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Pearl
January 29, 1994 - October 27, 2004
Ch. Rollin Pearl Jam with Gamaheu

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Zola
Ch. Perlin's Zola Coke A Cola
April 12, 2003 - March 22, 2007

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Minnie
In Loving Memory of Ch. Rutanda's A Minnie Pearl
October 28, 1995 - May 21, 2001
Tragically died in the prime of her life.
Ch. Rutanda's A Minnie Pearl
(Daughter of Pearl, Mother of Holly)

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Minnie lost her life due to heatstroke while living with her new owner, much before her time
and in the prime of her life.  I think of her and miss her every day.  Minnie produced two
lovely litters, one by Am. Ch. Neu's Invincible Fire Lord - 3 girls and 2 boys, and the other by
Am. Ch. Rowell's Revenge of the Jedi, 2 girls and one boy.

Minnie's champion get are:  Ch. Rutanda's Spitfire Poppy, Ch. Rutanda's Evening Sunfire and
BIS Ch. Perlin's Hollywood Star.

Her legacy is in the beautiful temperament, her gung ho attitude, and conformation that she
has passed to her offspring and grand offspring.  She lives forever in my heart.
On March 22, 2007 I lost my wonderful little ray of sunshine, Zola, when a man drove over her in our yard.

My heart is broken into millions of pieces.  I don't know how I'm going to get over this or try to justify this
needless waste of such a wonderful little spirit.  I loved her with all my heart and she loved me.

She will be sorely missed by anyone who knew her.  My only consolation is that she is waiting for me over the
Rainbow Bridge, maybe she and Pearl have found each other.

She was patient and kind, protective to a fault, sweet with the babies, especially baby Winnabelle who she
helped raise by offering herself as a chew toy and buffer.

Her true calling was as a farm dog.  Zola loved the pot bellied pigs and used to drink and eat with them from
their dish, couldn't hardly wait for me to open the pen so she could go and visit with Susie and the others.  She
was afraid of nothing.  She would stroll with the horses, llamas, donkeys and cows, never realizing that she was
so much smaller than they were.  Confidence was an aura around her.  Luckily, they all tolerated her well and
never moved their feet when she was underfoot.

Zola had three litters.  She was bred to Am. Ch. Porter's Snapshot and from that breeding we got Ch. Perlin's
Fanciful Snapshot.  Fanci has produced the most beautiful puppies for us, including Ch. Perlin's Quest for Gold
who now lives in India and is doing some nice winning there.

Her next litter was by Ch. Perlin's Pogo Bounce and that breeding produced two boys.  One of those boys lives
with my friend Nancy.  Jesse James is so like his mother, we marvel about it all the time.  He has her 'gung ho'
attitude and fearlessness, also her protective nature.

Lastly, she was bred to Am. Can. Ch. Windwalker's Biscotti D'Oro (Berry).  It was a true love match, they
were so totally tuned in to each other always.  They used to go exploring together if I gave them the chance!  
Zola especially loved the wild mushrooms that she and Berry used to find in the horse pasture.  (That's how I
found out they were edible!)  Their breeding produced Ch. Perlin's Nutmeg N Brown Sugar and Ch. Perlin's
Neva Rose Rutanda.  Neva just recently came back from Louisville where she was successful in winning her
class two of the four days and second the other two.

Zola has left me a legacy but it will be impossible to fill her shoes.  Not to have her following me everywhere,
laying in her bed by my computer, happy to have a bone, sleep in my bed or beside it when she got too hot,
accompany me everywhere in the truck is a loss I just can't contemplate.  I celebrate the life of my darling
Zola and deeply mourn her loss.  ~Linda
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Ch. Sheffield's Buttered Popcorn
Kernel
November 30, 1999 - February 2, 2007
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