Erick von Mathausen from the sassy puppy to the loved service dog.
Hi Cheryl,
I thought I would send you a testimonial for your web site about Erich von Mathausen. It’s been just over 3 years since we went up to pick up our new family member. Little did any of us know the changes that would affect us all.
I picked Caleb up late May 2016. Thank goodness Fiona, my 8-year-old female shepherd, was already here. She took over this unruly puppy and gave him all the love he wanted. Wherever Fiona went, Caleb followed.
Later December 2016, I had an ischemic stroke and couldn’t walk without some kind of support. Since Caleb was running around me as I walked, I decided that he could be of assistance, instead of the reason I would up on the floor. I taught him to walk beside my left knee, so I could reach out and steady myself on his shoulder. Because of his height, Caleb is the perfect size to be my service dog. He taught himself to lean against my leg and steady me when my balance fails. He has kept me from falling many times. This has been witnessed by the police patrol through my neighborhood, school bus drivers and the mailman.
As he’s gotten older, we discovered that Caleb wasn’t the wallflower he tried to convince us he was. He has enough energy that a couple of policeman offered to make him into a police K9 if I ever tired of him. (Absolutely, positively, definitely will never happen!)
Thank you so very much for trusting me with one of your precious pups. He is an integral member of the family, and my best friend and helper.
Kate
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| Cheryl,
I know it hasn't even been a day yet, but we've already taken lots of email-worthy photos of Sniper. He's definitely stolen our hearts! Not that we had any
doubts. He slept in my lap the entire way home, and
has yet to have any "accidents".
He's already met our neighbors. They have a 4-year-old
boy and the two of them did great together. It was fun
to watch them frolic.
Thank you so much for helping us add a member to our
family. We absolutely adore him. We'll be sure to keep
you MORE than informed of his progress!
~ Carolyn, Alex and Sniper Sire: V Donar von Haus Agee Sch2, KK1”a” Dam: V Tschipsi vom Almhof Sch2, KK1”a” |
| Hi Cheryl, In case you did not know that you raised a fantastic traveling boy. I have to tell you that this big Little Boy was born to ride in the car and is so good, even with having to wait for his dinner for more than an hour. Suffice to say that Dwight & I love him to pieces and coming to get him was more than worth the long, long trip. Dwight is playing with him now and Kobe has a new friend. Sure is funny how things work out. Here are the pictures I took last night.. some good ones of Cheryl & Donar, Lord that guy is gorgeous. You can count on more pictures all the time, and I think we will all see some heavy duty growing in this kid in no time at all. And he eats like a baby elephant! Nancy and Dwight Black |
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| Cheryl, Gabby will be 5 this year and I thought I would send you a recent picture. She has been a loving and protective addition to our family. She has also adopted our 4 year old little boy as her own. It is funny to see her and our lab, Charlie, playing in the yard and if she hears our little boy yell she will stop playing and run over nuzzle him and make sure he is fine. Thanks again for raising beautiful, intelligent dogs. Lara McCall |
