Her son, Tiger, CH Weymouths Eyes on the Tiger, owned by the DiSienas, is well known for his time in the ring, RWD at the ESAA National at just 14 months of age, BOS at Westminster the following year. But his greatest contribution has been through the beautiful bitches sent to him and their puppies.
Daughter Puppet, CH Weymouths Linwood Merryonette, owned by Lin Sell, earned her place on Lin's bed at 8 weeks of age. Puppet had a great specialty career and produced two litters of beautiful kids.
Daughter Savannah, CH Weymouths Step Aside, resides here at Birchrun and you can see her page under Our Retirees.
Casey has been gone for a few years now and she is still the standard in temperament and movement that I judge all my dogs. Friends and family called her The Queen but she was always my Lady Jane.
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"Make No Mistake...About Casey..."
Where do I start? Casey was a dream come true, a dog that never ever let down in the ring and thought the whole thing was a blast from the moment she stepped in a match ring at 5 months of age until she left the Veterans ring at 11.5 years old. Casey combined a wonderful "up" attitude in the ring with the most laid back easygoing temperament at home. She was very independent, had no use for obedience training, nor went looking for affection. If you wanted to pet her, you went to her and loved on her. She gladly accepted your kisses. She thought all people, kids included, and dogs were just wonderful.
Casey was the only orange bitch in Tony and Penny's first litter and the beginning of our wonderful friendship. Casey had attitude to burn with a topline when moving that was rock solid, not a bit of body roll. The smooth drive in her rear was there until the day she died. While I have many pictures of Casey that I love, it was Casey in motion that truly took your breath away. She was always owner-handled but I really was there just to hold the end of the lead.
Casey finished easily and that was just the beginning:
- Winners Bitch at the 1995 Kettle Moraine ESC.
- ESAA's Winners Bitch Runner-Up 1995.
- 2nd in her Futurity class at the 1993 ESAA National
- 3rd in her Open class at the 1995 ESAA National
- 16 Best of Breeds
- 15 Best of Opposite Sex
- 2 Group placements
- As a Veteran, she was Best of Opposite Sex at the first Lone Star ESC specialty 2002
- 3 Best in Veteran in Sweeps
- 2 Best of Opposite in Veteran Sweeps
- 5 Best Veteran Bitch awards
- 4 Best Veterans awards.
Casey went back to Weymouth to have her one and only litter sired by CH Linwood Merry Prankster. We couldn't have asked for more - six beautiful babies and three went on to wonderful careers in the ring, in addition to having many beautiful grandchildren and beyond.
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