CH Halcyon Garnsey Rendezvous

My ever-beautiful Diva is gone. I wanted to write something special about my remarkable girl, but words seem to fail me. She was an ABC Award of Merit (AOM) winner, my first Dam of Merit (DOM) and most importantly, my best friend. She was shown by Debbie Struff, and won her first ABC AOM at the age of 13 months as a "move-up". Then, just to show that she wasn't just a pretty puppy, she won her second ABC AOM at 2 years of age. She earned 20 Best of Breeds in a very limited specials career, and then stayed home to just enjoy life and to have some beautiful puppies.

Shortly after earning her D.O.M. award in 2006, she was shown in Veterans at the ABC and was Best Veteran Bitch, which earned her a place in Breed. In the company of all those young dogs in their prime, she earned her Third Award of Merit. I will always remember how she showed her heart out that day (with Erin Stuff showing her for the first time).

Her injury/illness and death was so sudden that I still can't believe that my happy, perky,
always-up-for-anything Diva is gone. She loved to chase squirrels, rabbits, moles and anything else that moved (even butterflies!) but got along with every dog and person she ever met, and always loved the show ring. I hope she is running around now - whether in a show ring or enjoying the grass and woods - free from pain. . .

She still looked beautiful and enjoyed life up until the last. She was born into my hands and I never would have guessed that she would bring me so much joy; although when she died in my arms, it was one of the most painful days of my life. Diva had quite an amazing life and I'm so blessed to have had her for almost 9 years.