2002 SARDAA Members
Top Row - Steve Moore, Michelle Limoges & RETTA,
Shannon Porter
Middle Row - Darrell Dancause & BEN,
Imgrid Bredt & HANNAH,
Alison O'Keefe & MERLIN, Theresa Hills & TURK
Bottom Row - Kevin George & SHAKA,
Terray
Moore & K'LA,
Jenny Bronicheski & SPENCER,
Mary Ann Warren & HILL
© Copyright 2001 by Search and Rescue Dog Association
of Alberta
Check
out Spencer, Riley's and K'la's Page
Spencer is working towards
his second level SRD
His very loving mom Jenny
is so proud of his
accomplishments so far.
"I was sure proud of him,
he was the youngest dog testing
and he did a great job.
I thought I would give you the
progress report. I am told,
that getting this
far was the easy part ,now
comes the real hard work.
Well, you could have fooled
me."
Jenny & Spencer
photo by Tanya Richens
click on photo to see more of Tanya's work
or email Tanya at tanya@candidcaninephotos.com
Riley is owned by Jenny's
roommate Terray. She picked up her puppy onApril 23. Riley
is destined to follow in the great footsteps of his cousin Spencer. Riley
is now tracking everyday and doing amazing things in the field, at just
6 months of age, Mom Terray is so proud.
We will post pictures of these
hard working boys as they come in. Thank you to Jenny and Terray you are
truly wonderful individuals who deserve the best life can offer.
We wish you continued success
in your
efforts to help people one
day at a time.
God Bless
Kennel
Up Magazine
Cover picture is none other
than "RILEY"!
"Search and Rescue dog - SARDAA in training: spots
the person hiding behind pallets within a pile of branches and trees.
This is a short exercise for beginner and intermediate dogs where the dog
starts relatively close to the target, runs to it (searches) and barks
until the trainer reaches the dog."
Story and cover Tanya
Richens 2004
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Bralex
Labradors is extremely
pleased
to share one of the newest accomplishment of
National
Service Dogs.
Moses
a.k.a. Bralex's Parting of the
Waves
Moses is working for a young
boy with Autism.
He was produced by Bralex Labradors,
and trained by National Service
Dogs.
Photos taken at the graduation
ceremony, May 4, 2002, for the 2001 graduating class
from N.S.D. National had
13 dogs graduate from their amazing program last year.
It is because of their hard work,
that 13 peoples lives
have been enriched by these wonderful
animals.
Way to go N.S.D. we are so proud
to work with this program.
Bralex's
Parting of the Waves a.k.a. Moses has recently graduated from NSD.
We recognize that Moses and many others deserve to be honored by their
own accomplishments. With the trainer's ability to see, work with
and expand upon the inherited quality of these special dogs, NSD has sharpened
the qualities we strive
to
produce in our breeding program.
After
visiting with Moses and his new friend, Chris reported that Moses is now
riding the bus with his companion to school everyday. He is with
his friend all day and has even been hitting the ski hills on Friday afternoons.
Amazing!
Moses
owner writes
"He
is 74 pounds and the vet just fell in love with
him.
She was so excited that he was a service dog. "
"Moses
sleeps with ******* on his bed every night and we try to go for walks every
night as well. He has a huge back yard to run around in when his
jacket's not on and our other dog Emma (black lab) and Moses are
like brother and sister.......they are very close."
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from the local paper where Moses lives and works:
Welcoming
Moses
A
graduate of National Service dogs (NSD), Moses, recently joined the school
community. Moses, a chocolate Labrador, is working with student P*****
*****, an autistic child. Moses entered the NSD training program
as a puppy of six months of age. NSD is a non-profit, registered
charity that trains dogs for people with physical and developmental challenges.
This service is a great support to our Special Education program.
Moses’
main job is to work with P***** in the classroom. The hope is that
Moses will help him focus on his learning and to keep him from wandering
and potential danger. P*****’s teacher and educational assistant
(EA) are responsible for all of Moses’ handling in the school. An
NSD trainer also worked with teacher and EA, and helped to introduce Moses
to his new surroundings.
While
many would love to hug Moses, only P*****, the teacher and EA are allowed
to pet Moses. The other students understand this and have readily
accepted Moses as a member of the school. In fact, the teacher noted
with a smile “…it’s the staff, not the students, who have trouble following
the “no touch” rule.” The teacher also commented on the experience,
“Moses has a real calming effect on P*****. For me, it is a privilege
to be part of a program like this.” |
We
are proud to sponsor this program with our bidable,
trainable
dogs. Licorice is from our
Bubba
and Whisper litter from Dec. 4, 2001.
He
is such a sweet and good natured dog we are sure he will do well.
Check
out an indepth look at his life til now.
Our
thoughts and best wishes are with
all
of the graduates from programs like these.
It
is with these special canines human lives are enriched.
Though many of the puppies that
leave Bralex do not
go on to become rescue dogs or
working dogs all of them do go on to be the light in peoples eyes.
We have Canadian Champions, we
have Companion Dog Titles, we have Canine Good Citizen Titles and
Working Certificates,
and the best of all we have the
honourable keep you feet warm on a cold night title.
We are proud to say all of the
labs ever produced by
Bralex have achieved this last
title will little or no effort. A big hurray for all the working
dogs in the world. Enriching the lives of the people they love.
At
the end of the day we DO count titles.
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