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Happy Birthday HAPPY!!!!
exactly 8 years ago today my wonderful Happy baby was born!
Happy was my first dog that was mine(Shadow was a family dog) when I was 8 my parents said I could have my own dog was I was "older", at 13 I decided that I was in fact "older" and started begging for my own dog. I had wanted something small, a Cavie or a Skye Terrier were my picks, but my mom wanted to do dogsports so she convinced me to get a Border Collie..the search began! while I was at school one day my mom had gone to the local feed store and found an add for BC puppies and a website, my parents checked out the breeder and they fell in love with this puppy:
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my parnets called the breeder and talked to her, and brought me out to see the puppies a few days later, at the breeder I was in love with 2 pups, a little blue merle who's name at the time was "pudge"(became "Punch") and Happy. my mom decided Happy would be a better fit for me because she was a lot more submissive then Punch and since I was only 13 and it was my first dog nevermind my first BC! that night I brought home 10 week old "Happy"
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Happy became my baby, she always came with me to parks and my friends houses, for walks and runs etc.. however growing up with Happy was not all fun and games..Happy had problems, terrable aggression issues, she was sick all the time and in and out of the vets, I remember sitting on the bathroom floor with her, eating my supper and feeding her water through a dropper. after a few months we discovered raw diets, figered instead of weaning her off the bland rice and broth back onto her kibble, we would give this raw thing a shot. the difference was almost immediate, she was never that sick again, even now when she goes to the vet, the vet always comments how Happy is one of the healthiest dogs she has ever seen..if only she knew Happy 8 years ago!!
Happys aggression problems however will still a problem, we started systmatic desensitization and took her to a private trainer, when my mom went grocery shopping I came along with happy and worked with her outside the store, everytime there was a parent teacher day at school I took her to the grounds and got people to play with her..all the staff at school knew Happy! then came the breakthrough, one day a solisiter came to the door, instead of attacking..Happy brought him a toy! my mom was so delighted she donated to the cause. ever since then Happy has been delightful with people, she adores children(she used to be the worst with kids) and has since becaome the naighborhood dog, the dog that everyone in the naighborhood knows and loves. Happy still has dog aggression issues, but they have improved a great deal, to the point that she was able to happily work in a crowded room with more then a dozen other strange dogs around her..and nobody ever had a clue that she had aggression issues.
Happy 8th birthday Happy!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY !!!:D
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I forgot to mention! happy is not just another pretty face either, over the years Happy has laughed in the face of anyone who said she couldnt do something.
Happy bagged the title of disc dog champion of her family..it previously belonged to her sire!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ppy/commin.jpg
Agility? she's done it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...M/Happy/h1.jpg
packing? yup, she done that too!
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Football? conquired!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...y/586a4b2c.jpg
Flyball? you Betcha! Happy clockd at 3.8 seconds and would run for anybody in any postion.
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oh she cant seriously be a stockdog too can she? nope she blew that theory out of the water too when she made the stockdog trialers and breeders stare at her in amazement. Happy turned "on" immeditly, found balance right away, never once lost her cool and never once got her flock "stuck" (99% of dogs on there first exposer will get the sheep "stuck" in a corner on on an edge, usually a round pen is used because of this problem..Happy was in a large rectangle corral)
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Happy birthday Happy!
That is fun to say...
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thanks guys :) Happy didnt get a present yet, but she will when I have some money! I will get someone for her and Misty together since Mistys b-day on Nov. 6th.
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Happy Belated Birthday Happy!! I loved hearing the story about how you weasled your way into their hearts!
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Happy Happy Birthday Happy!! :D :D
That's a great story about how you got her and everything. :)
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lol, ya Happy has the best story! on my mom old website it was funny because the rest of the dogs storys would be about 1-2 pages long...Happys was 7! :eek:
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Happy Birthday Happy
I love reading about Happy and everything she has achieved so far. She is a gorgeous girl, you should be very proud of her :D.
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Well, I know I am late, but Happy Birthday, Happy!!! I can see how your parents fell in love with that puppy, what a cutie! And she has grown into a pretty and talented girl.
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Happy 8th Birthday Happy!
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no wonder you fellin love with that puppy face...
*clap clap* Happy you are such an amazing girl!!... sure knew how to make mommy proud (human and furry)...
Happy Bday!!.. may you have haad a happy day!! Happy ;)
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Well Happy Birthday to you Happy. What a great story about how you got her, all her issues and such. Thanks for sharing that with us. Give her lots of love from me please for her birthday.
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Happy belated birthday Happy!
By chance, does Punch still play flyball? I think I saw him/her at the tournament in Souris!
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A big Happy Birthday to you, Happy!
Wow, born on the very same day as my Frisk. :) What an amazing girl you are! Reading about how you were able to overcome your aggression put a huge smile on my face. Lots of Hugs and Kisses headed your way from everyone here... I hope you are having a splendid day, pretty girl!
