the song is "Satin Doll" The Blizzard Updated 1-4-02 The Blizzard is a deaf Dogo Argentino. She's very smart; housebreaking was a breeze, she understands about a couple dozen or so signs, including those for numerous tricks, agility obstacles, and obedience maneuvers. She was found wandering in the street, in a snowstorm, in January. A kind lady got her off the street and called an all-breed rescue I was fostering for. Said she had a 5-month old deaf white male boxer. (OK, I can understand white boxer, but male??) Anyway, I went with one of the rescue's officers to the vet where she'd been dropped off to have a look. The vet, the techs, and the rescue person all thought she was a pit bull. That's equivalent to a death sentence around here; rescues won't accept pit bulls and animal control won't adopt them out - stray pit bulls are euthanized in 48 hours. Something kept nagging at me, though - I knew she wasn't an APBT, but I couldn't tell you why I knew. Then the pic of Bianca from the Deaf Dogs Webring graphic flashed into my head and I knew. Only the fact that I recognized her as a Dogo Argentino saved her life - she was accepted into rescue. She arrived January 19, 2000. I fostered her, but knew within a week or so I'd never be able to give her up, so I adopted her. It was a good decision. She's actually on the small side for a Dogo Argentino - only 78 pounds. But it's 78 pounds of pure muscle. She looks tough, but she's a big marshmallow who wants nothing more than to be close to another warm body. Doesn't matter which body, either - me, Penny, the cats - she doesn't care as long as she can sit or lie on someone. She's a character - funny, cocky, smart, pushy, loving, sweet, full of the dickens, and she thinks she's a lap dog. She makes sure Penny gets her exercise! They are the best of friends. On 5-8-00, Blizzard took and passed the AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. I'm very proud of her. You can see pics of her taking the test here. In January this year we began "pre-agility" classes, and Blizzard excels. On the final night of that first level class, we ran a mock agility course set up with the obstacles we'd learned - jumps, pause table, and tunnels. Blizzard came in second only to a cheeky, over-achieving Border Collie. The next term, I took Penny to Rally Obedience class and then came home and taught Blizzard what Penny and I had learned in class; she learned a perfect "front and finish", both left and right, within 2 days. Someday, she's going to be one heck of a competitor. Definitely obedience, maybe agility as well. The only thing that'll hold her back is the ineptitude of her handler. *smile* In July 2001, Blizzard took and passed the American Temperament Testing Society's temperament test. She's the 4th Dogo Argentino ever to pass this test. Concentrating really hard on napping Baby Blizzard in her favorite napping spot In that same chair now, a big girl [ Blizzard ] [ Baby Pics ] [ Action Pics ] [ Water Baby ] [ Blizzard and Friends ] [ Blizzard the Clown ] Background thanks to:
Updated 1-4-02
The Blizzard is a deaf Dogo Argentino. She's very smart; housebreaking was a breeze, she understands about a couple dozen or so signs, including those for numerous tricks, agility obstacles, and obedience maneuvers.
She was found wandering in the street, in a snowstorm, in January. A kind lady got her off the street and called an all-breed rescue I was fostering for. Said she had a 5-month old deaf white male boxer. (OK, I can understand white boxer, but male??) Anyway, I went with one of the rescue's officers to the vet where she'd been dropped off to have a look. The vet, the techs, and the rescue person all thought she was a pit bull. That's equivalent to a death sentence around here; rescues won't accept pit bulls and animal control won't adopt them out - stray pit bulls are euthanized in 48 hours. Something kept nagging at me, though - I knew she wasn't an APBT, but I couldn't tell you why I knew. Then the pic of Bianca from the Deaf Dogs Webring graphic flashed into my head and I knew. Only the fact that I recognized her as a Dogo Argentino saved her life - she was accepted into rescue. She arrived January 19, 2000. I fostered her, but knew within a week or so I'd never be able to give her up, so I adopted her. It was a good decision.
She's actually on the small side for a Dogo Argentino - only 78 pounds. But it's 78 pounds of pure muscle. She looks tough, but she's a big marshmallow who wants nothing more than to be close to another warm body. Doesn't matter which body, either - me, Penny, the cats - she doesn't care as long as she can sit or lie on someone. She's a character - funny, cocky, smart, pushy, loving, sweet, full of the dickens, and she thinks she's a lap dog. She makes sure Penny gets her exercise! They are the best of friends.
On 5-8-00, Blizzard took and passed the AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. I'm very proud of her. You can see pics of her taking the test here.
In January this year we began "pre-agility" classes, and Blizzard excels. On the final night of that first level class, we ran a mock agility course set up with the obstacles we'd learned - jumps, pause table, and tunnels. Blizzard came in second only to a cheeky, over-achieving Border Collie. The next term, I took Penny to Rally Obedience class and then came home and taught Blizzard what Penny and I had learned in class; she learned a perfect "front and finish", both left and right, within 2 days. Someday, she's going to be one heck of a competitor. Definitely obedience, maybe agility as well. The only thing that'll hold her back is the ineptitude of her handler. *smile*
In July 2001, Blizzard took and passed the American Temperament Testing Society's temperament test. She's the 4th Dogo Argentino ever to pass this test.
Baby Blizzard in her favorite napping spot
In that same chair now, a big girl
[ Blizzard ] [ Baby Pics ] [ Action Pics ] [ Water Baby ] [ Blizzard and Friends ] [ Blizzard the Clown ]
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