The Way We Were
when it all started. . . . .
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Tucson 1978
Little Chinai
my first Shizzie
The one who started it all. . . . . .
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Sire Ch. Lil Sassy Sambo
It's so hard to get a good photo of a solid black dog.

Austin 1979
Little Miss Patch comes from Minnesota
She was bred by the late Molly
Heck
We liked her so much we bought her brother too.
(We later placed him as a pet.)

Miss Patch and Sunny
(Suuny turned out to be a pet . He went to live with my friend Wimberley
King.)

1980
Chinai's Fancy Lace
The dam of Ch. Pekae's General Electric (and others)
Sister to Chinai's Lacey Lady who produced several champions for Pat Arrington.
Litter sister to Chinai's Somebody Special who was the Sire of our Chinai's
Extra Sweet.
(Who was the dam of BISS Am and Int. Ch. Extra Special R.O.M.)
Chinai's Lacey Lady
Ch. Chargalong's Boo Boo X Sun Loon's Patchlace
of Chinai
Lacy had several reserves to big
majors before she went to live with Pat Arrington.
Jennifer Winship was showing Lacy
and she gave me a glowing reference for Pat who promised to finish her.
Instead Pat bred her 5 times in a
row until she got mammary cancer.
I was very disgusted with both of
these people and soon a lot of other people were, too.

one for the money- two for the show - three to get
ready
and four to go. . . . .

My first real show dog and my first AKC points.
Miss Patch and Chris in San Antonio, Texas 1979
Sun Loon's Patchlace of Chinai
(Ch. Timberlakes Rockee Vollee Ki Ki
X Ch.
Rockee Vollee Ms)
Miss Patch produced Ch. Chinai's Galaxy
Gal and Ch. Chinai's Starlord.
Her daughters (above) by Ch. Chargalong's Boo Boo
both should have finished their championships as should have their brother Chubby.
I had a bilateral radical mastectomy that year.
Unfortunately I had to place them to help pay the handling bills.
I trusted people who promised to
take good care of them and finish them.
Chubby was mistreated and damaged by Jennifer Winship
his handler and neither of the girls were never even shown again.
Sometimes showing dogs can be a
heartbreaking experience as any long timer can tell you.
The judge here was the late Charles C.
Johnson of Joclif fame.
Chuck and his wife Betty bred many lovely champions over the years.
I was lucky to have Betty mentor me soon
after this win. She taught me a lot about this wonderful breed and the
people in it.
I had great respect for the Johnson's.
They
exemplified ethics and integrity in all they did in life.
They both had a good "eye" for
evaluating dogs. I was lucky to have known them. .
Betty Johnson passed away this past year. She was
truly a lovely lady and wonderful human being.
My first Best In Match win

Dave and I brought our lovely little almost black Flame son* by Miss Patch to the fun
match hoping to win with him.
Instead I won with a darling little Flame son by Angel. (Vi's
Christmas Angel)
They were both adorable little boys!!
We were delighted with our first Best in Match win and a lovely bronze
statue from our Japanese judge.
(That statue still graces one of our china cabinets.)
It's easy to see how we got hooked!!