Blog Post
Flame
- By Laurie Carlson
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- 24 Oct, 2016
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GRCH U-CH Glen Oaks' Afterglow o' Amethyst RN THDN JH CGC TDInc READ
March 26, 2005 to January 2, 2016
Flame was an amazing dog. We had such fun together. She was my first show dog, the mother of my first litter of puppies, and my heart dog. I co-owned Flame with my good friend Peggy DaValt. I had helped her take a couple of her Gordons to obedience classes and had worked on a CD with my Golden Retriever, Shadow while she was trying to get a CD on one her of Gordons, Kiggen.
She came to me in the spring of 2005 and asked if I'd like to co-own a Gordon Setter puppy with her. After talking it over with my husband, I told her I'd love to co-own a dog with her but I wanted a girl. There were 2 girls in the litter- a big one and a little one. I ended up with the little one and decided to call her Flame. She was only 9 lbs when she came to live with me and my family. The funny thing is she ended up bigger than her sister, Sidney!
Flame grew into a lovely girl. She finished her show champion title by the age of 2 with 16 points and 3 majors. Peggy put most of her points on her but my daughter, Krista, put the last 2 points on her to finish. That was an exciting day! After that we decided to let Flame spend some time in the whelping box and March 31, 2009 she whelped a litter of 12 puppies out of Mac Edan- CH U-CH Sparkling Mac Edan RN MH CGC TDI. Peggy & I ended up keeping the yellow girl and named her Q- CH U-CH Lyric 'n' Amethyst Unquenchable Fire RN CGC. The next year we breed Flame to her nephew, Colt- CH U-CH Willowglen's Midnight Special. They had a littler of 9 on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010. Peggy & I again ended up with the yellow girl and named her Crescent- CH U-CH Lyric N Amethyst Rising o' the Moon CGC.
After the whelping box, Peggy and I decided to special Flame and see if we could get her Grand Champion title. With limited showing, Flame finished her GRCH in about 6 months. Along the way she received a specialty Best of Opposite Sex for a 5 point major, a Select Bitch for a 4 point specialty major as well as numerous BOS's at All-Breed shows. She also received a Best of Breed over her brother, River, who was the #3 Gordon Setter at the time. Flame's best pal, Lis Johnston De Souza, (shown above) put the last GRCH point on Flame and fell in love with her. She is a Master Groomer and used Flame in many grooming competition as well as specialing her for me.
After Flame had her GRCH title, I decided to get her Therapy certification and her READ certification. The two of us spent many happy hours at the local public library listening to children read to Flame. She LOVED going to the library! We made enough visits that she was able to receive her THDN (Therapy Dog Novice) title.
I will always be grateful to Peggy and Marte Wetzel (Flame's breeder) for allowing this amazing dog to be a part of my life. Flame was one of those once in a lifetime dogs and I am forever blessed to have shared my heart with her.
In December, 2014, I came home to find Flame so stiff she could hardly move. I took her to the vet the next day and found out her Lyme had popped up again but she also had a lump. We took an x-ray and one of her lymph nodes was huge. I scheduled a biopsy for the end of the week to find out what type of cancer it was. When they started the ultra-sound they came out and said there is no need to do the biopsy- she was full of cancer. Two weeks later on Jan. 2 I let Flame go. She was hurting so bad and I couldn't stand to see her suffer. It was one of the best gifts I could have given her but it broke my heart. Flame's legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren and in my heart and memories.
She came to me in the spring of 2005 and asked if I'd like to co-own a Gordon Setter puppy with her. After talking it over with my husband, I told her I'd love to co-own a dog with her but I wanted a girl. There were 2 girls in the litter- a big one and a little one. I ended up with the little one and decided to call her Flame. She was only 9 lbs when she came to live with me and my family. The funny thing is she ended up bigger than her sister, Sidney!
Flame grew into a lovely girl. She finished her show champion title by the age of 2 with 16 points and 3 majors. Peggy put most of her points on her but my daughter, Krista, put the last 2 points on her to finish. That was an exciting day! After that we decided to let Flame spend some time in the whelping box and March 31, 2009 she whelped a litter of 12 puppies out of Mac Edan- CH U-CH Sparkling Mac Edan RN MH CGC TDI. Peggy & I ended up keeping the yellow girl and named her Q- CH U-CH Lyric 'n' Amethyst Unquenchable Fire RN CGC. The next year we breed Flame to her nephew, Colt- CH U-CH Willowglen's Midnight Special. They had a littler of 9 on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010. Peggy & I again ended up with the yellow girl and named her Crescent- CH U-CH Lyric N Amethyst Rising o' the Moon CGC.
After the whelping box, Peggy and I decided to special Flame and see if we could get her Grand Champion title. With limited showing, Flame finished her GRCH in about 6 months. Along the way she received a specialty Best of Opposite Sex for a 5 point major, a Select Bitch for a 4 point specialty major as well as numerous BOS's at All-Breed shows. She also received a Best of Breed over her brother, River, who was the #3 Gordon Setter at the time. Flame's best pal, Lis Johnston De Souza, (shown above) put the last GRCH point on Flame and fell in love with her. She is a Master Groomer and used Flame in many grooming competition as well as specialing her for me.
After Flame had her GRCH title, I decided to get her Therapy certification and her READ certification. The two of us spent many happy hours at the local public library listening to children read to Flame. She LOVED going to the library! We made enough visits that she was able to receive her THDN (Therapy Dog Novice) title.
I will always be grateful to Peggy and Marte Wetzel (Flame's breeder) for allowing this amazing dog to be a part of my life. Flame was one of those once in a lifetime dogs and I am forever blessed to have shared my heart with her.
In December, 2014, I came home to find Flame so stiff she could hardly move. I took her to the vet the next day and found out her Lyme had popped up again but she also had a lump. We took an x-ray and one of her lymph nodes was huge. I scheduled a biopsy for the end of the week to find out what type of cancer it was. When they started the ultra-sound they came out and said there is no need to do the biopsy- she was full of cancer. Two weeks later on Jan. 2 I let Flame go. She was hurting so bad and I couldn't stand to see her suffer. It was one of the best gifts I could have given her but it broke my heart. Flame's legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren and in my heart and memories.
Good Friday 2018 I got an email from Skye's previous owner telling me she couldn't keep Skye anymore. Her job had changed and she was not home enough. On Easter, Lis De Souza was coming back to WI from the East Coast and was able to pick Skye up in Ohio and bring her home. She groomed her a bit and I picked her up on Monday. Skye has settled into the household and Cinder is teaching her how to play with a big dog. She is very sweet. I am looking for a show home but it needs to be the perfect one. Otherwise she will stay right here at Lyric!
Q is now living in Colorado with her new mom, Kathy J. It was not an easy decision to make. Q was a very sweet girl but she wasn't getting along with her daughter, Cinder. It was very stressful for Q to have Cinder coming and going. On June 8, 2017, Q got on the plane in Madison, WI and flew to Denver, CO to meet up with her new mom. They are getting along great together and Q is enjoying being an only dog. I cried many tears as I came to the decision that I needed to re-home Q.
I held Q when she was seconds old and we had accomplished many things together. She was my first Bred-By Champion and my first home bred mum. This morning when I came down the stairs I started crying because I realized I would never again have Q meet me at the bottom of the stairs. She was alway so happy to see me in the morning. She liked to follow me from room to room just to hang out. I'm sure Q will enjoy living the Mile High Life with Kathy but my life will be a bit emptier without her.
I held Q when she was seconds old and we had accomplished many things together. She was my first Bred-By Champion and my first home bred mum. This morning when I came down the stairs I started crying because I realized I would never again have Q meet me at the bottom of the stairs. She was alway so happy to see me in the morning. She liked to follow me from room to room just to hang out. I'm sure Q will enjoy living the Mile High Life with Kathy but my life will be a bit emptier without her.
Q is from my first litter of Gordon Setters. She was my first champion and she finished completely from the Bred-By Exhibitor class. Q is always ready to go on an adventure. The day before her 5 month birthday she was hit by a pick-up truck in front of my house. I was so scared. Luckily it turned out she just had road rash on her right hind leg and she must of pulled some tendons she ran funny for a couple of months. Q finished her champion titles in both AKC and UKC and started on her Grand Champion title in AKC but I decided to retire her to the whelping box. She really didn't enjoy being at shows. She loved the ring but hated the dogs walking by her crate. Q gave me 3 lovely litters- Nail Polish Litter out of Orion- GCH Timbaray's Intrigue CD JH; James Bond Litter out of Tamhas-CH Tartana's Noble Tamhas Camble JH OA OAJ and the Fantasy Litter out of Player-AM CH/CAN MBIS RBIS GCHEX Triseter Celtic Player RN FD MH. I ended up keeping a girl (Cinder) from Player's litter. Q enjoyed her while she was young but once Cinder started going to shows it got too stressful for Q to deal with going from an only dog to having to sharing me with Cinder. There were a few scary moments when Q tried to chase Cinder off her property so I decided to rehome Q. Q now lives with Kathy J. in a suburb of Denver, CO and LOVES being the center of Kathy's love and affection. She is still near and dear to my heart and I miss her terribly but Q is much happier and not so stressed.
I have been really blessed with the Gordon Setters that have been a part of my life. It all started with Flame- GRCH U-CH Glen Oaks' Afterglow o' Amethyst RN JH THDN READ (Nirvana- AM/CAN/NZ/AUST CH Triseter Ebonie Nirvana x Kinsey- CH Glen Oaks Kinsey Report). Here's a picture of her as an eight week old puppy. She was such a peanut- barely 9 pounds when she came to live with us. Flame and I had many adventures together. She was truly my heart dog. I lost her January 2, 2015 but she lives on in her children and grandchildren. I am so happy that her daughter Q- CH U- CH Lyric 'n' Amethyst Unquenchable Fire (MacE- CH U-CH Amethyst's Sparkling MacEdan x Flame) and granddaughter Cinder- Lyric's Enduring Flame (Player- CH/CAN BIS GRCH Triseter Celtic Player x Q) live with me.
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