Laurelin Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I think he has made himself at home. He's never been shy but he's really been super adorable and sweet lately. snuggle9 by summerpapillons, on Flickr snuggle5 by summerpapillons, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hank is the King! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I love the progression of this thread from wanting to know what to look for in a shelter dog to dog on the bed. Hank is a charmer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I love the progression of this thread from wanting to know what to look for in a shelter dog to dog on the bed. Hank is a charmer! He is a big bed hog sometimes! Quite the cuddler. No matter what happens re: agility, I'm very glad I chose him. He is so much fun. Very different from my past dogs but just a joyful little guy. I missed having a highly active dog around. I do laugh looking back on it. I asked the shelter workers if he was high energy and they were so hesitant to reply. I think they are used to people wanting low energy dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 What impressed me is Hank's size. Just looking at the photos he looks larger than he is. I watched the videos and couldn't believe how tiny he is. Hank is a really well-built little dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 People are very surprised when they see him for the first time in person. I took him to a trial this weekend and was told many times that people thought he'd be much bigger! He's really not big at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 He is so handsome. If you find his 'brother', send him this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 If you believe his dna test he is an Australian Cattle Dog cross mixed with a chihuahua (!) and Swedish vallhund (lol) And he is doing this now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody & Duchess Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Love your dog's eyes, but the pics in the tree just makes me smile. The other dog is like " what are you doing up there?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chan Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 That is priceless!! I guess you don't have any DW issues ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 We have 12 weaves and a full sized teeter now! Just got to string everything together. I'm totally thrilled with this dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yay! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 A year to the day posting this! Hank is doing well and we have our first USDAA trial on Friday. (!) I would have never dreamed we'd be ready this fast but he's been rocking class and lessons and it's at our home field so I decided why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borasaurus Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Good luck! You'll both do great. Hank really reminds me of Kieran - his background, size, mysteriousness of mix, and all. Every time I read your posts here I can always relate! Yay for small, focused dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Best of Luck this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Well babydog was very babydog, hahaha. there was some good and a lot of distraction. His poor little mind was just overwhelmed by all his dog and people friends. I did get some good photos of the Dude though. Here's a couple I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Awesome pics! He is so photogenic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted September 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Happy one year Hank!!! Picture of a picture of him coursing (his favorite!)... Time flies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Awwww! Have a happy! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Happy one year!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Happy Gotcha Day, Hank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Just a update real quick. We took about 8 months since the last trial attempt to try again and this time it went really well. We just did NADAC touch n go and tunnelers. Hank Q'd! in touch n go with a run of 4.5 yps which I thought was a pretty good starting time on a course with contacts and a smaller green dog. The rest we missed but because of handling things. I didn't want to reset him because my goal was confidence building and working on being a working team vs getting a Q. So we skipped some obstacles. But I was thrilled with him and we had a blast. HE had a blast too. He also earned his CA (coursing ability) and RATI and RATN in barn hunt and passed his birch ORT. Almost done with his CAA (2nd coursing title). We're taking a break till the fall after trying one more agility trial in 2 weeks. So we'll see how that goes. Then break until Novemberish when we are trying for an NW1 in nosework. He is fun! Pretty good at everything except for Frisbee but that's ok. EDIT: Nextdog will definitely be a BC though! Terrier/ACD is a... combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurelin Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I will say it's not all perfect. It hasn't been. He's been a steep learning curve and looking back there were some signs that he wasn't the most adaptable with novel environments. He's grown into a dog that doesn't really like other dogs invading his space. That's a concern. He's not nearly as naturally focused as my herders or my papillons. He's very edgy. Very athletic. Very intense. Hot/cold about things. But it's coming together and we're figuring it out. I would do it again but next up is a puppy for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogs & Dogs Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Congrats on the pup, Laurelin! And thanks for rescuing. You might remember me from another forum - GottaLuvMutts? It's been a LONG time since I've been around, but I stumbled onto this thread while googling this exact topic. The reason I'm googling this topic is extremely sad. I lost Kit (my first and only dog and a shelter rescue) about a month ago to cardiac hemangiosarcoma. She was only 7 years old and in perfect shape. We were one Q away from our NATCH. From the onset of symptoms to death was 8 days. Utterly tragic, and I don't know how I'll ever be anything but devastated about it. Anyway, it will be mid-August before I'm ready to start looking again, but I'm starting to poke my nose around shelters and petfinder for my next agility prospect. Anything but a rescue would be an absolute disgrace to Kit's memory - she was a living testament to the fact that a shelter dog can make a wonderful sports dog. I very much enjoyed the "Gone to the Dogs" article that someone posted early in this thread. Reading it made me realize how lucky I was to find her. I did not get Kit with agility (or even sports) in mind, but from the moment I met her, she ticked off every point mentioned in that article. She dragged me into agility, not vice versa. I'll consider myself extraordinarily lucky if I can find another dog that meets those criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'm so very sorry for your loss, Frogs & Dogs. Kit sounds like an amazing dog whose paws it will be hard to fill. roxanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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