1996 #7 - 1997 #2 - 1998 #3 - 2000 #2 - 2001 #1 -2002 #1 – 2003 #3 – 2004 #5
GSDCA Annual {Offspring} Training Achievement Award Dam
{2000 cumulative ranking #2}
SG(youth) Xolotl Vom
Grunenfeld
TT, TC, CD, CGC,
HS, AD, STD-s, BH, OFA H/E
AKC#
DL414126/05, SGS-36755G26F-T, GS-EL-2897-T, DOB: 11/23/91
Xolotl – proper
noun: Aztec god of dogs
Xolotl – common noun: many translations
based on the responsibilities of the god Xolotl,
including dog, player of
games, and sprite.
Pronounced: so lot ‘l, but also called Xeka or Seeker.
What else would you name a
dog out of a kennel’s third X litter?
This was the first dog I did herding training
with. Unfortunately, I started with a bad
trainer whose instruction put a lot of bad habits into her. I kept thinking the methods were wrong, but
the “trainer” kept telling me that herding was nothing like obedience and I
shouldn’t question the methods which essentially allowed her too much uncontrolled
work. I should have trusted my
instincts; I now know they were
right. Because of my limited time to
train, I chose to focus on my other dogs that don’t have so much baggage to
deal with. Pity because she is
enormously talented. She always
watches every head no matter what the size of the flock. She covers so well and with such speed that
she can work within the flight zone and still hold the stock to me. She has tremendous endurance and a smooth
flowing trot. Many have agreed that her
structure is V-ratable. Her outrun is
natural, and her balance exact. If only
I had more time …….
Xolotl is the mother of Flora and Klaatu
. She is distantly line bred
on Sgr Marco Cellerland.
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