Sam's first half year

Sam's second half year

Sam's second year

About Sam:

January 2006:
My Grandmother passed away on Jan 5, my trip home was the same day and on such short notice I could not take Sam with me. I was very sad in those two weeks and it did not help much that Sam was not with me. I was told he waited for me at the Front door, that's where I left ,so I must come back through it. I have noticed this with Sam, when I leave through the back door and come back through the front door, I find Sam waiting at the back, and visa versa.

March/April 2006:
This Spring we had two weeks Germany, two weeks Florida and two weeks Germany. Tobias, Oma and Timmy visited for those two weeks. Sam had his vacation too: I stayed in Germany those two weeks we all spent in Florida. Wow, what a vacation! He loves the cold weather and he stayed with Herr Schikotanz for some in-depth training and his first trial for BH.

Not having a club here in Orlando, Sam has no possibility for his BH, and I am not a member of the German SV, so I am not allowed to participate in a trial there. Herr Schikotanz decided to help me out and be the handler.  I was told Sam did not eat the first few days, but loved the training. On the training field, every time  a group was called for Sam, he stopped dead in his tracks looking intensely at the people entering the field in hopes his Frauchen would come....The two weeks came to an end and I had my Sammy boy  back, I don't think I will leave him again for such a long time.

May 2006:
Going for walks early in the morning is our latest thing. I need to get my bike fixed, I am sure Sam would love running. I can tell he misses the training field....

July 2006:
Ok, the biking is not such a  good idea, it is ok as long as we don't meet anyone walking their tiny dogs. Sam just can't stand small dogs, he almost made me fall off the bike :-/

August 2006:
not much going on here, it rains just about every afternoon, is humid and wet and way too hot to be outside with a fur coat. We keep power-walking a few mornings in the week, but keep it to the short. Sam likes me to hide doggie biscuits in the house and he runs around sniffing until he finds them.