In loving memory

UCI INT/Can/UKC/00”RYS/AKC Pointed/ 9xV1

Cain Von Kaden

SchHI, BH,AD, ZtP,BST, UWP

OFA Good/Elbows Clear

My best friend, partner, soul mate and guardian.

Laid to rest this day 7-20-2006

Cain was one of those once in a lifetime dogs. Always giving everything he had. He took me places I never dreamt of and gave me a ride of a life time.

Cain was picked up as an eight week old pup and from the very moment I saw him I knew he was meant to be mine. We bonded instantly.

He was a big strapping boy from the very beginning. He grew up seems like overnight.

At eighteen months old he took his first V1 and Youth sieger.

He enjoyed an exciting show career winning nine V1 ratings with many of those being at National and Regional events. He earned his Canadian Championship in six short weeks and his UKC Championship in just two weekends. He received nine AKC points before I ran out of money to show him further.

Cain loved to work. He was a calm tracker.

Willing at Obedience

And a lover of his bite work. Earning his Schutzhund one, his ZtP and BST and all with having broken his neck while playing ball in the back yard. Through the pain, he still gave his all.

Cain also enjoyed working in weight pulling. He was a quick student and quickly earned his first weight pulling title pulling 1,986 lbs!!

He pulled both in the snow with a sled and indoors with wheeled carts.

But most of all, he was a great family dog. Always alert to potential problems and yet always good with our guest and our children.

Letting go was so very hard, the tears are still coming and probably will for some time. Cain developed Bone Cancer and by the time we knew what he had, it was already too advanced to cure him. Cain would have been eight years old this October 30^th. Way to young to be taken away from me. I feel robbed and feel like his life was stolen from him. Cancer is cruel!!

My heart aches for anyone who is going through this with their own dog or who will in the future. Love them while you can, you never know when they will be taken from you.

I already miss the feel of his soft velvet ears on my cheek, watching him chase his big blue ball around the yard endlessly, rolling onto his back to wiggle with pure joy while itching his back on the carpet and his sitting on my lap until my legs fall asleep. So many memories.

Rest easy big guy! You will be greatly missed!!

Mom