Our Extended German Shepherd Family
Hamer (Ina/Lucca) Hamer and Carley (Inka/Daulf)
Jack (Venja/Daulf)
Ludwig (Diva/Anderl)
Bo (Inka/Anderl)
Denja (Venja/Daulf)
Gracie (Omina/Quincey)
Diva (Venja/Daulf) Baron (Venja/Anderl) Hogan (Venja/Daulf)
Laska (Ina/Anderl)
Lottie (Diva/Anderl) with her big brother Dax
Bella (Inka/Anderl)
Fritz (sitting) with siblings Gunther (back) and Sasha (Omina/Quincey) Luke (another Omina/Quincey boy)
Ava (Omina/Lucca)
Laska & Reason (Ina/Anderl)
Reason recently earned her first title in Rally Novice
Andre (Ava/Anderl) Luger (Ava/Anderl)
Hogan with Santa Baron Christmas 08
Luke (Omina/Quincey)
Rebel, Brittany, Buttercup Dec 08 Diva (Venja/Daulf)
Omina pups Fritz, Gracie, Sasha at puppy class graduation
Bella (Inka/Anderl) She recently passed her CGC! Anika (Inka/Anderl)
Halle (Omina/Quincey) Shiloh (Omina/Quincey)
Elsie (Venja/Anderl) donated to Pilot Dogs
Sasha (Omina/Quincey) Ava Jo (Omina/Quincey)
Gunther (Omina/Quincey)
Zeus (Omina/Quincey)
Maximilian (Omina/Quincey) Gracie (Omina/Quincey)
Heintz (Ina/Anderl)
Hogan (Venja/Daulf) finalist in dock jumping contest
Reason & Laska at puppy class Reason 1 yr old (Ina/Anderl)
Laska (Ina/Anderl)
Max (Ina/Perry)
Carley (Inka/Daulf)
Baron (Venja/Anderl)
Diego (Inka/Anderl)
Buttercup (Venja/Daulf) and Rebel (Ina/Perry)
Ranger (Ina/Perry) 15 wks Dora & Ranger at puppy class
Zoe (Ina/Perry)
"A boy and his dog" Elka (Inka/Anderl)
Baron & Mattie Mae (Venja/Anderl) Mattie Mae 18 months
Baron of Galena 6 months (Venja/Anderl) Venja and Baron 7/08
Drake (Inka/Anderl)
Kallie (Inka/Anderl) and Gus (Inka/Anderl)
Sophie (Venja/Daulf) Diva (Venja/Daulf)
"Bella" (Inka/Anderl) Skylar (Inka/Anderl)
Mattie Mae (Venja/Anderl)
Anna (Venja/Daulf) & Jersey (Inka/Daulf) hard at work at Pilot Dogs
Brutus (Inka/Anderl)
Anika (Inka/Anderl) Banjo (Inka/Anderl)
Barek (InkaAnderl)
Gus (Inka/Anderl)
Hogan (Inka/Anderl)
Koda (Venja/Daulf) Zyla (Inka/Anderl)
Belle (Inka/Daulf)
Obi Venja/Daulf
Diva Venja/Daulf
Denja at 6 and 18 months (Venja/Daulf) Maximus (Inka/Daulf)
Hogan (Venja/Daulf)
Zeus (Josie/Daulf) Nadia (Inka/Daulf)
Max 6mo (Venja/Daulf) Chloe (Venja/Daulf)
Jack (Venja/Daulf)
Heidi in Florida (Inka/Daulf)
Sirius (Inka/Daulf) Heidi in PA (Inka/Daulf) 6mo and 3yr with new friend
Von (Venja/Daulf)
Buttercup (Venja/Daulf)
Alice (Inka/Daulf)
Maxine (Inka/Daulf) Mira (Inka/Daulf)
Belle (Inka/Daulf)
Cole (Venja/Daulf)
Logan (Venja/Daulf) "Kimba" ( Josie/Daulf)
"Carley" (Inka/Daulf)
"Mattie" (Inka/Daulf)
"Prince" (Inka/Daulf) "Joeseph" (Josie/Daulf)
"Eli" with his sister,"Greta" at 6mos "Eli" (Inka/Daulf)
" George& Kasha" (Inka/Daulf)
Brandy (George's Mom) protesting a pet shop that buys pups from puppy mills. Please be aware of the puppy mills. Don't support them!
"Buddy" Inka/Daulf
"Chance" (Sabo/Josie) "Keely" (Josie/Gizmo) "Shep" (Josie/Gizmo)
"Thor" (Inka/Daulf)
" Zeus" (Daulf/Inka)
"Meeka" (Josie/Gizmo) "Samson" (Josie/Gizmo)
"Gandalf" (Daulf/Inka)
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"Pebbles" (Inka/Daulf)
"Gandaulf" (Inka/Daulf)
Daulf and daughter Carley
"Dane" was our first puppy bred!
A Dog's
Purpose, from a 6-year-old
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish
Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little
boy, Shane,
were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we
couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure
for the
old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for
six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might
learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family
surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time,
that I wondered if he understood what was going on.
Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
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The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or
confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud
about
the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, 'I know why.' Startled,
we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, 'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like
loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?' The six-year-old
continued, 'Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay
as long.'