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December 20, 2008

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Chauncey, the Dog of the Day
Name: Chauncey
Age: Twelve years old
Gender: Male Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Home: West Milford, West Virginia, USA
 
   We went to see Santa! We all were very good. This was our first time to met Santa and Mommy was afraid I wouldn't like him, (being a stranger and all.) Shelties like myself and my little brother are bred as sheep herders, not to be friendly to strangers. But over the years I have seen many photos and dolls of Santa. I love Christmas and all the decorations because that means our stockings are filled with many treats, toys and best of all rawhide!

    My name is Chauncey I am a 12-year-old Sheltie, my sister is a pound puppy she is seven years old and we think she may have blue tick hound in her and my baby brother Robbie came to my Daddy as a Christmas present last year. He is also a Sheltie and is only 1 1/2 years. I still have a lot to teach him. At first we didn't like him too much, because he came four months after my beautiful sister Lexie died and we were all sad. I guess Santa was smart giving him to our family because we all love him and he helped us all with our grief. We all live in together happily.

    Chauncey celebrated his 12th birthday on December 11th! He was gotten for our first dog, Lexie, to have a sibling. He loved her dearly but she left us way too early at 10 1/2 years old due to kidney failure. I am proud to say both of my Shelties are true to their breed: tremendously obedient, docile and very intelligent. He is a little large for his breed but has always been very healthy and we pray that continues. He knows many tricks any thing for treats. He loves treats! He sits, barks, shakes hands, rolls over, walks backwards and makes a funny sound. As he gets older we worry about his weight and don't want him to get fat. We are so glad we found treats that are only three calories at Wal Mart Pup-Corn, they come in cheese and peanut butter favors. He loves them and he demands a certain amount of treats. He loves to catch his treats, he is very good at that.

    We all want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Chauncey, the Dog of the Day

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