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have been married for 16 years and together as a partner for over
19 and for those nineteen years we have been training dogs together
as a team. Before that, Darr trained horses and I trained dogs but
only as a hobby. I have trained dogs since 1967...... just for myself
and a few friends. I never made a big deal of it or even thought
by any remote chance I would be involved as much as I am now. It
kind of just happened. In the pictures above you will see me with
Strato (named after my Fender 1960 stratocaster
guitar)...the German Shepherd. And Darr with Sprint ( named
after the telephone company) her border collie. Then there is a
picture of me with Jazz ( named after the music I love best to "attempt
to" play on my strato)...and Darr with Kelsey ( shucks! she had
her name when we adopted her...but I like it anyway.....she became
our mascot for our boarding kennels.. Jazz is Darr's Border Collie
( shown with me) and Kelsey is mine ( shown with Darr). Kelsey now
lives with my daughter Bridgette who is attending university to
ve a vet in Nova Scotia Canada.
Below,
you will also see a picture of my first really serious experience
with a dog. A white German Shepherd. And only recently have I
realized how important a relationship I had with Beauty...the
white shepherd. She did everything from protection..tracking ,
to tricks, as well as picking up and bringing me dozens of objects
by their name as well as so much more that is way to numerous
to mention. I had no idea at the time of what I had for a dog,
then again I was in my early twenties.
In 1980...she was put down due to severe dysplasia...and for those
that have had the same or a similar experience consider reading
this poetic verses...perhaps print it for others. Better still
use Acrobat Reader to see and print it
as it should be seen..as it was written
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