Jake as a puppy, and at about 1 year old. I swear the dog is so smart he could cook dinner and drive my truck if he had thumbs.....
Larry
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Russ, I eventually caught on.
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Funny story about this ornery little boxer. I attached a rope to the fridge door, stored all of my beer cans in those neoprene coozies and taught her a new command "beer me". It took us about 3 weeks of training and a lot of effort on both of our parts, but we finally mastered the trick. On the command of "beer me" she would open the fridge, pluck out a beer and bring it to me, no matter where I was in the house. As long as the condiment shelf was well stacked the door would shut itself in a timely manner. Everything in my life was good. Very good. Then one night the dog realized that I store more than beer in my fridge, and that she could open the fridge at any time. As you can imagine I woke up one morning to an empty meat and cheese shelf and one very very well fed dog. Needless to say the rope was removed from the fridge and the beer me trick is no longer in her repertoire.
Here are a couple more Rottie rescues. Generally they live to around 12, we usually get them at 9-10 for one reason or another, but mostly they are just no longer wanted. We have had a couple diabetics that require a little more attention but they seem to be the most thankful when you get their health back. Our oldest is 14 and about as feeble as they get, but still enjoys life every single day. The youngest is 4months old. His Mom and Dad were left behind by a drug overdose, fortunately the neighbors called the rescue and they picked them up, both registered dogs. She delivered about a week later. Forgot how much work a puppy is! Anyway, we currently have 3 which is our self impossed limit.
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Guess what WE found!
John