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Dr. Michael Finkel, DVM, shown here with
Archie, is a veterinarian in St. Louis County MO. He has been instrumental in keeping my personal pack (Dante, Pepper, Wicca,
Andie, Archie and the cats) healthy and at their best. He talks about vaccinations, microchips, heartworm disease and ongoing
care for your canine companion.
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Chief was the "baby" of the class as
he was 3 months old when the class started. He is a rescue Pit Bull from Pit Bull Rescue. He lives with his pack of Valeeta,
Kalon and Jim (humans) and Twinkie, a 9 year old Bulldog.
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Ehrin is a two year old rescue Australian
Cattle Dog mix. Her home pack consists of Bobbi and Steve (humans) and Baron a formerly feral German Shepard, Clancy the Whippet
and Jillian the Doberman. Bobbi volunteers at Stray Rescue, www.strayrescue.org.
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Tucker
is a Terrier Mix from Stray Rescue. He is a young dog, about a year and a half old. He had only been living with Tiffany about
six weeks when the class started. Tucker's history is unknown, but he was rescued by the wonderful people at Stray Rescue,
www.Strayrescue.org and has found his new pack with Tiffany and Steven. He recently welcomed a new human addition to
his pack!
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Winston was the Senior Citizen of the
class. He is a nine year old rescue Miniature Poodle. During the class we discovered that Winston was blind in addition to
some spinal arthritis. With some adjustments, Winston completed the class with flying colors! He lives with his pack of Pauline
(human) and Dumpling the Bulldog. The class has helped Winston to be much more confident and happy!
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Shadrach
is a rescue Husky that is about 5 years old. He was found wandering in the woods and was rescued by Indie Homes For Huskies.
Shadrach was placed in his forever home during the class.
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Primo is one of the demonstration dogs in the class.
He is a two year old Italian Greyhound. Primo and his person Pietra completed the class about a year ago. When Primo started
the class, he would not come out from behind Pietra and he lacked confidence in himself and new situations. Now he is a "dog
about town" and really has a great time going to new places and meeting new people. Thanks Pietra and Primo for your help
on this DVD!
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Dumpling
is another of the demonstration dogs on the DVD. She is a five year old Bulldog who lives with her person Pauline. When she
is not hanging around with Pauline and Winston the Miniature Poodle from the class, she works as a Therapy Dog with children
with disabilities.
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Covey
and his person Steve were the Evaluators for the Canine Good Citizen Test practice. Covey is a twelve year old Gordon Setter
who has won and placed in Hunting Field Trials and Hunting Tests. He is Obedience trained to CDX level and still
goes bird hunting every week during the season! Steve has been active in showing, judging and breeding dogs for most of his
life. When Covey and Steve are not hunting, they are at home with their friend Shadow, another Gordon Setter.
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Dante
is a five year old Bulldog who is a demonstration dog in the DVD. He owns the presenter of the class, Diana Roberts. Since
he retired from his conformation show career he spends most of his time managing the household, Diana and the other Bulldogs
Pepper, Wicca, Andie and Archie, making sure the cats are behaving well and visiting with his friends at the Veteran's Home.
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