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Esmonds Last
Chance CD, RE, TT, CGC, TDI
OFA EXCELLENT,
CERF, THYROID NORMAL
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Chance quickly
grew into one of the great loves of my life.
He is the
kindest dog I've ever owned and works tirelessly to be a good boy.
However, one
day I made the joke that "Chance is for sale...Cheap!"
because he was
not on his best behavior due to all of the girls being in season.
Next thing I
knew, I was getting a call from Andrea Bauer saying "I think I
want Chance".
Andrea was on
my list for a puppy, but with a new baby, I didn't anticipate her
deciding she
wanted another dog this soon...much less my "Little Man".
After much
soul-searching, I agreed to let Andrea and Tim take Chance on a
"trial basis"
And, during a
visit with Chance recently, I saw just how happy he is.
Chance is now
owned by Andrea, Tim, Kurt, Alexis and Gabby.
I guess that
Indiana isn't that far to go to visit......
Or, maybe
Andrea and Tim could buy a summer cottage in Bobcaygeon...
Hey, that's an idea!
Chance and his
family ~ 2007
Chance
"guarding" the farm
And meeting the
farm's newest residents!
We are
absolutely amazed at how well Chance gets along with these ducklings!!!
Chance and Gabby...
The "Pot
of Gold" at the end of Andrea's rainbow!
Andrea, Chance
and the kids recently came to visit us in Bobcaygeon.
We all had a
great time, especially Kurt, who wanted to spend most of his time in
the lake with Chance!
In fact, Chance
and Kurt enjoyed swimming in Bobcaygeon so much
that Tim and
Andrea built them a pond right on their property!
As you can see,
Chance is VERY happy about this...you'll nice he even has a
lifejacket to match the family!!!
Chance
and Kurt in one of their favorite places...under the bed.
And in their
Scooby Doo tent!
Chance and Alexis.
These two loved
each other right from the start...
And to think
that I was worried about placing a 16 month old
intact male dog
in a home with a two month old human baby!
Chance
and Alexis - 2008
Chance
and Alexis - 2014
They've been
together almost every day of both of their lives!
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Here's
Kurt, helping with Chance's obedience training... |
And
teaching Chance to stack! |
Kurt and Chance recently
started competing and at their first event,
won
the 2007 Indiana Daviess County 4-H Reserve Grand Champion in Obedience!!!
They
also place 3rd in agility!
Chance and his
friend, Pebbles
Chance
and half sister, Iza (middle) and
Mommy Gambol (right).
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Little
Red Riding Hood and her Big Bad Wolf... |
Ayyiiiiii...What
big teeth you have!!! |
Chance and
Andrea do their first demonstration
at a local day camp,
teaching kids
how to train and respect dogs.
From the report
that we got back from Andrea, Chance seems
to think
he's made for this!
Good boy Chance!!!
Chance and
Gabby recently did a demo for 377 kids!
Chance and
Gabby are
now registered therapy dogs...
Here they are
on their very first
visit!
Chance is also
starting to compete
in obedience trials. He is shown, above, with Tim
earning their
first AKC CD leg with a 193 1/2...it was both Chance and Tim's first
time in the ring!!!
We are very
proud of Tim and Chance for earning their CD title in three straight trials!
Chance also
loves working with Andrea and recently earned the AKC Rally Novice title!
Just like his
Dad, Chance ADORES his tire!
Baby Chance...
Chance REALLY likes his toys!
Here's
Chance at 7 weeks with his favorite "toy"...like father,
like son!
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