U-CD Goldie's Lucky Leilah CGC WGP
She was born in Agoura, California, on August 5, 1996. Her mother, Goldie, is a purebred Vizsla (Hugarian Pointer) and we suspect her father is part Beagle. Only Goldie knows for sure. Goldie belongs to a horse trainer I assisted for a few years, and he "match made" Leilah and me. He told me that this particular puppy was the just the right dog for me, and he sure made a good decision, because she's been my joy since I brought her home at 8 weeks.
Thanks Chuck!
Goldie was a good mother, and several of us handled and played with the puppies from the time they were a week old. It was very scary to bring her home, since this would be the first puppy I ever raised. Before I made a final decision, I did a lot of reading. My favorite puppy raising book is Superpuppy by Jill and D. Manus Pinkwater.
On that first vet visit, I was told about competitive obedience and agility. You can read the story of Our First Year in Obedience . Her puppyhood was fairly uneventful, save for the trauma of a night in the ER because she ate a piece of wire. I started socializing her with other dogs as soon as her shots were completed at 4 months. She was spayed at 8 months, just after her first obedience class. She has grown to 20" at the shoulder and 32 lbs.
She is my niece's surrogate dog, (that's my niece in the photo album) and Leilah loves everyone she meets. Probably her favorite hobbies, besides slurping people, is shredding paper and playing a wicked game of keep away with other dogs at the dog park. The first words people seem to use to describe her is "sweet".
She is an amazingly fantastic dog, with wonderful manners, for me and my husband, I couldn't ask for more. She is truly my Wonderpuppy.
To find out more about Competitive Obedience for all dogs, please read:
Discovering Competitive Obedience
Leilah's Bookmarks
All sorts of dog links
Leilah's Photo Album
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Last updated August 25,1998
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