We said goodbye to Gretch on the morning of a crisp fall day, after a sudden onset of multiple seizures. She was my introduction to the Shepherd world, the reason I began showing dogs in obedience, and ultimately in conformation.

      She was mostly East German (read incredibly stubborn), and was known in these parts for eating just about anything - often to the tune of hundreds of dollars in vet bills (the most notable item was a pin cushion).
     She is responsible for half of my kennel name, and probably more than half of me. Although she has left a huge hole in my heart, it's nice to know someone is watching out for me from above. I know she will be as fierce a protector in death as she was in life.

Gretchen vom Haus Licher CD TC HIC OFA H/E

Official PIA - Quasi-Matriarch

Renown for her ability to ingest virtually anything
 

November 28, 1995 - November 18, 2008
It will never be the same.