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Sold to Alanna & Family of Kenai, AK for Family Protection Dog

 

New as of Jan. 2010

 

Here are some recent photos of Kenja. We took her out target shooting with us. We were going to leave her in the car but decided to keep her on the leash and see what she would do. She didn't flench but instead was very interested in where the noise was coming from.  
Alanna

 

 

New as of July 22nd, 2009

 

 

Hi Shaun and Brigitte-
 
I just wanted to e-mail you guys and update you on our wonderful pup. We named her Kenja and it seems to fit her personality perfectly. She is proving to be very smart and continues to impress us every day. She loves water. She's mastered the sit command, she is fetching balls and toys, she is close to learning the speak command, and she is turning into a wonderful guard dog. She has even made friends with the kitty cat (finally). She is full of energy and a very independent little girl. We have had her around as many animals and people as possible since we picked her up. She's been around cats, big dogs, little dogs, cockatiels, toddlers, etc. The only one she was a little shy about was a horse that walked by our house :) I can't tell you how proud of her I was when we were walking around the neighborhood one night. We passed by a house with a pack of dogs that are known to be aggressive towards people and other dogs. The ring leader came out, growling and showing teeth. Kenja very rarely barks at other dogs. This was the very first time I had ever heard her bark in a protective manner. She positioned herself in a stance and started barking at he dog. It was a very serious bark. That dog knew she meant business. As we started walking off, I kept my eye on the dog as I told Kenja how proud of her I was. 
 
 I am simply amazed by Kenja's color also. It's changed a lot since we picked her up. I almost thought she was getting lighter but recently she has gotten a lot darker. I love it! I can't take her anywhere without someone admiring her. I've told a TON of people about you and your dogs and what a great person you were to correspond with. We went up to Hatcher's Pass this weekend and Kenja had a blast on the trails. She even got to see snow for the first time.
 
Thanks again for everything. I'm going to attach some pictures as recent as July 18th. I always have my camera with me so I can snap some cute picts of her. The picts are of her at Hatcher's Pass last weekend, her on the couch (bad I know :P) hanging out with dad, our friend's sun playing with her at Skilak Lake (she was about 12 weeks then) , and of Kenja sleeping on my mom's dog Wiley while I was dogysitting him. I'll have plenty more to send you i'm sure.
 
Alanna and family.

Photos at around 12 wks.

 

 

New as of May 27th, 2009

 

Hi- The drive went much better than I had expected. She was really well behaved. I think the heat was getting to all of us though. She just climbed onto the passenger side floor and went to sleep. We made a few potty stops but nothing in the truck so we were happy about that.
 
She was pretty reserved when we got home but last night she just opened up a bunch. I had her out in the yard playing with her new squeaky soccer ball. She's already playing fetch. She has only had one accident in the house but everything else has been outside.  YAY.  She's been running around the house terrorizing everything including the cat. I took some really cute pictures yesterday so i'll send them to you in this email.
 
Right now I can think of two questions. One is what kind of bones can I get her to chew on? I wasn't sure what is and isn't good for puppies to chew on. The second would be about her non-tattoo ear. Will it stand up on it's own eventually or will we have to do something to it?
 
Thanks again for such a wonderful dog.   :)
 
 Alanna