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APRIL 25, 2012
Wow, a lot has happened in the last year. Best news is, I'm still alive. Sad news is, there is as yet no cure
for my type of cancer so I'll be on Chemo the rest of my life. I was told two weeks ago that I am the longest-lived
cancer patient taking chemo at the James Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Not the oldest, just the oldest survivor
(19 1/2 years) not so sure as to what kind of an honor that is.
Some sad news though is I lost two good human friends, Ellie Matlin to cancer last June and Bloise Boyd to heart
surgery complications. I'm proud to say, that last July 1, i was one of the three judges picked to judge their
fiftieth anniversary show. I waited until the last minute to acknowledge acceptance as I had received chemo just
2 days prior to the flight and show. Bloise died in October. Though his son Paul sent me other pictures, this
is how I best remember him, tough, determined, opinionated and cantankerous. I miss you old friend.
Unfortunately, I have no updated pictures of Ellie. Suffice to say, I was a friend with her mother and her since
the mid 70's.
Hard to believe its been a year since I wrote about Hidalgo. Due to my health, I've been unable to show him since
last July. However, when a "breeder" breeds something as handsome as him, we are forced to follow through
with hips elbows, etc.
Pat and I are both delighted to say that the SV has written back that Hidalgo received the "a' normal rating
for both his hips and elbows!
I'm not including a photo of him since he is out of coat at the moment and there will always be those that can't
see the proper structure without the beautiful coat. I promise to update them later. I can't wait to breed him
now and hope he can produce as well as his father.
A side note. Perhaps this is for the many critics out there who always seem to have something negative to say
about those breeders that compete with their dogs throughout the world. We charge more for our puppies and dogs,
because we pay more for their imported parents and we continue to pay the higher prices for the maintenance of
our dogs.
It has always been our policy to first have our dogs x-rayed: preliminaries by the OFA before sending them off
to the SV. But these costs are becoming prohibitive! The cost of x-rays (digital), the cost of mailing them off
to the OFA, the conversion costs of changing them from digital to the old fashioned plates because the SV does
not yet look at digital results. The cost of sending them to the WDA and then on to the SV! I don't have the
details in front of me at the moment, but I can tell you the total cost was almost 500 dollars! Worse, it took
over nine weeks to get the results back from the SV. I'm happy to report the OFA results were back in less than
2 weeks.
I know for a fact there are shepherd breeders here on Long Island selling their puppies for what i pay for hip
results!
Can any logical human being really believe that, in most cases (those breeders selling puppies for five hundred
dollars), that their puppy's parents have certified x-rays?
Kind of like some of the so-called SCH trainers here on the island.
While they may offer "bite" training, they don't offer tracking or obedience with it.
I read recently where one indoor club was offering certificates without scores! That's almost as bad as some of
the dog people trying to convince buyers that shepherds with higher withers than croups (eg. A naturally sloping
back) are dysplastic even though the written standard throughout the world calls for it. Why don't potential buyers
bother to even read the standard before asking the seller questions?
Sigh .... Until next time, if there is one.
MAY 2011
AFTER BEING TREATED FOR FOURTH STAGE CLL CANCER AT THE JAMES HOSPITAL IN
COLUMBUS, OHIO FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE ANYTHING ON THESE PAGES AGAIN. HELL, FOUR OF THE
TOP HOSPITALS HERE ON LONG ISLAND TOLD PAT AND I THAT I'D BE DEAD BEFORE
JUNE 2009! FURTHERMORE, I WAS TURNED DOWN BY FOUR OTHER HOSPITALS WITH
SIMILIAR RESEARCH PROGRAMS. SPECIAL THANKS ARE DUE TO THE SECOND FLOOR NURSES FOR PUTTING UP WITH THIS CRUSTY AND
CANTANKEROUS OLD MAN. TEN MONTHS LATER, I WAS SENT HOME TO CLEAN OUT MY SYSTEM OF DRUGS FOR TWO MONTHS ONLY TO
BE TOLD THAT I HAD A 5 CM CANCEROUS GROWTH IN MY BLADDER. AFTER A PAINFUL WEEK IN THE
HOSPITAL, THEY CLAIM THEY GOT IT ALL AND I RETURNED TO THE JAMES ONCE MORE FOR STEM CELL IMPLANTS LAST APRIL.
THINGS WERE GOING GREAT UNTIL MARCH WHEN I CONTACTED PNEUMONIA AND ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AGAIN. DREADED NEWS,
THE CANCER WAS BACK!
THE FOLKS AT WINTHROP HOSPITAL IN MINEOLA (WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE JONES) STARTED ME ON A NEW DRUG WHICH SEEMS
VERY POSITIVE, I WAS SUPPOSSED TO RECEIVE 12 STRAIGHT WEEKLY INFUSIONS OF AZERRA, BUT THE POWERS THAT BE AT MEDICARE
SAID NO AFTER EIGHT AND I AM TO ONLY RECEIVE THE NEXT FOUR, ONCE A MONTH. HOW GOOD WAS IT WORKING! IT DROPPED MY
WBC FROM 100 TO 8 IN JUST 3 TREATMENTS. SEEMS TO ME THEY'D BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS SURVIVED 18 YEARS
AS A POSTER CHILD RATHER THAN LET "GRANDPA" DIE. BUT THEN, THATS ANOTHER FIGHT FOR ANOTHER DAY.
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE, I WISH TO THANK JOHN AND GAYLE KIRKWOOD FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY. DR. JOHN IS A LYMPHOMA RESEARCH
CANCER SPECIALIST. GAYLE IS .... A DAMN TOUGH COMPETITOR AMONG OTHER THINGS. SHE ARRANGED FOR ME TO USE KRISTI
HUDAK AS MY HANDLER. BOTH HIDALGO AND KRISTI UPHELD THEIR END AND EVEN GOT SUPPORT "DOUBLE HANDLING "
FROM ANOTHER COMPETITOR AND FRIEND PATRICK KUEHN. UNFORTUNATELY HIDALGO WASN'T AT HIS BEST HAVING DEVELOPED DIARRHEA
THE DAY BEFORE WHICH LEFT HIM A LITTLE WASTED. STILL HE PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT UNTIL THE FINISH WHEN HE STOPPED AND
WAS FORCED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF BECAUSE OF THE DIARRHEA AND WAS PLACED SECOND.
A GOOD START BEATEN BY A GOOD DOG THAT PERFORMED WELL. BY THE WAY, HIS DADDY VIX IS JUST TWO PICTURES DOWN AND
WE HAVE PUPPIES AVAILBLE BY HIM NOW. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONS......
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| Great News! We received back Hidalgo's OFA Preliminary Hips & Elbow Info
on June 22, 2011. Hips and Elbows are both GOOD. People have asked me many times why we do this with the dogs we
intend to keep and breed. My answer is simple, if they won't pass at 6 + months of age, they sure as hell won't
get any better at one year old when we retake and send them again to the OFA and then to the SV for certification
of breed ability. Despite our many years of breeding German Shepherds(44), we are neither Clark Kent, aka Superman (x-ray vision) or Dr. Dolittle (who it was claimed spoke and listened to the animals) . We require the services of certified and identifiable x-rays read by licensed orthopedic surgeons to determine the quality of our dogs hips and elbows. |
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DECEMBER 2009
We are proud to announce that Jasper Von Waldhimmel Has placed SG8 at the 12-18 Class at the WDA Show In California.
Jasper isa Bax Von Preutia son ans is following in his father's footsteps. Again,
Congratulations Von Waldhimmel
DECEMBER 7, 2008
We are happy to announce that Vix v Polarkreis completed his AD, BH, Sch1 and KK1 by November 22 of this year and
is back home here in NY. Along the way his trainers also took the time to show him in three show events. The results
were quite gratifying.
V1, 2x CACIB, Vix v Polarkreis, SCH1, KK1a
V Hannibal vom Steiglerhof Sch3 a1 x V Yosa Van Noort Sch1 a2
Click here
for Vix Videos
8th in the 12-18 class at the USA Sieger show
CACIB- Show : 2 x V1, 2x CAC, 2x CACIB, 2x BOB (Best of Breed)
Gebrauchshundklasse, placing V 11 in a class of 30 dogs.
There are many videos Andreas and Isa took on their website of some early training they were doing with Vix back
in June. Of course, these are quite dated now. Yesterday, one week after his returning home, Vix did his first
protection training with Steve Simkins and I. He was quite responsive to all commands and released always by the
second Aus. Two different people worked his leash. He bites with real conviction and a full mouth. He is very quick.
The more aggressive the handler's move the more aggressive Vix becomes. However, the best part is, Vix loves puppies
and is not the least aggressive with other dogs. To my delight and surprise, you can see Andreas and Isa put a
lot of time in with the dog. While there are always difficulties with people from two different cultures and languages
trying to understand each other, after spending a couple of days at their home we both understood each other better.
I have no problem in recommending them to people from my country for training their dogs.
DECEMBER 6, 2008
It is with great honor we add this dogs win to this page. Pastor, was sold as a 12 week old puppy. Like all our
dogs he was sold with a "Pet" Contract even though we knew it was the intent of the owner to breed and
show him. His first owner was Fernando Burgos who showed the dog to his AKC Championship after we had introduced
him to show ring and the numerous judges and handlers involved. After completing his title, Fernando decided to
concentrate on only his German dogs. He asked me to help him find an owner that would promote the show career and
betterment of the dog. We felt we accomplished this by selling him to the two families below.
Perhaps this is a good time to paraphrase something I heard in the movie, "Rocky Balboa" when he was
speaking to a review board about getting his license back to fight again ..... Look, I've come to accept the fact
that as I grow older, there are some things I must leave behind, but not my integrity or the things I believe most
in................
The dogs we have bred, trained, bought and shown. are my passion. Few people who have ever been to our home can
understand my personal intensity and desire to compete and win.
Though only one of Pastor Burgos ribbons was won with me handling him, it is his owners that have honored Pat and
I, as his breeders, by showing him to his many wins and titles. We thank you all for such an honor and proudly
put him on our website for the world to see. Thank you all.
Pat & Frank Tate
Canadian Select Excellent Am/Can Champion Pastor Burgos TEC OFA/OVC
Owners: Bill & Joanne Randall & John & Christine Gibbons
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AUGUST 3, COBERG, GERMANY
I RECEIVED THIS POST FROM ANDREAS THIS WEEK. FRANKLY, I NEVER HAD HEARD OF A VDH SHOW BEFORE. APPARENTLY ITS LIKE
AN AKC ALL BREED SHOW WHEREIN THE WINNERS DOGS AND BITCHES CAN COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR BEST OF BREED. I
UNDERSTAND THERE WERE 19 DOGS SHOWN IN THE COMPETITION. RATHER THAN REPEAT WHAT HE SAID, I WILL JUST INCLUDE THE
COPY OF HIS POST.
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE TYPE OF TRAINING VIX IS RECEIVING, HERE ARE LINKS TO TWO VIDEOS ANDREAS AND ISA SENT
ME LEADING UP TO THIS NICE WIN:
We won everything what was possible to win.
- Excellent 1
- Best Male
- Best of Breed
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May 24, 2008 GREAT NEWS, Isa just informed me that Vix earned his "AD" title.
April 14, 2008 We got anxious and called Claudia at the SV to find out the results on Phoenix's Jeremiah Johnson
and received verification that Jerry also received the (a) normal on both hips and elbows.
April 11, 2008 Received SV and AKC verification that Phoenix's Klondike received the stamp of (a) normal on both
hips and elbows!
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