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This is Bear......
He is called a 'Rescue failure', because he stayed! He is a high drive dog that
will do anything you ask. The problem is, people do not understand the needs of
such dogs, and neither did we back then. He was 13 months old when we met, and
he had spent most of his life in one shelter or another. 
Bear was untrained, and fearless, although his health was seriously
compromised, there was something about him you could not put your finger on.
The ill treatment he suffered was not going to take his spirit too.
We just started doing Breed rescue when we saw Bear. I remember saying to the
shelter staff, "I don't know anything about Shepherds". She said, "Can you
learn"? She was determined not to put him down that day.
That was 5 years ago and he is still teaching us. He is a Certified Therapy Dog
that visits patients in the hospital. The staff loves his big 'teddy bear'
hugs, and he cannot go down the hall without someone calling out his name. The
patients are happy to visit when he is around. In the dog-training world, he is
called a 'Demo Dog'. He goes to pre-schools to teach children about bite
prevention and animal welfare.
He is the one that started us on this ride, and it has been a good one. This
rescue effort is dedicated to him.
If you have ever owned a 'special' dog then you will understand. Bear is ours.
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