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The Heritage of Santana
A Dog's Soul
Every dog must have a soul
Somewhere deep inside
Where all his hurts and grievances
Are buried with his pride
Where he decides the good and bad
The wrong way from the right,
And where his judgment carefully
Is hidden from our sight.
A dog must have a secret place
Where every thought abides,
A sort of close acquaintance that
He trusts in and confides.
And when accused unjustly for
Himself, He cannot speak,
Rebuked, He finds within his soul
The comfort he must seek.
He'll love, tho' he is unloved,
And he'll serve tho' badly used,
And one kind word will wipe away
The times when he's abused.
Altho' his heart may break in two
His love will still be whole,
Because God gave to every dog
An understanding Soul!
Author unknown
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Champion
Santana's Man O' War ROM
Sire of 14 Specialty Show Champions 24 Qualifiers
BEST IN MATURITY Under Lucy Woodward at Southern Pacific Maturity
1st 6 to 9 Puppy underTom Bennett at Southern Pacific
Futurity
Breeder/Owner/Handler Barbara Lee Williams...Santana
Shepherds
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The One and Only 'Big Red'.
pictured @ 18 months.
Man O' War was 26 at the wither and 112 pounds
He attained his ROM title by the time he was 5 years old
Ch. Santana's Man O' War ROM , handled by Barb Williams, going
WD..BW..BOB over Specials for a 5 point major under Lang Skarda
and Ch. Santana's Deidre ( litter sister to Man O' War's Dam)
handled by Doyle Williams going WB and BOS for a 5 point Major
over Specials
~~Man O War's Pedigree~~
| German Import Ch. Bernd Vom
Kallengarten ROM |
Watzer V Bad Melle Sch III |
| Carin VD Rassweilermueble |
| Santana's Darra (Litter
sister to Champion Santana's Deidre) |
Santana's Inferno ( litter
brother to Ch.Santana's Idol and Ch. Santana's Imperial
.Santana's Isar) |
| Ch. Von Schrief's Portrait ROM. |
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Pac. Coast GV 3 X Sel. BIS Ch Von Schrief's
Portrait ROM
Santana's 3 times Select and Select Two Twice,
Champion Von Schrief's Portrait ROM.
Twice Pacific Coast BOB Gr. Victrix.
Top Winning German Shepherd in the USA in 1959 and Number
Seven Top Working Dog in the USA.
Exhibited only 8 times in the most competitive Competition.
First German Shepherd Bitch to win BIS at Largest One Day
Show in America..Santa Barbara..on her way to BIS she defeated 126
German Shepherds under Reginald Cleveland. Defeated the Boxer Ch. Evo-Win's
Impressario who was BIS the year before...For BIS she defeated the Top
Winning Dogs in the USA of the Day.
Portrait was .BIS at the highly competitive Orange Empire KC
, the first GS to ever go BIS there.
Featured in several books.. including 'The Top 400 Winning Dogs in
the USA.'
.Highly Regarded as one of the Breed's most correct and outstanding
exponents of the 'true flying trot.'
Reginald Cleveland said of her "She has tremendous power and she
uses everything she has...They don't come along like this, but once in a
lifetime, and only then, if we are very fortunate.. She is easily an E
(excellent bitch) ...She is a 'Real One'....'
Portrait at 9 years
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When I am an Old
German Shepherd Lady
I shall wear turquoise and
soft gray sweatshirts..
And a bandana over my long silver hair..
And I shall spend my social
security checks on sweet wine and
my dogs…
And sit in the Kennel on my
well worn chair…
And listen to my dogs breathing…
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer
night
And take my Nero for a run…
If my Old Bones will allow…
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk out to show them my
Dogs…
And talk of them and about them…
The ones so beloved of the past…
And the ones so beloved of today…
I will work hard cleaning their runs and mopping and
feeding them and whispering their
names in a soft, loving way…
And I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat,
like a jewel..
And I will be an embarrassment to all… and my children
Who will not yet have found the
peace in being free
To have dogs as their
best friends…
Friends who always wait at any hour for your footfall
And eagerly jump to their feet from
a sound sleep, to greet you as if you are a God…
With warm eyes full of sweet
love and hope that you will stay
And hug their big, strong
necks and kiss their dear sweet
heads
And whisper to them of your love
and the
beautiful pleasure of their very
special company..
I look in the mirror and I am Old
and this is the kind of woman I am….and have always been…
Barbara Lee Williams
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