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When I first met George in 1988 I
had a kennel of Afghans known as Boanne Afghans. He was first introduced
to "Player" Boanne's Piano Man O'Buena Vista, my house
dog. At this time he didn't know about the rest. In fact he thought
Player was a rather strange dog. He had had a Gordon Setter and
Basset Hound in the past. Now Player was the typical aloof
Afghan. As long as George went to him everything was fine, but don't
expect "The Afghan" to come and see you first. Well, with
a lot of work on George's part they became real friends. I will
never forget the time I was getting some ice cream and all of sudden
Player was there waiting on his. So I figured that George had been
bribing
him with ice cream. Of course when I told him about the other
dogs, he was overwhelm, but very intrigued as well, as he had wanted to
be a Vet as a kid and he really did love dogs.
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Front of the House |
Front door on side of Driveway |
Boanne Afghans - The Kennel attached to house |
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Our private patio area just in front of kennel yard. |
Our fish pond in patio area. Kennel yard on other side of fence. |
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Anne & India |
Click on pictures to enlarge! To see more pictures & their pedigree Click on their Highlighted Name! I got my first Afghan in July of 1971, a red brindle bitch that I named Boanne's India Dream O'Fizabad (Ch. Belamir's High Tide x Ch. Sakti Sahadeva of Stormhill (a Pandora daughter). Before I got my first Afghan, I was showing & breeding Shetland Sheepdogs. Going to the shows and watching other breeds, I became very intrigued by the Afghan. I beginning reading and trying to learn all I could about them. So may search began. When I went to buy India the Breeder told me they would not make good house dogs, as they can be destructive and will not come when call. Well, having Shelties this was unacceptable to me, my Afghan would come!! HaHa, boy did I have many lessons to learn!! I remember India standing in the back yard and me calling her name, her looking around, as if who if she yelling at, can't be me! She taught me many things, but the things I loved the best was her independence. She would spend most of the day on my son's bed watching the gerbils. If one got lose, all you had to say was, "India find the Gerbil and she would start looking under beds, couch etc until she found it. Then she would put her nose on the Gerbil and hold it down until you could get it. She never kill one. Some of the important things that India show me, was that they are very smart indeed! Has a mind of there own! Don't trust them off lead (at least her) and most of all they can be the most wonderful house dog and companion. You must just learn they are NUMBER ONE!!! I did breed India one time, but never kept anything to carry on that line. My next Afghan was a Silver Shadow Daughter, Boanne's Margo of Marrakesh (ben ghaZi The Silver Shadow x Marrakesh Brandy) which most of my dogs go back to. Margo was a very well built bitch, but had a doggy head, and at that time the heads where every important in the show ring, so I didn't show her, but bred her to a Silver Shadow grandson, Nickolej Ego of Lifestyle. From that came two very important dogs for Boanne, Ch. Boanne's Great Ceasar's Ghost & Boanne's Free Spirit. To be contintued
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