About
Eldorado:
Hi, my name is Holly Scott.
My love for animals extends back to my
childhood. I had guinea pigs, hamsters,
rabbits, gerbils and my beloved dogs and cats.
Freckles, a cocker mix stray my dad brought home to my delight, and
Peanuts, a terrier mix. I adopted all
strays and “fixed them” by attending to their wounds with extravagant bandages
and various ointments or remedies.
My goal in life was to be a veterinarian. A lofty goal at that time. Life happened and as it turned out, I became
a Certified Vet Tech. Later, I was
recruited by the University of Colorado Medical Center to help in Cardiology
research. I developed advanced surgical
skills in my job – something I would never had been able to do working at the
clinical level.
I started an obedience class with a Lab/Dobe
mix named Roscoe and my first pure-bred, a Dobe named Tahnee in the mid 1970’s
I started an obedience class with a new puppy, Crystal, a chocolate Lab. While in training, my instructor, Jeanne
Cook, mentioned trying for a CD title on
Enter the MASTIFFS!! I helped rescue my first Mastiff, Yogi (Gulph Mills Mr. Bear To You, CD). He was bred by Mike and Dee Gensburg of Gulph
Mills Mastiffs and when we got him home, he was a very fearful young dog. I started him in obedience immediately. When we were ready, he obtained his CD in
three trials. Some judges at that time
had never even judged a Mastiff in obedience!
By then, I had been “dabbling” in conformation
by showing Bullmastiffs for friends and an occasional Mastiff. I was a natural. When I got my first “show dog”, Fannie, I was
ready. Handling came very easy for
me. I showed with/for Ted Browning, a
professional handler for several years, honing my skills.
I was very successful in the ring with
Fannie. She was ranked in BOB and BOS
points every year she showed. I bred a
litter out of Fannie and produced Rebel. Rebel was owner handled to his CH and to the
top 10 in group points.
Next was Izzy, a Rebel daughter. She took Reserve winner’s bitch at the 1994
MCOA Specialty and awarded Best Bred-By Exhibitor in show, judged by the late
Mike Gensberger. Izzy’s brother took
Reserve Winner’s dog as well. Many other
awards were given to Rebel puppies that year and that started the “Rebel
revolution”. He was a very popular sire.
I showed Fannie, Rebel, Murphy (half brother
to Rebel) to their CD’s as well. Killian
was not shown in conformation enough to get her CH, but she made it up in the
obedience class. She obtained her CD as
well and became a very much loved therapy dog, as was Rebel.
I continued to breed and show and was, and
still am, quite successful in the whelping box and in the ring. All of my dogs hold a very special place in
my heart, each with their own story.
Most of the pictures shown here are show
pictures. I like my information to be
short and sweet. As I build my website,
each dog will have their own page and their own story.
Thank-you for visiting and I hope you enjoy
reading about the Eldorado legacy.
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