Holy Borzoi Batman!

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09a00640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to Shefaro Borzoi and Boer Goats</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |  </B><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Holy Borzoi Batman!</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13c3a89c0.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered</B></div> <div> <I><B>Forgive them anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives</B></div> <div> <I><B>Be kind anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies</B></div> <div> <I><B>Succeed anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you </B></div> <div> <I><B>Be honest and frank anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight</B></div> <div> <I><B>Build anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous</B></div> <div> <I><B>Be happy anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow</B></div> <div> <I><B>Do good anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough</B></div> <div> <I><B>Give the world the best you've got anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God</B></div> <div> <I><B>It was never between you and them anyway</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Holy Borzoi Batman!</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://gentlegiantsrescue.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://gentlegiantsrescue.com/"><U>The Gentle Giants Connection</U></A></div> <div> Burt and Tracy Ward</div> <div> Norco, California</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="13ae90560.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Top - left to right, Sherry, Tracy, Burt</B></div> <div> <B>Borzoi -</B><B> Rodriga</B><B>, </B><B>Lazlo</B><B>, </B><B>Angelica</B><B>, and </B><B>Leona</B><B>. </B><B> </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13c190040.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Here are some of  the Ward's new Shefaro kids playing soccer.  Left to right - Olivia, Casanova, Maestro.  April 23, 2004.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13b1903f0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Great things are coming from Shefaro's alliance with the Wards. </B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>I am extremeley proud of Shefaro's alliance with Gentle Giants, Burt and Tracy Ward.   Thanks to them, Shefaro Borzoi will not only aspire to greatness in the show ring, but in lifesaving, meaningful work. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Leona</B> <B>is the first of the Shefaro kids to become a Certified Service and Therapy Borzoi.</B>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13f98c7c0.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Lazlo</B> <B>is going to Hawaii where he will work with autistic children.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="99640360.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Maestro</B> <B>and Princess Melody dance in the sunlight at Gentle Giants, June 2004.   Melody is Tracy and Burt's 13-year old princess/daughter.  Maestro is Tracy's favorite Borzoi boy and will never leave Gentle Giants.      Maestro's job is to meet and greet all newcomers to GG!   </B><B>He is a great ambassador of his breed showing what beauty and temperament should be in a Borzoi.   </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="146b906f0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="623" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Left to right - Casanova, Hermana and their new Borzoi friend, China, at GG September 2004.   China is a new addition to GG, not from Shefaro.  Someone dumped her in the pound and she was saved by GG.    At Gentle Giants, she has found a loving, caring environment and plays beautifully with Tracy, Burt, Melody and her new Shefaro Borzoi friends.     We don't know where China came from - her breeder didn't claim her - but we know where she is - and she is safe!   GG has great relationships with all of the shelters.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16b340030.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Shefaro Borzoi in Art.</B></div> <div> <B>   Thanks to GG's association with quality and artistic people, Shefaro Borzoi are gracing the art world.  What better group to appreciate the beauty and grace of Shefaro Borzoi.   </B><B>Kyanne</B><B> lives at an African Art Gallery, while The Chapman Gallery has </B><B>Marisa</B><B> in life and in oil.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="174f902a0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="554" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Shefaro Borzoi are right at home with all the Gentle Giants.  They are part of the group that greets adopters.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="17e1901f0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="287" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Kyanne</B><B> graces Jennifer's African art gallery.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17bd902d0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17eef4780.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="17eff41f0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Beau Rogers, executive producer of Academy Award winning "Gods and Monsters" came to Gentle Giants to find a new family member.   Beau brought with him studio casting director, Gerald Wolff, to help him interview all the Gentle Giant breeds.   "Fantastic" said Beau.  "These are the friendliest dogs that I've ever seen!"   "Every one of those incredible dogs would make a great animal actor!" added Gerry Wolff.   "They are so easy to handle that they would be 'naturals' in front of a camera."   Beau and Gerry are friends of Burt's for many years and Burt is developing movie projects with them.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f0f44e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Left to right - dogs - Marisa, Lazlo, Maestro, Angelica</B></div> <div> <B>people - Beau Rogers, Burt Ward, Gerry Wolff, Tracy and Burt's daughter, Melody</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f1f4760.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="118" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f2f4ac0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am extremely proud of my association with Gentle Giants.  I think the world of Burt and Tracy Ward.   Here they are  welcoming </B><B>the senior management of Los Angeles County Animal Control Marsha Mayeda - Director (left) Judy Meraz, Chief Deputy Director (right) Ron Edwards - Deputy Director (center right) Christine Franco - Chief Humane Officer and Training Director (center)</B></div> <div> <B>Their Shefaro Borzoi are in the mix. </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e590050.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17e390f00.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>City of Norco Animal Control Superintendent Renee Power with Burt after completing her inspection of Gentle Giants.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="17e7904e0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Guerrero was adopted from Gentle Giants.    He is now "Nikolai" and adored by his new family. </B></div> <div> <B>Doreen writes:</B></div> <div> ----- Original Message ----- </div> <div> <B>From: Doreen</B></div> <div> <B>To:</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>shefaro@ev1.net</U></FONT> </div> <div> <B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:07 PM </div> <div> <B>Subject:</B> Re: Guerrero </div> <div> Hi there, </div> <div> We wanted to let you know that we have adopted  Prince Nicolai of Ward, aka Guerrero, from the Wards August 27, 2005. He is absolutely wonderful, sweet, loving, and gorgeous, and also has the companionship of Ronan, our 2 year old Irish wolfhound. Right now Nicolai is sound asleep on the sofa after making it into our bed last night.  He fit into our home immediately, even using the doggie door without us having to show him. If you'd like, we can send you some photos as soon as my husband downloads them. Also, if there is any information you'd like to share with us about him, we'd greatly appreciate it. </div> <div> Needless to say, Nicolai has a home for life. We are humbled and honored to have this precious creature in our life. </div> <div> The Wards are also incredibly kind and loving people, and they hold you in the highest esteem. </div> <div> Sincerely, </div> <div> Ron & Doreen</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="17e9902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17eb90150.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.calgold.com/visiting/Default.asp?Series=1300&Show=754" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.calgold.com/visiting/Default."><U><B>Huell Houser - California Gold - visits Gentle Giants BIG DOGS #1302 </B></U></A></div> <div> Great danes are known for their giant size and gentle personality. </div> <div> huell travels to norco, to an animal rescue that finds homes for these enormous dogs which is fittingly named Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions.</div> <div> <I><B> International (UCI) Champion Shefaro Venado Anubis is one of the  Borzoi featured in </B></I><A HREF="http://www.calgold.com/visiting/Default.asp?Series=1300&Show=754" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.calgold.com/visiting/Default."><U><I><B>Huell Houser's California Gold Episode "BIG DOGS"</B></I></U></A><I><B>    See the video in real time at </B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gentlegiantsrescue.com/gentle_giants_theater_page_1.htm#screen" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gentlegiantsrescue.com/gentle"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="17f42d670.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="17f7908c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f590280.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Visitors at Gentle Giants - Vida sits in Burt's lap while Vencedora shows how a Shefaro Borzoi makes a great lap dog!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f690400.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>