Kahlua passed over the Rainbow Bridge rather suddenly in January of 2005. She was 13 years old and just as sweet and spry as ever. Her breeder Judy Seibert was down for the Rose City Classic that weekend. The night before she passed, Kahlua played like a puppy for an hour with us before bedtime. We laughed and laughed at her clownish antics, mischievous eyes and big old grin. What a lovely last memory of my dear girl.

Kahlua was perhaps the most intelligent dog in my household: she'd figured out how to live in the lap of luxury and do absolutely nothing in return! Don't be fooled, though. Kahlua, only 18" at the shoulder, had been caught red-pawed launching to the top of the stove to snitch freshly boiled eggs. She also regularly cleared the baby gates that section off the house. She was a great snuggler and made me laugh. She was also a prodigious snorer. In every day life, she did her best to keep Tia in her place (right). She was truly a "Queen Bitch" in the nicest sense of the term.

Kahlua was pointed but never finished her championship, mostly because she was my first show dog and it was all I could do to breath in the show ring, let alone go in the right direction! Right up until the end, Kahlua's effortless, flowing movement stopped people in their tracks.

HEALTH CLEARANCES

Hips: OFA "Good" PW-1152G24FT

Elbows: OFA "Normal" EL117-T

KAHLUA'S PEDIGREE

                                                                  Arriba de Alvalade

                                                   Baluarte de Alvalade

                                                                  Truta de Alvalade

                                Ch. Glad Tidings do Mar

                                                                  Adonis do Mar

                                                   Morena do Mar

                                                                  Rosmaninhal do Mar

Piedelai Escolhido de Evora CGC

                                                                  Ch. Charlie de Alvalade

                                                   Ch. Thor of Dell Mountain

                                                                  Ch. Isadora do Mar

                                 Ch. Piedelai Allegro of Wyn's

                                                                  Bonnydoon Obolo

                                                    Ch. Piedelai do Mar

                                                                  Ch. Isabella do Mar