[PyrNet-L] Re: Carolyn Hardy/The rest of it...

[judith diamond <pyrenees@gwi.net>]

>      Hi everyone,

    Thank you Jim.

>  To condense a very profound story:   Since the age of 3 years
> old, I had waited a lifetime for my first very own Great Pyrenees.
> Finally!, the day came. I was ready to be a pyr parent. My environment
>
> was right.
>     So, I bought every dog magazine in sight. I looked and looked
> through all of them. There were many a fancy, colorful, or large size
> ad
> for pyrenees dog's. Yet, over and over again, a little voice inside of
>
> me kept telling me to go back to The Balibasque Kennel one. It was a
> relatively small, black & white ad.
>     That little voice inside has never failed me before guided me with
>
> what I think was divine force. Now that I was ready to parent my pyr
> child, I was also ready to listen to my little voice. In fact, I had
> become driven to Carolyn's ad, I had to obey it! I had to call
> Carolyn.
> Call her I did. I called her and only her, that day in 1984.
>     I never called anyone else, except to chat about pyrs not for a
> long
> time. She was 'it' for me. Carolyn was all I needed then and moreover,
>
> all I could want or dream of for a pyrenees friend and teacher.
>     Like many, many of us, I could go on and on. I did say this would
> be
> condensed. <g>
>
> >  There was our beloved Mary Crane and other's but,
> >     without  our beloved Carolyn Hardy there would not have been The
>
> > Balibaque Kennels.
> >     Without Carolyn Hardy there would not have been my first pyr,
> > "Contessa of Balibasque", her daughter," Ninotchka of Balibasque",
> my
> > first dream of a lifetime pyr boy," Balibasques Jonah whale of a
> boy",
> >
> > nor my extraordinary little girl, "Whitehopes Lexington and Park" or
>
> > countless and priceless other pyrs.
> >     Even with the gift and treasure of fabulous pyrenees breeder's
> we
> > have, my life would not have been the same without Carolyn Hardy.
> Our
> > marvelous, loving, wise, intelligent, fun-loving jokester Carolyn!
> And
> >
> > what a character!!!!! <BG>
> >     I consider Carolyn not only my friend, but also, my 'pyrenees
> > Mommy
> > mentor'.
> >      Oh look!, Christmas really is just around the corner. Busy!
> Busy!
> >
> > Busy!
> >     Have a jolly!
> >     Judith, Lee, Jonah & Lexi