We are proud to be
involved with the SAR community...
If anyone has a
dog bred or sold by eurosport and is doing sar
please send a photo and info. Eurosportk9 is a proud
supporter of search and rescue volunteers and their
highly skilled K-9's (see
http://www.sardogfoundation.org)
These handlers and their dogs spend countless hours
training with no funding from any governmental
agency. They are ready to assist you in your
greatest time of need. They assist in the search for
lost children, Alzheimer's' patients, natural
disasters or terrorist attacks. We salute and pay
homage to these heroic volunteers and their noble
K-9's
Josef Mravik
Born
1967 in Czech Republic, Josef, speaks Russian, German, English, Slovak,
Yugoslavian. Josef was the youngest judge ever for the FCI. He became
working judge in1986 and show judge in 1989. He is qualified to judge
approx 100 breeds: korung, Schutzhund, IPO, SVV, Water, Search, and
Avalanche rescue.
He has
trained 15 dogs from nothing to SVV2, two RTW for SVV3 and IPO3, 20 dogs
to BST, and two rescue and avalanche rescue dogs. 1984 National youth
champion in rescue dog. 1987-1989 Helper for National Schutzhund
competition one of 6 certified helpers for Korung at this time. His IPO3
RTW male competed to represent Czechoslovakia in world championship for
RTW in Italy 1991.
April 2006 K9 Search and
Rescue Training
April 2006 we all got together for a wilderness
rescue school. Josef was here from Slovakia so he
joined us with Nuky. Our dogs had no experience but
they are all good trackers. We had several days of
class room and controlled work. On the final day,
Malinda sent us out in 150 acres of cactus and
snakes and burs and said "go find the missing kid."
We were given a description of the child and that
was it. I really felt panic! I am not ready and
neither is my dog, HELP...!!
BUT, Bruna took
off when I gave her the command and started
searching. I was shocked so I started following her
and in a second I saw her nose go up and she started
running FULL Blast. What an exhilarating feeling. I
could not believe it. She actually understood what I
had been teaching her. WOW...!!
Malinda told us
that the hardest thing is to trust your dog and I
can definitely see that. It is a total loss of
control feeling when they take off. Nuky took off in
a dead run and a rabbit jumped up
and I thought we were history but he kept on track
and had the fastest find of the day. Josef is MR.
Calm and Confident since he has won so much in SNOW
Rescue...!!
We all had a
great time and thanks to Malinda Julien at USTK9 for
the wonderful instruction.
We had a blast at this
school! Terrific students, outstanding dogs and some
good times! Left to Right: Josef Mravik, Gillian
Black, Saundra Davenport, Laura Zoller, Eleanor
Moore, and Taunya Mravik (back: Instructors: Clinton
Lovelace, Malinda Julien and Liesa Kennedy)
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Congratulations to
all our students who completed this course
successfully!
Taunya &Greedy
Josef &Nuky
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Saundra &
Kazi
Gillian & Pascha
Eleanor & Lazer
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Laura Zoller and K9
Chessie
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This group was one
of the most talented groups we had at our academy.
All experienced in many facets of dogs and dog
training we are very happy to have them!
Dux
Hello Taunya,
Here are some pictures of Dux that Frances wanted you to have as she put it,
"for your gallery of happy placements!".
She labeled the first "You want me to do what?? The second is of the crate that
opens up to an outside 10" x 6" run. She thought he was old enough to have a
crate pad...WRONG! The third is a beautiful snow shot and the group one is with
his housemates Roq and Ava. Ava, the small bitch in the middle, is her trailing
SAR dog.
She describes Dux in her note:
"Dux is....well Dux. Truly a unique guy. Really he's almost clairvoyant and an
annoying puppy. Dux and I are doing fine- he is a lot of dog? Love him! Smart!"
She is so happy with him and you really sent her a wonderful dog!!!!!!
You want me to do what??
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Thanks Mom for the great big chew toy- can I have another?
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Dux 12-2009
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Dux, Ava, Roq
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Have a great day,
Eleanor
Lisa Myers
NVTF-1
Canine Search Specialist
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Octan 6.5 mos old
Hi Taunya,
Just wanted to say Hi and send some current pictures of Octane. He is doing
great with his Obedience training and puppy searches. I haven’t put any kind of
training collar on him and don’t think I will need too, he listens very well, so
he can get his reward.
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Thanks
Todd
Octan
Hi,
My name is Todd Onze, I am currently volunteering for the Connecticut Canine
Search and Rescue.
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Thank You,
Todd Onze
Huge thanks to
to Malinda Julien of USTk9
for teaching and certifying us...!!!
Both Dersy
and Galant are now Certified Human Remains
dogs.
We had a ball finding skulls, teeth, blood
and finger nails....!!
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Sally Policia
Taunya,
Had my daughter email you yesterday to let you know
that Sally had arrived safely, since I did not have
the means to do so from Chicago. The trip from
Chicago to St. Louis was uneventful. She is an "in
your face" fantastic little lady. Just wanted to
thank you again for your help. Will keep you posted
Mark
St. Louis
Sally Policia -
SOLD - Congrats to Mark Sanders
Female, DOB:
5/4/2009, extremely
confident girl. She is an "in your face" type of
puppy. Always looking for something to do. She plays
rough and she never gets tired. Excellent pigment
and perfect pedigree. She is very fast in her
reactions. She has a ton of potential for work in
Sport, police or SAR.
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Video 1 - Sally
training (Posted 7/12/09)
Video 2 - Obedience, Agility, Bitework (Posted
08/12/09)
Video 3 - Sally learning to search alone (Posted
08/12/09)
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Xane Policia
- SOLD - Congrats to Karen Nesbitt
Female, Very
dominant, tough girl. She has full grips, and is
calm on the bite.
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Karen Nesbitt
Wilderness SAR Team: MASK-9
Applying to a FEMA team also
Xane Policia
Female, Very
dominant, tough girl. She has full grips, and is
calm on the bite.
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Karen
Nesbitt
Wilderness SAR Team: MASK-9
Applying to a FEMA team also
Videos 1 -
Obedience
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Dux
Congrats to Frances
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Indian z Eurosportu
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Cathi Brown
Greater Houston Search Dogs,
Greater Houston Schutzhund Club. Houston, Texas.
Cathi has been in working dogs for 23 years, SAR for five
years.
Falko update
3 weeks in and he is doing great! When he came
off the plane he was confident, friendly and went right for the toy. Those
characteristics have only continued to come out. He does great with any helper,
has a great start on focus work and is maneuvering chain link and any other
agility obstacles I can expose him too with ease. He is showing all the
potential in the world to grow up to be a great SAR dog! And although completely
irrelevant to his work...he is a very handsome dog! Will keep you posted.
Kathleen Baska
Missouri Task Force One
Eric/Juice
Hi Taunya:
Attached is a pic of Juice on the rubble. He's maturing into a great dog and
searches great on the rubble. His drive and confidence are un-ending...!!
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Thanks,
Konnie Hein
USA
update on Eric (aka Juice)
Hi Taunya,
Just wanted to let you know that Eric is doing spectacular. He had another great
training yesterday - his agility on the rubble is incredible. His drive is
outstanding and he seems to get more intense with each training. I need to take
more video so you can see how well he's doing.
Aside from that, I was just thinking about how nice it is to have a dog with no
issues. He's not afraid of anything, he's not handler aggressive, he's not
suspicious/sharp, he's quiet in his crate, he doesn't spin in his crate, he's
never made a mess in his crate, he allows me to trim his nails and clean his
ears without a fuss, he's not a nuisance barker, he accepts any new situation
with absolute ease and comfort and best of all, he wants to work with me and not
against me.
Thanks for sending me this perfect-for-me dog.
-Konnie Hein
Eric (Juice)
you asked for pictures!
Due to the deep snow we now have, I just played around with Juice in the yard
today while Mark was shoveling snow. I did catch a few nice pics of him where
he's not just a blur. Hope all is well with you! Did you get snow too... He's
awesome...!! What more can I say? :o)
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K
Eric
Hi Taunya,
Just wanted to let you know that we put Eric on the rubble today to evaluate his
comfort level on the pile. We simply walked around with him off-leash on a
section of it containing concrete rubble and wooden pallets. He showed no
reservations about climbing around on any of it. I didn't think he'd have any
trouble, but had to check as per normal protocol. Also, he seemed ecstatic about
being at training. He definitely knew it was a fun place to be. I'm extremely
happy with how well he did and we plan to start his formal training after the
holidays.
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Thanks!
Konnie
Konnie Hein
FEMA MATF-1
Connecticut Dept. of Homeland Security's CTTF-1
Cigo (Chase)
Hi Taunya,
The boys are doing great. About nine months old now and Chase aka cigo is
already 80lbs and training is going well. .
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Thanks Again
Tim Doyle
Cero
Fast Active and good ball drive and bite work.
Very good inside buildings and baby searches.
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Tim Doyle and Cero
Virginia Task Force 2.
Videos 1-2 - New videos (Posted 9/11/08)
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Cela: UPDATE: (10/18/08)
Taunya,
Today she experienced the sweeper for the first time, it was a mild curiosity,
but nothing more. Siche has finally met my daughter and seems to like her a lot,
she'll climb on the couch, lay next to her and start licking her face all over.
Siche likes people but is independent and not afraid of going her own way.
Chasing the ball or eating are her favorite activities by far, followed closely
by climbing ANYTHING to get any where. She has figured out that cabinet knobs
open doors, and if you rush the screen door it will open, we're putting an end
to those things.
Overall she is settling in well and I think as soon as life settles down for me
she and I will do just fine together an start progressing very quickly toward
our ultimate goal of SAR.
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Thanks
Gerri
Cela
Very active female,
excellent ball drive.. She is not afraid, super with
people, and good in town.
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Gerri Miller and Cela
Team: CAESAR (Canine Aided Emergency Search and Rescue)
Videos 1-2 - New videos (Posted 9/11/08)
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Car
Hi Taunya,
He's turned into a
large, hairy beast! :) His nickname is Sasquatch
(like Big Foot)
Attaching one pic, not a great one, but you get the
idea. He's a great guy - really went through an
early growth spurt, so I thought he was going to be
gigantic, but he's slowed down and looks like he'll
be around 85# or so. He is blowing coat right now,
so it's a mess! He is doing very well with training
- taking it slow with him, but he loves the game and
is doing well on the rubble so far. Fabo is also
improving - we took a big step back and just spent
time getting him more comfortable with the rubble,
and it appears to be paying off.
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Elaine B. Smith, RVT
Canine Handler
Virginia Task Force 2
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
Car -
Congrats to Elaine B. Smith, RVT
This monster is going
in puppy program for police in the future INSANE
drives in all areas.
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Elaine B. Smith, RVT
Canine Handler
Virginia Task Force 2
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
Videos 1-5 - New videos
(Posted 9/03/08)
Videos 6-9 - New videos (Posted 9/11/08)
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Afra Schrom
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Afra & John passed their Level I Area Test!
New photos of John and Afra training... (POsted
3/15/09)
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Hi Taunya,
She had another excellent SAR training day today -- very enthusiastic about her
work! I've attached a recent pix of we two rookies! :)
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Best Regards to you,
John
The second photo is of Afra working on trailing.
Afra is owned by John Sweeney. Photos were taken on 4/12/2008. She is in
training with the same group as Ikarus (Iko) and Alex
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Vermont Search and Rescue K9, Inc - VSARK9
Darc
10 months old and always full grips
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Colorado Unit of ARDA (American Rescue Dog
Association)
Videos 1-6 - Search for human training.
You can see that he knows the human is on the far side of
the room but he can't BELIEVE that he would be in a dog
box!!
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Fabio z Eurosportu
Hi Taunya,
I am sending pictures of Fabo (Fabien z Eurosportu) doing disaster training in
Texas 2008. Although he is not certified yet, (hopefully this fall) he is doing
very well. We had a little set-back with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but he
has recovered well and progressing again. He is a wonderful partner and I am
very happy with him. Thanks for everything, and I hope you and Josef are well.
Best Regards
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Elaine B. Smith, RVT
Virginia Task Force 2
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
Deva
Hey T -- attached is a picture of our girl waiting
to take the field at an Ivan seminar this week - she's a beauty!
Deva is doing well - continuing in our SAR work and I started over again in SchH.
She was too crazy in the protection work and Ivan had her settling down in 3
sessions. I tore my ACL so we are doing things a lot slower and I have to get
surgery in June so she should be a real treat to live with while I'm
recuperating :)
Anyway - just wanted to say hi and see if all is well in your world.
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Linda
Golda z Eurosportu (Deva)
Hey T - here's a photo to go along with the
video I sent you yesterday of the hi-line that Deva (formerly Golda) and I did at
the SAR conference. She's a blast.
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Linda
Deva
Galant daughter,
We are so proud of this girl and her handler
Linda Murphy...!!
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Ikarus zet Eurosportu
Taunya,
A friend took these - Look at Randy's face....do you think he enjoyed working
with Iko????
This system employs shaping & operant behavior so you do a lot of standing there
while the dog learns on his own. Fascinating to watch them trying to figure it
out! Iko relies on his eyes a LOT. He would fix on Randy and try to get at the
ball he was holding - took him a while to learn to mistrust the info from his
ears and eyes and rely solely on what his nose told him. He spent a while trying
to leap over the boxes .
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Alex
Ikarus zet Eurosportu - Iko
"We're off..............vavavooooooom", How I hang onto this boy through the woods of
Vermont will be interesting . They may have to come and find his handler
plastered into a tree.....
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Alex Whitelock and
Iko
Vermont Search and Rescue K9, Inc - VSARK9
Katrina z Eurosportu
IPWDA (International Police
Working Dog Assoc.) CERTIFIED advanced cadaver member ofr NJ Task Force 1
as cadaver dog therapy dog and canine good
citizen. 09/24/09
WE DID IT...!!
Katrina z Eurosportu CGC,
TDI (Kaylee)
and Sarah Atlas
NJSP Helicopter Training. Kaylee went
flying...!!, Second photo is Kaylee indicating on rubble..!! (after the
helicopter dropped us off)
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New Photos of Kaylee (Posted 3/11/09)
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Cadaver Certification. We are very proud of Sarah
Atlas and Kaylee.
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Sarah Atlas
K9 Kaylee, K9 Tango
New Jersey Task Force 1 - NJTF1
Megi od Natalky and Pam
Lamkin
Megi Update..!! (Posted
11/26/08)
Taunya,
We have moved from Level 1 to Level 2 in 3 months. Megi is now a Single Purpose
Detection K9 Unit Level 2 Narcotics dog. She is certified to find Marijuana,
cocaine and meth in automobiles and buildings. Megi is doing great and I
am just trying to keep up with her. She now gets her badge and I get an official
PI id card. We will take a short break and then on to Level 3. I'll keep you
posted.
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Pam Lamkin and Megi, training at,
US Tactical K9 Law Enforcement Training Academy
Megi od Natalky and Pam
Lamkin
Megi Level 1 narcotics - New: (Posted 9/17/08)
Wanted to let you know Megi is doing great! We
finished Level 1 Narcotics at US Tactical K9 Law Enforcement Academy in August.
In November, we are off to complete Level 2. Megi is not only beautiful, but so
smart. She is a joy to work with and I can't imagine life without her. Thanks
again for sending me the dog of a lifetime.
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Best regards,
Pam Lamkin
Megi od Natalky and Pam
Lamkin
Just thought you'd want to
know they both completed the course and did a great jobb
we even got them started on tug work here is their photo as
they graduated her Level One Live Find Wilderness
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Pam Lamkin
and K9 “Megi od Natalky”
L1LFW (SAR)
Recent Xamb Pictures
(Posted 10/14/09)
Xamb participated in a
drill at the REACT Center on Volk Field, Tomah
Wisconsin over the weekend. There were multiple
houses and a large rubble pile. The scenario
involved a tornado simulation with both cadaver and
live victims. He’d never been exposed to cadaver
before so I was unsure how he’d handle it. No
reaction at all (interest or aversion), perfect for
a live find USAR dog. He also had never been exposed
to this level of distractions or number of victims.
As this was a training we were ready to simplify and
assure that he was successful however he didn’t need
much help at all. In fact he seems to get annoyed
when I try to help too much. He did much better then
I anticipated. He continues to excel and surprise me
at every turn. Great dog...!!
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Scott Peirson
IL-TF1
New Xamb photos...
(Posted 5/6/09)
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Xamb z Eurosportu with Scott Pierson - Xamb's
first "Official" training
Xamb met the Taskforce for the first time on
Friday. He was a big hit and really enjoyed the attention. He seems to be
getting more into things every day. I took him to the training pile just to see
it and he jumped up on it like a pro. He continues to surprise me (pleasantly)
at every training we go to. He is progressing, almost faster then I'd like him
to due to his young age and physical limits. I'll keep him corralled and give
him time to grow. I have every confidence he'll be ready to go very soon.
Attached is the latest picture of him.
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Scott Pierson
Remember the Brothers. FDNY 343. 9-11-01
Illinois Taskforce 1.
This is the state of Illinois Urban Search and
Rescue taskforce.
The Taskforce is affiliated with SUSAR, the State Urban Search and Rescue
Alliance.
Type 1 handler with my older dog, Alex and a type 2 canine evaluator and
instructor.
Full time with the Fire Department in Des Plaines Illinois were I hold the
rank of Captain.
Zamb Update
Hi Taunya,
Sending you an update on Zamb, my Gallant son! I ADORE this dog! He has been a
true joy to train and work with and he’s stunning to boot!
We’re in the middle of
our USAR training and he’s coming along. I wanted to send you a couple of photos
of him so you can see how he’s grown up and how he’s doing in his USAR work.
Thanks again for him! He’s just an enthusiastic and willing worker!
The first photo is of
Zamb helping me train a whole new group of handlers (he adores me and would
choose me any day, but when it comes to his job he’ll work for anyone!) and the
second is of him standing on a piece of suspended chain link (about 4’ up in the
air) where he ran up a plank and across the chain link to alert on his victim
and get his reward. As you can see he still has that beautiful, full grip! It’s
like an endorphin shot to him to have that toy in his mouth! lol
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Monica Barger
NETF-1
Zamb z Eurosportu's first
time alerting in the rubble pile
- Update (Posted 11/01/08)
Hi Taunya
Sending the first real photo I have of Zamb doing his USAR work. This was his
first time working on the rubble pile and he’s alerting on his victim and
waiting to get his tug toy. He’s a GREAT dog! I love him!
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Monica
Zamb z Eurosportu
SAR team is with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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Monica Barger and Zamb
Nebraska Task Force one...!! :)
USAR training with Zamb
Hey Taunya,
Zamb and I had his first USAR training session this weekend. We drove for 8
hours, stayed at a teammates home with her two dogs and Trained at a
new/unfamiliar location and Zamb did awesome!
We worked on his bark alert, did some agility
with him and did some scent work as well as walked around on the rubble pile
there with him to get him used to that kind of environment. He did super in all
of it and never hesitated to do anything I asked of him!
His rubble walk was really quite impressive.
He even heard one of my teammates up on the pile behind some rocks (I was
standing lower on the rubble pile with Zamb) and he leaped up about 4’ and stood
on a metal tube that was slanted and slick (no way he could Have stood on it!)…I
wasn’t expecting it and was shocked when he did it…I just reached up and held
his butt for him so he wouldn’t slide down and he stood there with his ears up,
looking around trying to figure out if maybe he was supposed to GO to that
person who was talking. I finally talked him into coming down and he turned
sideways and slid off of it into my arms and I set him on the ground. Silly
boy!!!
He’s awesome! He’s really coming into his own
self finally. His adjustment has taken him a bit, but I can see him turning into
a completely different dog than I had the last couple of weeks…much more
confident and outgoing and playful! He’s even starting to flip me his dewclaw
when I call him sometimes. hee hee…he’s a great boy! Thanks for him!
Monica
p.s. he has decided that my little border collie/Kelpie mix female (who is all
of about 15” tall) is his personal play thing!!! J He thinks it’s pretty cool I
bought him his own dog!
