I was very disappointed to see browsing online that earlier
this year we lost a very wonderful dog.
Elvis was a beautiful blue great dane and can be seen here:
http://www.gdr.com/advert/ma01055.jpg
As it mentions he was not only a UDX (I believe the only
male dane to have this title among the handful of danes
overall that have it) but also had 9 OTCH points. Those
are points towards an AKC obed championship and to
date I would guess 5 or less great danes have ever
earned 1 point, if I'm wrong less than 10 have, over about
the last 50 years or so.
It is doubly surprising he was lost at 5 yrs old, as his mother
Lazy Days Sweet Inspiration UDX is (? I hope) still going and in fact competed well into her senior years in advanced obedience (to at least age 10).
Sweetie was one of the first danes to earn the UDX title and
the only dane to represent the breed at the AKC obedience Nationals, placing in her group. She is also the only dane to have produced two offspring that have earned the UDX title.
Elvis' s sister Lazy Days Amazing Grace UDX is also a dane superstar.
What might be evident at this point is that Elvis's owners Gayle & Mike Smith are dedicated, successful and treasured trainers and breeders within the dane breed. Elvis is part of a program that has gone on I think for over
20 years and he is a third or fourth homebred generation of
advanced obedience dog for them.
I had always hoped one day to meet Elvis in person, I guess now I will have to wait some time longer for that to happen. Deepest regrets to Gayle & Mike on the loss of their beautiful partner.
sandy
this year we lost a very wonderful dog.
Elvis was a beautiful blue great dane and can be seen here:
http://www.gdr.com/advert/ma01055.jpg
As it mentions he was not only a UDX (I believe the only
male dane to have this title among the handful of danes
overall that have it) but also had 9 OTCH points. Those
are points towards an AKC obed championship and to
date I would guess 5 or less great danes have ever
earned 1 point, if I'm wrong less than 10 have, over about
the last 50 years or so.
It is doubly surprising he was lost at 5 yrs old, as his mother
Lazy Days Sweet Inspiration UDX is (? I hope) still going and in fact competed well into her senior years in advanced obedience (to at least age 10).
Sweetie was one of the first danes to earn the UDX title and
the only dane to represent the breed at the AKC obedience Nationals, placing in her group. She is also the only dane to have produced two offspring that have earned the UDX title.
Elvis' s sister Lazy Days Amazing Grace UDX is also a dane superstar.
What might be evident at this point is that Elvis's owners Gayle & Mike Smith are dedicated, successful and treasured trainers and breeders within the dane breed. Elvis is part of a program that has gone on I think for over
20 years and he is a third or fourth homebred generation of
advanced obedience dog for them.
I had always hoped one day to meet Elvis in person, I guess now I will have to wait some time longer for that to happen. Deepest regrets to Gayle & Mike on the loss of their beautiful partner.
sandy
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