Aktahund Keep Takin All (Bana)
Sire:- Kantenna Hunter (Imp Aust) Dam:- Graf Edelmann Takin All
Above:- aged 5 months, Sth Island Triple Shows
Bana and her litter mates were born in early January 2011, and she, Enzy and brother Kudos entered competition later that year at the infamous Queen's Birthday earthquake shows. Bana now competes in the Open class, often alongside her mother.
Bana is named in honour of her grand father, Aust Ch Sannjesa Crusty Demon, who has the same call name.
Bana in action Otago GSD Show 2014
Bana BIS Swizzy RIS
April 2015
Bana is mum of our N Litter and is now retired from the show ring having won her last BIS as a Veteran. She oversees the training of her daughter Wikid and niece Freya and nephew Gage, and now also her grandkids Random and Posh and little sister Asti.
12th German Shepherd National 2019
Veteran's Parade Bio
Aktahund Keep Takin All BSCL 1
Bana
Bana is from the first litter of our foundation bitch Swizzy (Graf Edelman Takin All)
She has enjoyed a very successful show career and loved to announce her presence vocally both in the ring and sideline. She introduced and trained several newbie handlers to the show ring and gave both Stella and David the thrill of handling her to a gold medal win. David went one better than Stella though, with Bana going Best in Show for him.
A pleasure to handle, her forte like her mothers, was her movement and she could go from piaffe and passage to full gaiting and back effortlessly.
Bana is multi Excellent graded, 5 x Gold medal winner and 3 Best In Shows. The highlights being Best in Show with her then veteran mother Swizzy who was Reserve in Show, and the other was Best in Show herself as a veteran in April 2018
Bana had a dabble in obedience too however she found the STAY exercises a tad boring so decided on one occasion to have some fun, going along the line of dogs and inciting all the little ones to play – about 5 in all OOPS.
Her daughter Wikid is now 3rd generation Gold Medal and Best in Show winner and Bana has gracefully stepped aside to allow the next generation to strut their stuff whilst she enjoys a well earned retirement.
Bana now gets full run of the house and is very spoilt.
As she ages gracefully Bana gets more and more like her daddy Crasher
Vale Bana
02/01/2011 - 18/05/2021
Our beautiful Bana left us in May after a short illness, cradled in our arms as we said goodbye to our heart dog.
Bana leaves a huge hole in our hearts and life and we willl miss her for ever
Special hugs to Stella whose journey with us started with Bana and her litter mates and whose heart will always hold a very special place for Bana
Some Bana Moments
Bana Cuddles on the pegs
Stella (Bana) and Kev (Freya) sharing a joke in the ring at Wellington
Always bets on as to who would be eating whose dust and who would end up in front on the pegs
Bana cooling off
Obedience Heelwork
Here again her beautiful movement made her a pleasure to watch
Bana cooking babies
Bana's favourite relaxation technique
Bana and Mahe
Playing together again in the wide open spaces
Never ever forgotten
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