The Rodenburg's
I grew
up in Illnois, USA and am one of eight children. On this picture you’ll see
only seven. That is because
Sara was born after we “older ones” were in our Teens.
We
always had a dog or two in the house: Dachshund, Dalmatian, and many Heinz
57’s .
As one
can imagine, the poor dog never had his “own” Master. They were never
properly trained. With so many children, my parents were happy if the human
kids were “well-trained”! A well-trained dog was my dream, even as a child.
Unfortunately, our dogs never had the joy of a “proper training”.
Nevertheless,
as a young girl my desire to have a long-haired dog was relentless. I would
scour dog encyclopedias for the long-haired look…. Afgahns, Old English
Sheepdogs, etc. Such dogs would always take my eye. (Never saw a Beardie in
those books in those days, though.)
My
mother warned, “You’ll just spend all of your time grooming such a dog!”
As I was
then a child, I thought…”Oh,
less time for playing…” So my Mom was right! (Actually, she knew that she
would get the grooming job in the end, so she was right again.
Points
to ya’, Mom!)
The
years passed, I studied singing and acting (see biorgraphy), and
met a charming German fellow (Georg Wuebbolt – see his biography),
and married him, in 1993. Subsequently moved to Hamburg where I had to register
myself.
At the
registery office in Hamburg, I saw
man sitting there with a a beautiful (long-haired) dog. I then asked the
man what sort/breed of dog he had there,. He replied, “This is a Bearded
Collie.”
Well, I
had NEVER heard of a Bearded Collie, but I knew that that was the dog for
me.
We
bought our house, south of Hamburg in 1994, and it was time to complete the
picture. (we have 2650 square meters of land. Room enough for a dog…or
3…4?!)
I
knew the breed that I wanted, and as I read in the Hamburg newspaper about a
6-month old, black/white Bearded Collie bitch in Flensburg, I knew I had to go
and have a look.
She was
so happy to meet me that she peed on the floor! I fell in love instantly…with
her dark eyes and gentle character.
That was
8 and a half years ago.
Jessye (Ghostbuster's
Gentle Star)
has established our kennel with the name, “Full of the Dickens”, and has
given her "gentle" character on to all of her offspring.