11.29.06
Puppies!!!!
Huge thank you to Jen of Danzig Dobermanns for allowing me to photograph her beautiful puppies from the Branka x Agir breeding!!!
11.23.06
Happy Thanksgiving!!
My dogs love the holidays 
This is when they all hangout in the kitchen helping clean up any dropped food. Please refrain from stuffing yourself!!
11.16.06
Baccara’s AKC number
WS19440101, does anyone else find something really odd about this number? 1944-0-101. The year of the Battle of the Bulge (turning point of WWII) and the 101st Airborne Division (key players). Odd… I was just discussing this event before I got her number. She is from Germany and I am a former member of the 101st. Maybe I am thinking too long about this.
Jingo boy….
I had my private lesson last night and Miss Mo continues to bring it on!!! Butch said she is biting harder than ever. It seems like we have turned a corner and every time I work her she is that much better than before. I think this little girl is on her way to success. We have decided she is ready for more obedience in the bite work. So far she knows Aus and revere, now we need to clean up her bumping and dirty bites. I am hoping if all goes as planned this spring we can trial for her BH and Schutzhund I.
I also know another dog who may have to be handled by me while Mike is away at the FBI academy. He is balck, furry, and can be a real azzhole! Yup, it is Jingo… Prepare for Jingo & Tori take II, possibly coming to a trial near you. Be prepared for a laughing good time as Jingo entertains the crowd during Obedience and acts like he cannot hear a word I say! Ha, Ha or maybe I will finally convince him it is better to listen. Jingo boy…. the bitch is back 
11.15.06
It is official
Baccara is now American She has been given an AKC number of WS19440101! I don’t know why I wait so long to register my dogs.
11.13.06
Multi Tasking
It has been a little while since I have last tracked Cosmo. I decided today would be a great day to combine exercise, dog training, and kid time all into one. I packed my youngest into his wagon with my tracking equipment and had my four year old bike along with me while I pulled the wagon and walked Cosmo. We arrived at the park and the conditions were beautiful. The grass was damp and slightly flooded in areas. It was cool out, but not cold. I decided to lay a track that was unmarked, straight lines, 90 degree turns, and random curves that snaked through the track. I had three articles and one point that crossed over a hard ball walking path. Meanwhile, I had Cosmo in a long down while I laid the track. She did ok with the long down other than some whining and once popped off her elbows and required a vocal reminder to stay down. I was happy that she went back down and didn’t attempt to get up, because it would have ruined my track.
Once I got back to Cosmo, I approached her a couple different times before asking to her “fuss.” It is funny how little I have done this, yet she is already anticipating sitting when I stood next to her. Once I gave her the command to fuss, we took several steps and I released her to play and walked her over to the track. Tracking is a treat to Cosmo Once we hit the flag, she took off like my little tracking freak that she is. Her tail was wagging a 100 mph and she kept her nose deep into the track for each step. All was good, but unfortunately she has taken several steps backwards in article indication. It required a verbal reminder from me on two out of three articles and when she did indicate she platzed half a dog length back. I would like to see her get closer to the articles. The best part for me was the hard ball path she crossed. I have done zero training for this and was curious how she would react. It was very fun to watch. As she approached the path her little stub of a tail slowed down for a couple wags and then resumed normal speed as she kept her nose deep into each footstep and never once lifted her nose as she crossed the path. I could tell from her tail wagging, that she has thinking hard as she approached the different surface and then just continued on with zero hesitation. Good girl, Miss Mo!! The last leg of the track went through flooded areas and very moist soggy grass. I was again glad to see Cosmo keep her nose down and not be fazed as she walked through muddy terrain.
I did some obedience afterwards and was very pleased to see she has now figured out the sitz out of motion. I just have to make it clear with my annunciations what command I am saying. So she has mastered (for the most part), the long down, healing, sitz and platz out of motion. It is just a matter of repetitions and proofing and she should be ready for BH next spring and maybe her Schutzhund 1. I am trying to take things slow with her.
She finished the morning running with the boys on the playground. I couldn’t believe it, but she surprised me when she ran up stairs and went down the slide. The slide was wet and she shot down really fast and launched off the end. I was worried she was going to hurt herself, but believe it or not, she DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! If I didn’t know any better she seemed to enjoy going down the slide and was amusing herself!?!? Leave it to Cosmo. I would give her an A+ for sense of humor.
11.11.06
Planned Litter
Please check out our litter page to see out plans for the 2007 spring litter.
Arab v. Fachenfelde will be bred to Beuty v. Alten Adel in spring 2007, early reservations are recommended. Discounts will given to proven working homes.
11.08.06
Health Results
Jingo’s 24 hour holter results came back normal It is nice to know Jingo is healthy and free of heart disease. It was interesting to see his heart rate during bite work (heart rate of 260’s) and during sleep (which he dropped into the 30’s).
