UPDATE: "Uptown merchants give a canine surprise" - Page 1

For those of you who read my previous post about my dad receiving an American showline pup as a gift from the local community here is a news article and pics of my dad and his new pup.   Benjamin is doing very well, had his first accident 2 days ago though...lol.   He is getting better with toy playing and even going after the ball.  
The article says my dad has been raising and training shepherds for over 30 years...just a note on that, he only bred 2 litters of pups over 30 years ago, hasn't bred since then and has never had more than 2 dogs at a time.     And Klaire was a DDR/Czech girl, import from the Czech. 

And I wish my dad hadn't said anything about how he didn't care for American lines...I hope that no one's feelings were hurt amoung those who donated for the pup   He really has turned out to be a nice guy and does great with other dogs, even my male Urman thinks he's alright. 

www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/westerville/stories/2009/01/21/0122wvuptown_ln.html

So glad you updated us!  And I think the pup is HANDSOME.

This is a wonderful story on so many counts, best of all of course, for the love and fondness of neighbors for each other, but maybe, too, in the opening of minds to a good dog no matter what the line.

Great Story! And a happy ending. Please keep up with the updates! Very handsome dad and pup, lol!

Thank you everyone for the support :)  I'll tell my dad.  Benjamin is a very sweet boy, he was at the vet's last week a got a clean bill of health :)    He loves his dog crate and when 8pm rolls around he goes to his crate in the kitchen and puts himself to bed, doesn't fuss at all during the night. 

Dad says he still wants a Czech dog, but he'll have to wait until Benjamin gets older and has some solid training on him.

 

Thanks for the update. I've been sharing your dad's story with so many people. It serves as a strong reminder that there are good people out there :-)

Thanks for the update. What a great story! I'm glad your Dad asked for and received guidance - and it was actually mentioned in the newspaper! He's right, it's about the gift and the fact that so many people cared about his situation and did something about it.  Please keep us updated on your wonderful dad and his new dog.