Rain Trains for Building Search

I chatted with Gail last night on Facebook.  Ms Rain is doing really well in her training.  She had a lot of fun last weekend. She  got to search 2 different large buildings and work 4 different problems.at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.  She loves to work and is doing great. She is a very fast learner.    Gail says that she loves to watch Rain work.  She will go out and search then look back at Gail so Gail can tell her she is a good girl. She loves to show off, especially in front of other people. She had quite a following this weekend and she would prance around until she had all the attention then take off and work.    It was amazing talking to Gail.  I see so much of Cinders in Rain.  Gail says that Rain is bone headed about some things, tough as nails most of the time yet the most loving girl I could want. I love to watch her work. That little dober brain kicks into gear and you wonder just how smart they are. What I also love is how she gets so excited to work. She is such high drive and she will get so wound up then after we are done she sleeps like a log. (She snores some but it's cute) .  Yes, I do love the little girl (even if she isn't so little any more). Her snore is this little "flutter" and when she snores Tory stares at her with this "What on Earth is that" look on his face.   Her description reminds me so much of Cinders.  I love to see Cinders passing on these wonderful traits to her pups.  Rain was one of the pups that I really thought favored her mother (Porsche is Daddy Arras' girl).  Gail is talking about getting Rain's LETS certification  http://www.letsk9professionals.org/cadaver.html  in April and her IDHS certifications next summer.  She needs to work on stay with her for the obedience part. She does most of it prettygood but stay is hard  (again she takes after mommy Cinders).   I attached a picture of Rain starting her building search.  I can't wait to hear more about Rain and Gail.  I hope to go watch them train again sometime.

Porsche Keeps Training and Cinders Starts Complaining

Porsche has been doing awesome on her training lately.  We have started training the hold and guard and she is doing really well.  Her grips are calm and full.  Meanwhile, Cinders thinks she is starving and complains more and more each day.  She is getting big and most likely I will start taking some pregnancy photos in the next week or so.  She constantly tries to break into the food bins.  She is grumpy and never seems satisfied.

Ultra Sound Confirmed 7-8 pups

I went to the Repro vet today and had an ultrasound done. Dr. Ross counted at least 7 puppies! She put one of the pups up on the screen and I got to see the heartbeat, the little nubs where the legs were forming and even where the spinal cord was starting to develop!

Puppies are coming!!!!

I couldn't stand waiting any longer, so I took Cinders in to my mom's vet (we were visiting her in AR this last weekend) and got an ultrasound.  The vet saw at least 5 puppies!  It was still really early and this particular vet did not take the time to count pups.  With it being so early she was just looking to see if Cinders was pregnant.  I am keeping my appointment for Thursday at the repro vet.  They usually place the dog in a cradle and do a more intense ultrasound and count the pups in each uterine horn, so we should get a better number then.  I have had a lot of interest on this litter and I believe that it is going to be a very nice working litter. 

 

Citto was such a gentleman and a really sweet dog when we visited him.  He seems very intellegent with an excellent work ethic and I love the pedigree on this litter.  I do expect the puppies to have darker markings.  Citto has been know to throw sooty markings on his pups.  His pups are also known for their excellent pack drive and awesome working ability.  Puppies from Cinders last litter are very dedicated workers who love to train and have very high drive, so this should be a great pairing.

 

Puppies are due March 16.  You can see more info on the litterbox http://www.masayadobermans.com/webpages/Litterbox.html

Cinders Has Been Bred to Citto!!

I just got back from New York last night.  Cinders was bred to Citto v.d Wudritz IPO 3 this last week.  I am expecting this to be an awesome working litter!  Citto was such a gentleman and such a nice dog.  I was very happy that I got to go and see him.  I can't wait to have puppies again!   Also, I need to give a special shout out to Arras, the father of my first working litter.  Arras turned a very healthy and happy 10 yrs old a few days ago!  Both Arras and his mother have recently received their Longevity Certification from DPCA.   Happy Birthday Arras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tessa at 1 yr

Brandi,      Tessa is 28 1/2 inches tall and 81.5 lbs. I took her to the vet Monday, she had a big bump by her right dew claw, probably a sliver from running in the field or bean field stubble. We decided to put her on antibiotics for a week and see if she gets better instead of surgery. I've been putting peroxide on it and the bump is going away, if I can just keep her from trying to lick it. She completed her obedience class on Dec.15th and got her certificate and a toy. The instructors made a game they timed us on, it was a baseball game, we had to run the bases and do things as fast as we could. 1st base was a sit, then down, then back to sit. 2nd base was just a sit, and 3rd base was just a down, Tessa did them all with just hand commands, no words, I was showing out a little. Tessa completed the task in the quickest time between not only our class, but another class that trains the same time we do. I was very proud of her. We did it twice and our class won both events because of Tessa's and my quickness completing it. Her biting has gotten better but, some days she still nips us a lot, it's just not as often as it use to be.  When I put her pinch collar on she's like a different dog, she heels almost perfectly. We practice that about everyday outside. Maybe someday soon I'll try her off leash. She barks a lot, she doesn't like to see anything different outside or like if something is out of place, like Christmas decorations or snow piles from plows, stuff like that. She doesn't like for you to have things in your hand, like cleaning bottle, camera, or shovel, things like that. I will write more when I have more time.                                               Rick & Debby

Happy Birthday Babies!

My "A" litter is now a year old!  I sent out birthday wishes to all my girls this morning and here is a letter I recieved from "Rain"-   Thank  you for the Birthday wishes Mama Brandi.    Mama Gail said to tell you I was a big girl now but some days I still feel like a puppy wuppy and do something Mama Gail calls the "Zoomies".  She laughs at me when I do those Zoomies but I think it is fun.  I did that this morning out in the dog yard when I went out to potty.    I also taught myself a new trick for in the house, when I want to take a nap I pick up my blanket and pull it over my head (to keep the light out) and snuggle down to nap.  Mama Gail thinks that is very cute and has promised to try hard to get a picture of it one of these days.   My real work is going very well.  I am a very smart Dober Girl and have done a good job learning how to find those dead humans for Mom.  She tells me how great I am all the time.  I like working because it means that when I find something Mama Gail plays with me with my favorite Wubba toy and we have lots of fun.   Take care and while I do hope all my Dober siblings are doing well I happen to know that I am doing best of all.   Miss Rain