IN MEMORY

Our sweet, sweet girl Hanna has passed on. Always a wonderful happy playmate with her daughters, Woofie And Lefty, and sometimes playground monitor, she was happy and barking to the very end.

I don’t know if there will ever be a kinder or more gentle spirit than Hanna-bearah. But I do know that she passed on that beautiful loving heart to all of her babies.

All of us,but especially her daddy, Tom, miss her with aching hearts. We feel so lucky to have been blessed with the love of this gorgeous sweet girl. She gave us everything that we stand for at Indian land….beauty, sweet temperament, big gentle hearts, kind soft eyes and great healthy pups.

We miss and love her everyday, but feel so proud that she was ours and for the legacy she has given us.

"Lyric" was a Tango x Duke daughter. She was my up and coming show girl, the puppy every breeder waits for, and my baby. When she was born I got chills. I tried my best to be objective and not play favorites... but it was hard!! When we did our evaluations at 8wks, and she was the pick, I couldn't contain my happiness!!! Full of life, outgoing and sweet as they come, I couldn't wait to get her into the show ring. She was able to show 2x prior to her passing. The first show was a match, where she took BOB puppy and Grp 2nd puppy! The next show... the day before she took ill, she took 2nd to her littermate, Luna.

Struck down very early in life with the dreaded Parvovirus, in less than 48 hours, my Lyric went from healthy, eating and playing, to passing away. She is now playing with Hanna-beara in the clouds, no doubt learning to become a play ground monitor master, like Hanna.

I memory of Lyric, Tango's next litter theme will be 'country music lyrics'. Lyric is very much loved and missed every day. I'm thankful for the time we did have together.

<--- Lyric at almost 7mo.

Above: Lyric at 6wks

Below: Lyric on the Left at 7mo, her mother, Tango at 2.5yo.

"Bean" was taken in this morning to be neutered and unfortunately had a negative reaction to the aenethesia and never woke up. Bean was 7yo this past Sat, Nov 17th and while he had several good years, in the past several months he had started to struggle with what we felt were some 'inner demons'. He is now at peace and playing in the clouds with Hanna and Lyric and will be very missed. We will remember the good times, how he liked to chase his tail... would even sit down to pick it up and run circles, his 'pretzel'... burying his head in your lap and then continuing to roll in a circle to have his belly rubbed, how he was my first real competition dog, my first Champion, the great contribution he was to our breeding program and the beautiful Beanie babies he has produced that will carry out his legacy. I will remember the better person, dog owner and trainer I have become because of Bean. How I learned to read body language and know what it means, how to live and cherish every day... cause you never know when it may be yours... or their... last.

Every time I hear thunder, it reminds me of horses hooves and dog paws running. Here's to the sound of thunder, taking the time to grieve and to looking towards the future... without it, time might stand still.

Beanie, you are loved and will be missed, give Hanna and Lyric a kiss from us. Rest in peace Big Dawg.

~ INDIANLANDS MASKED DRAGONSLAYER, BA ~

OCT. 27, 2006 - JAN. 18, 2008 (14.5mo)

Gideon... means 'Mighty Warrior'. We thought this name very fitting for our sweet boy who struggled so early in life, to live, and won with a vengence!! Our Giddy passed away sometime Thursday night due to GVD ... aka Bloat. We took him to the Diagnostic Lab at WSU in Pullman, Wa, where they quickly found the cause of Giddy's passing.

We had so many plans for our Diddy, but for some reason fate had a different idea for his future and our's. We miss him terribly already, he'll never be forgotten and our wish is that everyone will someday have a Gideon in the life. Everyone who met him, loved him and wanted one just like him for their own. He was a very special boy with soulful eyes.

Here's to 'the good die young', mud bathes, being a complete boy, and to the last minute remembering of the camera and getting that great shot!