Age: 9 Years Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs
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Nicknames:
Gadg, Gadgemonster, The Muffin, Mr. Dude, Horse, Hund, G-Money (ASL sign name = G-dog)
Doggie Dynamics:
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Quick Bio:
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Likes:
Me! Food! Clicker training! The POND! Running (thru fields), running (through woods), running after things he shouldn't! (porcupines, bears, etc.)
Pet-Peeves:
Being without me. Not being fed On Time. Not being allowed to chase the EXCITING CREATURES.
Favorite Toy:
The red, squeaky dinosaur, or a kong stuffed w/peanut butter
Favorite Food:
CHEESE! Also liver, any meat (esp. raw), marrow bones, peanut butter, blueberries
Favorite Walk:
The POND!
Best Tricks:
He knows over 100 words. The one that impresses people the most is getting me water from the fridge, but the hardest to train/learn was a special oven-timer alert. Recently, we taught him to sing "The Pond Song" -- Arroooooo
Arrival Story:
I was looking for a successor to train because Jersey, my previous Bouvier service dog was getting ready to retire, and I put out the word to Bouvier rescue. A woman in Penn., had fostered him for 6 months. He was just one. I drove down to pick him up, and I knew he was PERFECT -- smart and fearless and utterly adorable. BUT, he was completely wild. He pulled my powerchair over on top of me the first week!
Bio:
Gadget is super smart and loves to learn and earn rewards. He's been my service dog for over 7 years. In May, he was diagnosed with lymphoma. We have been doing chemotherapy, and he went into remission very quickly and is doing great. Last month, he had a mast cell tumor that had to be removed.
We are both FIGHTERS! You can see o ur story and him working here:
http://grants.landofpuregold.com/
(Scroll down to near the bottom of the page.)
Gadget and I are both very grateful to the Magic Bullet Fund and the Land of PureGold Foundation. You can read a bit about him on both of those sites, too, as well as PureGold's blog.
Forums Motto:
Behold, the Power of Cheese
The Groups I'm In:
Bouviers Des Flanders Unite, Service Dogs Group
The Last Forum I Posted In:
Is it a bear? Non
I've Been On Dogster Since:
Dogster Id:
1051350
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November 20th 2009 7:24 pm
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A month after the first mast cell tumor (MCT) was removed, another one appeared. Then over a dozen appeared all over his body. The MCT spread internally, and most of his organs were affected. He lived for another month, and then he lost interest in everything -- food, water, etc., and was at the end of the road. He died at home, outside, in the sunshine, with his people around him. Many attended his funeral. He was deeply loved. He is horribly, horribly missed.
October 6th 2009 6:40 pm
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I know how to do sooooo many things. Sharon trained me. You know that old saying, "Those who can't do, teach"?
That must be Sharon.
She is trying to load two videos of me showing off how smart and talented and skilled and funny and adorable I am, but she can't figure out how to do it.
Here they are, if you want to adore me, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e910pHcUvs
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt80nT2N9KE
She did manage to get them both up at another site:
http://gadgetwachsler.chipin.com/service-dog-gadget s-chemotherapy
Maybe I shoulda clicked her and given her chocolate when she got the other one right.
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