“Taylor”

International and American Ch. Gilja’s Tailored Star

[Ch. Corky’s Tailored To Taste x Sedgefields Hollie Berrie]

Taylor was and forever will be the great love of my life. He was everything that I could have ever wanted. Taylor was a wonderful showdog, companion, defender, and friend. In January of 2000, Taylor awakened me and insisted that I get out of bed. When I opened the bedroom door, the odor of gas was strong. He had alerted me to a gas leak in my home. Two weeks later, Taylor and I walked onto the floor of Madison Square Garden to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It was an incredible experience and I was so proud of my Taylor. He was such a great ambassador for our Boston Terriers.

Taylor loved children. He could rough house with older ones, yet knew to be gentle calm and easy with little ones. The children he loved most were Jim and Tiffany Crone's sons Tom, Will and Jack. In his mind, they were his boys!

On March 17, 2001 as we entered the show building in Kansas City, I noticed that Taylor seemed to be having a barely perceptible problem with his left rear leg. It was a spinal injury that was then aggravated by the mylogram he was given to diagnose the problem. He never walked again. He was able to get around some with a customized wheel chair and of course I assisted him with everything that he needed. On June 20, 2003, Taylor went to sleep forever.

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“Abbey”

International and AKC Champion Tuckaway's Sassy Suzy

Abbey came to live with us when she was two years old. She always shared our bed. Abbey had the biggest grin. She loved and remembered all her children, but Java was her favorite. She cleaned him everyday until the day she died. Abbey was a beautiful mahogany brindle. Java and I still miss her. Abbey finished her AKC championship with a 5 point major on the same day that her son Jesse took a 5 point major. What a thrill!