Meet Nova!

Nova is now 20 months old. She came all the way from Belgium when she was 16 months. She is a high energy, high drive, purebred German Shepherd Dog. Believe it or not she has settled down since arriving 4 months ago!

She is incredibly happy all the time. All she wants to do is please. She will make an awesome competition dog.

She cleared her breeding survey while in Belgium which is really saying something for such a young dog. I am very grateful for the opportunity to add her to my breeding program.

Danger in the Air

Fwd: Cheetah

I received this nice email today. 

Mary Ann

This msg was sent from my phone so please excuse the brevity & if there are any errors. Thank you. 

Begin forwarded message:

From: Sasha 
Date: November 19, 2015 at 12:29:17 PM MST
To: k9trainer@dogwhisperer.ca
Subject: Cheetah

Hi Mary Ann,

Hope all is well with you.

Just wanted to share a pic or two of Cheetah from not too long ago.  She's been with us for almost a year and a half and we cannot say enough good things about her.  She's truly perfect in every regard - loving, obedient and a quirky personality that always makes us smile or laugh.

Take care and sorry to hear about Kahlua.

Sasha's iPhone

News of the day!

I'm excited to start on my new adventure!  In case you're wondering, the dog wandering around in the background is Chloe.  She is a board/train dog I have here for about 10 more days.  Please comment on ideas you would like to see for tips.  I have about 25 ideas so far which will take me half way through the year if I post once a week.  I know I'll be able to come up with a lot more but what would YOU like to see?

Xylitol Poisoning

On Guard

I have video surveillance of my house/dogs so I can check things while I'm in town. Here's my big boy guarding the place while we are gone. I wouldn't go in!

No room to work!

How's a person supposed to get anything done when you can't move!

Must be nice

Must be nice to be a Guardian Angel Shepherd! If you can't figure it out, it's Rommel asleep and upside down on his bed.

News - Good, Bad & In Between

I just received this from one of my puppy owners:

Diesel earned his keep last night. My car was broken into in the driveway. They took my garage door opener and opened the garage around 2am. Diesel flipped out and scared them away. Woke the whole house up. We looked but by then all was quiet didn't see anything until we woke up this morning to an open garage door. Nothing stolen though other than the opener is still missing. Disconnected it until we can get a tech to come change it. What a good boy! Had to make a police report as it's considered a home break in as the garage is attached to the house. The policeman who came said it's a good thing we had a dog and that he looked like one of the K-9 unit. Extra treats for Diesel today! :)

How cool is that!! Everyone needs a Guardian Angel! Way to go Diesel Jr! I don't want to think about what might have happened! The thieves were awfully brazen to come into the house when they were at home! Hip hip hooray Diesel Jr!

The bad news is there is still no puppies at Guardian Angel Shepherds. Try as we might Cruz is unable to stay pregnant. She was the only female of breeding age the past 2 years so all the eggs have been in one basket, so to speak. Fia is now 2 years old and will be bred to Rommel on her next heat and Nova will be able to breed in about 6 months from now. I will have to take Cruz to a breeding specialist to find out what is happening with her. She is such a sweet girl. Perfect for my breeding program.

My puppy/dog building is making all kinds of headway.

Disappointed but proud!

Yesterday I had been invited to a Search & Rescue Demonstration where one of my puppies was participating.  Of course he's not a puppy anymore!  But it was cancelled because they were called on a real search to help find a man that had gone missing.  Although I was disappointed not to be able to see my dog doing what he was bred for, I am incredibly proud that in some way I can help the family of the missing man.  It must be just horrible to have a family member go missing.  I can't even imagine!  So here's to all the dedicated SAR members who spend hundreds of hours practicing in the field, no matter the weather!  Thank you for all your time and effort!  You provide an invaluable service.  My hat goes off to you!

 

 

Mary Ann
Proud to Provide K9 Partners for Life
k9trainer@dogwhisperer.ca
www.myguardianangelshepherds.com