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| Name: |
Kruzer
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Age: |
Twelve years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Sheltie, Labrador mix |
| Home: |
Crown Point, Indiana, USA |
This
is our dog Kruzer. Believe it or not he's twelve years old! You
wouldn't know it from his actions. He is more than just a pet, he's a
member of the family. My wife and I got him from a local animal hospital
at about five months old. We fell in love with him right away. He is one of
the most caring and intelligent animals I've ever known, and so loyal.
Kruzer is part Shetland Sheepdog, and it's thought that he's part black
Labrador (The vet wasn't sure). We've never had to leash train him. When
we let him out, he comes right back to the door. He is truly the nosiest
neighbor around. We live on a hill, so his day is made if the drapes for
the balcony are open so he can see what's going on. I can have him
outside in front of the garage while I'm working. If someone walks by
his ears will perk, but he just lays in his spot as content as can be
never moving.
He is, as I had said, very intelligent also. A few years ago I had a bad
flu bug. He is as most dogs, if you're sick, he's right there. We have a
split level house and at the time we had the living room downstairs. I
couldn't get out of bed and my wife couldn't hear me. I told Kruzer to
"go get mommy." He went to the top of the stairs and wouldn't stop
barking until she came upstairs to me. This could be a fluke, but no.
Two weeks later my wife got the flu bug and the rolls were reversed. I
had told her what he had done. She did the same thing and he went to the
top of the stairs and kept barking until I came up to her.
He is also too funny. When we were first married we were living in a
trailer. One night I woke up at about 2:00 in the morning and I heard
something strange. Being groggy I couldn't quite figure out what it was.
I turned to my wife to see if she heard it and I just about burst out
laughing. What I heard was the dog. He was between us, under the covers
up to his chest, head out, on his back with his nose in the air snoring
away!
I have had dogs in the past, but Kruzer has touched our lives by far the most.
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