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Likes: WALKS. Biking, hikes, my family, whistling & Tug-o-War! I love car rides (I'm a fabulous co-pilot).
Pet-Peeves: Snow balls stuck in the fur between my toes, when people try to touch me with their feet (ew!), and being barked at. I really hate turkey.
Favorite Toy: TENNIS BALLS, rawhide, balls, frisbees, balls, cats, balls, and tugs!
Favorite Food: Jack's french fries (there's no salt on them), Tim Hortons' Timbits (the hole from the center of a donut), and carrots!
Favorite Walk: Off-leash parks, of course- they're the best place for meeting new friends and, most importantly, chasing my tennis balls.
Best Tricks: 6 basic-advanced obedience commands, 8 agility commands, 10 "tricks".
Arrival Story: We'd been looking for an australian shepherd (in all the wrong places) for a long time when my mom started to work at a kennel. It came up in a casual conversation some time that she was looking for an aussie.
The owner and manager both suggested that my mom check with the Parkland Veterinary Office, as they were bound to know someone. Lo and behold, that was our veterinary office.
So, after school we drove over and asked if they knew anyone. They gave us two names and we called the first one on there- Joan. As luck would have it, she had a litter due in about two weeks and since she didn't normally have people ask for puppies beforehand, we would get first pick.
So, the pups were born and there were only two in the litter. They were both male. They were both blue merles. They were only different in that one was light and one was dark- a minimal merle/split.
I deffinately wanted the split but I met Indy and, at 2 weeks old, he changed my mind. I was sure I wanted the light one. Now to convince my family. It was a chore but we finally decided to bring Indy home instead.
Bio: Indigo is a male blue merle Australian Shepherd. He was born on Pi Day of 2006. Pi day is in the 3rd month (March) on the fourteenth day. 3.14, which is pi calculated to two decimals. We're a bunch of nerds around here. ;D
Indigo is a weird spin-off from a show/working strain crossed with an entirely working dog. His mother was nearly Border Collie in type, but she had all her papers in order. His father was the one who looked like a proper Aussie but had nothing in writing.
The result of that cross was Indigo- he lacks a proper, thick, fuzzy Aussie outer coat, and is small like his mother. His markings are nearly identical to his fathers but for the grey/white eye and a smaller about of tan (though not by much). His ears are great, when he holds them properly (which, unfortunately, isn't often) and he has nice proportions with odd conformation.
His gait is stilted because, for whatever reason, he will not bend his rear legs if he can avoid it. We had him vet-checked and there's apparently nothing wrong; Indy's just lazy. Additionally, he has the faulty pink-and-black snow nose.
I have seen websites claiming dogs with his colouration are pattern whites... and I would like to say: Uh, no. xD Indigo's not got an Irish Spotting gene in effect, only minus modifiers. Minus modifiers act to remove pigment. White toes on Labradors and Dobes are often the result of minus modifiers acting on an otherwise self colored animal which lacks any white spotting genes. If a spotting pattern is present, such as the Irish spotting pattern in most collie breeds, any minus modifiers present will enhance its effect and may be responsible for collars and blazes exceeding their boundaries.
Forums Motto: Blue is Best
The Groups I'm In: ♥ The Pet Poetry Group ♥, *~ I ♥ SuPeR DoGs!! ~*, A.W.!! (Aussie Wigglebutts!!), Amazing Awesome Aussies N Friends! # 1 Wiggle Butt Dogs !, Aussome Aussies, Australian Shepherds, Cameraholics!, Dog Sports - Agility, Dogs with SPOTS and DOTS!, Febreze® Pet Odor Eliminator™, Naughty Pup Club, Picturesque, The Dogster Force
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In 2009, March 14 (Pi DAY! 3rd month, 14th day... 3.14... pi to two decimals? YEAH!) I will be turning three. Three happy years with my family. I love these people. Seriously, they're great.
I'm so excited fur the new year! But I really don't want to see those fireworks again. :C They haven't been fun the last two years.
But I'm a good boy.
I sit through them and don't bark or shake or growl.
Still.
I don't want to go, and I don't think I'll have to.
This'll be Woodie's first new years with us... Huh.
I think someone will have to stay home with him while the fireworks go off- and I mean one of the humans. I can't do it because he doesn't listen to me ever, even when the thunderstorms come and he tries to hide. He gets loads of attention, though, so I've been trying it.
Now, every time there's a bang, I hide under the fireplace, too, until someone comes to get me.
Dear Santa,
My name is Indigo. I have been a very good boy the entire year. I played nicely with my brother Woodie and I let him play with my teddy bear. I've even been nicer to the cat!
This year for Christmas, I would like some special Christmas treats, a bully stick and a new toy. Woodie would like some booties so that he can come on walks with us again, because the snow is hurting his feet.
I promise I will not bark at your reindeer this year and I will leave the cookies on the hearth alone because I know that shortbread is not for dogs now.
If they are missing... sorry, I'm weak.
Love,
Indigo
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I wrote my letter; your turn! Write your own letter and send this on to three other pups. Hope you get what you want this year!
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