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Breeders Of Champion, Mantrailing and Pet Bloodhounds About Sherick's Bloodhounds Richard Dean "Dick" Duling 10/21/1943 - 12/20/2006 Below is the text and cover of Dick's Funeral Service folder. Richard Dean "Dick" Duling, 63, Michigan Valley, Kansas, passed away December 20, 2006, at a Wichita, Kansas hospital. He was born October 21, 1943, in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of Warren and Thelma Jermyn Duling. He grew up in Eskridge, Kansas and graduated from Eskridge High School in 1962. He attended Emporia State University at Emporia, prior to joining the United States Marine Corps in 1963. He served in the Marines until 1967 retiring as a Lance Corporal, and was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Dick started his career with the State of Kansas in marketing. He later worked for over twenty years for the Department of Wildlife and Parks, as a Natural Resource Law Officer, until his retirement a month ago. He was a member of the Kansas Wildlife Officers Association, the Kansas Peace Officers Association, the International Association of Marine Investigators Inc., and the Fraternal Order of the Police. He was an EMT, an Ice Rescue Specialist, a Hunter Safety Instructor and a Kansas Boating Education Instructor. He was a member of the Topeka Kennel Club and the American Bloodhound Club. He was a past member of the North American Search Dog Network and actively worked his Bloodhounds in search and rescue. The ashes of his favorite search dog "Skeeter" lie with him today. His enthusiasm and interest for music as a young boy grew each year into a deep love for rock, country, and rhythm & blues. With this passion, his knowledge of the history of these was remarkable. He knew the band members of most bands, the songwriters and stars, and could even tell you details of their roots. Kansas Prairie Pickers Association and the Kansas Bluegrass Association were his favored loves. Dick married Sherill "Sherry" Schaefer, August 9, 1969, as Assumption Catholic Church here in Topeka that we are in today. The song Ave Maria used in today's service was also sung at Dick and Sherry's wedding. Sherry survives at the home. Other survivors include a son, Dustin Warren Duling, Kansas City, KS; his mother, Thelma Duling, Atchison; a brother, Joseph Duling, Eskridge; and two sisters, Mary VanPetten, Atchison, and Susan Nolte, in Florida. Whether it was a high school play or an organized group investigation, past to present Dick showed strong leadership, kindness, patience and above all a general compassion and love for all he knew and touched. Dick loved life in all of it's many aspects and will truly be remembered for this. Click here for the copy read at Dick's Reflection of memory's of his life the eve of his funeral written by Sherry his wife of 37 yrs. Support Our Troops & Our Country Yogi x Stacy babies at 6 wks ..... looking into the past with hopes of following these footsteps into the future. click here for larger image of adults Left to Right: "Tally" Grandfather "Toby" Great Gr Gr Grandfather "Ruby" Great, Gr Gr Gr Aunt "Breeder of Merit Award" We started Sherick's Bloodhounds in 1969 with the purchase of our first Bloodhound. Sherick's is a combination of both of our first names...Sherry and Dick. We show as a hobby to constantly improve, maintain and preserve our lines and type according to the AKC breed standard. We are long standing members of the American Bloodhound Club. As concerned breeders we do not breed a litter purely on puppy demands and passing fads. Each litter is bred only after careful planning and consideration, so any placements are carefully screened for a lifetime commitment. "At right: Flint and Sherry in 1983" "Ditto" Ch. Sherick's In Like Flint We are not a Kennel. Our Bloodhounds are not kept in kennel runs. When not lying on the living room couch, they are in spacious, shaded enclosures somewhat similar to a back yard with their own houses to protect them from the elements. They sleep and eat in the house in individual crates and are allowed freedom in the house regularly. Some are retired mantrailers and range in age from puppies to 13 1/2 years. We enjoy the show ring and testing the mantrailing abilities of each puppy born, but most of all we enjoy daily life with our Bloodhounds as companions. Our Bloodhounds are family members first, the rest is added pleasure. Dick Duling, Skeeter and Dozer Awarded to Dick and Skeeter

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