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Here are some of Dee's canine companions, past and
present:
Windee Hills Sir Rudolph
AKC UDT Sch1 & Sch2 |
One of my special companions was "Dolph", Windee Hills Sir
Rudolph, AKC UDT Schutzhund titles Sch1 & Sch2. He earned
six titles in less than six months of competing!! He earned
his CD at 10 months of age. He also completed each AKC title
in three consecutive trials. Same with his Schutzhund titles.
He had many high in trials and earned his Sch2 in two different
organizations. Dolph was and still is very special to me!
"Lady" modeling a vest |
"Lady" was my last doberman related to Dolph.
His sister was Lady's mom. She was a family pet and lived
with my sister and then sister-in-law before coming to live
with us at the age of 3 yrs . She loved to play ball and
was a great frisbee catcher. She also loved to swim. This
picture was taken when she was 12yrs old. She is modeling
this vest for a photo shoot.
"Gypsy" |
"Gypsy" was a very special girl. She was big for
a dobie and she achieved her CD and an AD title. Trialing
was not what she liked to do. She would much rather keep
the couch warm while we were at shows. She taught her self
to carry my purse where ever we went. She always carried
the deposit bag from the days proceeds into the bank and
would jump up and give to the teller. Gypsy taught me patience
and to love everyone equally. She was a true ambassador
to the breed. I miss her dearly!!
"Rosco", foster dog from UVHS |
Roscoe was the first dog I fostered from the Upper Valley
Humane Society. Roscoe came into the shelter as a stray
who had lost his affection for humans and was very thin.
He was curled up into a ball for the first week. It took
months of building his affection & trust towards people.
I ended up fostering him for 4 weeks. The shelter was filling
up and he would have been next to be euthinized. This was
not his fault - just the way it works. He is strong and
very bold and attaches very quickly. I was hoping for a
working home, but a family from Manchester proved to be
the right home for him.
CH Savoys Start Me Up
CD & pet therapy dog |
This great little Papillon is CH. Savoys Start Me Up CD
& pet therapy dog. Known as " Skeeter" to his friends, he
is a small dog with a big attitude! He is a true performer
and loves to entertain anyone who will watch him do his
stuff!! Sneezing is one of his best tricks but he also wows
the crowd by putting his favorite stuffed toys into a basket
and knowing each one by name. His breeder, Jan Berger, put
his championship title on him and I did his companion dog
obedience title. He is trained though utility in obedience,
I just never showed him. He is 15yrs young and still going
strong! Click here to see more of Skeeter!
"Abby" |
Abby, a 7 year old Mini Poodle, came to us at the age of
4 through a grooming client who was moving and couldn't
keep her any longer. All she wanted to do was to chase birds.
She was not house trained, so the first thing I taught her
was to "ring a bell" so we would let he out. She is very
good at this and we no longer have a problem. She does a
kissing booth for the humane society for her favorite activity
is to Kiss anyone she meets. She loves to visit the nursing
homes too. In 2002, Abby earned her CGC and TDI.
"Abby" in agility |
My daughter Kim and Abby have done very well in agility
competition, earning a Jr. handler novice jumping title
and novice standard title in in 4 shows during their first
year of competition. We only go to 5 trials a season. This
is for fun for both the dogs and for us as a family. We
pick the trials that are fairly close and enjoy staying
in wonderful motels so the dogs can be with us. Lots of
my friends are gone every weekend. So as you can see you
can make it what you want to fit your life style. Some just
like to play with the obstacles and never go to a trial.
That's also great fun for everyone too!
"Tucker" clearing the jump! |
In Jan of 1998, I adopted Tucker, a red tri Australian Shepherd,
through Aussie Rescue at the age of 13 months. He came into
rescue with his brother. Not much was know about them except
that they had been kept in an apartment in Boston. He was
possessive with objects and would growl at you if you tried
to force him to do something he didn't want to do. What
I liked about him was the fact that the first thing he did
when I went to see him was wiggle like crazy, pick up a
toy and parade around with it. I hand fed him for the first
3 months and he had to earn every thing he wanted to eat.
This way I was able to desensitize him to touching and object
exchanges. Each week I taught him a new skill. I also started
agility training, herding and tracking.
"Tucker" thru the weave poles
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Tucker is a very fast learner and has become very operant.
He now has his Novice, Jumpers & Gamblers titles in two
agility organizations. Hopefully we can earn his open
titles this year. Tucker goes every where with me. He
is a good tracking dog, excels in agility, is still learning
the art of herding and loves to swim. His favorite activities
are to chase snow off the shovel and to play tennis (I
hit the ball he runs and gets it and then brings it back
to do it all over again.)
I have been very blessed to have these dogs in my
life and they have all taught me so much!! I thank each
and everyone for helping me learn to work with and help
others to develop wonderful relationships with their"
four footed friends"! |
