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MOJITO!!

Breed: 1/2 Lab 1/2 Golden

Gender: Male

Born: May 15, 2011

P.S. Happy 4th Birthday DeSoto!!

200th Post!!!!

So for my 200th post, I thought it should be something big, something exciting, and something extraordinary! Well lucky for you all I have some pretty exciting news!! But exciting news comes with bad news too, right? Right.

Well let's get the bad news over with first. Aniko was recently Career Changed at 10 months due to his awful alarm barking. My CFR was up a few weeks ago, and I mentioned to her about his barking, and her immediate response was I will have to drop him. Needless to say, I was shocked!! I just figured she would give me some protocol as to what to do with him and help him stop alarm barking. He will bark at door bells, when someone enters the door in our house, and at other people's house's when I am visiting and they are answering the door. Just recently he started growling/barking at those items. His alarm barking has not gotten any better it's only gotten worse. I was very bummed about him getting CC'd as he was my special golden boy and he was such an AWESOME puppy, I had high hoped for him, and I am graduation hungry it's been almost 3 years! My family and I made the hard decision to let GDB place him. They are going to neuter him and do a few months of training with him, to maybe help his barking issues.

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Now for the exciting news!!!

With Aniko being CC'd, I of course was offered a puppy. How could anyone turn down a puppy?! My plan was to get one on Fun Day (July 23), but I got an e-mail from my CFR saying there was a puppy that needed a home by this weekend!! Now here where the fun happens! You all get to guess the:

~Breed

~Color

~Gender

~Name: "M" Puppy

~Birthdate

I will post the details this weekend, when I get home from picking it up!

Bittersweet Ending

Today while driving around with my mom, my leaders called. I didn't think much of it because it was not Thursday and I had nothing to worry about. They told us they wanted to talk to us in private, I was now worried that I had done something totally wrong and they were going to tell me Aniko was going to be transferred or some awful thing like that. I was now worried.

When they arrived they had sad looks on their face, they said to go sit down and they want to talk. They began by saying, "it seems like every time we call or come over it's bad news." They then said, I'm very sorry we just got they news Ryder has been Career Changed." I didn't know what else to say besides when can I go get him.

He was dropped for dog distraction and hackling an unknown dogs while in harness. I did observe him hackling as he got older and more hormones at unknown dogs while out working. I can't say I am no disappointed, because I am. But I am more then thrilled he gets to come home and live with me. Ryder and I always had a special bond that no other dog and I will have. My CFR was bummed to hear that I would be adopting him as she knew he would be the perfect dog for an adoptive family because of his calm temperament.

I will post the actual CC info when I get it which should be in the next day or to! I am planing on going down Friday to get him, needless to say I am MORE then excited!!

One of the last pictures I had of him!

On a more happier note! Aniko is 8 months old and is doing awesome! I am in love with the Golden's and I would love the opportunity to raise another one! He is such a kind hearted, loving dog. I can't wait to see what the future holds for him!

Aniko at the Capital grounds on Monday.

Katlynn, Aniko, & Ryder!

What Do You Call Your Puppy?

I do apologize for not posting, I have been super busy with school and now work. I'm hoping to get a post up of Aniko soon, but he's doing great almost 6 months old, and is a great worker and over all awesome dog!

Just to have some fun I was wondering what all of you call your dogs and what nicknames they have. Aniko has accumulated a lot over the past 3 months.

Of course he is "Aniko" while out working and doing commands but around the house or just having fun he could be one of the following:

~Nikko (most common and easier to say than "Aniko")

~Freaky Nik

~Nikky Freak

~Nikky Freaky

~Nikko Freako

~Freak

~Aniko Freako

~Nikky Nikky

Notice how 99% of them all have "freak, or freaky?" He got the name freaky for being a golden as we thought all golden's were freaks (turns out he proved us wrong, he is a lab in a golden's body) and not have a typical lab temperament, so it just kinda stuck and it fits him well. :)

We went up to Tahoe today to get some professional pictures done by a friend, I'm hoping to get them back soon so I will post them! But for now here is an i-Phone picture of Aniko and 5 months! He LOVED the beach but was not a fan of the water, i'm thinking it was because the water was freezing as it is January! We will hope for better success in the summer!

Katlynn & Aniko