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May 7, 2002

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Bentley, the Dog of the Day
Name: Bentley
Age: Two years and eight months old
Gender: Male Breed: Weimaraner
Home: Oakland, California, USA
 
   My name is Bentley. I am a two and a half year old Weimaraner. Two humans named Fred and Martin adopted me from the Monterey SPCA just before Christmas after seeing my information at the San Francisco Bay Weimaraner Club. We live in the Oakland hills. I have a fear of strangers which causes people to think I must not have been socialized properly or that I was abused. No one will ever really know... Fred and Martin took me to a behaviorist and to obedience classes at the Marin County Humane Society. It was difficult, but I was diligent with the training and recently graduated from obedience class.

    I am still very cautious around people. I don't particularly enjoy all the attention I get wherever I go, but I am slowly learning the humans I am in contact with are friendly and don't mean me any harm. Life is great now that I can deal with most situations. The guys take me everywhere with them, but my favorite places are all the parks and hiking trails that surround the area. We go out at least once a day, and I always carry a pinecone around so we can play fetch. I also like running with the other dogs, even letting their owners pet me on very rare occasions. We go to the coast on some weekends where I fetch sticks along the beach. Fred and Martin have a lot of fun playing with me indoors also. I am very active and ingenious when it comes to chasing and finding my toys after they hide them all over the house.

   Sincerely, Bentley
 

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