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Am/Can. CH Montage Nuits-Saint-Georges HSAs "The Saint" passed on at almost 12 years old from an osteosarcoma in his leg. He was a big, exuberant, lovable dog, with tons of pizzaz. I loved showing him but he was too tall to be a special. Instead he became my herding partner. He was the first herding dog I ever trained by myself to advanced levels. He never trialed past Started but he had all the skills and he was my steady helper at the barn before I had to send my sheep away and move to New York City. He spent his last two years with my ex husband because of my new living situation and I visited him when possible. Gary loved him dearly, too, and I know Saint had a great life. He went to the beach every day and he loved to swim. He had this bad habit of digging up and retrieving underwater rocks until he had a big pile of them, something we never could keep him from doing. Somehow, he never broke a tooth! I will think of him herding sheep and digging up rocks and hope to see him again one day at the bridge. My time with him will be treasured.

Am/Can. CH Montage Petite Syrah CGC "Syrah" left us at 11 years old due to kidney failure from melanine tainted food on the recall list. Syrah was Gary Madden's first show dog. He earned his Am. Championship in style with three majors, going on to easily earn a dual CH in Canada. He also had 2 CD legs. Syrah was affectionate, soulful, and naughty. He was well known as one of the Long Island North Fork winery dogs and was often seen hanging out at Lieb Family Cellars where Gary is the General Manager. After his passing, Gary produced 100 cases of "Petite Syrah" wine, with a beautiful etching of Syrah on the label, to remember him in a way that will do some good for the canine community.ĘThe winery is donating 20% of proceeds to The Animal Medical Center in New York City, for research in kidney disease. Here is a link to Syrah's Tribute on the AMC website.

Am/Can. CH Montage Tokay Pinot Gris "Thor" was incredibly intelligent, quirky, wild, and wonderful. He marched to a different drummer all the way! He was extremely athletic, and an accomplished escape artist. He often took himself over our gates and down to the beach. He loved the water, swam laps up and down along the shore, and body-surfed in the waves. He was a rich, dark gray color. Although valued in other countries gray is severely faulted in the current AKC breed standard. Thus, in order to win here a gray Tervuren must be exceptional. Thor was the 14th gray Tervuren to finish an AKC championship in 30+ years, breeder/owner handled all the way. I will always be so proud of my beautiful silver wolf! Thor had an abnormally small thyroid gland and his resulting hypothyroidism became evident at age 5 1/2, with associated seizuring. He passed on to the Rainbow Bridge at age 9. He sired the Surfing litter and his offspring at age 6 1/2 are all healthy. Thor was loved by many people besides myself, especially his dear Aunt Maeve who kept him by her side when I had to move to New York City. I am glad to have shared him with her. He spent some of his last summer in the Adirondacks, enjoying the lakes and the woods. It was a very happy time for all and memories that I will always cherish. Swim on, silver wolf, until we meet again.

Am/Can. CH Montage Montrachet PT, AX, AXJ, OJC, NGC, CGC, TDI "Bandit" Bandit was raised by Darcy Ferrentino in Saratoga NY, and co-owned with Montage. In her younger years, Bandit was a very dynamic, dual champion with multiple group placements. She was Darcy's first agility dog, retiring with 3 MX legs, 2 MXJ legs, and 2 double Q's, but her favorite sport was always sheep herding. Although she never went to trials to earn herding titles, she loved to work, with her mother's hard driving working ability, and a "just won't quit" kind of attitude. After the passing of her brother Syrah, who was Gary Madden's heart dog, she went to live with him in Northville, Long Island NY. She is enjoying her old age as an only dog, hanging out at the Lieb Family Cellars winery, and enjoying the beach life. Bandit is the dam of the Shakespeare Litter.

Montage Brunello Montalcino "Bruno" went to the Rainbow Bridge the day before his 12th birthday. He was greatly loved by his family Kathy, Martin and Aaron Cohn. He had a wonderful life, dividing his time between the cafes, parks and beaches of San Francisco and a large country home in the Napa valley. Bruno was very lively and outgoing. He was an extremely sweet companion dog, devoted to his family.

Montage Vin Fou "Cirrus" lives in Washougal, WA with Kevin-Neil Klop, Anne Friendly, Belgian Sheepdog girl Nimbus, and Chinook the cat. Vin Fou is the name of a French pink sparkling champagne, and means "crazy wine." Cirrus certainly has a mischievous sense of humor to go with his name! He is a big, affectionate dog with a lot of love to give. While he is mainly a devoted family companion, Kevin dabbled with him in preferred agility for fun, and his first time out he earned 1st place Qs in both Standard and Jumpers. Due to his age he probably won't be back trialing but he did enjoy the experience.

Montage Valpolicella "Val" lives in Front Royal VA with Honor and Wayne Johnson. As a youg dog, Val was very ill with distemper which we believe was given to her from a bad batch of vaccine. She made a miraculous recovery after a long convalescence but because of that remained at home as a family companion and did not go on to show or do performance activities. Val has a calm, exceptionally loving temperament. She is a wonderful dog, and we are so happy she is still with her family.