What can I say about Belle that will do her justice? Belle was my heart dog, that ~one~ dog everyone gets in their lifetime. She was my best friend, my show dog, we loved each other unconditionally Add to that, she was a supurb representative of her breed, as well as the consumate show dog. Belle is also the dog who was taken from me well before her time. Belle was the pick from our first litter. She just stood out as being a stunning puppy. Her record in the show ring backs that up. She was a Champion at 10 months, and won her first Best in Group award the very next day. She had classes in show all the way through, from Baby Puppy in Show all the way to the ultimate - Best in Show. She was Australiasia's first Grand Champion Bitch in the breed, and had the title existed earlier she would have been amongst the youngest to ever gain the title as well. In 1998 she was the first bitch to win both the Kendari Trophy & the Colijn Trophy in the same year. She beat 7 top winning males to earn this achievement from the KCNSW. Belle was retired at 3 years old, only returning to the ring to gain the last CC required for her Grand Champion title in 1998. In December 2000 Belle was tragically taken from us at just 6 years old.