UNITED SHOW CHAMPION
LYNDHURST JASMINE, CGC, ROM-EX
 (English import) 8/1997 - 12/2009
'true labrador, inside and out'

  
       age 8 years                                                                  age 10 years                               age 12 years

                                                                                                               
Jasmine's special 'things' -- she loved to dunk her head in the outside water bucket and blow bubbles in the water.  She immersed herself in that bucket, submarined herself in that bucket.  To the day she died, Jasmine enjoyed her bucket dunks...  Jasmine loved toys, even as a old old dog, she still alerted those ears, got that 'stance' and asked for a toy to be thrown.  She picked up her ball toy and her squeaky and carried them all her days... And the Miss Piggy voice.  Jasmine would comfort her pups and ME with a soft and gentle voice that sounded like a piggy.  So we called her Miss Piggy voice.  The day before she died when we were at her acupuncture session, I cuddled her on the floor on her bed, rubbed her head and we exchanged Piggies, such a dear dear girl. Her daughters Jeannie and Ella use the Piggy voice, and Ella comforted her puppies with Miss Piggies. There is a huge hole here at Ynda with Jazzy gone to the Rainbow Bridge. Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Brianna Idleman for Jasmine's loving care with acupuncture which gave her such great quality of life as she bravely dealt with arthritis in those stifles, a result from her early ACL tears and surgeries. Jazzy died peacefully during her afternoon nap.  She went to sleep and just didn't wake up.  Her last morning she dunked her head in her bucket, came gaily when called in from her morning walkabout-wagging her tail, head held high AND she took her 'yeah' biscuit [one of Andy's patented home-made gingersnap cookies] with great relish, enjoying her breakfast with her very special canned dog food on top of kibble.

Jasmine age 8 still moving out in the show ring

Our Faves -- Jasmine left by herself, and in the right photo, Jasmine is seated alongside her daughter Tango at right --
thank you Jim Scott of Brick, NJ and Twinholly Labradors for these 2 wonderful pictures .... Jim's pics were so great of
Jasmine that we brought her home and mated her to Martin, producing the memorable litter of Ella, Jeannie, Dreamer, & Ian.

Jasmine, age 15 months, won 12-18 class at National Specialty, under Connie Howard

                          

Jasmine's Story:  A foundation girl is so critical to a breeding program.  We were so very blessed to have Jasmine as ours. 

Lyndhurst Jasmine, an import from Ivy Hurst's Lyndhurst labradors in Bradford, England, won the 12 - 18 month Bitch class under Connie Howard at the LRC Inc National Specialty. She also won 3rd place in the LRC Boston 9-12 puppy class. She is a classic English bitch, 21 " tall, BB, a great land and water retriever. She has taken Reserves under Carl Liepman and Connie Howard, but her show career was cut short due to surgeries for torn cruciate ligaments.  She has been shown  sparingly in UKC, garnering several Best Female awards and a BOB and Group III, at the age of almost 6.5  years !  News Flash:  Jasmine finishes her Show Championship Title in May of 2004, just shy of her 8th birthday.  That is aging well.  Congratulations Jasmine!  

Jazzy is a perpetual puppy, quite keen to play, an avid water and land retriever, she excels in obedience.  Jazzy is a sweetheart, very gentle, loving and devoted to her people. She has been a regular visitor to SW Mental Hospital in Marion, VA and now she visits a group home for adults in Dublin, VA.

Jasmine has been a wonderful producer, and she has left her mark on our dogs with her gorgeous front carried down thru Hawkeye, Nate and Tango, and dare I say it ? the 'elegant' neck of hers shared with daughters, Tango, Ella and Jeannie. She gives us that sparkle in the eye, the mischievous smartness, a joy in retrieving, of swimming, the innate ability to love obedience work, the devotion to people.  We love you, Jazzy girl. 

JASMINE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL MOTHER, SHE FOSTERED 3 PUPS, 2 OF WHOM WERE SIBERIANS, WHEN SHE HAD HER 2ND LITTER, A SINGLETON BLACK MALE, COLBY.  Jasmine raised Martin, born the same day as Colby, and then adopted 2 Siberian girls whose dam had died after a C section. 

JASMINE IS TRULY A DEAR AND CHERISHED FRIEND, MY SISTER-DOG, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO SHARE OUR LIVES WITH HER.  WE LOVE YOU JAZZY BO-BO, JAZZY MUNDO, JAZZY GIRL.

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