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As
we approach
mine and
Scooters
one year
anniversary
I thought
y'all
would
like to
know how
he and
I are
doing.
He is
without
a doubt
the most
wonderful
dog I
have ever
owned!
He is
absolutely
"Mr.
Personality".
Everywhere
we go
people
are charmed
by him.
When we
go camping
everyone
wants
to meet
him and
pet him
(which
he graciously
allows)
and of
course
many people
ask what
breed
he is.
He has
been all
over the
state
being
an example
of what
wonderful
little
dogs Schipperkes
are.
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You
ladies
may
find
this
hard
to
believe
but
he
is
also
VERY
WELL
BEHAVED!
He
has
bonded
so
strongly
to
me
and
my
husband
that
we
can
keep
him
under
voice
control
at
all
times.
We
sit
in
the
front
yard
all
the
time
with
him
and
he
is
never
on
a
leash
he
stays
where
he
is
told
to
even
if
someone
walks
a
dog
right
in
front
of
our
house
on
the
sidewalk!
Sometimes
we
also
turn
him
loose
when
we
are
camping
and
he
never
wanders
off.
Yes
we
had
to
be
very
stern
with
him
at
first
but
once
he
completely
understood
what
we
wanted
he
has
always
been
"good".
And
he
is
so
funny
and
smart.
He
is
standing
on
the
bed
behind
me
right
now
"talking"
to
me
with
that
funny
half
growl
he
has
telling
me
to
hurry
up
with
the
computer
because
he
KNOWS
it's
Saturday
and
he
is
ready
NOW
to
get
in
the
car
and
go
somewhere!
He
has
completely
charmed
my
husband
Mike
and
the
couple
who
are
our
best
friends.
Mike
goes
to
bed
about
an
hour
before
I
do,
so
when
he
goes
to
bed
he
tells
Scooter
"Come
on
Scooter
it's
time
to
go
to
bed,
let's
go
to
bed."
Scooter
gets
off
the
couch
with
me
and
goes
and
lays
on
the
bed
with
Mike.
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Our
friends
Pam and
David
have a
very old
dog and
they have
already
said they
want to
get a
Schipperke
when they
are ready
for another
dog. Here
is another
one you
ladies
might
find cute.
He knows
all the
sound
waves
from the
computer,
he always
lays with
me while
I am on
the computer
and when
the computer
says "Goodbye"
and/or
the signoff
bell rings
he stands
up and
waits
to see
where
I am going
next!
He is
just a
wonderful
little
guy. Oh,
and of
course
he has
learned
lots and
lots of
tricks.
He "talks",
sits,
lays down,
rolls
over,
pattycake's
and dances
all on
cue, for
a dog
goody
of course.
OOOps
forgot
he plays
dead too.
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He
is also
wonderful
with my
granddaughter.
When she
is here
he sleeps
with her,
with her
arm around
his neck!
She is
four and
she told
me last
time she
was here
that when
she got
big she
was going
to get
"a
girl Scooter
dog to
marry
Scooter
so they
can make
Scooter
puppies
for me".
Ha Ha
I told
you he
charms
everyone.
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Hello
again
from Tobi
and Scooter
( he is
watching
me as
I type,
in between
being
"Daddy's
Bed Buddy"
Well if
you remember
I wanted
a dog
to help
me hear
things
as I am
hearing
impaired.
I guar-an-teeeee
it did
not take
Scooter
long to
figure
out that
"Momma"
is deaf
as a post
! He watches
me when
the phone
rings,
if I don't
answer
it fast
enough
he runs
back and
forth
between
me and
the phone
until
I go answer
it!
If I am
home by
myself,
which
sometimes
is a lot,
he becomes
"Super
vigilant,
and Super
protective"
signaling
me if
someone
so much
as puts
a foot
in our
yard!
He also
has a
distinctive
growl
and ear
position
if some
one is
across
the street
prowling
around
when he
thinks
they should
not be.
Now please
understand
that when
my daughter
or husband
are here
he does
not do
these
things.
He knows
they can
hear for
themselves.
Is he
a smart
little
guy or
what?
Oh, but
he did
foil some
bad guys
when we
were camping.
In the
middle
of the
night
he started
growling
and talking
and barking
to wake
my husband.
Mike looked
out of
the trailer
and someone
was stealing
our firewood.
Who knows
what else
they might
have done
if he
hadn't
warned
us of
what was
going
on! Remember,
this is
one of
the things
I wanted
him for
-- to
"hear
for me"
when we
were camping.
He knows
that if
Momma
puts food
rather
and clothes
in the
laundry
baskets
that she
is loading
the camping
trailer
and he
starts
going
crazy,
running
around,
talking
and bumping
me with
his nose,
as if
to say
"Hurry
up, Momma
I am ready
to GO
CAMPING
NOW."
If I just
put clothes
in a laundry
basket
he pays
no mind
to it.
Another
thing
he does
that shows
how smart
he is,
if I put
shoes
on, go
to the
bathroom,and
brush
my hair,
he starts
going
nuts even
before
I pick
up my
keys and
purse.
He knows
from these
"signals"
that Momma
is going
somewhere
and of
course
he wants
to go
too! (and
he usually
does).
And I
sometimes
call the
little
guy "Our
Fruit
Bat"
he loves
fresh
grapes
(his favorite),
fresh
peaches,
and fresh
apples.
I figure
they won't
hurt him
if he
doesn't
eat too
much of
them and
that they
are better
than chocolate
for him.
And now,
I saved
the funniest
story
for the
last,
Scooter
has another
nickname
which
is "Porky"
and I'll
tell you
how he
got it.
When we
go camping
Scooter
and Mike,
my husband
are "Early
Morning
Walking
and Fishing
Buddies."
This summer
we were
camped
at Dutch
George
campground
on the
Poudre
River
and about
6:30 in
the morning
Scooter
and Mike
went for
a walk,
as they
promenaded
down the
walkway
by the
river
a quite
elderly
lady ask
Mike "Is
that a
pot belly
pig or
a dog?"
As he
tried
to contain
his laughter
Mike politely
answered
"
Ma'am,
he is
a Schipperke
dog not
a pot
belly
pig"
We still
laugh
about
that one!!
For a
week after
that one
everybody
in our
family
and our
camping
friends
too, called
him "Porky"
our potbellied
pig in
disguise.
It is
a real
shame
that such
a smart
wonderful
little
guy had
to wait
so long
to find
the right
family
for him.
But, hey
let's
be honest
here he
is a Schip
and a
hardheaded
knot head
sometimes.
We really
had to
work on
him a
lot the
first
4 months.
I guess
something
in our
favor
was prior
experience
with a
couple
of knot
headed
dogs and
horses.
The animals
with strong
personalities
such as
Scooter
are harder
to train,
but, we
think
much more
rewarding
and fun
and usually
intelligent
after
you get
them "going
your way".
We to
had a
couple
of experiences
where
Scooter
tried
to get
between
me and
Mike and
growled,
but being
experienced
dog folk
we just
let him
know quite
firmly
that Mike
was the
boss not
him, and
that I
agreed
with that
assessment.
Mike popped
him, I
fussed
at him
and hugged
Mike to
show that
Mike and
I were
the alpha
and beta
around
here,
and that
he (Scooter)
was not
the alpha
male !
I should
also give
credit
where
credit
is due,
Schotzy
my daughters
dog, taught
Scooter
a lot
by being
such an
excellent
example
of what
we DID
want.
I agree
that at
certain
silhouettes
Schips
resemble
a Javelina
(Texas
Wild Pig).
Don't
worry
Scooter
is too
much of
a ball
of flying
fur to
ever get
very fat!
When he
is outside,
at ease,
in the
back yard
he never
stops
harassing
the birds,
and just
running
around
for the
absolute
joy of
just running
crazy.
We laugh
at him
because
when we
leave
to get
in the
car he
ALWAYS
has to
do at
least
2 laps
around
the yard
a maximum
speed
and "water
the tree"
before
he gets
in the
car or
truck.
ha ha
ha ha.
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I thought
that y'all
would
enjoy
the latest
Scooter
story
-- he
really
saved
the day
this time!
Well as
all of
y'all
know,
I can't
hear diddely
squat.
My husband
hears
only pretty
good as
he has
a mild
hearing
loss from
working
construction.
Well about
1:30 AM
Scooter
proceeded
to wake
my husband
up. (he
KNOWS
I can't
hear him
when I
am asleep).
First
Scooter
began
just barking
quietly.
That didn't
get Mike
out of
bed so
Scooter
began
to bark
louder
and run
from the
bedroom
to the
kitchen.
That still
did not
get sleepy
Mike out
of bed,
he just
told Scooter
to "Hush".
But Scooter
persisted
by barking
loud,
whining
and even
licking
Mike's
face.
That was
when Mike
knew something
was really
wrong
because
Scooter
does not
lick faces
ever!
Mike FINALLY
got up
after
all of
Scooter's
efforts,
stumbled
into the
kitchen
following
Scooter
and there
was water
running
all over
the kitchen
floor,
all over
the hall
floor
and running
out of
the garage
down the
driveway
into the
street
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had
two frozen,
then burst
water
pipes
in the
garage.
Just think
about
how much
water
there
would
have been
and how
much damage
there
could
have been
in our
garage
from frozen
water
on the
garage
floor
and damage
to the
kitchen
and hall
floors
if Mike
hadn't
found
the water
until
his usual
wake up
time of
6AM.
SCOOTER
THE WONDER
DOG SAVED
THE DAY!
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