My first true show dog was Ellie. She was a pleasure to watch in the ring. She finished her
championship in a flurry under the expert guidance of Cheryl Cates at only 18 months old. Ellie earned
two four point majors and one five point major along the way. She had an excellent pedigree, a clear
heart (SAS normal 1/00 and ARVC clear with 0 VPCs 11/99 & 8/02), excellent hips (PennHip .29 right
hip and .33 left hip 3/03) and had lovely puppies in two litters. Ellie also earned several agility titles.
Ellie was named after the Tracy Chapman song I love, "Give Me One Reason", and it was sarcastically,
"Give me one reason NOT to get her" when she was offered to me!
Trail's End Boxers & Studios
On July 7th, 2000, Ellie whelped a beautiful litter of six
bitch puppies. She was bred to two time top twenty
contender and multiple group winner, Am/Can Ch Glennroe
Rob Roy of Telstar, SOM "Scotty". One puppy is a breed
champion "Abby" and is here with us at Trail's End. Three
others were pointed, and the remaining two are in loving
pet homes.
CH Glennroe Give Me One Reason OA, OAJ, NAC, CGC

"Ellie"
Ellie was bred via frozen semen and surgical AI to
Ch Holly Lane's Spin a Dream "Spike" and whelped
another very nice litter of six on August 3rd, 2003.
Spike was another top-twenty contender and
multiple best in show winner. He brought a pedigree
that is beautiful. We are very excited that Rogan
finished his championship very quickly and has
multiple agility titles.

Ellie earned her Canine Good Citizen title, or CGC,
which demonstrated her good manners around
strangers and other dogs.
Ellie was retired from agility, but being a great athlete
and highly intelligent, she did quite well. With very limited
showing Ellie earned her AKC Open Standard title (OA)
and her Open Jumpers with Weaves (OAJ) title, all with
high placings. Her first NADAC (North American Dog
Agility Council) trial yielded her NADAC Novice Standard
title (NAC) and a leg towards her tunnelers title. She
brought home 9 ribbons in one weekend.
Ellie's Life:
Ellie on the right and her two daughters
Samantha and Abby (laying down).
Sire: Ch Bayview Strides Ahead, SOM
Dam: Glennroe Annie's Song
Ellie - 11 1/2 Years Old
Ellie - 18 Months Old
For 9 weeks, we had 5 generations here at Trail's End. Sadly we had to help our great, great
grandma dog, Ellie, to the Rainbow Bridge December 7th, 2009. In May of 2009, Ellie had an
emergency surgery for bloat. Being 11 1/2 years old, it was really hard on her. She recovered but
aged very quickly after that. A few weeks shy of turning 12, we helped Ellie to the Rainbow Bridge
after seeing that her organs were failing. She left us while she laid in my lap on her favorite bed. I
will always be grateful for my wonderful vet, Dr. Karen Bird, DVM, who came to my house to help
Ellie on her journey. I know Ellie's romping with Max and Maggie, healthy, happy, and the silly Beanie
she's always been. Sweet dreams, Beans! We miss you... Mom
We will forever miss our Ellie's "Beanie
wiggle", her dog show trot in the agility ring,
her flying lead changes when she loped around
the yard. Beans had several tricks she
performed for my school kids. The favorite
was that she'd play dead after you shot her
with your finger gun. The kids thought that
was awesome! She'd raise her head and look
at you and I'd have to say, "You're still dead"
and she'd lay her head back down. It was so
darn cute. How lucky was I to have such a
beautiful, smart, sweet girl... Wow. We were
truly blessed.
5 Generations at Trail's End:
Lft to Rt: Java-6.5 years old, Abby-9.5 years old, Ty-19 mon., Zin-8 weeks, Ellie-almost 12
Dec. 24th, 1997 - Dec. 7th, 2009
Ellie's portrait in progress and finished.

By Ellie's mom, Shannon Carlson
If you've ever known the joyful sound of barks that fill the air;
a sloppy kiss, a friendly paw, a quiet,adoring stare.
If you've ever had a special friend to share a tear or two.
Or maybe just a wagging tail to lift you when you're blue.
If you've ever felt the wrenching pain that only death can send...
then you have lost not just a dog --- you've truly lost a friend.....