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little dog. He is very intelligent
and has a great little disposition,
very quick to learn….I got him
to be Twiggy’s (the Doberman’s)
pal, and that has worked out
very well, they both race up and
down the property or inside the
house, each with a ‘baby’ or
stuffed toy in their mouth….
They play for hours and wear
each other out.
He has an enormous prey drive and hunts side by
side with Twiggy or on his own….He usually has a crust of
dirt on his nose, which indicates that he is sniffing at holes
and trying to get the gophers.
All the grandkids are wild about him. Sophia calls
Frodo the fastest dog in the world, and she and Catalina run
all around the backyard, shrieking at the top of their lungs
and Frodo is racing along with them and whipping around.”
So it seems as though he’s loved!
Hopefully some of those referrals turn into future adoptions
of Dobermans! We couldn’t have asked for a better family
dog.”
COOKIE,
our dainty Dobie girl, was adopted by Roxanne and
KR Hughes of Ventura. Such a great update from Roxanne:
“Our family included two Labradors, three cats and a leopard
gecko. When our chocolate Lab succumbed to cancer in
August 2014, our blonde 12-year-old Labrador (Duncan)
really missed her. The kids, Ian (10) and Ella (5) also longed
for a new puppy too.
However, I was in agreement with Duncan’s vet that
a puppy would
not be a blessing
to him at his age
and limited
mobility level.
We visited the
local animal
shelters a few
times looking for
the ‘right’ fit – to
no avail….My
husband, KR,
said he always wanted to own a Doberman Pinscher.
Really? OK. I know that they are smart, loyal, high-energy
dogs with a very loyal following – once a Dobie owner,
always a Dobie owner it seems….I Googled ‘Doberman
Pinscher’ and immediately ended up in contact with Ardis at
Dobies and Little Paws….she named a few probable
candidates and encouraged us to all come out for a visit –
and bring Duncan for a compatibility test. Cookie was the
FIRST one we were introduced to….Impressed with her
calm, loving demeanor and how well she got along with
Duncan, we adopted her on the spot….She is gentle and
obedient, loves kids and is amazingly SMART. Duncan fell
right back into routine having a younger female to ‘keep him
in line,’ and our family is complete again. I can truly
understand why Dobie owners remain loyal to this breed –
Cookie is quite a special girl. We are blessed to have been
able to give Cookie a forever home and we all love her. I
wish the same for the rest of the beautiful Dobermans….
Thank you, Dobies and Little Paws.”
SKIP,
the 11-year-old Terrier
mix who was returned 8 years
after adoption, now lives with
the Hurd family of San Diego.
They say: “Skip is doing well!
He gets along great with our
cats and is very sweet. We
don’t know why anyone would
want to give him up! Our son
and nephew like taking him on
walks and he seems to get
along with other dogs just fine.
He’s managed to figure out how to climb the cat tree and eat
the cat treats, so he’s trained us to give them their treats
separately. ; )
Thanks so much for allowing us to take him home!”
DINO,
the stunning older red male Dobie, lives with the
Ferraro family of Lakewood. From John’s e-mail: “Dino
has been a great addition to
the family. He has
transformed my wife from a
non-dog person into a lover of
Dobermans. His gentle
disposition has been great
dealing with our little girls
while his masculine good
looks promote countless
compliments and conversations
with passersby during his
daily walks.
RORY,
the cute little
half-pint Chihuahua,
was adopted by Tisa
Garrison of Victorville,
but soon after that, on a
visit to Henderson,
Nevada, Rory (now
called Precious)
snuggled up to a dear
elderly widower, and
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Tisa opted to leave him there. She says: “Precious, the
Chihuahua formerly known as Rory, has found a great new
pal, Al Riley, an 88-year-old WWII veteran….Al’s beautiful
wife, Gloria, passed away March 26, 2014, so Precious has
filled an important companion role for Al. Precious has a
huge home, grassy yard, full-time lap, live-in caregiver and
‘cousins’ who come to visit every few weeks. Thanks,
again, to Doberman Rescue for providing love to our
family.”
MORK,
PETE
is about a year old and
is one of three little guys who
were abandoned when their
owner moved away. A
neighbor worried about them
running in the street and
brought them to us. All three
are very sweet and dog-social.
Pete resembles a Jack Russell
Terrier, but he has none of the
feistiness or hyperness of that breed; in fact, he’s the most
submissive of the group. Pete weighs 10 pounds.
a nice red male Dobie who spent nearly a year
waiting for his forever home, was adopted just before we
went to press by the Forleo family of Cupertino. Riccardo
Forleo actually wanted two Dobies, so another sweet Dobie – ORCA
a very timid one
needing a family
to love her –
went home the
same day. They
named her
Mindy, and early
reports are that
Mork and Mindy
are doing well. Mork is a happy, outgoing boy, and Mindy is
slowly but surely overcoming her shyness.
WAITING FOR HOMES
TRISCUIT
is a precious little
Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix
that we already had when we
wrote the last newsletter, but
she is so adoptable that we
didn’t assume we’d need to
advertise her at all! She’s still
with us and long overdue for
adoption to a wonderful home.
She weighs 8 pounds and is
about 3 years old.
BINGO
DUKE
is a BIG DobieRottweiler or Dobie-Dane mix
that is a favorite of our
volunteers despite the fact that
he isn’t good with other dogs.
He’s a young dog (about 18
months), so there is still time
for training to help with his
leash manners and dog-to-dog
behavior, but he needs a
strong, committed owner to
work with him.
is one of several
Dukes we have at any given
time, but at present, he’s the
only blue one. He’s new in
our program, but he’s shown
himself to be a very personable
dog who gets along with other
dogs and is a pretty easy
keeper. He was given up by
his former owners and is
therefore known to be 7 years
old, but his activity level and
the condition of his body and
teeth would suggest a dog of 3 or 4. Duke is a tall, lanky guy
who enjoys his life and makes everyone smile.
is a deserving black and tan female Dobie who has
been with us over 1 ½ years.
HERMEY
Initially we thought she wasn’t
good with other dogs, but it
turned out that she simply had
no experience with them and
was afraid of them. Since then,
she has lived easily with various
large male Dobies. Bingo also
declined to walk on leash but
has made progress with that as
well. She is a sweet dog who is
now about 7 years old, and
she’s a good watchdog.
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is a scruffy little
Terrier mix who is full of
life, always happy and eager
to greet everyone. He would
be perfectly happy to be the
only dog, but he does bunk
with two small females and
gets along with them.
Hermey is about one year
old and weighs under 10
pounds.
“Ducky”
Swander of
Santa Barbara
“Ida” Dunitz of
Los Angeles
s!
Congrat
“Max” Ryan of Santa Barbara
They met for a reunion!
“Oenomaus” Matthews
“Mimi” Eichberger of
of Santa Maria, with
Santa Rosa Valley
Jordyn
“Callie”
O’Kelley of
Canyon
Country and
“Finley” Floyd
of Mission
Viejo
“Schuyler” Embree of
Bellevue, WA, with Erik
“Max” Gleason of Barstow
“Baxter” Sainz of Sun City
“Lexi” and
“Montagu”
Andrews of
Canoga
Park
4
“Gwen”
WellsOdaka of
Los
Angeles
“Sheena” Lang
-Roberts of
Lake Havasu
City, AZ, with
Laura Lang
Y
HAPP
TEES
P
O
D
A
“Blue”
Smith
of
Laguna
Niguel
Congrat
s!
“Blue”
Scheiringer of
Long Angeles,
with Eva
“Woody” Lemon of
Thousand Oaks
“Sammy”
Todd of
Newhall
“Julie” Halperin-Baker of
Los Angeles, with Andrea
“Max” and “Sadie” McAndrews of Playa del Rey
“Gabby,” “Cisco,” “Arnie” & “Trudy”
Seckar of Simi Valley
5
THE LOVES OF THEIR LIVES
One of the advantages of being a long-standing
rescue group is the loyalty of the adopters. 2015 is our
28th year of rescuing dogs, and some of our adopters go
back that far! Many of them even let us pick their dogs;
how’s that for trust?
There are enough stories to tell about some of
these adopters to fill many issues of Dobie Doings. It’s
been suggested dozens of times that a book would be
nice, but the prospect of writing a book seems so
daunting….
“Duke” with Walt
and he nearly died. Thanks to prayers and a lot of
money, the Murphys pulled Duke through, and he has
become their much-loved dog since September, 2013.
One couple we’ve known since close to the
beginning, around 1989, are Katherine and Walt
Murphy. They now live in Sparks, Nevada, but at that
time they lived in Oxnard, and their first Dobie from us,
Zach, was a great dog but not a very social one. They
loved him anyway, of course, and he lived a fairly long
and happy life with them, but we vowed that the next
dog would be a more social one.
In early 2014, these lovely people were alerted to
an older Dobie girl at a local animal shelter that was on
borrowed time. Kath and Walt debated about whether
making Duke share the love was a good idea…what if
they didn’t get along well, or what if Duke felt shortshrifted having to share? In the end, they brought her
home, and the dogs were not only compatible, but
enjoyed each other. Poor Hannah had a bad heart,
though, and she passed away suddenly only ten months
later.
While visiting with Kath and Walt, I had
mentioned a wonderful, sweet older Dobie named
Dudley that lived loose at the ranch, but who really
deserved his own family, so we drove Dudley and Ace (a
timid but social Dobie) to the Murphys in 2004, and they
were “magical” for Kath; the loves of her life. Dudley
lived four years, until age 13, and Ace lived until age 7
or 8.
The Murphys’ friends all told them they should
get a puppy, because that way the dog would live so
much longer and not break the bank with vet bills. But
Kath has always been adamant about rescuing, so she
and Walt commented that they would like another sweet
female, but that they were not only prepared to wait, but
preferred to, while they grieved for Hannah.
The next dog had come to the rescue facility
with a companion Doberman, so we felt comfortable
saying that Ziggy would be social enough with other
dogs that the Murphys wouldn’t have to be too careful
when and how they took him places outside the home.
The female companion dog was adopted first, so Ziggy
went to live with the Murphys as their only dog, but
Ziggy did NOT like any other dogs. He became the
consummate guard dog, and more than once he
narrowly avoided serious trouble with other dogs.
When Ziggy died suddenly in 2013, we vowed that FOR
SURE we would find them another very dog-social dog.
We rescue
people can be
shameless when it
comes to getting a
good dog into a good
home, so I messaged
them that we already
had their next dog,
and to let us know
when they would be
ready. They debated
and debated, finally
trusting us to produce
their next loved Dobie
right after the
holidays. Walt is a
pilot, and he flew from
We didn’t know Duke for long. He was urgent
at an animal shelter, and he showed signs of
mistreatment (a white scar around his muzzle, usually
the result of the dog’s muzzle being banded shut so as
not to bark) but bore no grudges. Such a Gentleman
Doberman! Unfortunately, Duke was out of his shelter
for such a short time that we didn’t know he was
incubating a really serious upper respiratory infection,
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place – but if local friends have any to donate, we’d be
begin another year, our twenty-eighth (!), of
delighted to receive them.
placing dogs in great homes. Adoptions are still a little
Speaking of donations, please let us know if you
slow (even though demand for space is high), with an
require a special donation receipt for your taxes for
occasional outstanding weekend…but now we have a
monetary donations made during 2014. Technically, any
new outlet for Dobermans: a rescue group in Vancouver, donations of $250 or more that you itemize for the year
return no
this
form
withwere
your contribution
BC, Canada, contacted us recently, asking if we would
requirePlease
a receipt indicating
goods
or services
Please
return this
form
with your contribution
contribution
(Federal I.D. #77-0357865)
consider allowing them to rehome some of our dogs inYourreceived
in exchangeisfortax
yourdeductible
donation.
Your contribution
is tax
deductible
(Federal
British Columbia. There are apparently very few
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be appearing
this issue I.D. #77-0357865)
We
also
have in
PayPal
Dobermans in BC, but there is significant demand for
as she has her hands fullWe
with aalso
huge new
challenge
that
have
PayPal
oftellyour
directly
benefit the animals.
them. Recently they had a dog available on their web 100%
site, we’ll
you allcontribution
about in the next goes
issue. Have
a great to
100%
of your
contribution
goes
directly
to benefit the animals.
and there were over twenty applications for that dog!
spring, and don’t forget to send us pictures of your dogs.
We researched them to ascertain that they are
Thank you again for everything you do.
Sincerely,
like we are (no-kill, conscientious about checking out
potential adopters, etc.), and we have begun a multi-state
transport arrangement with them to place some of our
dogs, especially those that are overlooked here for lengths
of time that are unfair to some very good dogs.
f the nine dogs featured in our last newsletter, six were
This year we expect to attend the Orange County
adopted!
Pet Expo again, and we always enjoy seeing our friends
and adopters to renew acquaintances, so say hello if you
RUGBY,
happen to find yourself there. It’s scheduled for April 10the scruffy little Terrier mix, is now called Frodo,
and he lives with Suzette Smith at her beautiful hilltop
12.
property in Los Angeles. Suzette was our graphics lady for
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to pay
Dobie Doings for over 15 years, and she and her husband
off a huge chunk of our outstanding vet bills! Our most
were always Doberman people, then Standard Poodle people
current need, other than financial, is for large metal or
when their kids had kids and there was fear of the scary
heavy plastic trash cans with lids and large heavy plastic
storage containers with lids to keep unwanted visitors out Doberman breed. At present, Suzette has one female
Doberman, one elderly male Standard Poodle, and Frodo, the
of our dog food. These items cost quite a lot to ship –
new little guy, joined this group.
probably more than the cost to purchase them in the first
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Braunout, it becomes a nightmare. In this case,
work
vicious animal,
things
haven’t
been
toIndo.thissocase,
work out
out,
it they
becomes
a nightmare.
vicious animal,
seizures,
thethat
dog
would
nudge
hertrained
to the ground
she
After
Marley CA
passed
away,
the Grogan
Henderson
to Southern
on New
Year’s
Day thisfamily
year
though,
Kahlua
had
a
sponsor:
Alejandra
requiring
a
court
ADOPTION
UPDATES
got
another
Golden
Retriever,
named
Gracie,
who
was
so
though,
Kahlua
had
a
sponsor:
Alejandra
requiring
a
court
wouldn’t
fall,
and
then
remain
with
her
until
the
episode
Here
are
a
few
examples,
dogs
known
to
me
to collect Quinn, a petite, precious little girl that would
(“Alex”)
Abella
of
Moorpark,
one
our
order
to
get
him
good
that
she was
boring.
(“Alex”)
Abella
ofwas,
Moorpark,
onesoof
ofprotective
our regular
regular
order
to
get
him
passed.
The
problem
the dog was
of the
(Ardis)
personally.
Oabout
fill
that
empty
spot
in their Concerned
hearts. Kath
callsher
herlack of
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
with
released
and
two
enthusiasm,
they
called
Cesar
Millan,
the
famous
“dog
woman
that
she wouldn’t
anyone
else
near,
which
could
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
released and
two
“Ballerina
Girl.”
From her recent e-mail: “Little Duke*
A assessing
personal
dog
oflet
mine
whom
I named
Elsawith
(for
Kahlua,
his
behavior,
working
with
him,
months
of
love
whisperer,”
to
learn whatever they could about their new have
presented
a
different
kind
of
problem.
Kahlua,
assessing
his
behavior,
working
with
him,
months
of
love
the
Born
Free lionsmitten
in the movie
byhim.
that name)
was a
and
are
doing
great.though
QuinnGracie
is nowwas
off leash
dog.Quinn
Cesar
observed
that,
well- on
and
becoming
with
Her
friend,
from
us
before
he
and
becoming
smitten
with
him.
Her
friend,
from
us
before
he
Shepherd-Whippet
mix
who
had
become
elderly
while
I
our
trailbewalks
and she“adrift,”
loves it.trying
She runs
and things
runs….I
Another
Dobie
wasmoved
placed
with
woman
with
an
behaved,
she
seemed
to figure
out
Karin,
was
well-known
to
her
as
aaaretired
canine
could
adopted.
owned
her
and
no
longer
very
quickly.
At
that
Karin,
was
well-known
to
her
as
retired
canine
could
be
adopted.
think
shebenefit
isare
stillpicinsecure,
shetomay
be handed
artificial
limb
that
was the
of an injury
while
in the
without
of a pack like
leader
follow.
He saidoff“You
officer,
and
if
Alex
said
Karin
the
perfect
Here
time,
eight
dogs
myresult
bedroom.
I announced
officer,
and
if shared
Alex
said
Karin was
wasWhen
the
perfect
Here
are
pichave
her
trust
and
affection,
but
not
her
respect.”
somewhere
else
again,
she
can
be
clingy.
I
love
it
when
I
military.
This
dog
also
had
protectiveness
issues,
but
she
was.
We
home
for
Kahlua,
we had
doubt
tures
of
“Time
for
they stampeded
into
the bedroom,
where
she
was.
We I
homewas
forbed!”
Kahlua,
had no
no
tures
of another
another
worse,
alucky
young
dogwe
(which
thedoubt
woman
had
insisted
am
homedog
on the
weekends
and she
follows
me
all Cesar’s
over
had
dog
beds
and
quilts
strewn
about.
Elsa,
being
the
took
the
dog
to
the
vet
for
a
medical
cerfearful
we
They
successfully
fixed
the
problem
with
“Miller”
1
tookwith
the
lucky
dog
to
vet
for
a medical
cerfearful dog we
“Miller”
oldest
dogsotoo
in
the
group
by the
then,
was
usually
the lastuntil
to his
upon)
much
energy
to lay
around
waiting
and
stands therewas
in a ballet
position with her feet and
insight.
tificate
rescued.
tificate
so
rescued. He
He was
arrive.
She
would
look
around
the
room,
and
if
she
assistance
was
needed.
just
watches
every move
I make,
so curious as to
what I
he
deemed
aggressive
by
and
I read something
similarshelter
about human
he could
could
deemedThen
aggressive
by his
his animal
animal
shelter
and was
was
deemed
that the remaining bedding was not among her
am
doing
all
the
time….She
is
just
the
cutest
little
fly,
impounded
catch-pole.
Last
In December
we finally
scored
friendship in on
TheaaGirl
With The Dragon
Tattoo, byhe
Stieg
preferred
places to sleep,
she would
runa tohit.thePatty
doorway of
fly, Alex
Alex
impounded
on
catch-pole.
Last October,
October,
he
thing….She
is happy
here,
andfamily
we are
complete
again.”
donated
the
was
adopted
by
the
Hyatt
of
Escondido.
Larsson,
which
was
also
made
into
a
movie.
A
Huntley
of Costa
Mesa,pretending
a previoustoadopter
of ours, came
the
bedroom
hear something
donated
thebarking,
was adopted by the Hyatt family of Escondido.
crate
he
Dayna
Hyatt
in
memorable
linesaid
in that
the front
of the
tooccurring
visit seeking
a female
Dobie
thathouse.
couldInvariably,
be a servicea few
dog
crate
he toward
Dayna
Hyatt
said
in book said that true friendship
of
the
others
would
charge
forward
to
investigate,
at
which
between
people has
to include both trust and respect.
would
fly
her
December
e-mail:
who
she
would
train
herself
to
accompany
her
everywhere
would
flywould calmly claim the most desirable of the
her December
e-mail:
*Kath
calls him “Little
Duke,” though he’s over 100
point
Elsa
in,
her
hus“His
name
is
now
and
provide
physical and emotional support. That day,
This
is
a
recurring
theme,
one
which
obviously
in, her resting
hus“His name
pounds
of love. now
vacated
areas.
band
donatMiller.
He
fits
wonPatty
met
five
crosses species.
band donat-or six
Miller.
He fits won-
Another
personal dog, Amy, was a Shepherded
of
dogs,
finally
ed half
half
of narrowing
"Kahlua"
Karin
Sheltie
mix,
whom
I believed towith
be much
air
it Kahlua’s
down to two,
"Kahlua"
with
Karinsmarter than Elsa
JOBS
FOR
DOGS
Kahlua’s
air and
(on
right),
Alex,and
(who
had
proven
very
hard
to
train,
causing
me initially to
JUST FOR FUN
fare,
and
(on right), Alex,and
then
to she
one:
a middlefare,
andwasn’t
daughter
Olivia
think
smart
at
all.
She
was!)
Amy
was a bit of
daughter Olivia
aged
redher
female
Alex,
her
aAlex,
beggar,
but it named
was my habit not to feed dogs at the table,
baby
daughter,
and
Kahlua
for
Millie
had already
though
I would
give
them
scrapsdeparted
when people
babywho
daughter,
and
Kahlua
departed
forhad finished
Maryland
on
May
3rd.
This
long-awaited
picspent
quite
a
few
eating.
Then
I
would
rinse
the
dishes
and
place
them
in the
Maryland on May 3rd. This long-awaited
picture
brought
tears
to
our
eyes.
dishwasher.
Amy,
with
a
dog’s
superior
sense
of
smell,
months
with
us.
Three
ture brought tears to our eyes.
determined
that
drippedfear-aggressive
off the plates, even
though
We
still
dogs
that
months
later,
ashave
Iwhat
writeseveral
We
still
have
several
fear-aggressive
dogs
that
diluted
by
rinse
water,
was
still
desirable
enough
to
push
we
think
in
the
right
homes.
Please
this,
Millie
–will
nowbloom
we
think
will
bloom
in
the
right
homes.
Please
the
trays
of the
dishwasher
in be
with her
nose and lickadopt
the
you
if
let
know
called
Amber
- is
you might
might
be in
in aa position
position to
to adopt
if the
let us
us
know
inside
of
the
dishwasher
door.
one.
Winning
their
and loyalty
feels
perfect
for Patty,
one. dog
Winning
their trust
trust
loyalty
Another
personal
dog, and
Becky,
was afeels
Border Collieso
rewarding!
even
going
to
church
so rewarding!
Retriever
mix,
and
she
taught
me
to
play
hide-and-seek
with her as you’ll see
What a great sense of humor!
What
we’d
like
to
hear
about
are
those
dogs
personally
inwith
this her.
picture.
as
“service
dogs,”
but
they
aren’t
necessarily
well-suited
known to our adopters that exhibit true intelligence figuring 7
Even among the dogs we currently have that are
for this job. In the first case, with a woman who had
derfully
home
derfully in
in our
our home
and
and we
we absolutely
absolutely love
love
him.
He
is
a
very
him. He is a very good
good
dog
and
aa quick
There
are solearnmany things dogs can get involved
dog
and
quick
learnThe
people
whosurprisingpost and
to Facebook
probably to
exchange
these
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has
iner….He
now,
from
Rescue activities,
bomband
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er….He
hasSearch
surprisingkinds
of
stories
all
the
time,
but
there
are
those
of
us
who
ly
become
such
aatoswimnarcotics-sniffing,
nursing
home
visits,
to sheep
ly
become
such snag
swimonly
occasionally
a and
spareloves
moment
towater!”
check
Facebook,
mer!
He
is
very
fast
the
herding,
to
service
dog
activities
and
emotional
and of course
many fast
whoand
haven’t
joined
mer!
He is very
loves
the Facebook.
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Kahlua,
had
activities,
and another
new jobs fear-aggressive
are found for themdog
all we
the time.
Kahlua,
another
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
So…we
thought
it
would
be
fun
to
ask
our
readers
for
years
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
The
emotional
support
category
is
one
of
the
newer
ones
for
years
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
to
share
their
“intelligent
dog”
stories.
This
is
not
a
contest;
placed
FIVE
times,
is
finally
home
–
for
good
but,
think,
one, It’s
ashome
the
placed
FIVE
is finally
– for
goodto–
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i.e., we
whose
dogantimes,
isimportant
the smartest?
alsooften-horrific
not
a forum
with
Coppens
of
Kensington,
Maryland.
effects
of PTSD
and breeds
abuse
become more
widely
about Karin
things
various
and individuals
do as
the result
with
Karin
Coppens
of have
Kensington,
Maryland.
We
don’t
normally
send
like
such
recognized.
of either
training
or hard-wiring,
Shepherds
and
We
don’t
normally
send dogs
dogssuch
likeasKahlua
Kahlua
such
if
the
adoption
doesn’t
long
distances
because
Collies
that
herd,
sporting
breeds
that
assist
hunters,
etc.
Over the because
years, we’ve
tried
placing adoesn’t
few Dobies
if the
adoption
long distances
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