Blaze

"BLAZE"

(BINSS CH Rise and Shine's Blazing Riot,ROM)

14 February 1996 - 25 October 2007

Blaze turned ELEVEN years old on February 14, 2007 and aged like a fine wine.

Blaze was a stellar example of Draft dog type , had a great temperament and like his sire, was an outstanding stud dog

by "stamping" his puppies while also improving on himself. Blaze has produced twenty nine AKC Champions to date

making him one of the top producers by percentage in the GSMD breed.

Blaze won an Award of Merit at the 1997 National Specialty, and got his first Group placement at 18 months of age .

He was Best of Breed at the 1998 National Specialty and won muliple Regional Specialties and Group placements.

In 2007 , at over ELEVEN years old, Blaze won the GSMDCA National Specialty Veteran Sweepstakes

for the THIRD time thus retiring the Veteran Sweeps Challenge Trophy.

This was an outstanding accomplishment for a dog who was the oldest in a ringful of very strong competitors .

Noone who saw Blaze at the 2007 National could believe he was eleven years old -- his topline was still strong and

he was still sound enough to gait around the ring with dogs five years his junior. He lived a long , healthy and happy life.

His legacy will live on through his descendants and he will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.

As the owner of his sire, I will always be proud of the contribution Blaze has made to the breed.

"Blaze" pictured at the 2003 SW Regional at seven years old Blaze pictured at the 2007 National at eleven years old

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