Dozer passed away in September 2006. He was very special dog in many, many ways and has left a huge space in our lives.

Faza happy face 5/04

Faza passing the rubble pile portion of her first FEMA pre-test Harrisburg PA  3/04

 

Faza, born 3/02, is a Slovakian import with super temperament.  She is small, fast, extremely agile and intelligent. Her sire Czech Dosky Bady Ron IPO3 FH3 and Joko Durko IPO3 . One of her best features is a clear off and on switch that turns her instantly from relaxed to intense. Her ball drive and hunt drives are serious. She is an extremely independent worker and certified as a type 2 disaster dog for the FEMA program in February of 2005 and also achieved her Type 1 (Advanced) Certification in November 2005. She acquired Schutzhund titles, BH, Faza also received SchH2 title in October 2007, with pronounced in protection and overall good rating. She was 2nd place SchH2 dog in the competition at NiagraHundesport.  http://www.niagarahundesport.com/. In November 2007 she also received SchH3 title in Quebec under Judge Lance Collins, overall good rating and pronounced in protection.

 

Below is a photo of Faza on a fallen tree in flooded New Orleans suburb Oct 2005 while on deployment to Hurricane Katrina with PATF1.

Faza on fallen tree in flooded New Orleans suburb. 10/2005

 

 

Czibor

Czibor 12/31/2005

Czibor 3/20/2006

 

Czibor with the goats 4/30/2006 

 

 Czibor is a littermate to Axel & Lahr (Sable) who we purchased in August 2005. He was originally to be placed in a Schutzhund or police working setting.  Due to his intense personality and attitude; we decided to keep in our home pack for more training. He is a small male, 65 lbs with excellent agility speed and intensity. He is extremely friendly, naturally dominant personality with lots of potential for work! In April 2007, Czibor got his Canine Good Neighbour certification from the CKC and Schutzhund BH title in May of 2007 at the Capital City Schutzhund trial near Toronto. In March of 2008 he also got a Rally Novice (RN) title.  Czibor is continuing towards Schutzhund titles and is also our foundation stud male. 

Hardy

Hardy 12/26/06

12/31/06 Hardy (first with ripped frisbee) and littermate Zorro, in chase mode frolic in the ice- our dogs get social time in packs together for normal social development and even more one on one time with us..

Hardy has lots of drive all the time on anything he can get a hold of ! His climbing and natural footing agility are amazing for a young dog. He is very friendly, confident and playful in all situations. He also has very high levels of persistence and hunt drives and is not easily distracted.

Hardy was originally to be sold for police work, but due to his wonderful natural footing and confidence; I am keeping for future certification as an Urban Search and Rescue dog.

Below are some videos of Hardy learning some foundations of disaster search work.

 

 

The bark barrel exercise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2dIyVphAc

 

Rubble Pile Work #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6Q__47A2g

 

Rubble Pile Work #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9nFCkZu7-I

 

Rubble Pile Work #3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I85-uDCyNgI

 

Shelly 

Logan, Dozer & Shelly 12/25/2001

Shelly was my first German shepherd and search and rescue dog. She was trained back in 1984 for obedience and many disciplines of search and rescue, wilderness water and cadaver.  We started our career together and learned together. She enjoyed much success as a search dog and truly loved finding people and the fun of playing with them once they were found. She was a great consistent friend who helped me in my first obedience classes in Ontario. Shelly passed away in January of 2002. Of my three original USA dogs (shown above) she loved her new home and family the most. It is because of Shelly that I fell in love with this amazing breed that took me on the path of training, learning and “searching” that I have followed in my life. 

Duke

Duke was a general patrol and narcotics dog for the City of Quinte West in Ontario and the Ontario Provincial Police. He was imported from Slovakia at 14 months old began his career as a police service dog in 1997. Duke served as a general patrol and narcotics dog until his passing in 2006.  During his long career Duke was responsible for finding criminals, lost people and many notable narcotics finds. “He was a pleasure to work with as a partner and is constantly missed”

 

Axel

Axel with one of his favorite toys, a tire- 12/05

Axel is a very powerful, young, large boned male at 98 lbs. He was the dominant male pup in his litter and was chosen for his characteristics for work potential.  As a puppy he genetically had pure naturally intense drives.  He is a very pleasant friendly fellow with a clear head and very stable nerves in all situations. 

Axel makes friends in the hay 12/24/2004

 

Temperament is everything !  

Everyone seems to post pictures of their dogs with children to show great temperament.  Below is a series of photos I thought would be fun to show just what happens in between those “perfect shots” ! My great nephew Quentin really loves the dogs and rushed in to join a group picture with Faza, Hardy and Czibor. Looks like they were all having a lot of fun, I just wanted the four of them to hold still  !

 

Faza, Hardy Quentin & Czibor, 8/13/07

 

 

Faza with her ball, Rose & Czibor 8/2007