Hello from Arkansas
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:32 pm
I am new to dutch shepherds but not new to working dogs. I am heavily involved in search and rescue and have trained several search dogs. I have had german shepherds and recently lost my german shepherd search dog in a tragic accident. She was a really great dog and as I was looking for another german shepherd I was having difficulty finding just what I wanted at a price I could afford. I wanted a good solid, intelligent, confident, athletic working dog... NO roach backs, NO squatty over angulated dogs. A fellow search dog handler I know suggested I should try a dutch shepherd. She had german shepherds also and switched to dutch shepherds. I did some research and gave myself a crash course in dutch shepherds, their history, etc. So, I am looking for a female pup now.
Lynn Powell, RN, BSN, NASAR SAR Tech I, MLPI, SAR K9 Handler
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human.
The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.
Edward Hoagland, Dogs and the Tug of Life
Lynn Powell, RN, BSN, NASAR SAR Tech I, MLPI, SAR K9 Handler
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human.
The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.
Edward Hoagland, Dogs and the Tug of Life