My son had a little rough start to his first dog. Firstly, we are very experienced dog owners, 20 odd years of dog ownership. We do odedience and trailing with our dogs, they are family pets and part of our lives.
We had a rotteiler for 2 years, which Blake LOVED more than life itself. Unfortunately, he was always a very dominant dog, challenging to raise and very head strong. After LOTS of training socializing and love, he was aggressive to a child and a friend of our teen’s. He unfortuantely had to be sent back to his breeder to find him a home with no children. It was a devestating time for us all. It has taken us 8 months to get over him and the way it all ended.
Now for 8 months Blake has been sad, he didn’t understand what happened. A few months ago, he told us he needed a friend, a best friend ‘ like Delgado”. I had NO idea who Delgado was, but apparently he is a german Shepherd, and he was going to be Blake’s new love. I went through breed pages with Blake, making sure the Shepherd ( my favorite dog) was what he really wanted. He would have nothing less.
This begun our 8 week research into German Shepherds in QLD, and we found Mike, from Pallendon breeders . The most amazing, sound, gentle, strong , yet calm, dog you’ll ever meet. He has won us over in so many ways.
Mike was a daddy to a recent litter, Delgado is his son.
Delgado is 6 weeks old , and comes home in 10 days!! Blake is marking it off on a calender on the fridge , big red marker through each day!
This dog will be loved, and welcomed , our home feels empty with a big dog around!
Here is our day choosing “Delgado” from his littler mates.
It’s going to be a VERY long 10 days for Blake!!
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