I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I HAD TO
HAVE "THE LOVE OF MY LIFE" BARON (MY GERMAN
SHEPHERD) PUT TO SLEEP SUNDAY EVENING - HE WAS 12
YRS OLD AND WAS A BIG SHEPHERD AT AROUND 110
POUNDS. HE GOT COMPLETELY DOWN WITH THE MYELOPATHY
HE HAD. HE WOULD NOT EAT AND COULD NOT GET UP AT
ALL. HE MADE THE DECISION FOR ME BY HIS ACTIONS. HE
WAS ALWAYS SO NOBLE AND I KNEW HE WAS GIVING UP. IT
HAS BEEN HORRIBLY PAINFUL - AS I KNEW IT WOULD BE. I
DO HAVE PEACE IN KNOWING I WILL NEVER FEEL THIS BAD
AGAIN BECAUSE I WILL NEVER AGAIN HAVE A
BOND/LOVE LIKE I DID WITH BARON - HUMAN EITHER.
I WISH YOU GUYS COULD
HAVE MET BARON. BARON WAS VERY UNUSUAL IN THAT HE
DID ALL HIS OBEDIENCE, BITE WORK, ETC. JUST FROM MY
COMMAND ALONE. NO FOOD, BALLS, OR TOYS WERE EVER
USED TO TRAIN HIM. HE HAD NO DRIVE EXCEPT TO PLEASE
ME. HE WAS KIND AND BRAVE. HE WAS THE ONLY DOG I
KNOW OF THAT CHALLENGED THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TEST
AND PASSED. HE ALSO DID THERAPY WORK AT A NURSING
HOME AND WAS A MASCOT FOR THE SHERIFF DEPT. EXPLORER
KIDS. HE WAS NOT AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS PEOPLE OR OTHER
ANIMALS BUT WAS A "POWER HOUSE" IF I COMMANDED HIM
OR THE NEED WAS THERE. HE DID EXCELLENT IN
SCHUTZHUND AND WOULD PERFORM ANY SCENARIO THE FIRST
TIME LIKE HE HAD DONE IT FOREVER. HE WORKED OFF
LEASH ANYTIME! HE ALSO HAD A SIXTH SENSE THAT WAS
NEVER WRONG! HE WILL BE MISSED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO KNEW HIM.
I MUST CONTINUE TO TRAIN MAGNUS REGARDLESS OF MY
HEARTBREAK.
PAM AALBERG
Baron
(1996-2008)