| Our foundation bitch |
| Am. Can. CH. Glendrover's Gena de Brylin, TT,HC,CGC,TDI, |
| 20 Apr 1991 - 4 July 2004 |
| breeder: Sharon Wise Glendrover Briards |
| It was the end of April 1992. A Briard breeder had telephoned Briard Resuce to inform them that she MAY have a one year old tawny female needing a home. The breeder had one more family to check out as a possible home and wanted to alert Briard Rescue in the event that it did not work out. This one year old female already had been in two different homes, and both did not work out for one reason or another, and the breeder was trying once again to place this bitch. Which brings us back to the end of April 1992. If the breeder's last hope of a home for this tawny female did not work out, she would have Briard Rescue place the pup in a rescue home. That is why the breeder called Briard Rescue. To inform them that a twelve month old tawny female may be headed their way. The breeder told the little girl's story to the resuce volunteer and gave them a brief pedigree. The breeder also told Rescue that she, the breeder, and June Shew, a long time Briard person, had picked this little girl as the Pick of the Litter out of eleven puppies. Everything was set, Briard Rescue would take the little girl if this last home did not work out. Briard Rescue has never had a pup or dog returned. They not only check the background of the pet to be adopted, they also check out the adoptive family so that both dog and family have matching qualities. Immediately after the above phone conversation, the Briard Rescue volunteer looked up the twelve month old female's pedigree in his database. He noticed several dogs in the pedigree that he liked very much, so he printed out a pedigree. Then, he sat down with his wife and showed her the pedigree and told her the little girl's story. The husband and wife agreed. They wanted this little girl as their own, so back to the phone he went. The Briard Rescue volunteer phoned the breeder to tell her not to place the bitch with this last family and not to surrender it to Rescue. He told this breeder that he and his wife would purchase this twelve month old tawny female and give her the best possible home that they could. Being shocked and surprised at this new twist, the breeder agreed. However! The breeder asked if they could wait a few weeks before getting the puppy because as her current owner, the breeder had entered the little girl in two dogs shows and wanted to wait until after this pup had been shown in both of these shows. Everyone agreed and the purchase was finalized. On May 16, 1992 this little tawny female, born on April 20, 1991, now almost thirteen months old, was shown in the Vacationland Dog Club dog show, in the Open Bitch class. She not only won her class but went on to be awarded Reserve Winners Bitch. The following day, on May 17, 1992 this little girl was shown at the Lewiston Auburn Kennel Club dog show in the Open Bitch class. She was awarded 2nd Place in her class. Then! On May 18, 1992 this little tawny female, almost thirteen months of age, arrived at her new home. . . . . . . . . . . her 3rd and permanent home, And she finally received what would turn out to beher Happy Ending ! But first, she has to meet our Fozzie Bear !! |
| June 28, 1992: Gena was entered in her first dog show with her new owners. The Lima Kennel Club dog show in Lima, Ohio. Gena was considered too young to be entered in the Open Bitch class where she would be live bait for the seasoned pros, so she was entered in the American Bred class. Gena won her class but did not win any points. Since the spelling of 'Gena' must be a east coast thing, people in the midwest do not know how to pronounce it, so her call name in writing will be 'Jenna' with a 'J' and two n's ! Glendrover's Gena de Brylin started her show career in Maine at almost 13 months of age. The following list contains the dog shows that Gena was entered in: 05.16.92. . Vacationland Dog Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Open Bitch, Reserve Winners Bitch 05.17.92. . Lewiston Auburn Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Open Bitch 06.28.92. . Lima Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred 08.02.92. . Jaxon Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Am Bred 08.16.92. . Pontiac Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Am Bred, Reserve Winners Bitch 09.05.92. . Saginaw Valley Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred, Best of Winners, Best Opposite Sex 2pts. |
| 09.06.92. . Livonia Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Am Bred, Best of Winners, Best Opposite Sex 2pts. 09.26.92. . Monroe Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred 09.27.92. . Ann Arbor Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred 10.18.92. . Battle Creek Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Am Bred 11.01.92. . Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred, Winners Bitch 1pt. 11.08.92. . Grand Rapids Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred, Winners Bitch, Best Opposite Sex 1pt. 11.22.92. . Oakland County Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred, Reserve Winners Bitch 01.23.93. . Livingston Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Open Bitch, Reserve Winners Bitch 01.24.93. . Pontiac Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Open Bitch, Winners Bitch 2pts. 03.13.93. . Briard Club of America Regional. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Am Bred 03.14.93. . Detroit Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Am Bred, Reserve Winners Bitch 04.11.93. . Livonia Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Open Bitch, Winners Bitch, Best Opposite Sex 04.18.93. . Delaware Ohio Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Open Bitch, Winners Bitch, Best Opposite Sex 05.02.93. . Ann Arbor Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Open Bitch, Best of Winners, Best Opposite Sex 3pt. Major 05.23.93. . Genessee County Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Open Bitch, Winners Bitch, Best Opposite Sex 2pts. 05.29.93. . Grand Rapids Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Open Bitch, Reserve Winners Bitch 05.30.93. . Kalamazoo Kennel Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Open Bitch, Best of Winners 3pt. Major & AKC Championship |
| 08.17.93. . Gena attends her first Michigan Ohio Briard Club meeting as a champion. Here she is deciding whether or not to go swimming in the lake ! |
