6/3/11

From Phil and Stephanie who had Django, a 2009 puppy out of Jake and Dakota

“

Hello Elizabeth,

Just writing to update you on Django (from Dakota and Jake).He is 2 years old now and such a great member of the family.He is very smart; I have been surprised and pleased how often we only have to teach him

something once and he remembers it.He is well-behaved, healthy, and

handsome.He is very solid with basic obedience commands and some tricks, and could do so much more.I wish I had time to do search and rescue with him- he loves to track and find the kids in the woods.His whole motivation in life is to be with us- particularly with the kids which makes him easy to work with.He is great with other dogs, also. He comes into a meeting with other dogs full of confidence, but has never been aggressive.He guards the house but isn’t a neurotic, barking nuisance.He and our 8 year old son roll around on the floor wrestling and pouncing on each other and Django keeps his bite to the

nibbling level.He plays and manipulates objects and toys with his paws like a raccoon.This is our first German Shepherd so we have no means to compare, but Django is pretty much the best dog in the entire universe.”