Ch Stirling's Maggie Mae JH  "Maggie"
SN84570409
Whelped 5/22/2001
Owner: Lynn Tenny
Breeder: Cindy McGovern
Sire: Dual Ch McRoth William Wallace
Dam: Ch Winsome Music For Wallace


Maggie with handler, Greg McCarthy
Maggie is Field Trial pointed.

To the Bridge: On June 17, 2006, Maggie sustained a massive coronary and was taken from me prematurely and suddenly without warning. I am grateful for the short years with her, and will mourn her loss for the rest of my life. My only comfort is that I know she is chasing chipmunks and birds on the other side while waiting for me to join her. A part of my heart goes with her.

On the recommendation of Matt and Wendy Czarnecki, I contacted Cindy McGovern about one of her pups from a field bred litter. I wanted to get involved in field competition again. The pups were born in late May, and I was to fly out and pick her up on September 16th, 2001. That, of course, was the week of the 911 tragedy. My employer strongly advised NO travel and though I didn't want to fly after that happened, I had anxiously been waiting for this little girl for weeks! She came to me several months later, much to my anxiety over her flying by herself. And I expected to see a rather small girl, and certainly with not much coat. Out of the crate comes this sweet girl, of medium size, AND lots of beautiful coat! I thought to myself, Oh My Gosh! This girl is gorgeous! She wiggled and kissed me and climbed on me, oblivious to all the sounds and sights of the baggage claim area at the airport, and calmly walked next to me all the way to the car. On the way home, a good hour and a half drive, she curled up on the front seat and went to sleep. Sweetness quickly became her nickname, and the minute I got her home that night, I stacked her on a table to make an assessment.

Her ring career speaks for itself, as she quickly finished her championship at 20 months, earning her first major from the puppy class, beating 6 dogs for Best of Winners. Now, I could play in the field with her. And what a pistol! I remember watching the German breeds run big and hard, thinking how fun it would be to have a show Gordon that would do that, and here she is!

Her breeder, Cindy McGovern took her out in California and finished her second two legs on her JH, and then proceeded to run her in FT Derby. The first place ribbon, and her first points in a Field Trial convinced me that she should go into serious training with Trena Cardwell, in Washington State. Maggie was with Trena for a year before coming home to grow up some, and be a couch potato for a while. Trena's assessment of her was, "She has talent and desire, the two things a dog must have, or I won't take them. She can finish her FT Championship." Many thanks to Cindy for entrusting this sweet girl to me. And to Trena for seeing in her what I'd hoped to find. We're in no hurry, but we know where we're going!

Eager to please and the best of companions, Maggie is my 'heart dog'.