Chassinta z Kmochova rodiste
Chassy got 16 years old!
The story of Chassy:
Vojteck Chudareck has given Chassy to Elisabeth Maus-Vickus Germany, when she was 3 years old.
A beautiful female with a character like a Teddy-bear. She wanted alsways to be in the pocket of Elisabeth, as close as possible.
But.. with all her dogs, she had had to look for - each one, at that time 18 more... (a lot of dogs, she has taken over as rescuedogs , when the border opened in Czech and Slovakia and dogs needed good new homes) and all these SC didn' t know the "Western World" with cars, trains, cities etc.
So she must socialize all.
She just found a home for "Arpad z Frystake prehrady" in Finland and she deceided, to find a good home for two other females, nearly ready to go!
So now the story of Petra is following, who has taken over Chassi, when she was 6 years old!
right site Chassy and Petra is holding her second dog, a Kuvasz male in CT/USA.
What a coincidence, to find Elisabeth in the US having a Cuvac website and promoting the SC here on this site of the Atlantic.
I first met her in Germany when she gave me Chassinta. You might know the expression of having that one dog of your life: this was she for our family!!
In 1995 my husband's company decided to move our family to the US. Even though we were excited about it Mom and the kids, two boys, 7 and 9 years oldat the time, were pretty scared. Plus I had to give up my independent bookstore.... so we kind of made my hubby agree to allow us having "our dog" to sweeten the deal. So far he always had dragged his legs concerning getting a dog but now he agreed it would help the kids who -BTW- at this time didn't speak a word English.
After visiting several pounds we heard of Elisabeth who was seeking a good home for two retired6-8 year old SCbitches. When I talked to her on the phone I told herwe would look for a adult, reliable friend for the kids, who would move with us to the US and would provide comfort and love when times might not be so easy. Elisabeth immediatly responded: Chassinta would be the right SC for you. And boy, she was right!
The first time we met her Chassy bonded with our older son right away, even jumped into his lap... jumped without lookingback into our car, peed on our door step and was ours to keep. Even though she was scared in the beginning as she came from a rural area, she adjusted to big city noise,cars and our hoome routine in a blink. Training was a breeze and she always was quick in picking up all kind of jobs.
After we moved to CT the majority of my kid's homework was insoired by Chassi; books were drawn and reports were written with her as the main subject. I think even now, 12 years later, most of my boy's teacher still remember Chassy, did she not just have to come for show and tell, but her beauty and her unbeliavable passion for our family made cquite an impression, not to mention that there was so much to learn from her.
But Chassy did not just inspirwe the kids. In learned everything about dog training from Chassy (granted I took some classes too) and became a personal obedience trainer. With quite some sucess - although, just between us: Chassy ,wasthe teacher and I was the assistant - or to say the least, we made a great team! This way many troubled dogs, almost on their way to a pound could be corrected within one to two weeks... agaibn, just between us: it often took much longer to train the owners...
When we moved to NC and Chassy was about 10 years old she slowed down considerably and she needed to be retired from her "teaching position". As there were no Cuvac in the US at that time I adopted a 6 year old male Kuvasz. Champ (yup, that was his given name!). He was a mighty nice guy, actually too nice and even sometimes goofy, so no help with obedience enterprise. He helpedto socializemany dogs but his foremost job was to take care of his best friend: Chassy! Idon't think she would have made it to her 16th year if it wasn't for him. He himself made it to 14years old and I am missing both of them every day... even though my last adopted KuvaszLilly is quite a handful and keeps me busy.
So you wonder why I recently went to google Cuvac? Somewhere in heart I knowI am up for another Cuvac. Again for an adult dog, even though my kids are out of the home - did I mention my Kuvasz Lilly is a handful?
Well, she definitly needs a smart and reliable compagnion, dominating her with brains and grace... doesn't that sound like the perfekt job description for a SC?
Let me know if you had one for me! (Oct.2008 - Petra found her male!)
submitted with kind regards Petra Fey
Amor nad Amfiteatron died /2008
Achat Larin dvor died 2008!
Aurin Pod Kocno died at Sunday June 6. 08.
Aurin, a daughter out of Cezar z Tavikovskey Farmy CZ and Fura z Lethotskej Luky CZ was Austrian Champion - BHG1 therapie - school dog; she has had 2 liutters - 9 pups.
The picture at our opening page shows Aurinin the middle, her mother Fura and Brixi pod Kocno.
Cornelia Lorenz has written:
Dear friends, Some of you know that we lost our Aurin on Sunday 6th of July 08. - nearly 13 years she was and she always will be the most important dog in my life.
She really changed my life.
Withoutn Aurin and Heidi PrinzI had never discovered the work with therapy dogs and I had never met a lot of you.
Aurin was not only important to me, but also for the many others who met her as a therapy dog, also for her friends at the meetings and also for so many pupis and teachers for whom she took away all anxious feelingsfor dogs.
Aurin always gave her love and therewith also selfconfidence to these people. She left an impressionon the people and dogs who met her.
If I have known a dominent dog than it was Aurin - in the sense of sovereignty, calmness and carisma.
Never did one of my dogs try to take Aurin's food or her laydown place.till the last day even though she was not able to defendagainstthe encroachmentof others. She never has had the need to do so, to get and to hold her rights.
Aurin was not only "my" dog she was "the" dog. Now for my other dogsit is really difficult to orientthemself. We will see how everything will develope.
Aurin left a big empty area not only for me. Sometimes I beleave life is full of lost areas that no one can fill up.
Some of Aurin's duties have been taken over by younger dogs but a dog like Aurin you only met once in your life. Only once, if you have a lot of time and, as hard as the last weeks have been especially for Aurin I wouldn't missone hour of her last hard two days.
This time was so important for her, for the people around her aqnd for all the other dogs at home.
We all have had time and the chance to say "goodbye" to let her go - even though it hurt so much.
I only have the wish that some of you can live with such a dog. It isnot possible to own such a dog, the dog owns you.
Each dog is special and a lot of dogs have accompanied me and shared life with me, but so special with this caracter are only some
Cornelia Lorenz
Trixi Hunose z Farmy Zbiroh died
Baboo Bekin dvor died
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