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Welcome
to Shooting Star Dogs, Home of the Cruiser's Vizslas Cruiser's Wanted: A fun loving guy who enjoys the outdoors, hunting and traveling. He must be a hard worker who can drive to dog shows on the weekends. Please send photo of dog. OK, so this doesn’t totally describe me, but it is probably a lot more realistic that I’d care to acknowledge. I’m Jill Hoffbeck and I am the quarterback of this crazy world we’ve come to know as Shooting Star. My
home consists of three lovely red-heads and myself.
Radar started this ride, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other
way. I have been owned and
loved by him since February 14th, 2001.
If there is a way to describe the ideal first Vizsla, it would
be Radar. It was a bumpy
ride for me personally from the time he was a year to about 18 months
old, but he always made it feel comfortable and happy at home with wagging
tails and sloppy kisses. Radar
is the start of what I hope to be a long line of Cruiser’s dogs.
Thanks to my breeder and friend, Jim Moller, for a wonderful line
of dogs and the first Cruiser’s bitch Trisha.
There are times when I don’t know if I should thank or strangle
Jim. His suggestion to show
Radar has totally changed my life. A special thanks also needs to be sent to Linda Kelly, she showed me that there were more to dogs shows than what was in the Twin Cities area, to Eva Phillippi and Jessica Vetter, great travel companions, shoulders to lean on and competitors, and Kym Fisher, for all the extra encouragement along the way and helping me learn what true friends are all about. Who would have thought that over a few short years I’d met so many unforgettable people, all because of a red dog. Since Radar, I have added Gunnar and most recently Star to the Shooting Star household. If Gunnar had been first, there would have never been a second. He’s the boy that knows all the rules and breaks them on purpose, but gives you more love than you could ever imagine being able to take in. The hopes are that Star will become the foundation bitch for Shooting Star Vizsla’s. Why Shooting Star? Radar proved to me last fall on a hot August afternoon that dreams can come true. He proved you could take a completely green handler and a 6 month old puppy and work and work and finally shoot to the top. At just over 2-years-old, Radar was owner-handler to an International Best In Show. Talk about a dream come true. The future of Cruiser's Shooting Star is in the paws of several new owners and dogs. Check back often to see the Shooting Stars and all that they have accomplished. |
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