Leerburg Brood Bitch

Call Name Lindy II

DOB 12/99
Otis/Jenny

                                        Greif zum Lahntal SchH III FH INT
                               Ylo vom Waldeckehof SchH III
                                         Gabi von der Pollerburg SchH II
                     Minx vom Haus wittfeld SchH III FH
                                         Ignaz vom Oberscholvenerweg SchH III FH
                               Cora vom Haardblick SchH III
                                         Dora von den Rixbecker Alpen SchH III
         Otis Vom Jacobiner Schloss
                                         Acco vom Bungalow SchH III FH I
                               Jupp vom Korbelbach SchH III FH IP I
                                         Umsa vom Bungalow SchH III FH
                     Hydra vom Jacobiner Schloss SchH III FH
                                         Sagus vom Busecker Schloss SchH III FH IP III
                               Yasmina vom Petze SchH III IP III
                                         Gusti vom Petze SchH II
Wendy vom Leerburg (call name Lindy II) OFA Good
                                         Edo von der Helgenhohe SchH III FH
                               Alk vom Ambassadeur SchH III
                                         April von Alten Kauz SchH III
                     Bodo vom Lahnufer IPO III SchH III FH
                                         Dago von der Wolfskaute SchH III FH
                               Evi vom Pechgraben SchH III
                                         Cita vom Pechgraben SchH III
         Jenny v Tiekerhook
                                         Aldo vom Eltersberg SchH III FH
                               Falko von Haus Sindern IPO III SchH III AD FH
                                         Assi von Haus Sindern SchH III
                     Steffi v Tiekerhook IPO III
                                         Perry vom Beilstein IPO III SchH III FH
                               Endi v. Tiekerhook IPO I UV
                                         Esthera v Tiekerhook PH I UV

January 23, 2004

Hi Ed,

Just an update. Lindy's fine and dandy- I weighed her on the nursing home wheelchair scale - 74.8#. Can I stop by the kennel and pick up wormer for her? She continues to go to the nursing home with me to visit the residents, although it's mostly the staff that are really taken with her. She does have two special friends though, that both owned Shepherds before they were admitted, and who miss their dogs terribly. They've both had times when they were too weak to get out of bed, and Lindy, as graceful as a dancer, will pop up onto the bed and lay quietly beside them so they can pet her and just be next to her. It's pretty special to see.

On the other hand, Conrad was messing around the other night, and he put on one of those ugly over the head masks, and he had some kind of cape or something on - he came around the corner of the living room and startled Lindy - quick as a flash, she had both front feet on his shoulders and was growling in his face - she's also really taken to sounding the alarm when people come to the door - being as isolated as we are, I let her continue to bark, and I hold her collar when opening the door. No one ever takes a step across the threshold. As soon as she hears OK, she stops and wags her tail.

How lucky I am to have her in my life - thanks.

Wendy

Hi Ed,
I just wanted to let you know how well little "Siren" fits into my lifestyle - and his color and markings - (especially the tail that has a black band halfway and black tip) is so unusual, I can't tell you the number of people who stop me on walks to tell me "that's a REAL nice german shepherd you've got there, I mean...REALLY nice." I called him Siren because that's what he sounded like in the car, wailing on the 4 hour journey back from the airport. I thought I'd have to work on taking him on car rides and being in a crate as I frequently take long journeys being in a rural area. Nope! After that day, I've never had a pup so well behaved in a car or crate. He'll stay quiet for however long it takes. I don't even remember having to house train him. I think he must have come that way! Every time he sees babies or children, he wants to wash them all over like they are the best thing ever. That's a relief after some dogs I've had. I also admire his confidence with other dogs and people. He's some pup. You can probably tell, I'm very pleased that I have him.

Regards, Anna

Ed,

I just want to update you on "Hydra" Quanta Vom Leerburg. She is doing awesome...her housebreaking was simple...zero accidents to date. Her confidence is unbelievable and is not afraid of anything. Very well with people, and I just brought her to the Police Department that I work at today and one of our secretaries had her 6 year old child visiting...well they got along like littermates...great temperament.

As far as training she knows her name and Hier, and Sitz...and is starting platz....all with hotdogs of course. Her prey drive is out of this world....she is crazy for the rag and counters already....and when she grabs a toy and carries it around it's always full mouth right from the beginning. This bitch will make a high scoring Schutzhund dog as well as a nice breeding female. Thank you again and I'll keep you updated on both as usual.

Regards,
Patrick M. Hennigan

Lindy pup

Ed and Cindy,

I'm sending you some pictures of my LindyII/ Xando male pup from training last week. He's 11 months now. He has progressed since the last time we spoke. Cyrus has very flashy, correct OB and understands exercises quickly. He isn't handler sensitive, but very willing. He also has excellent hunt drive (he will search for an object all day...seriously). In ring we don't track, but I have no doubt in my mind that he would excel at it. I met Xando's previous handlers last weekend and from what I was told he got his nose from his sire. As far as the bite work goes, he is maturing. When he commits the bite is full and hard. He has higher thresholds. The last couple of months he has consistently showed interested in the game, which is more than the last time we were in contact. I'm interested to see what he's like once he matures. He has displayed some very occasional sharpness but other than that his nerves are good. I really like his structure. He is very agile, athletic and light on his feet (73lbs now). ( Anyway I thought you might want to see how one of your pups are progressing.

Emily F Achenbach

Lindy Pup