Maxine

BISS Can.Am Ch Sheiling Angel of the D’Arque. ROM JHD CGC TDI
(CH Radagast's Duncan Disorderly x Can.Am CH Sheiling's D'Arque Secret)

May,  31, 1997 - September, 12, 2010

Maxine was my Dream Beardie. She represented the sixth generation of our breeding program and when she entered the world, I knew she was special.
Maxine was slow maturing but developed into my ideal Beardie type. She had a strong head, melting expression, length from rib,substance (she loved her food), strong forechest (other girls were jealous), and effortless, floating movement. In limited showing, primarily at specialties, Max touched breeder-judges and compiled
an impressive array of wins:

• BPISS at a 1998 BCCC specialty under L. Mills;
• finishing her AKC championship going BW at the NCBCC (C. Moorhead), GLBCC (M. Betts) specialities and Old Dominion (2001-2002);
• BOS at NCBCC (S. O’Brien), GLBCC (A. Richardson), BCCC (J. Lewis); and, as a veteran, BISS under J. Osborne and BVISS (C. Reinheimer).
• At all other specialities, except one, she earned AOM/Select awards.
• She was also a great mom producing champion, obedience, herding and agility titled kids.

Max made her mark by touching people deeply. She was a registered therapy dog and had an innate sense of knowing when she was needed. When I had a health crisis, she helped get me out doing something. My angel did have a d’arque side. She was affectionately called ‘the princess’ because she would pick and choose what she wanted to do and what she would forgive. She readily forgave my show-handling faux pas but would pout over my herding errors. Regardless, she was my heart dog. Her last gift was knowing she was needed at the Bridge to welcome Merv.