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The
Story of Cindahope
My mom, Nancy Hildreth, had her first Sheltie litter in 1958. At
first, she had trouble coming up with a kennel name. She and my dad,
Richard, thought about combining their names, as others had done, but
felt Nan-Dick kennel left something to be desired. Finally, she took
Cinda from the name of one of her first Shelties, Rhodes Golden
Cinderella, added hope and voila! Cindahope! She registered her name
with the AKC in 1959.
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Left: Mom and
one of her first Shelites, Ch. Sheltie Glen Lance (Lanny).
Above: just a
boy and his dog. Dad, playing with one of his first dogs, Rex. |
Mom bought her first champion from Sea Isle - Ch. Sheltie Glen
Lance. Many years later, Lanny is fondly remembered by my mother.
Sweet and gentle, he loved children and especially loved my mom. As
with many of our male Shelties over the years, Lanny always wanted to
be by her side and would follow her from room to room as she did her
housework and took care of her kids.
Mom and Dad finished their first Sheltie, Ch. Neilly O'Havic, in
1975. Neilly was the 22nd and last champion of BIS/BISS/AM/CAN Ch.
Malpsh Great Scott ROM. We bought Neilly from Hazel Mott of Havic
when Neilly was 10 months old. She quickly became a "daddy's
girl" as she loved to be at Dad's side.
Although my parents didn't have a lot of champions in the early
years, they did own and breed producers of champions. Cindahope's
Lovey Dovey (Ch. Betsubar Ringmaster x Deerfoot's Queen of Spades)
was bred to Ch. Halstor's Peter Pumpkin - producing Sunnybrook's Abby
of Cindahope owned by Rebecca and Charles Cram (Sunnybrook). They
bred Abby to Ch. Romayne's Sportin' Life ROM and produced three
champions - Ch. Sunnybrook's Barnaby Jones, Ch. Sunnybrook's Dream a
While and Ch. Sunnybrook's Matchmaker. Matchmaker would later produce
Ch. Sunnybrook's Heritage Spirit ROM/ROMC. (There is an article on
Heritage Spirit in the Sheltie International June/July '97 issue
under "Sheltie Greats," pgs 50-53.)
Our next champion was Ch. Beltane Bonnie Jean - a daughter of Ch.
Beltane Kitty Macleish (a Great Scott granddaughter) and Ch.
Halstor's Peter Pumpkin ROM. We bought Bonnie when she was a just a
puppy from Barbara Curry of Beltane. Bonnie was not only the second
dog we finished, she turned out to be the matriarch of a long line of
champions for us. Click
here
to learn more about Bonnie Jean and her offspring.
Ch.
Beltane Bonnie Jean
photo
by Gulie Krook
Cindahope did not just "do"
sables. We had a beautiful blue merle bitch named Ch. Cindahope
Heavenly Songfest ("Jan"). Jan was the first champion that
was owned and bred by my parents. Her sire and dam were Marji's
Brandy's Toby Tyler (who we co-owned with Ruth Merrill of
Goldenledge) and our own Banchory and the Angels Sing. Jan was shown
by Linda More and finished very quickly. It's not hard to see why,
when you consider the fact that Jan was known to give judges kisses
while being examined on the table.
Jan
was Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite at the SSC
of Greater Baltimore in April '81. Jana-banana also got a CD, with a
little help from Dad, when she was 10 years old.
In
the early eighties, my mother and Ruth Merrill (Goldenledge) bought
a handsome bi-black male from California named Sumersong Conv'rsation
Piece. Conner was the son of Ch. Sumersong Hurry Sun Down and
Sumersong Glory Bi Night. We finished Conner in 1984. An interesting
bit of trivia is that Conner is the only bi-black Sheltie to win the
working group. Conner's win is mentioned in an article in the 1987
ASSA Handbook called "The History of the Bi-color Sheltie"
(written by Jean Simmonds).
Our next male champion was Ch. Mainstay Atitude Adjustment - a
Heritage Spirit son out of Ch. Mainstay Rumor Has It. Chipper
finished in '85 when he was 18 months old.
Chipper sired 6 champions - Ch. Appleton Blossomtime, Ch.
Brandymen's Royal-T-Bear, Ch. Westwood's Chorus Girl, Ch. Valdawn's
Star Attraction, AM/CAN Ch. Ventura's New Attitude, and AM/CAN Ch.
Kylene Cindahope Town Cryer ROM.
AM/CAN
Ch. Kylene Cindahope Town Cryer ROM/ROMC
photo
by Gulie Krook
T.C. was bred by Kathy Dziegiel and Richard Hildreth and owned by
Kathy Dziegiel and Arlene Bulens of Kylene. Kathy handled T.C. to his
championship in 1991. Since then, he has sired 34 champions
(including four of our own champions). Kylene also has a website: Kylene
Shelties.
Kathy and Arlene bought their first champion from us - AM/CAN Ch.
Cindahope Crystal and Gold HC a.k.a. Sara Lee (as in "nobody
doesn't like Sara Lee..."). Sara is the daughter of Ch. Rockwood
Goldstrike ROM (owned by Barbara Kenealy) and Ch. Park Ave's Crystal
Clown (owned by Betty Belliveau). Kathy finished Sara Lee in 1987.
Sara was not only Kylene's first champion but she also produced
their first home bred champion - AM/CAN Ch. Kylene-T-Thirty Eight HC
(Talon). She is also the mother of Town Cryer. |
