How handsome is
HE? That's Dakota, born August 10, 2001. His
father is Chow/Shepard
mix and his mother Black Lab. Dakota came to us when his mother,
father and brother would not accept him back
after he had been
adopted out and possibly abused. He has been a
member of our family
since July 7, 2002, right before he turned one
year old.
He is gentle, loving
and has brought us a ton of joy. He is convinced
that he is a lap
dog and tries to snuggle up, without much success. He LOVES to watch
Animal
Planet and bark at all of the dogs and other animals that come onto the
screen. He's a tough guy when he can't
actually get to
them, but, a 150 pound gentle giant inside.
Dakota loves to play
fetch and tug of war and he will chase a light from morning until night
if we would let him. He's a bit addicted to it and we have to be
careful
so he doesn't become obsessed. He loves to be outside no matter what
the
weather and will stay outside in a blizzard if we let him.
Dakota is not afraid
of much, though if he sees a comb or nail clipper he runs to the doggy
door and makes his exit. He checks every now and then to see if there
is
any grooming going on, by sticking his head into the doggy door and
looking
around. If the coast is clear, he comes back inside, if clippers or
brushes
are out, he backs out of the door and stays outside. He's so cute!
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