"Odin"

"On the morning we where to leave for the 2008 Nationals, I found Odin with clouded eyes and laboured breathing in the kitchen. Even with the pain he was in, my dear boy wagged the tip of his tail at my touch. The morning was spent running tests to try and find what was wrong, but by afternoon Odin was gone. We came home alone, and then I saw it, a brown snake all but torn apart. Odin at 7mnths old, had faced this intruder alone without a sound. Where the snake was found was just around the corner from my three year old daughter Indy's bedroom, the thought of what could have happened made me feel ill. I have no doubt that Odin knew what he was doing, that his instinct to protect his family was greater than his own safety. When Indy had nightmares, she would tell us that Odin would always chase the bad things in her dreams away, he was her protector. This time the bad thing was all to real. Odin was our family, our companion, and he will always be remembered as our hero" -Schantelle

"Blaze"

"A ball obsessed, chicken herding, take on the world confident to intelligent for his own good White Shepherd. He loved us loyally with every beat of his heart, and won over friends and strangers alike with his unreserved affection for people in particular children. We where so privledged to have belonged to him, he was taken to soon from snakebite. Blaze is the catalyst and the reason for Brazen Kennels" - Rebecca

"Honey"

"Honey came into our lives at the tender age of 4 weeks. She was born close to our home in Traralgon. Honey was taken to my parents place everyday when we were at work to be raised/cared for due to her young age. My parents took Honey with them to Aged Care homes, where my father played old time music on a monthly basis, and she became the main attraction of these visits.

When my mother became ill Honey was her constant companion, she also let the family know if my mother needed anything by using a certain bark. This lovely lady was ANKC registered on the full register, which meant that her pups were also able to be registered with the ANKC (limited register due to rule changes), we found a mate for Honey and she had her one and only litter at 4 years of age. So anyone that has a Silverlodge dog in their dogs pedigree descends from Honey’s line.

She has both won and placed in the veteran class at our National shows since they were introduced with great pride and pleasure, she always knew she had done well by the grin on her face. Russell and I will miss our gentle lady, the matriarch of Silverlodge Kennels for a very long time."- Leeanne & Russell Saffron.