Tonka would have been 13 today - Page 1

Tonka was my first German Shepherd. He was a German Showline dog. I trained him as

my personal protection dog. I started his training when he was 5 months old when I got him

and continued working him in personal protection until he was 5 years old. At that time I decided

to try the sport of Schutzhund. I got his BH and SchH1 by the time he was 6 years old. He was

a great dog. He loved everyone and was totally environmentally sound. He was also narcotics trained.

He would alert on Marijuana, cocaine and heroin.  I retired him when he was 8. My boyfriend loved

this dog too….Tonka and Phil would go to the park every day and play ball. 

He was a great dog….I still miss him to this day…he was a once in a life time dog.

July 11, 1995 to December 14, 2004.

Oooops forgot the pictures...

Tonka and Phil at Mt. Rushmore....

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/dukenheim/TonkaSD2.jpg

Tonka free stacked at Mt. Rushmore...

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/dukenheim/TonkaSD.jpg

Tonka and his son Aiko...

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/dukenheim/Aikoplayingtugwithdad.jpg

Good looking dog.

Some just leave paw prints on our heart so deep, they never go away! I hope time has made the memories bring a smile to your lips instead of tears to your eyes...beautiful boy.

thanks for sharing that with us, jyl.  even as much as i love all the dogs we currently have, there will always be a void in my life that my liebchen filled.  we lost her in 2003 and i am still crying over her. 

pjp

Beautiful photos of a beautiful dog. I am sure Phil misses him too. Part of him is still here in Aiko and the other part lives in the hearts of those who really loved him forever.

I love my pup Pharaoh and couldn't be happier, but, there is a part of my heart that belongs to Shadow (1993-2006) and it always will. It doesn't mean I love Pharaoh any less, but, Shadow opened my heart to dogs. Nothing can change that.

Michele and Pharaoh

Thank you everyone...I think about Tonka all the time...I am glad that I have Aiko..it help fill the void to a degree. My boyfriend also has a son of Tonka...we are both soooooo glad that we do.  I still miss him alot. It has been almost 4 years.  I still have a paw print on one side to remember him and a hole on the other because he is gone.

Great post Jyl!  Enjoy the memories....

Sorry for your loss..You will meet him again one day.I hope to see my first shepherd again.He saved my life...completely.

I do hope that someday to meet Tonka again...thank you all for your responces.