ADA GIULIANO
The Collie world has lost the gentle lady of Bellbrooke
Collies. Her light, like her
voice, was soft, not bright and overpowering. She was the quiet one of the Bellbrooke duo, allowing
husband, John, to do the talking, to show the dogs, and later to be the
judge. Ada was eminently qualified
to judge Collies, but could never bring herself to do it because she couldn’t
bear to hurt people’s feelings.
Ada’s world revolved around family, friends, and Collies and
she was careful to keep them in that order. Bellbrooke did not finish the most champions or win the most
shows, but their efforts spawned the likes of Marnus, Wayside, Gingeor,
Tartanside, and all the lines that descend from them.
During the past holiday season we received our annual
Christmas card from Ada. I’m sure
that next Christmas will seem poorer from not having that reminder of a
friendship that spanned so many years.
Like her idol and mine, Steve Field, Ada Giuliano will have a place in
my mind and my heart forever. She
and Johnny helped a young friend from South Jersey acquire a nine month old
puppy who would become the stuff dreams are made of and the rest would be
history.
Like one of her favorite Collies Ada will always be our “Bellbrooke’s
Lil Darlin.” Those of you who have
been in the dog game a while know it speaks volumes when I tell you that I
never heard any person speak ill of Ada Giuliano. Rest in peace, dear friend. You leave this world a poorer place for your passing, but a
richer place for your having been here.
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