Reintroducing myself and Radar

[centrop67]

My name is Michael and I live in a small suburb South of Miami, FL called Cutler Bay.

I have two dogs I rescued from Miami-Dade Animal Services:
1. Radar is mostly a Dutch Shepherd mixed with GSD and Mal (confirmed by DNA).
2. Leela is mostly GSD mixed with some Lab and American Terrier. She looks so much like a Mal, but the breed is also confirmed via DNA.

I joined the forum within months of rescuing Radar, because I had no idea what a Dutch Shepherd was at the time. The forum members helped me understand my dog, and when the previous site owner decided to call it quits, I took over. I wanted to make sure the info and support of this site would live on.

As a kid it seemed like we had GSDs all the time. Though it was only a couple, I fell in love with the breed. When my wife and I first married we got a Lab from a breeder - that's where I learned a lot about training and dealing with ultra smart dogs. We added a GSD mix shortly after.

Both dogs passed within 3 months of each other, and I made it almost a full year before I started scanning the shelters for the next dog. That's when we found this amazing "Shepherd-Mix" dog we now call Radar.

My profession is computer software and my hobby (that was once a business) is fishing. I am pretty darn good at both. I'm still an amateur at this dog thing, but I am learning every day.

[centrop67]

Almost forgot the obligatory photo...

[Jay knowles]

Very nice intro, welcome to the forum

[Echo]

Nice to meet you Mike, thanks for taking over the forum and keeping it running smoothly for all of us. I know I am new to the forum, but I have already read and learned so much. New to he breed as well but it feels good having a small army on my side to answer any odd questions I might have, so I have to thank you for keeping this going!

Radar looks a lil hungry, wonder what he's starring at

[Dutchringgirl]

Nice to meet you

Good idea. I will do the same

Edit:

Going to have to wait, I cant talk about Thalie much yet. So for those of you who want to know me better, search up my old posts. Ive been here for 8 years. Its been quite a ride, and enjoying every minute.

[Joxgirl]

Hello Michael!!! You will love place.
Thanks for restating your info.
Im happy that you kept this site up. I have gleened lots of information here. It really has helped.