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Likes: Running and fetching and running and swimming and fetching and running some more
Pet-Peeves: Squirrels can climb
Favorite Toy: Rubber ring... tug-fetch toys
Favorite Food: She seemed to really enjoy my spicy gyro when I went to answer the door...
Favorite Walk: Anywhere will do... but she loves the Minnehaha dog park on the Mississippi
Best Tricks: Opens doors. Drinks from fountain. Opens garage door with wall opener... talk about big screen TV!
Arrival Story: Charka came from Slovakia as a service dog candidate... when she got here, it was obvious she would never make it as a service dog... however, she was a very sweet dog... people and dog friendly. We finally convinced her owner to let us adopt this... ummm... rather energetic pup.
Forums Motto: Why walk when you can run?
The Groups I'm In: ♥All Fur Fun♥, Fancypants Cafe, Advocates for Positive Training, Female GSD's of America, For the Love of German Sheperds, GSDs World, Twin Cities German Shepherds, ~*~Talking Agility~*~, ~~~*♥Dog Park USA♥*~~~
The Last Forum I Posted In: Playing with a laser light
School: Obedience: I am currently a student in advanced obedience. I'm getting ready to work toward my CD and U-CD. I'm studying so that dad can be sure I'm ALWAYS ready and can go right on through the WHOLE thing :-) I'm a smart girl and like obedience.
School: Agility: I love agility. It is HARD work, but I LOVE those tunnels... and the table... and the teeter... and the dog walk... and even the A-frame. Mostly, I'm a really happy agility dog. Dad says I'd be perfect if I didn't get all excited and go visit my classmates.
School: Dad is always trying to find fun things for me to do... he says 'a busy Charka is a happy Charka'... and, so far, I LOVE to work :-) OK... I LOVE to play too. Good dog, Charka!!!
Charka's Race (a poem for Charks): Running dog, flying dog, fastest dog there's ever been.
Rushing out beyond those trees,
then check in to see where master's gone,
then out again to the top of that hill and back.
And if some dog should pretend to be as fast,
turning right and left and jumping that log.
And turn and chase them in another game of flying dog.
Young dog, strong dog,
not a thought to that time when muscles won't allow such flight.
Fastest dog in the forest and on the hill,
breathing deep the pleasure of life and being dog.
I am 3 today! I'm hoping that mom and dad give me something good to eat for dinner. They got me a new EarthDog collar and they ordered me a doggie wagon to pull. I'm having a really nice b'day.
It's getting colder and I like that. Dad says I can still go swimming for a while. I love jumping into the river.
Dad also got a thingie so I can run with him when he bikes. We've been working slowly so my feet get tough. I've also been playing fetch with my ball. I've finally figured out how to catch that smooth ball when it bounces! I hope we can play lots of fetch tonight :-)
We have a new dog next door, Holly. She's around a year old and weighs less than me, but not too much less. I let her come into my yard and we played chase... we both like to run. I hope she comes over again!
Anyway, Di, I'm having a pretty fun day! Talk to you soon, I hope.
I love 3-day weekends. I got to go to the dog park every day! And I love to play with the water from the hose, so dad figured out how to give me a bath yesterday so I didn't 'smell like old river water'... hmph... I thought I smelled pretty darn good.
I was the only dog in my obedience class last week and did a long sit and a long down while dad was out of sight. My teacher was really impressed :-) I did GOOD DOG, Charka, woof!
When dad and I went to the park on Saturday, we saw black clouds coming as we started back from the point. By the time we turned up the path from the river, it was raining big fat drops... and it was pouring by the time we got up the stairs near the gate. We got soaked! I usually like rain, but this was too much. Dad and I shared the towel :-))) Dad got to use it first.
Dad said it was the 4th of July! Happy birthday, USA!!! Woof! I guess I'm not bothered by fireworks (or thunder or other loud noises). Mom and dad are happy about that. I got to have some special pieces of meat with my dinner... yum!
I am happy, how about you? I went to my classes yesterday. This week I did agility and then obedience... next week dad says we'll skip agility and go to my advanced obedience... if you're confused, think how _I_ feel. Anyway, I just love to work so it doesn't matter :-)
I've been doing really well in all my classes and between my classes... dad thinks I'm beginning to behave just like a... a GSD.
My 4 y.o. friend Mairin was out on a walk with us and decided I needed exercise, so she just started running, suprising dad. I ran right with her... oh, NOT after her; with her. Dad was really pleased 'cuz he wasn't sure what I would do.
Dog parking has been fun... I just LOVE swimming in the River. Walks are really fun now too. And playing fetch and tug in the yard? That's fun too. I'm having a really good summer.
Dad says I need to try out some fun [obedience] matches just so we see how ready I am. Dad says that he wants me to not just do OK but to do REALLY OK. He thinks I can be something special... well, I KNOW I'm something special! Woof! I'm glad dad's finally recognizing how right I am... woof, woof!
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