Ch. Chaparral Endora CD, MH
"Dora"

(Ch. Springset Sanday Lad x Ch. Chaparral Amaretta CD, JH, WDR)
OFA-Fair, Whelped April 25, 1982

Ch. Chaparral Endora CD, MH
Photo by Shelley LeBlanc

In 1989, when I went down to Las Vegas (Chaparral Gordons) to pick up Abbey, our foundation bitch, there was this six year old spayed female who just couldn't keep her face out of mine.  She was so sweet, and when I flew back with the long-awaited pup, Abbey, Dora came to Minnesota, too.

Linda Sanders had finished her championship with her and she had also put 2 Master Hunter legs on her.  Dean Fries finished her Master Hunter title and Shelley LeBlanc put her CD title on her.

My most memorable experiences with Dora were 1) When she moved from the desert to the north woods - she didn't seem to BELIEVE there were SO many TREES on this earth!  2) Whenever she hunted grouse and the grouse flushed into a tree, she would put her front paws up on the tree trunk and HOWL like a coonhound!!  3) On one of her passes in Master Hunter, she was standing steady on point when the quail flushed.  She didn't move a foot, but proceeded to open her mouth and "allow" the quail to fly into her mouth!  The judge said that she never moved a foot, so she passed - it was pretty hilarious!!  She was VERY entertaining and a BIG sweetie pie.  She is missed greatly.

Dora died on February 21, 1994, and is buried here at Rice Creek.  Dora was co-owned by Shelley, Linda Sanders and Dean Fries.