Kaname (Khan-a-mae) is my daughter's dog actually, but she is part of the pack so I will include her in this journey. She was born second in the litter and weighed average. She is a perfect mirror image of her mother. Right down to her odd little mohawk that goes from the base of her skull right down to the middle of her neck.
As a young pup at about 6 1/2 weeks old she broke her right hind femur with what the vet called a "green stick" break. She was kenneled and given some heavy medication to keep her calm while she healed. A little more then a month into her healing process she showed signs of improvement. Medication was stopped and she began to have a full recovery. My daughter at this time took it upon herself to be her nurse when school was not involved. That was a big job for a 12 year old at the time. The first three days that she was home my daughter slept right next to her kennel to keep her company and to be there for her. They have a great bond. The picture above is of her in the chair waiting for my daughter to come home from school.
Boogers as she is lovingly known is a total couch potato and failed all of the obedience training unless of course you include treats of some kind, then she is all stomach. Manners is not the first thing on her mind food or loving is first and foremost on her agenda. I plan on hopefully getting her to do some field work, but with the leg she already has and the bond with my daughter, her process will be very slow indeed.
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