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Flying Dutchman
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Tell us about yourself: I have five dogs: Alex, a chow mix who is now about 14, and four Dutch shepherds (all rescued DS): Ku (Hawaiian God of War), Kane (sounds like "Kahnay"; Hawaiian God of the Sun), Kanaloa (Hawaiian God of the Sea) and Kapua (Hawaiian gods of mischief - the Mischief Makers). Alex is our cheerleader and keeps the 4 DS in line. Three of the DS currently compete in DockDogs and we are trying to convince Lo that water is not evil. Our team name is Hawaiian by Heart which comes from the old joke by my husband that he is "Dutch by blood, Hawaiian by Heart." Our main goal is to promote having fun with your dog (and by doing so becoming partners) and supporting the rescue of the wonderful animals out there in need of homes.

We lost our big lady, Kelley, in May 2012 to cancer and she joins several other angel dogs who are now watching over us.
Location: Denver, Colorado
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It's Been Awhile and Look What Happened

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Life has been pretty busy lately so I haven't been on the forum much. Figured an update was due, especially since it seems that DS are like gremlins and multiply!

Here is a recent picture of our gang. From left to right: Kanaloa ("Lo"), Kapua (Kah-pu-ah), Ku and Kane (Kah-nay). Front and center is Alex, The General of The Dutch Army. Yes, he is the head honcho around here, regardless of being over 14 years old and totally blind since age 6. :lol:

The most recent additions:
Kanaloa, who was pulled from a Kansas City shelter in Sept. 2012. He had been seized due to starvation and neglect. This boy had the cards stacked against him, but luckily there was a shelter manager who had a Mal and understood that he needed an experienced home and was willing to release him to NADSR. The progress that he has made is incredible.

Kapua was bred and raised in the Netherlands to be a working police dog. It's a long story as to how she found her way to America and us (through NADSR) but she joined our family in April of this year and is almost 14 months old. She has an incredible amount of athleticism and drive and is very sweet and loving.

All of the DS compete in DockDogs and all are starting in mondioring. Kane also began an agility foundation class so we will see where that goes.

We can't imagine our lives without any of them and they are all a testament to the potential of rescue dogs everywhere. :D

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Heather
Denver, Colorado
The Dutch Army: Ku, Kane ("Kahnay"), Kanaloa and Kapua
Their General: Alex
Angels: Kelley, Gryphon, & Casey
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Asha
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Tell us about yourself: My name is Emily. I am the mother of two girls (human!!). We have one beagle named Charlie who is three and a new puppy named Asha. She is about 9 weeks old and we think she is a Dutch Shepherd Dog mix.

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What a great looking group! You must be proud :D
Emily Owner of Three mutts
Charlie - beagle/basset 5yrs
Asha - No ### Idea brindle genius 1 yr
Russell - Redbone/GSD monster 6months
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Sugars Mom
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Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.

Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!

I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences.
Location: Victoria BC

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Post by Sugars Mom »

What an awesome group you have there. Amazing! You sure must have your hands full. Good on you : )

Kapua looks like she has a polar bear reaching out to us on her chest : ) How cool is that!
Sue (and Sugar)

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Post by Schlussdibusti »

Great pic of your gang! I love the General. What a great soul. :wtg:
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Tell us about yourself: I am a mom of 6 life forces - 2 kids and 3 dogs 1 hamster. I live in Ct. I have trained Ringsport and Agility and have 2 DS, one 15 and 7 and a Basset Hound Cookie who is 2
Location: Ct, USA

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wow, arent you brave !!!! WOW Sue, it does look like a bear on his chest !
Lisa, Thalie CGC & Sadie, Cookie the Basset, CT
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Tell us about yourself: DS and Mal foster newly approved aug'12 by NADSR and ABMCR. high-functioning Autistic in nyc/hamptons in my 60's. Rescued the smartest dog i had ever seen off nyc street in 2000. Tracedog's intelligence exceeded by multiples my judgement that day. My first [and only as of 10/2012] dog turned out to be a DS, perhaps with a touch of something else, but attention to detail, behavioral traits, and physical habits, movement, and skill identical to DS. But MUCH more intellectual ability. supremely confident in all settings, fearless, very outgoing and social with people and friendly with dogs. Seldom apart in over 12 years, Trace Dog was the most important relationship of my adult life; he was my partner. He died july17,2012. i am dying without him. www.youtube.com/tracesobaka www.dogster.com/dogs/637612
Location: NH/hamptons/nyc

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i love them. how noble!
John & DS rscus TRACE DOG,99-12; fstr7yoCain,8-9/12; Xander(3/12)11/12-2/13; SAKIMA (b.4/12)from11/12; TxXANDER (b.2/13)from5/13; direct from CherCar: TRACER (b.5/4/13). http://www.youtube.com/sakimadoggy http://www.youtube.com/tracesobaka
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:shock:

WOW - It's like a radar farm with all those ears. Cool pic and awesome on you for rescuing!
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Tell us about yourself: DS and Mal foster newly approved aug'12 by NADSR and ABMCR. high-functioning Autistic in nyc/hamptons in my 60's. Rescued the smartest dog i had ever seen off nyc street in 2000. Tracedog's intelligence exceeded by multiples my judgement that day. My first [and only as of 10/2012] dog turned out to be a DS, perhaps with a touch of something else, but attention to detail, behavioral traits, and physical habits, movement, and skill identical to DS. But MUCH more intellectual ability. supremely confident in all settings, fearless, very outgoing and social with people and friendly with dogs. Seldom apart in over 12 years, Trace Dog was the most important relationship of my adult life; he was my partner. He died july17,2012. i am dying without him. www.youtube.com/tracesobaka www.dogster.com/dogs/637612
Location: NH/hamptons/nyc

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''radar farm'' ---- LOL !!
John & DS rscus TRACE DOG,99-12; fstr7yoCain,8-9/12; Xander(3/12)11/12-2/13; SAKIMA (b.4/12)from11/12; TxXANDER (b.2/13)from5/13; direct from CherCar: TRACER (b.5/4/13). http://www.youtube.com/sakimadoggy http://www.youtube.com/tracesobaka
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Flying Dutchman
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Tell us about yourself: I have five dogs: Alex, a chow mix who is now about 14, and four Dutch shepherds (all rescued DS): Ku (Hawaiian God of War), Kane (sounds like "Kahnay"; Hawaiian God of the Sun), Kanaloa (Hawaiian God of the Sea) and Kapua (Hawaiian gods of mischief - the Mischief Makers). Alex is our cheerleader and keeps the 4 DS in line. Three of the DS currently compete in DockDogs and we are trying to convince Lo that water is not evil. Our team name is Hawaiian by Heart which comes from the old joke by my husband that he is "Dutch by blood, Hawaiian by Heart." Our main goal is to promote having fun with your dog (and by doing so becoming partners) and supporting the rescue of the wonderful animals out there in need of homes.

We lost our big lady, Kelley, in May 2012 to cancer and she joins several other angel dogs who are now watching over us.
Location: Denver, Colorado
Contact:
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Kapua looks like she has a polar bear reaching out to us on her chest : ) How cool is that!
You know...you are right! We've never noticed that before. :D

We do have our hands full but they keep us busy and out of trouble. We spent a long time integrating everybody and they all get along very well. And they make us laugh and smile everyday. Thanks for the kind words because we think they are pretty awesome!
Heather
Denver, Colorado
The Dutch Army: Ku, Kane ("Kahnay"), Kanaloa and Kapua
Their General: Alex
Angels: Kelley, Gryphon, & Casey
http://www.rockymountaindockdogs.com

Be Your Dog's Hero. Support http://www.chaseawayk9cancer.org

http://dutchshepherdrescue.org/
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Tell us about yourself: Hilde is a rescue that we suspect is at least partially Dutch Shepherd.
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Post by racingiron1 »

What a great photo! What's with Kane? Hasn't he learned the command for "close your mouth and look serious!" yet? ;)
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tracilocke
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Tell us about yourself: Im a foster for North American Dutch Shepherd Rescue

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Post by tracilocke »

What is the link to your Vimeo? I'm looking for a Kane's Brighter than the Sun adoption video. My son loooovvvess it and I lost the link.
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Tell us about yourself: My name is Karen and I have a dutch shepherd, Xander, born 6/14/13. He is my second dutch shepherd. My first was Rawly. Even though Xander is my second I still have a lot to learn. That is why I'm here, to learn, get advice, and meet people who love these guys as much as I do.
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Post by karenz »

Awesome looking gang. What a great pic. I couldn't imagine having two, much less five.
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