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AMETHYST BELGIAN SHEEPDOGS
Barbara L Trezza - Owner

IT SEEMED TO TAKE FOREVER

BUT

ON JUNE 22, 2010

ANGEL, FINN, MUNCH

AND

MY HUSBAND AND I

ARRIVED IN DALLAS, GEORGIA.

SIX WEEKS LATER WE MOVED INTO OUR

NEW HOME.

WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF ORGANIZING TO

DO BUT BARB AND THE BELGIANS OF

AMETHYST ARE TRYING HARD TO BECOME

"SOUTHERNERS".

I'M NOT SURE THIS OL' JERSEY TOMATO

CAN BE A

GEORGIA PEACH!!

It is with great sadness that I

announce that Angel had to be

released from her failing body

On June 3, 2011

She will be deeply missed.

Ch Avatar Something Sinful, CD, RN

Angel, shown above on the left at 13 months and on the right at 5 years.

November 3, 1996 brought Avatar's Something Sinful into the world and into my heart. Angel was born on Smoke's thirteenth birthday. Just like Smoke, she came home on December 26th. She was and continues to be a far more outgoing dog than Smoke. She initially didn't like the Conformation Ring. We trained for Novice Obedience and after earning her CD, we tried the breed ring again. Her first time back in the ring, Angel earned a Three point major. She became my "American Girl", earning all her points from the American Bred Class. I injured my ankle and was unable to finish her Championship myself, but Patty Vellegas stepped in at the Trenton Show and took her to WB. Her final win came at Monmouth County KC, with Jane Hobson on the other end of the lead.

Angel was bred by Barbara Swisher and Kathy and Jim Herman. She's out of Ch Avatar's Viva of Chez les Bel, CDX by Ch Bayview Itza Queen's Game, UD(and many, many other titles).

When Angel was bred to Ch Nuryev VT Belgisch Schoon, in 2003 and 2004, she produced a total of 11 puppies, 8 girls and 3 boys. Faith, one of the girls, was a group placer at 7 months. Finn, earned both majors in one weekend. Nola, another sister, isn't a fan of Conformation showing but we'll try again in 2008. Faith and Ch Zulke de Terres Bergeres produced the first of the next generation at Amethyst in June and Nola and Finn added to the "puppy population" in July.

THE CURRENT CREW

CH Amethyst Last Dance

"Finn"

Finn Placing in the Bred By Exhibitor Group and "Just Finn" (taken by Mary Grace Buckwalter)

Finn is full, younger brother to Faith. He's a fun boy who finished his Championship from the Bred By Exhibitor class. He's a good sized male, about 26" at the shoulder and as sweet as can be. He will seek out "special" people and allow them to handle him any way they can. He loves children and is very gentle with them. He has OFA good hips, normal elbows and normal eyes.

During the weekend of July 15th, 16th and 17th, Finn and I were entered in three ASCA Obedience trials and three ASCA Rally Trials. Obedience was difficult for him for some reason, we showed in the first two trials and then skipped the last.

Rally was better. After scoring a 192 in the first Rally trial, Finn's handler (me) managed to get totally confused in Rally trial 2, and caused Finn to barely qualify. The third Rally trial was better than the second but not as smooth as the first. Thankfully the weekend finished up with Finn having an ASCA RN title. ; )

AMETHYST RUN AROUND SUE

"MUNCH"

MISS MUNCH AROUND 9 MONTHS.

WHELPED JULY 28, 2009.

MUNCHIE IS OUT OF CH AMETHYST TROUBLE WITH ANGELS, CGC

CH LISWYN'S THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT

Below

Amethyst Run Around Sue at 18 months

in Atlanta, GA

CO-BRED BY BARB TREZZA, MARIA BAUMANN AND CARLEEN WILES

THIS WAS MY LAST LITTER IN NJ AND ALL ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF SUE REED. SUE HELPED GET THE BREEDING DONE WHEN BOTH DOGS WERE JUST NOT INTERESTED ENOUGH. ; )

AMETHYST A BOY NAMED SUE(aka REED), SIRE, "PHANTOM" AND

AMETHYST RUN AROUND SUE (MISS MUNCH) WITH CO-BREEDERS CARLEEN WILES AND BARB TREZZA

TAKEN AT REED AND MUNCH'S FIRST SHOW IN FEBRUARY, 2010.

Sisters

Betty and Stella

Littermates to Munch and Reed, June, 2011

Long Island, NY

Those Who Came First

MEMORIES

Lorjen

Gunsmoke,

Am/Can CDX,

HT(tested 1987)

"Smoke" was my first Belgian sheepdog. Whelped on November 3, 1983, she taught me much about dogs and Belgians. She left on May 3, 1996 while we were at the Belgian Sheepdog Club of America's National Specialty. Smoke was my "heart" dog and I miss her still! "Smoke" was bred by Maxine and Roger Ellis

American/Canadian Champion

Johnsondale's Royal Amethyst,

American/Canadian CDX

Above left, Twink is shown at 12 weeks at her first Match show, above right,at about 3 years as a Special and lower, center,

with Fred who was BOS to her BOB.

Next to arrive was "Twink". Whelped on December 14, 1988, her breeder was Pat Johnson, Johnsondale Kennels, she arrived from Ohio in New Jersey on Valentine's Day, 1989. Twink was destined to become my first Conformation Champion and the Dam of my first Homebred Champion.

Twink knew from day one that she was a "show girl". Obedience wasn't worth her time and it took considerable patience(mine NOT hers) to earn those CDXs. Twink was just plain cute! She was a real grinner, often running across the training room wagging her whole body and showing every tooth in her mouth when she saw a friend.

Shortly before her 7th birthday, Twink left due to kidney failure.

Her Twinkle never left!

Am/Can Ch Amethyst Honor Thy

Father, Am CDX, Can CD

Fred at 12 weeks

My first litter, by Ch Lorjen High Honors, CD out of Ch Johnsondale's Royal Amethyst, CDX, was whelped on April 8, 1991. The blue collar boy(it was a litter of 5 boys) was special from the moment he was born. He wasn't even completely outside his dam when he started nursing. Getting "Fred" to eat was never a problem. Even when there were three bitches in season he never missed a meal.

Fred with Twink and Smoke, August 1992

Fred was a big boy, 26.5" at the shoulder and SQUARE. He finished his Am Ch easily. He finished his Canadian Championship by going Group 2 from the classes. Freddie placed in the group several times at home but I think the most exciting moment was when he and his mother BOTH earned AOMs at the 1993 BSCA National Specialty.

Fred in the Veteran's class at the BSCA National, April, 2002

On August 2, 2005, the laryngeal paralysis that had been diagnosed two years before made it too difficult for him to breath and we made that final trip to the vet.

Am/Can Ch Amethyst Honor Thy Father, CDX at his last National in 2005

Ch Char-Ma's Guilty As Sin, CD

"Cammie" was bred by Charlene Mascuch, Char-Ma Belgians in March of 1994. She came home with me for socialization at 12 weeks. 12 years later, in August of 2005, she left.

It was always a fun ride with "Cammie"! She became the mother of my 2nd homebred Champion when she was bred to Ch Sumerwynd Capi Du Monte. That litter arrived in July of 1998.

Well loved but living elsewhere

Ch Amethyst Summer Sin At Char-Ma

Brooke, shown above, in June of 2007

"Brooke" was the second Champion bred here at Amethyst. She

was a demanding show girl, who needed your undivided attention

when being shown. She was BOB over Specials from the classes

several times and earned a Group 2 before finishing her

Championship. Brooke retired to Pennsylvania, where she is the

constant companion of her best friend, Betty.

Amethyst No Longer An Angel

"Nola"

Showing her true colors here, Nola is a couch potato and

snuggler. That "show dog" stuff isn't her cup of tea. Nola

now lives with Laurie and Norman and as you can see, is very

content! (I guess the NO Dogs On The Furniture rule didn't apply

to ms. nola!) ; )

Nola's Kids

Nischa

Amethyst Sinful Moment

Amethyst Dancing In the Dark Amethyst Sir Prize "Kipp" "Prize"

Amethyst Stanley

"Stanley"

Nicha is one of Nola's daughters. As you can see she takes after her Mother. ; )

Kipp, Prize and Stanley (above, left and right and lower) are

Nola's (Amethyst No Longer An Angel) sons. They were three of

ten puppies whelped here on July 7, 2007. Kipp has found Rally

Obedience very much to his liking and I understand he's working

toward an AKC Obedience debut in the near future! Prize is

working on AKC Obedience and Conformation and will also be

shown in Rally. Stanley thinks running the household is his own personal niche.

Ch. Amethyst Trouble With Angels,

CGC

Faith with her new charge, the lovely Madison, Maria's first Grand daughter!(l)

Faith, New Champion with handler Mike Reed(r)

Faith was whelped on November 17, 2003, out of Angel by Holland. There were five girls in the litter. I wanted a BOY! A friend wanted a Belgian, so our "Pick" girl went home with her. Faith was the "white collar"girl. Her Puppy Aptitude Test blew me away! NOTHING stopped her, after the test was over and the other puppies were resting, Faith was pushing to do more and to get someone to play with her. Four years later, she's still the same. She's a happy, busy girl who rules the Gordon Setters and the Boxer she lives with. Her health clearances are listed at the beginning of the web page.

Faith was bred to Ch Zulke des Terres Bergeres and produced a beautiful litter of seven on June 13, 2007. The five girls and two boys are happily tormenting their new owners.

Faith's kidsSophie

Rosie

Amethyst All That Glitters At Ahh

"Sparkle"

Ch Amethyst The Color Purple

Friday, August 7 & Saturday,

August 8, 2009

Martha was BOB at the Penn Ridge

KC shows!

MARTHA

Martha is out of Ch Amethyst Trouble With Angels, CGC and Ch Zulke des Terres Bergeres. She was whelped on June 13, 2007. Martha was Bred by Barb Trezza and Maria Baumann and is owned by Sue Reed and Barb Trezza