Touchdown Tiana v Adlercrest
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I needed to be sure the puppy I chose would get along with Testa. She needed to be strong enough to do the sport yet submissive enough to get along with a very dominant red head who ran our house. This was a difficult situation at best, but added to that was my desire to have a dog who would be able to work with me in Intermountain Therapy Animals as my Pet Partner where I was the Training Coordinator. Tiana managed to do all of this and more.
When she was only 10 weeks old I signed a waiver that allowed her to work with a comatose patient. She marched up and down on his chest to try to get a response. It worked. When she was barely old enough to pass the Delta temperament and aptitude test at one year she became an official therapy Pet Partner. In the meantime, we were going for weekly lessons in obedience and working with our local club in Schutzhund. Tiana was a wonderfully versatile Doberman and took on all her responsibilities with a happy attitude.
I took her with me to monthly membership meetings and to frequent training seminars. She inevitably had the classes in laughter as she would burrow into my training bag, pull out various stuffed animals and proceed to 'squeek' them or toss them around her. I could always count on her to behave appropriately toward other animals whether they were dogs, cats, guinea pigs or birds. She was so 'socially' correct that she exhibited perfect mannerisms and demonstrated the body language that is vital for handlers to know when they are involved in animal assisted therapy.
Tiana developed a condition with her knees that eventually made the driving in Schutzhund and jumping in obedience impossible. She continued to track and we worked at HealthSouth in therapy. She was bred to Ulan vom Adlercrest by artificial insemination, since she wouldn't allow him to breed her by natural means. She had raised Uly and there was no way she was going to let him dominate her to the point of a natural breeding. She had three puppies. We kept one, Breu, and my very close friend, Cindy, got Baron. In fact, it was because Cindy wanted an Uly puppy so badly that we even bred them. I had gotten to the point where adding to the Doberman population was becoming more and more difficult.
Tiana is still a clown. She insists on playing 'fetch' every day although now I can toss a rubber bone in the house instead of going outside and throwing a tennis ball until my arm feels like it is going to fall off. We have nicknamed her the Energizer Bunny because she never quits, she just keeps on going and going. She picks on the boys, Uly and Breu, and sleeps on our bed at night. She is probably the sweetest Doberman we have ever had.
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