Bad dog! Bad dog!
Posted: March 1, 2009 3:25 pmFiled under: Kevin, Linky, Uncategorized, internet
I used to own a solid black German Shepherd Dog which I named “Florentine Ebony Princess.” Her call name was “Princess.”
She lived nine years. She was absolutely and without question, THE most wonderful dog I’ve ever had the joy of owning. Her spirit and temperament were remarkable, and her drives were impeccable.
In fact, I started teaching her how to climb trees, after I taught her how to climb a ladder… the type you or I would use!
She had an amazing sniffer, too! Once, my nephew Jeremy was skeptical that Princess would find and retrieve a stick thrown into a messed up jungle of weeds well over knee high. I knew she could, because I trained her in weeds over 10 feet tall.
I told him, “go ahead and throw the stick. She’ll find it and bring it back to you.”
I could see the disbelief of skepticism in his eyes as he threw it as hard as he could. And, he did a good job.
Princess took off running!
She hunted and sniffed, hunted and sniffed, hunted and sniffed.
Jeremy lost interest quickly. I knew what she would do, so I stayed with Jeremy.
After perhaps five minutes, up ran Princess… with the stick in her mouth!
Jeremy was aghast! His teen-aged eyes were as big as saucers!
I had the satisfaction of saying, “I told you so!”
With the assistance of a good friend, I had trained her in the fundamentals of a canine sport called “Schutzhund.” There are three components to that internationally competitive sport. The first is obedience. The next is tracking, the third is protection. When people talk about “police dogs,” most often, that’s what they think about.
I recently found a video of what you DON’T want to happen… particularly if you are a K9 LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) handler.
The fellow wearing a bright yellow blazer is a police officer, perhaps most likely in England, and the suspect is being pursued by the LEO and his K9. Watch what happens!
Tomorrow, dog for sale.
