welcome to... 
Gemma
the Golden Retriever's
website!

at 9 weeks, on her first day with us

Chardon's Chantilly Lace 'n Levity CGC TDI
aka "Gemma Mae"

Gemma is our Golden Retriever, whelped on April 17, 1997.
She is by Ch. Shalimar's Top of the Mark, CD, SDHF (aka Arsey)
out of Platinum's Sandy Storm (aka Sandy)
(View Gemma's pedigree).


"I'm usually wet and drippy... see?"
(just 8 months old)
"Hi, I'm Gemma Mae and I turned 10 years old on April 17, 2007 (see my Birthday Page)! 

My Dad still calls me a Golden "knucklehead"-- whatever that means (it's probably another one of those goofy human terms of endearment like 'sweetie' and 'pumpkin').  My Mum is making noises about how I'm 'middle-aged' now, and that doesn't sound too good to me.  I no longer get a treat everytime I obey a command-- bummer, huh?

But deep down they KNOW I am really HRH Princess Gemma.

They still get all excited watching me do dumb tricks like bowing, waving, going to sleep, and balancing a biscuit on my nose. Easy stuff.  But seriously, I just want to take hikes, swim, do therapy visits to make sick people feel a little bit better -- and take LOTS of naps!

Life is good. Except when I have to go to the groomer's!


My  philosophies of life are quite simple:
1. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fu-un..."
and
2. "SHOW ME THE BISCUIT!!"

Ted, Gemma, & Suzanne
hiking the hills near our home 
in Orinda, California
Spring 2001
Head study of Gemma
at 9 weeks young
by the wonderful 
Jamie Wormsbecker
(medium: pencil and watercolor)
November 2000
Hey, wanna know how 
I got my name?
Click on 
OTHER GEMMAS
for the true story...!

click on my baby pic >>
to watch me Grow Up!

Gemma's 
beautiful 
Mom (dam) 
Sandy

and her handsome 
 Poppa (sire) Arsey

11/12/93 - 7/05/02 

Arsey's Memorial Page



"Oh yeah, and another thing I forgot to tell ya:  I LOVE woobies.
Actually I love to maim woobies.
What the heck is a woobie, you ask?"

Woobie Wash Day
(photo from GRiC)
 I  had my 
10th BIRTHDAY
 on April 17, 2007


...click on my
cake!

(and for current photos)

Wanna meet my little bother, uh...er...
I mean brother
Finnegan?

CLICK ON HIS BRATTY MUG >>>

"Here is my favorite littermate
Cooper Hsu-McKee-- 
isn't he handsome? "

Visit Coop's webpage 
or Tigana Goldens

...or go to
Cooper's Postcard Page
to send a 
personalized postcard
to someone you love!

Finnegan!

Gemma!
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