Ever since I can remember, I have been involved with dogs. When I was a little girl, my Mother ,Father, Uncle, and Godfather had Doberman Pinchers, my Godfather also had American Pit Bulls, my Grandmother, Grandfather, and Great Aunt had Poodles, my Great Uncle had a pack of miscellaneous purebred hunting dogs, and my Aunt had some of the first registered Australian Shepherds.
All my life, I have been upset at the mentality of the puppy-milling masses. It escapes me how someone can hand over an entire litter, to people whom most often they have never met before. I feel that bringing a puppy into this world, entails a commitment to that dog, that you will guarantee it the absolute best life possible. regardless of what breeders say, this is strictly hit and miss with the general public, and more often than not,... a miss.
I breed dogs together for a variety of reasons, and in general try to complement both dogs involved. I want the total package, and this includes a friend so dear, that they would selflessly dedicate their life, to that one person who needs them. Every puppy has a purpose.
When my puppies are young, I select a job for their future, that is well suited to their natural tendencies. From time to time, I will have available dogs for the Hearing Impaired, Emotional Support, and Seizure Response. I am never in a hurry to place them, so they do not become available until they are civilized and ready for placement.
I have been raising and training Siberian Huskies since age 13, before that I had Alaskan Huskies. I also run my dogs recreationally, on a dogsled team. In 2003-2004, I was the live in handler in, for 2x Beargrease Champion and Iditarod musher Cliff Wang.
The first assistance dog that I placed, was at age 15 with a visually impaired man. Both Diabetes and Epilepsy, run in my family, and I have seen animals react to both, but it seemed so hard to train for, more like instinct. Some dogs would let you know, but not be persuaded to help. Some dogs would growl, and not let you near their owner.
While living with a friend (Tammy) I found out that my dog (Althea) would not only let you know remarkably before Tammy would go into her seizure. As months went by, Althea learned that when she told us the seizure was coming, we would make Tammy lay down..... We then noticed that Althea would lie very near her during her seizures. Althea would do things, like tuck her face against Tammy's neck during the seizure. Althea would then lick her face after the seizure had passed, and lay on her, so that she could not get up right away.
One day I returned home from work, and Tammy told me that Althea had helped through a seizure while her Husband Kris was at the store. She said that she had not only started telling her that she was going to have a seizure, but got her to lie down.
It became so routine after that for Althea to help Tammy, everyone else just stayed near by...........
When I moved out later, I always brought Althea to stay with Tammy when she was going to be alone, or having a bad week. She likes to have her visit, even if she has not had a seizure for a while.
I began leaving two dogs with Tammy for company, as her Son Matt loves dogs. It was more than I could have hoped for. After a month of visiting Tammy on weekends, Adia too began to sense the seizures. Adia mimicked Altheas actions, and could then be trusted to help Tammy alone.
In June of 2003, Adia had a litter. Naturally, Tammy wanted to watch a puppy when she had Althea over. Sometimes she wanted Althea, Adia, and a Puppy. We switched the puppies every time, so that no one got jealous. There were 7 puppies, 5 of which became excellent at the routine. We wanted badly to give Tammy one of the pups, before I went to Montana, but her living arrangement would not allow.
Two of the puppies from this litter went two different men, as an emotional support animals, and later when I returned from Montana, one went to a visually impaired man.
A year ago, I began working with dogs for the hearing impaired. I placed my first hearing dog in November 2005, after only working with the dog for 5 months.
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