My Precious Gibson…
We have a secret you and I, that no one else shall know.
For who but I, can see you lie beside me, each night in the fire glow?
For who but I, can reach my hand before we go to bed,
and feel the living warmth of you and touch your silky head?
For only I, walk woodland paths and see ahead of me,
your small shape running with the wind, so young again and free.
For only I, can see you swim in every brook I pass...
and when I call your name, no one but I, can see the bending grass...

My best friend is chasing pheasants at the eternal happy hunting grounds...
But I can't accept - that he will not come back???
I still miss him so terribly much!!!

Once in a lifetime...
you have the honour to live with a dog that has it all!!!
  

Photo: Britta Dafgård

LEELEKIS ACANTHUS "GIBSON" Born: November 3rd 1997 - May 23rd 2010 Reg.nr: S55450/97 Colour: Black and Tan Hips & eyes clear PEDIGREE » OFFSPRING » GIBSON'S GLORY » MERITS *Show* CAC, Best Dog placements Several BOB & BIS-Gundog Several BOB & BIS-Veteran Trophy Best Hunting dog, Southwest (total) Trophy Best Tan, Southwest (total) Trophy Best Veteran, Southwest (total) 4th Veteran of the Year 2007 3rd Veteran of the Year 2006 2nd Show Cocker of the Year 2006, Southwest 1st Veteran of the Year 2006, Halland's KC 6th Veteran of the Year 2005 WCC (working class certificate) *Field Trial* 3rd Gundog of the Year 2002  Field Trial Award! = Qualified for full Champion  Approved Water Trial *Game Tracking* Approved Aptitude Trial

It feels so terribly difficult to change the word is to was...

Gibson was my everything, my pride and joy, and the world's most charming cocker!
He was the apple of my eye, so sweet and amazing, you needed no sugar!

Gibson was very loving and considerate with the ladies and a proud father of many lovely offspring. See them here» 

Gibson was a true merry Cocker, a typical gundog with the will to please, liked to carry everything. He had a great passion for water and pheasants. His father Elmore was our idol and a very highly qualified male. Thanks to him, we discovered hunting interest and we trained and started at field trials over several years, to Gibson's delight. He got his first pheasants at Club Championship -99. Impressed, I saw my dearest boy retrieving a big pheasant rooster with incredible pride! This was a special memory and I realized that a Cocker truly IS a gundog! Our biggest day was when my precious managed to gain the Field Trial Award!!! A true dual purpose dog!

Gibson loved me to the moon and back and did anything for me. He had a wonderful mentality, very masculine and charming character. He was always easy to learn, flexible and cooperative. He was very social and took the custom to where he came. He forfilled our lives with glorious moments! We have experienced so much fun together! He has, among other things, participated in real hunting on fine mansions, rewarded with a lot of CQ, CAC, Best hunting dog and Best Veteran at the shows! Besides his lovely temperament and qualifications, he was a very happy healthy dog with white teeth and fabulous coloured. He was an incredibly well-preserved gentleman who wore his years with honour.

At the age of nearly 13, my Precious suddenly got a stroke... and was gone in five minutes......

The apple of my eye has left me! I will never never never forget you!
Miss you so much!!! My once in a lifetime dog!!!
 

	11 years old winning BIS-Gundogs! Photo: Anna Johansson
	10 ½ years old winning BIS-Tan! Photo: Dorothea Winter
Working Dog Certificate!	Photo: A Stålhammar

 

CHALLENGE CUP - LUKAS' AWARD "Lukas' Award is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Kardell  as a memory of Örlidens Amor "Lukas" 1967-1981. The Award shall be given at Cocker South West's Open Show  to Best Cocker Spaniel with field trial qualifications. The eternal Award finally goes to the owner that wins 5 times." BEST HUNTING COCKER EVER!!! Gibson had the pleasure to win this trophy for life!!! I'm so proud of my clever boy and this 21-years old tin can! It's engraved with all the winners name from 1986 to 2007 and includes a photo album with the winning cockers. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  CHALLENGE CUP - SIR JAMES AWARD BEST TAN COCKER EVER!!! Gibson had the pleasure to win this trophy 3 times! After he passed away the South Board decides to honour him for life...  CHALLENGE CUP - ZAZZA'S AWARD BEST VETERAN COCKER EVER!!! Gibson had the pleasure to win this trophy 3 times! After he passed away the South Board decides to honour him for life...   THANK YOU SO MUCH... it means a lot to me...

These challenge prizes are yet another sign that a dog can mean so enormously... I am overwhelmed that he left so nice footprints... It warms my heart extremely... My handsome talented Gibson - the one and only - so highly loved and so deeply missed!

PEDIGREE

Sire LP SUCH FINUCH NUCH  NORDUCH INTUCH Paisley's Elmore James red	NUCH Bright Morning's Rainman red	Greentree Don't Think Twice red
		Bright Morning's Life Time black
	Bright Morning's Treasure red	Bright Morning's Jackpoot red
		Travis False Colours black
Dam Lordlike's Chatterbox black/tan	Northworth Get A Grip red	Raomer's Softman red
		Northworth Grade Ten red
	Manaca's Lady Sings The Blues black	Carillo Colourprint black/tan
		SU(U)CH NUCH  Manaca's Born to Rise'n Shine black