1996 GSDCA National HIT
Karma’s Druid HSAs, TC, OFA
10/4/88 8/3/98
Dru’s totem was a little different than his brother’s. His totem was
Wiley Coyote. He was totally uninterested in following ANY rules…house rules,
conformation rules, and definitely obedience rules. He constantly got in trouble
with his brother for not following rules Quest knew had to be followed.
Dru had such a “different” outlook than most of the rest of us. Many
of my friends still mention his staring fixedly at a spot and following….
something….that no one else could see. My friends were convinced he saw
spirits. I could hand him off to a training client for an introductory lesson, and
he would be fine. Twice I handed him off to people that wanted to become dog
trainers. Each time, on the third day, the person came to me, kind of shaky, and
said, Dru just tried to eat me! I guess…he wanted to see if they had the right
stuff. It was so out of character, because Dru always projected “Who cares”.
When he did his TC (GSDCA’s temperament certification), I’m sure the tester
thought he was drugged. No matter what happened, the gun, the weird
stranger, even the nice stranger, his whole face and demeanor, was, So what?
At 6 years old, I took him for our first herding lesson. His ecstasy
and enthusiasm screamed, “FINALLY! She finally brought me to do what I was
born to do.” He was my first herding partner, and I couldn’t have started with a
better one. Two years after we started lessons, we went to the 1996 GSDCA
Nationals for our first trial. Only two dogs ended up qualifying that first day.
Sheep were jumping out off the trial course left and right. Dru won High in Trial
that day. He was confident, driven, talented, and capable. He gave me
confidence when I had none of my own. All of my students need to thank this
dog. HE is the reason I got started.
Dru is one of my deepest regrets. He handled my ignorance and
arrogance, and never quit trying. When I think of Dru, I think, “If I only knew
then, what I know now.”
Thank you, Dru.
Karma’s Druid HSAs, TC, OFA
10/4/88 8/3/98
Dru’s totem was a little different than his brother’s. His totem was
Wiley Coyote. He was totally uninterested in following ANY rules…house rules,
conformation rules, and definitely obedience rules. He constantly got in trouble
with his brother for not following rules Quest knew had to be followed.
Dru had such a “different” outlook than most of the rest of us. Many
of my friends still mention his staring fixedly at a spot and following….
something….that no one else could see. My friends were convinced he saw
spirits. I could hand him off to a training client for an introductory lesson, and
he would be fine. Twice I handed him off to people that wanted to become dog
trainers. Each time, on the third day, the person came to me, kind of shaky, and
said, Dru just tried to eat me! I guess…he wanted to see if they had the right
stuff. It was so out of character, because Dru always projected “Who cares”.
When he did his TC (GSDCA’s temperament certification), I’m sure the tester
thought he was drugged. No matter what happened, the gun, the weird
stranger, even the nice stranger, his whole face and demeanor, was, So what?
At 6 years old, I took him for our first herding lesson. His ecstasy
and enthusiasm screamed, “FINALLY! She finally brought me to do what I was
born to do.” He was my first herding partner, and I couldn’t have started with a
better one. Two years after we started lessons, we went to the 1996 GSDCA
Nationals for our first trial. Only two dogs ended up qualifying that first day.
Sheep were jumping out off the trial course left and right. Dru won High in Trial
that day. He was confident, driven, talented, and capable. He gave me
confidence when I had none of my own. All of my students need to thank this
dog. HE is the reason I got started.
Dru is one of my deepest regrets. He handled my ignorance and
arrogance, and never quit trying. When I think of Dru, I think, “If I only knew
then, what I know now.”
Thank you, Dru.
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