tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59042086724374606852024-03-13T06:56:50.564-05:00Gryffyn's Cornernews and goings-on from the AeyrieR. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-52229195173820139512016-05-17T11:07:00.001-05:002016-05-17T11:08:50.746-05:00Thanks for Nothing, Monarch Dental My husband made an appointment at Monarch Dental for a tooth extraction. I made an appointment with my doctor about 25 minutes later figuring we could save time by my being at the doctor for a needed checkup while he was being worked on.
Oh,no.... we can't have that. That would be too efficient. Absolutely not.
So while I was at the doctor consulting on my meds for chronic pain and depression, R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-1773288884921480412015-01-31T16:21:00.003-06:002015-01-31T16:21:52.522-06:00You Might be an Animal Rights Radical...This afternoon while cruising Facebook I came across the following post from a very wise man named Jay Kitchener. I asked him if I may share it here, because it describes what we breeders have witnessed for years. A laughable (if the situation were not so tragic) double standard between puppies and dogs from dedicated dog fanciers and dogs available at shelters.
Just as you have in breeders,R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-90104932978275897042014-12-30T21:09:00.000-06:002014-12-30T21:09:05.832-06:00Made in the Shade
Wow. Lately I have been sharing articles regarding the horrendous actions taken against a dog breeder in IL. It can be so disheartening to hear all the awful tales about the travesties perpetrated upon hobbyists by animal rights terrorists. One has to sit back and wonder...why?
Why do we do it?
Why not just lie down and give up? I was reminded of that answer again today. There are the obviousR. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-6354929570030326372014-04-13T12:10:00.000-05:002014-04-25T12:10:50.353-05:00First Quarter 2014 – UKC Rankings
The
UKC Rankings for Events through March 30, 2014 have Deuce ranked as the
Top Silken Windhound as of the end of the first quarter of 2014. He had
gone with Victor to shows in Hutto, taking Best of Breed all 4 shows
that weekend, and then he won a couple more at the Denton shows in early
March. Needless to say, I am quite proud of the “White Tornado”!
Of course he is likely to move down R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-85042018516177891862014-03-07T16:31:00.001-06:002014-03-07T21:08:28.731-06:00New Arrival – Talisman Gryffyn’s Dulcimer, “Dulci” (Silken Windhound)
Meet our newest Silken Windhound!
This past Saturday we had a “special delivery” via American Airlines
from Walnut Creek, CA courtesy of Joyce Chin (Talisman Hounds). A cute
little gold brindle spotted girlie-pup named Dulcimer (or “Dulci”). She
is a daughter of our Pryss (Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Centerfold) who was Best
Puppy in Sweepstakes at the 2009 SilkenFest (the Silken Windhound
R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-40359881445878521252014-02-04T16:32:00.000-06:002014-03-07T21:09:07.442-06:00Pasha is 2013′s Top Silken WindhoundHappy dance happy dance! It’s official – Pasha (ISWS CH UKC Grand CH
Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Stop and Stare) is 2013′s #1 Silken Windhound in the
UKC (United Kennel Club)!! I believe he is also within the Top Ten
All-Breeds!! So proud of our beautiful, deserving boy!
One of Pasha’s BOB wins at the 2013 Gateway shows
It took some traveling for this accomplishment – in addition to the
“local” R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-6372415245431212082014-01-06T20:23:00.000-06:002014-03-07T21:13:08.075-06:00It's Party Time!!Our first show of the year in Texas is the Nolan River Kennel Club cluster held in the little town of Glen Rose, known for its dinosaur tracks. We have had some nice success here in the past, and it is a show site that we enjoy. There used to be lure coursing trials held in conjunction with the shows, which made for some long days – but those times are now gone. I fondly remember when we had SoloR. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-70894529928972995662013-12-03T20:43:00.000-06:002014-03-07T21:15:39.091-06:00UKC Shows (Hutto) and Siren's Big DebutWell this had to be the most exciting UKC weekend ever for us!
First, let me introduce one of the players. Some of you who attended the 2009 SilkenFest in MO may remember a little extreme white with tan sable spotted bitch that Victor was showing who absolutely refused to come off the cement area where the judge had examined her, and on to the grass so she could be put through her paces in the R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-88038354293623119782012-11-03T20:49:00.000-05:002014-03-07T21:29:29.848-06:00Pasha is Grand
Pasha showing off in the yard
Today I opted to spend the morning taking Pasha, Shadow and Jules to the morning UKC show in Denton instead of to the LGRA racing "around the corner" in McKinney - Victor took care of that duty.
Pasha had been taking time off for an extended period following a ligament injury sustained in June. At first believed to be a possibly career-ending cruciate injury, R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-89858338602851213012012-10-10T16:22:00.000-05:002014-03-19T18:17:36.428-05:00Farewell Golden Boy
on the field
A great heart was stilled on one of the kindest Borzoi I've had the privilege of knowing and sharing my life with. I cannot thank Nadine enough for sharing him with me and Victor for all these years. He was a wonderful boy, who even while working through the results of a grave injury several years ago (ran into the cross-fencing and temporarily paralyzed from a spinal shock) and R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-72680557754681272142012-07-16T15:23:00.001-05:002014-03-19T18:17:07.904-05:00"Dear Mr. Obama"
The following was written by Amanda Kelly of Fwaggle Manchester Terriers. Amanda edits "Black and Tan" which is a breed specific magazine, and she was the editor of Canine Review, the Canadian version of Dogs in Review, for several years.
The potential impact and intent of the proposed USDA/APHIS regulation change are crystal clear, even to someone outside the US. The collapse of dog-breeding R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-55410787316042447472012-06-06T16:17:00.000-05:002014-03-07T21:28:17.814-06:00(The) Magik is GoneToday the world is a less "magickal" place.
DC Chataqua Gryffyn's LaMagieContinue, SC SOR GRC FCh ORC
aka "Magik"
Nov 22, 2001 - June 6, 2012
she has joined her sister Sassi in the fields of heaven - Godspeed ladies
R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-30787095183408956362011-02-12T15:09:00.000-06:002012-10-25T15:14:11.361-05:00Sadness...Today we had it in spades - all because of one little soul.
We have been fighting the battle for the last year when the original diagnosis was made after Trouble was exhibiting a slight limp in her left front. We thought she had badly bruised or perhaps cracked her shoulder. Our vet didn't like the x-ray where there was some shadowing, so they suggested a specialist. After R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-81022027145972670842011-01-13T18:11:00.000-06:002012-10-25T15:52:38.877-05:00Ending 2010 on a High NoteDecember 2011 saw two Gryffyns complete the requirements for their AKC conformation championships!
First was Deckard, who took Winners Dog (and 1 Best of Winners) both days of the Conroe Kennel Club's show cluster. His finishing win was bestowed by breeder/judge Pat Murphy, Oaklara Borzoi. What a greay way to wrap up his show career (he hates showing, so this is it for him)!
Ch. Gryffyn's R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-8935579714373471172010-10-06T00:58:00.003-05:002011-01-13T21:58:52.496-06:00Koontz on Sharing One's Life With DogsDogs' lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can't support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There's such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-65176548016193220382010-09-08T19:15:00.001-05:002012-10-25T15:28:52.869-05:00Ain't That GrandI am thrilled to report that our Borzoi boy Solo has added another title to his repertoire. He is now an AKC GRAND CHAMPION!
He is also the FIRST AKC Dual Champion Borzoi to achieve the Grand title.
BIF Grand Ch. DC Gryffyn's It's All About Me, SC SOR GRC ORC FCh
R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-773183758232925602010-08-28T13:11:00.007-05:002010-08-28T15:13:49.805-05:00Hard Times - Burni-Man and Ivan-da-HoVictor and I figured that 2010 would be a hard year to get through - since we have several elderly dogs residing here, it is inevitable that there would be times of sorrow and tears. Unfortunately we had two boys that we did not foresee losing anytime soon, which make the tears flow even harder. One of the greatest burdens of a dog-lover is that of having to say goodbye.Ivanhoe was an expert R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-11947851641961474972010-08-17T17:33:00.002-05:002010-08-17T18:00:43.626-05:00Could It Be....?Recently there was media coverage regarding a grizzly bear attack in Yellowstone National Park. The bear was captured and killed the next day and a posthumous exam performed to help give insight into its behavior. Of note was its extremely poor body condition - it was very thin. The investigative team determined that the bear's vegetarian diet (of approximately two years) combined with a parasiteR. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-80279206874973246512010-07-06T02:19:00.002-05:002010-07-06T02:33:39.908-05:00In the Garden of RemembranceI decided to play along and participate in an online photo contest that is being put on by a published of various web design and programming books (SitePoint). They recently released a book on digital photography (geared towards web usage) that I would like to get, and it is offered as a daily prize. So what the heck - may as well try the contest! The first assignment was to photograph either a R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-40622748163108371482010-06-08T00:12:00.003-05:002010-06-08T00:18:44.151-05:00Pupdate: Tyler-Myla Pups Nearing 3 Months of Age3 of the pups say HI to Bekka and Boo through the fenceGot some snaps of these kids yesterday at just short of their 3 month "birthday" - stacks and candids of them out in the yard.http://www.gryffynsaeyrieborzoi.com/gallery/tyler-myla?page=6They were quite bold about being introduced to the yard - usually we have to carry pups to the back door and these wee beasties followed us out, ready for R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-27633804998388366502010-04-01T12:30:00.005-05:002010-04-01T12:36:36.801-05:00Surprised?HumaneWatch.org ran this advertisement in the April 1 edition of the USA Today paper. Kudos to them on working to expose the truth behind HSUS and its actions and agenda. R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-16715907732696878502010-03-11T19:52:00.005-06:002010-08-28T14:50:42.418-05:00Requiem for the KingHe fought a good fight, but we had to say goodbye.He was my first champion to finish exclusively from the BBE classes, my first Canadian champion, and my first GRC/SGRC, in addition to being the #1 LGRA Borzoi in 2000. He ran a lap in the Legends portion of the LGRA Nationals a little over a year ago - the photos show him still kicking up a dirt trail at over 10 1/2 years of age. He was also a R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-35618954819199380812010-02-21T21:19:00.005-06:002011-01-13T20:25:20.315-06:00First Points, Last PointsThe Guadalupe Dog Fanciers' Association show this year marked an end and a beginning for a couple of our hounds. We only attended Saturday's show as we had an LSBC meeting to attend there as well.Ozzy (Gryffyn's Aeyrie Hellraiser) won the Bred-by Exhibitor class and went on to claim his first point by taking Winners Dog. This was Lump's (Ozzy's sister, Gryffyn's Aeyrie Here For You) first show R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-83018834447216559412010-02-15T17:30:00.006-06:002011-01-13T18:07:57.417-06:00Gryffyn's Winter GardenI don't remember it snowing this much, but for the last few years it seems we get at least one snowfall. This time it's a doozy! The neighborhood has been transformed into a winter wonderland covered in cottony white with crystalline accents - it just does not seem like the Dallas metro concrete jungle. We got double-digit inches of the fluffy white stuff.looking out into the front yardthe front R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904208672437460685.post-55628303223215101282010-02-12T21:56:00.004-06:002010-07-06T01:58:23.554-05:00Pumpkin Pumps Us Up!The first show of the year was that hosted by the Nolan River Kennel Club in Glen Rose, TX. This year members of the Lone Star Borzoi Club hosted a BCOA Trophy Supported Entry in conjunction with the Saturday show. In the Sweepstakes classes, Ozzy and Ray placed second and third, respectively. Their mother Duri was entered in the Veteran Sweeps and placed Best Opp to Kalipso's brother Kazimir, R. Lynn Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693741607564382964noreply@blogger.com0