Abby's two favorite toys in the world were her ball and the sleeve.    She retired from schutzhund in the summer of 2002 as she came up lame.  We thought she had injured her leg.   We later found the problem was due to bone cancer. 

Abby knew many tricks and loved to show off.   Her favorite tricks were to "walk like a bear" on her back legs, roll over and to wave "goodbye" when leaving.   She was a wonderful ambassador for the rottweiler breed and is already missed.

In 1998, The Greater Victoria Dog Club awarded Abby the "Mary Bates Trophy" which is a club trophy for the dog which achieves the highest score under a novice handler.  Abby was High In Trial when she trialed for her CD.

In 1999, Abby earned the titles BH and AD under ADRK Judge Martin Hillgeman.   In May 2002 Abby made her entrance into the show ring and placed V-3 in the veteran's class at the 2002 Canadian WCL Sieger Show held in Vancouver, BC.

Abby would have made a great schutzhund dog, however, she did not start training in schutzhund until she was 5 years old.