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August 29, 2003

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Champ, the Dog of the Day
Name: Champ
Age: Three years old
Gender: Male Breed: German Shepherd Dog
Home: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
 
   Hi, my name is 'Champ'ion. I'm a dashing young stud. I'm three years old, with many champions in my family tree. In fact, I'm the grandson of the famous, Quartz Dei Templari VA7 SchH 3 Kkl 1a. Do I have the goods to make a name for myself on my dashing good looks?

      Sincerely, Champ

    Champ's personality is almost perfect. He is friendly and playful with other dogs and people. On the other hand, if he were to meet an aggressive dog, he responds appropriately. What I mean is that he will defend his property and owner. To give you an example, when this aggressive, mean pit bull walks by the house, I see that he goes into a defensive mode. He also alerts me of any unusual activity outside the house. Another example of his super personality is that he reads my mind. When a salesman rings the bell, Champ is there with me. One time I was being polite and refused their offer, when they insisted continuously, Champ started to show signs of aggression with his growling voice. They seem to understand what Champ is saying, they promptly leave the premise.

    When friendly dogs approach, he turns into a little kid, so to speak! For tricks, I really didn't teach him to jump through a hoop or anything, but he respond to hand signals. He sits, stays, lays down, knows the away signal and of course the come signal. His favorite game is hide and seek. What I do, I take a variety of objects, a toy, a ball or sock and go hide it in another room. I come back to where Champ is and give him the ok. He runs after and finds it in time, depending on the difficulty. Talk about being affectionate, he is tops, he even shows empathy when he sees I hurt myself. In the beginning, I said almost perfect, his only draw back is that he is a womanizer. He likes the girls.

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