Thanks for checking out my site. It's my first attempt at a web site, so bare with
me, it'll get better! The name "Element" I guess started a long time ago with my first dog Alaska's Aspen Fire, AKA Aspen,
the wild Siberian. Aspen was not really a beginners dog, and I definitely should have gotten a different breed to start with!
She was an escape artist, a trickster, a cuddle bug, and I swear that she could see right through my soul, with those icy
blue eyes. She also was my starter dog to AKC Obedience and Agility. Ah, those fond memories! I loved that crazy
little dog. Sadly, she was stolen from my front yard when she was 7 years old. She was the one dog I wish I could have seen
grow old. Age might have slowed her down a bit :).
That leads me to my Belgian Sheepdogs adventures, but that's a real long story,
so we'll skip to the Mals. I love the Malinois breed for its versatility and diversity. I love that I can herd one day, show
in the ring the next, and go tracking/do agility/fly ball on the weekend
I do however feel saddened at the great working/show line gap in the breed. I look at pictures from the start of the
breed and they looked vastly different. It wasn't that long ago that you could find a Schutzhund dog that was also a Breed
Champion. What I look for in a dog is that they are very athletic, can do multiple dog sports, fit the standard,
and are a dog that you can also live with. I don't believe in leaving a dog in a kennel for its lifetime, they are family
members.
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| Eric and I at Black Sand Beach~Big Island ,Hawaii |
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What a job!
I used to work as a Vet Assistant, which taught me a lot about the frailty of life,
and about the animal industry in general. Then I was a ski bum for 4 years, which was really fun. I met people from all
over the world, but as the cliche goes "gotta grow up sometime"! So I'm a groomer now. I own my own shop, set my own
schedule, bring my dogs to work everyday, and I get to show when I want to! What could be better than that?
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