In loving memory - Ch. U-Ch. Amethyst's Sparkling MacEdan, MH, RN, CGC, TDI

In loving memory -

Ch. U-Ch. Amethyst's Sparkling MacEdan

(Ch. Glen Oaks' Firedance o' Amethyst x BIS Puppy Ch. Clansmen 'n' Amethyst Hi Ground)

February 27, 2001 to October 9, 2010

"For Good" - From the musical, Wicked. (the mp3 may take time to download)

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good.

As the gorgeous color of this October fades, I realize just how cyclic life is and how much a beloved dog can leave us way too soon.

On Saturday, October 9, 2010, as I picked up the phone, I half-expected to hear Gwen Pfeil tell me that Ceilidh got her first Master Hunter leg at a hunt test. I did not expect to hear that MacE was gone. He left this world at what I would guess would be his favorite time of year; it is the autumn hunting season. Amidst the blazing oranges, yellows, crimsons and gold, he joined his GSP friend, Fritz, where everyday could be a hunting day and everyday could be autumn, where the birds were aplenty.

MacE was that VERY special boy. He was out of my Fire and Asti. Greg and I “reserved” him for Ron and Gwen. MacE was little blue boy and was such a thinker. He would just sit and survey his territory. On that cold and snowy day in April (at Fond du Lac), he went to live with two of the most wonderful people that a breeder could ever wish for. They became dear friends. They helped me through many stages of life. They co-bred a litter with me. They helped me in ways that they may not even know. They loved MacE and learned so much with him and shared it with all of us.

Sleep well, my first-bred MH, my first GSCA News Cover Dog and my friend. I will always love you MacE. Your mom, Asti, misses you, too. And Ron and Gwen…..you are the best. Hugs!! May you always have fond memories of this wonderful dog!!

Forever Loved by Breeders

Ch. Brynadda VB Madeline (Maddee) – Bethany Loos, DVM
(Ch. Triseter Ebonie Nirvana x Amethyst Aberlour o’ Autumn)

Ch. Keystone River City Sapphire (River) – Elizabeth Nolan
(Ch. Springset Damn Yankee x Amethyst’s Shania of Santa Rosa)

Ch. Glen Oaks’ Afterglow o’ Amethyst (Flame) – Laurie Carlson/Peggy DaValt
(Ch. Triseter Ebonie Nirvana x Ch. Glen Oak’s Kinsey Report)

Sleep well, my first-bred MH, my first GSCA News Cover Dog and my friend. I will always love you MacE. Your mom, Asti, misses you, too. And Ron and Gwen…..you are the best. Hugs!! May you always have fond memories of this wonderful dog!!

Forever Loved by Breeders

Peggy DaValt/Greg DaValt
Amethyst Gordon Setters

Forever Loved by Owners

Ron and Gwen Pfeil
Alainn Gordon Setters

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