton-John performed, "If Not For You." Ashley was a great comfort to us during some difficult times, so we felt the name was fitting. She is every inch a lady. Clearly the top dog in the house, she has never felt that she had to prove it. Extremely patient and gentle with each puppy that we have brought home, Ashley quickly gained their respect with just a look or a short bark. It has amazed us over the years how all the dogs just know she is in control and they have never questioned it. Ashley has a wonderful temperament. She will confidently approach people and is gentle and affectionate, but not overbearing. She is playful without being obnoxious. The only real fault in her temperament is that she is extremely sensitive and does not want to make a mistake. When she was being trained in obedience, if she was unsure what to do, or if she thought you were upset with her, she would just quit.
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April 1998 |
We had to make sure that her training was full of a lot of positive reinforcement. She never liked training, but she loved to show. After the last exercise, she would grab the pant leg of whichever one of us showed her and playfully tug on it all the way back to the ring entrance. We always figured we owed her that much. She had played our games, so we played one of hers.
We purchased Ashley from a breeder in King George, Virginia. Although we knew very little about Shelties at the time, we were fortunate to get a dog that is a very nice example of the breed and one that has a very nice pedigree.
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April 1998 |
Ashley's pedigree is one of those wonderful blends of the Sea Isle and Banchory lines. She is a double great great granddaughter of Peter (Ch. Halstor's Peter Pumpkin) and a great great granddaughter of Am./Can. Ch. Banchory Deep Purple ROM.
We lost Ashley in August 2002, at the age of 16 years. She was our
introduction into the Sheltie breed and remains our inspiration. Ashley's
Memorial page has a tribute written by her "Daddy" on
the one year anniversary of her trip to the Rainbow Bridge.
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Showing strong herding instinct.... |
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Synchronized Herding |
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Whelped 6/17/86 |
16 1/4" |
Am./Can. Ch. Banchory Deep Purple ROM ROMC (OFA) Ch. Harvest Hill's Shoeshine Boy Harvest Hill's Twilite Tear ROM (OFA) Ch. Wits' End Nite Shadow Of Dunade Ch. Romayne's Sportin' Life ROM ROMC (OFA) Ch. Wits' End Country Charm Ch. Sandmere Mollie Malone CD Poplar's Ramblin Man Ch. Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM ROMC Ch. Kidwelly Two For The Show CD (OFA) Kidwelly Gemini Tracean The Gift Of Song Ch. Ken-Robs Thats Life Ch. Tracean Amber Lass CD Tracy's Tri Of Taiain CD U-CD Ashley Shanon If Not For You CD CGC Ch. Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM ROMC Ch. Creekviews Simply Sam Ch. Creekview's Bit Of Honey ROM Ch. Creekviews Doc Of Candlewood CD Ch. Lingard Sealect Bruce ROM ROMC Creekviews Dina Mite Ch. Creekviews Sweet Sue Poplars' Dusty Dawn Ch. Babinette Better Times Ch. Shaldan Sonshine Of Bond Hill Shal-Dan's Wunerful Widget Candlewoods Mindy Of Popular Ch. Quilcheenas Blue Legend Of Hi-Hope Bon Di Festive Holiday Scothill Cascade Colleen |
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