Astra
My favorite memory of our Asti was showing her as a puppy. She was happily baiting, and jumping up at me as we stood in the Puppy Group lineup, waiting for our turn to move. My girlfriend was gesturing at me wildly, from outside the ring, and, as I turned to the judge, he was laughing uproariously. Looking down, I discovered that all the buttons on my dress were suddenly missing! It seems that Asti had been nipping off my buttons, one at a time, each time she jumped up! We did win the Puppy Group that day – perhaps as a sympathy vote from the judge!
The 4 pups from Astra’s first litter did extremely well at the US National in 1996, all placing or winning in Futurity, Sweepstakes and regular classes.
In her retirement, Astra lived with, and was much loved by Vivian Scrudder and Lou Worthington. Many thanks to them for their great care of her, in her elder years!
Dam of 5 Champions, earning her the title of Register of Merit from the Samoyed Association of Canada:
