Dog profile for Trooper!, a male English Springer Spaniel

English Springer Spaniel

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Home:Rockford, IL

Age: 7 Years Sex: Male Weight: 26-50 lbs

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Leave a bone for Trooper!

Nicknames:
Troopie, Troopster, Trooper Pooper

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

-dog rescue

Gotcha Date:
May 25th 2006

Birthday:
March 9th 2004

Likes:
Fetching/retrieving tennis balls at the dog park each morning at sunup. He loves car rides to ... anywhere! And he loves affection and attention. He's a dream! He loves to dive and swim indoors at Dunkin' Dawgs in Janesville, WI!!

Pet-Peeves:
Being alone, even though he behaves. Bunnies on the other side of the fence!

Favorite Toy:
Tennis balls and vegetables in flight, Booda bone, Nylabones, and Quacky Duck.

Favorite Food:
Produce!

Favorite Walk:
In the dog park, and around the neighborhood.

Best Tricks:
On command, he delivers the mail and retreives tennis balls. He dresses himself!! At his whim, he rearranges things he finds on the floor. Missing a sock? Look in the kitchen! Troooo-PER! He also retrieved a live frog, which he soon released. Good boy!!

Arrival Story:
Our beloved Brittany, Dickens (11) died in June '04, leaving Katie as our only dog (also a Brittany). On May 25 I went to a local no-kill shelter to drop off some supplies. As an afterthought, I asked to see the kennels. I first saw the cats. Ok. Then the dogs. Ok. No big deal. But then I saw Trooper (that's what we named him): calm in all the chaos, the only quiet one there, looking so wise. At first I thought he was a liver Brittany, but those ears gave him away: he's an ESS! I cried when I saw him, and immediately came home to tell my husband he had to see this dog (even though we weren't planning yet on getting another dog, not to mention a non-Brittany). He went with me right away, and fell in love with Trooper as I had. We are so, so happy with Trooper! He came to us well trained. He's amazing, and has brought a lot of humor back into our home. He LOVES competing in Dock Dog competitions!! He's an amazing jumper, and getting better. His record is 16'8", and he came in second in the Junior Division in 2008. Go, Trooper!

Bio:
We named him Trooper after our beloved Dickens. Dickie was undergoing chemo, and the whole time we kept saying "he's such a trouper." So we named Trooper in honor of Dickens. On 9/13/06 Trooper scared a burglar out of our house! Trooper is trained not to bark, but when he heard a strange noise, he ran to investigate and barked as though he were going to kill the intruder--who got out of the house right away. Good boy, Trooper! We think Trooper is the smartest dog on the planet!

Forums Motto:
I\'m the baby: gotta love me! Belly rub!

I love being a certified therapy dog!

I've Been On Dogster Since:

June 29th 2005