Willie

One of the darkest boxers in America, if not the darkest.
For that reason, it was not always easy in the ring.
His color completely threw off some judges. On the other hand, he was so striking that other judges could not take their eyes off him.
Willie was the first home-bred American champion and Ambassador of Kanabec Boxers. He made us known internationally. We have had inquiries about him and our other dark boxers from people from all over the world after they saw a picture of Willie in a boxer review or a show catalog.
At home, he was a tennis ball maniac, and a fanatic about the Old Mother Hubbard Bacon & cheese cookies, but the ultimate treat we could give him was to send him spend some time with his two-legged daddy.

Willie's life almost came to an end a few times before we had to give him the gift to be able to rest in peace.
One time, while playing outside with Dash, her canine teeth got caught in his collar and she literally strangled him,
we had to rush inside to get a pair of scissors to cut his collar, before we could do CPR on him, to bring him back to life.
At another occasion, while being shown, he was in a handler's van in which a few dogs died from heat stroke.
That time he was a lucky survivor.
These two incidents have, on the other hand, shorten his life and taken him away from us much sooner than expected.
His dam, Pepper is still alive and we had to put his father down at more than twelve years old.

We will always be grateful to his co-owners who gave him special time at their home, from time to time.

Sire of:

Can. Ch. Kanabec’s Black Gold (Harley)
Can. Ch. Kanabec's Black Illusion (Fudge)
Can. Ch. Kanabec's Play by the Rule II (Xera)
Can. Ch. Kanabec's Phantom Heart Breaker (Breaker)
Can. Ch. Kanabec's Leather & Lace (Lacy)

“If a dog will not come to you
after having looked you in the face,
you should go home
and examine your conscience.”
-- Woodrow Wilson