Llouie

We recently received the following update on Llouie who was adopted back in 2007......

Agility

I thought you would like to know that Llouie got his Starters ADC title a month ago. There was a photographer there recently and you will find some good pics of him having a blast. (Except the teeter which he is still hesitant about – but the little guy does it anyway!)

http://ttlphoto.com/wp/acton0409/dog_21/

Big brother Sherman was there too, but at 13 he is jumping only 10” FEO, and just for fun.

http://ttlphoto.com/wp/acton0409/dog_31/

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Freestyle –

And here is Llouie’s entry in the Musical Dog Sport Association video competition in the Novice class. He got a leg. (Filmed last Sept for the Nov competition) (He had been here only 10 months at this point)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlyK8NHP8Yw

And here is Sherman ’s entry. He got his second leg and Novice title with this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXCwOddPtn8&NR=1

I am SO proud of both these guys – does it show???

Judine Wilson

Llouie the Dancin' Dog

Llouie didn't look like much on Petfinder, as he had been clipped very short to get rid of some mats in his coat. But the description said he was "a bundle of fun". That was just what I was looking for as I do Agility and Musical Freestyle with my dogs, and all training is done with fun games and rewards.

Llouie took to these training games immediately. In the first 3 months, he had made as much progress as I would have expected in 6 months or a year! In Agility, he had learned to do jumps, tunnels, rings, weaves and a teeter totter. And in Musical Freestyle he was prancing along beside me in time to the music and doing tricks.

Llouie was also chosen to be a pal and playmate to our lonesome older dog Sherman. They took to each other at first sight, and the first night as Llouie was asleep in his bed, Sherman kept going over to check and make sure Llouie was still there.

Llouie's coat has grown out now and he is a very cute little dog who gets loads of compliments.
He is super energetic (the "Ll" in his name stands for Leaping Louie), and will love doing competition Agility soon. And look for him doing a Musical Freestyle dance on youtube before too long. He has turned out to be a perfect dog for us.