Year of Death: Nov 2023

Kennel Name: Just-us for the Scotties but Kerri-us for her Kerry Blues.  

Brief Description: 

My mother, Gladys Justus, went from Scotties to Kerry Blues. I was in college by this time but she had a Kerry Named Surpy aka Surprise of Kerri-us.  She co owned her first two Kerry Blues with Ebby and Charles Smith. They brought her into Kerry Blues.   And then she had King Tut also with shared ownership. The dogs stayed with her and with the trainer/show man from Houston. Both her Scotties and her Kerry Blues were finished Champions.

Mom kept Kerry Blues as they grew older and she did some breeding with Texas AM for the disease they carry.  The Smith’s were like part of the family as I went in and out from school. As my father aged, Mom decided she wanted a larger dog and purchased her first of two, Bouvier Des Flanders  which she had over the next twenty years.    

Mom made sure with her litters that I had a Kerry Blue and my kids grew up with them and we had Annie who during the covid shut down, was third top female in the nation for  female Kerry Blues.   Tuesday Hanna showed her. The year George Hanna died, he sent a 6 month old Kerry Blue  to my husband father by Uli.  We have Ben here and chose not to show him.  (both of Mother’s Kerry Blues are in your litter files with Surpies litters as well )

Mom was one of the first members of the Scottish Terrier Club they formed in Dallas. She loved all her dogs.  What has been interesting is finding Charlene Dwyer’s mom in Colorado. They knew each other…and then I have gotten to know Charlene.  They are Casey Kerry Blue Terriers.     

Mom left us with a bundle of Kerry Blue things that she collected alongside her Scotties.  

We only found this photo… of the finished dogs…and I will add a photo of my mother.

Submitted by Laurie Pace-Glady's daughter

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