Happy Birthday to Featured Dog:
the incorrigible "Questa"!
My first titled Mal turned 15 years old May 6, 2001!
Little did I know 15 years ago that this 40 pound pocket
rocket, bought as a pup from Charley Bartholomew, would be
my introduction to the world of protection sports.
In 1992(?) she was the Rocky Mt. Regional SchH III Champion.
Three years ago at age 12, Questa came out of retirement
to take a 12 year old handler to his first B, WH, and SchH1.
Questa is a daughter of Stewart Hilliard's UFO and Rena,
owned by Charley and Stewart and both Dutch imports. UFO
is the bewhiskered Laekenois mix seen in many of the
Leerburg and Canine Training System videos.
Questa is the quintessential Mal. If it could mean
trouble, she did it! Fortunately, except for barking at the
egrets and squirrels, guests and home are now safe from
her rampages. In fact she is now quite the charmer with a
bag of tricks to wheedle food and affection (and money in
a hilarious fund-raising trick we used at animal shelter
benefits in NM) from adults and children alike.
Despite the gray hairs I owe this girl a lot. Happy
Birthday, Questa!
My first titled Mal turned 15 years old May 6, 2001!
Little did I know 15 years ago that this 40 pound pocket
rocket, bought as a pup from Charley Bartholomew, would be
my introduction to the world of protection sports.
Questa is a daughter of Stewart Hilliard's UFO and Rena,
owned by Charley and Stewart and both Dutch imports. UFO
is the bewhiskered Laekenois mix seen in many of the
Leerburg and Canine Training System videos.
Questa is the quintessential Mal. If it could mean
trouble, she did it! Fortunately, except for barking at the
egrets and squirrels, guests and home are now safe from
her rampages. In fact she is now quite the charmer with a
bag of tricks to wheedle food and affection (and money in
a hilarious fund-raising trick we used at animal shelter
benefits in NM) from adults and children alike.