Mega is my first Giant Schnauzer. I bought her from Skansen's in April 2002. She came to us by airplane - we picked her up in Dallas and it was love at first sight. Never having had a big indoor dog before, we left her unattended one morning and she ate some of my medicine and was in intensive care for over a week. We couldn't image life without her, and we had only had her for about a month.

When Mega started her career as a show girl, I groomed her and Holly Smith, a 15yr old neighbor, began handling her. We had a lot of help from everyone, including professional handler Paige McCarver. She gave Holly lots of tips, and Mega got her first 3 point major.

We finished her in March 2004, and I took her home and bred her to Ch Pangia Banditto V Kamir, owned by Matt and Michelle Smith of Houston. She had 8 beautiful puppies on July 20, 2004.  After the puppies were 8 weeks old I sought out Paige again and asked her to look at the puppies and to handle my dogs for me.  

Just before Mega had her pups, I bought another bitch, Skansen's Inbe Youngblood. She was born on March 22, 2004, and we picked her up at Skansen's the second week of July.

She has a completely different person-ality from Mega - not so loving, but she is a good girl. Paige started showing her when she was 6 months old, and finished her in October, 2005. We are planning to breed her this fall to our Ch Black Gold's Maximus.  

Paige McCarver started showing Black Gold's Maximus and Black Gold's Princess Leia soon after they were 6 months old. Paige had a triple in Lubbock where she finished all 3 of these dogs - Inbe, Max and Leia.

Mega's presence is felt in the rings now as she has really come into herself. She is consistently winning the breed and placing in the group!