Karma’s Quest
CD, TC, OFA, HIC
10/3/88 7/17/2001
Quest was the very first puppy born under the Karma name. I knew he
would stay when, a half hour after he was born, he growled at being picked up.
Quest’s totem animal was Dudley Do Right. He simply didn’t know how to
do a bad thing. He started being my demo dog for obedience when he was 6 months
old. When I started my own business, Karma Training, he was my star and partner. All
my clients wanted a dog, “just like Quest.”
He tried all I asked him to do. He got his CD, tried herding and earned his
HIC. For awhile he couldn’t lose when I asked him to compete in the conformation ring
and earned 5 points, a Best of Breed and a Best Opp.
Quest started teaching me what I wanted in my breeding program, and
what I wanted in my dogs. Quest was my first canine partner. Bear was my companion,
and soulmate. He went to work with me every day, but he was not an intrinsic,
necessary cog in the business. Quest was. He helped me with clients, he helped teach
other dogs, he went to people’s houses, and businesses. At one point, he did a career
day at an elementary school and had 600 kids swarm him over the course of a morning.
As Bear got older, Quest was de facto leader. He always showed respect,
but he played enforcer and bodyguard for Bear. If anyone got a little too rowdy around
Bear, Quest stepped in. Quest always kept track that all the dogs were doing what
they were supposed to. He took his Dudley Do Right totem seriously.
Quest was an inspiring companion, and business partner. He was the
beginning blueprint, and shining example for the Karma dogs that have followed.
Thank you, Quest
Quest