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Australian Shepherd

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Home:Royal Oak, MI

Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs

Dogster stats for In Memory of Sweet Maverick


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Nicknames:
Lightbulb head, Mav, Mav-a-deenda, Seal-boy, Uncle Shuffles

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

Birthday:
February 21st 1992

Likes:
Playing tug, wrastlin', keeping his kitties out of trouble, snuggling in bed with his parents, bringing his people all of his toys, laying on his Mom's lap, sleeping and kissing

Pet-Peeves:
He hates it when his kitties won't leave him alone while he's trying to sleep. It annoys him when his Mom and Dad leave the house. Other 'peeves' are, getting his nails trimmed and not being able to be as spazzy as he used to be because of his arthritis.

Favorite Toy:
His football, "chippy" his all-too realistic chipmunk toy, and his Chrismakkah bear from Grandma

Favorite Food:
Nutra-max Senior with Glucosamine, treats, American Cheese and carrots.

Favorite Walk:
California to Delaware and back...

Best Tricks:
He knows all of his kitties by name and, when told, he noses them out of the way of trouble. Making his parents think he has to go outside, and then when they get out of bed he runs back and takes their spot in bed. Keeping his "herd" in one room.

Arrival Story:
He came from a farm and he was about 4 or 5 weeks old when his mother had enough of him and the rest of the litter. So, we went to look at the puppies and he sat on my foot and whimpered at me and he was ours! We took him home at 6 weeks old.

Bio:
For our good boy... "His devotion is an example, and his restraint. He converses continuously in silence and displays a sense of humor without which man would be unbearable. His imagination is a joy; his defense of 'his' children is so ferocious that he turns robins and paper bags into dragons. Bees are monsters to be attacked, and he consumes more than are good for him. He will never have any understanding of his size. His intelligence, selflessness and sensitivity are a challenge. He expects us to be wiser than he is, and where reasoning is superior, we are, but in all else, he leads us and makes us better. His acceptance of our failures and weaknesses makes us humble." We consider every day we spent with Mav a gift, and we will never stop missing him.

Forums Motto:
throwtheballthrowtheballthrowtheball...

The Groups I'm In:
10 YEARS OR OVER??? DOGS or CATS, ♥A TEAM♥, Australian Shepherds

I've Been On Dogster Since:

December 13th 2004