They grow up so fast!
Bridget sends us this fun Kitsap Birthday update from Indiana:
“Kitsap continues to brighten our lives. He’s a really good looking male the largest of the four Berner boys I have owned.
He is a lean 106 lbs and our trainer describes Kitsap as the most athletic Bernese Mountain Dog he has ever seen. In the photos with me (Bridget) I am 5’5” to give a sense of scale.
Kitsap is fortune to have his best buddy Hasley, my friends’ English Spring Spaniel. Hasley lives on 20 acres that has miles of paths for regular walks in the woods. Kitsap is always eager to jump in the water as is seen in the photo I took one rainy walk.
Kitsap celebrated part of his birthday with Hasley and my friend joked that three human years is 21 dog years. Then after texting me the pictures with the beer bottles, he noted ‘he was waiting for the sheriff to show up and charge him with contributing to the delinquency of a Berner!’ LOL.
(Don’t worry, my friend would never actually give a dog beer.)
Kitsap and Hasley have been known to make the most out of the rain and mud and get thoroughly dirty.
A tried-and-true member of the Montana puppy choir in his earliest days he continues to keep his voice in tune with a collection of whines and whimpers when he wants something, usually love and attention. However, what is truly impressive is his adult bark which he doesn’t hesitate to use if he is impatient about wanting you to act or is unsure of someone who decides to enter our 6-foot circle.
We have had some training lessons for our urban CGC where we meet at Midtown Plaza in Carmel, a thriving center of entertainment, urban style living and commerce. There are four floors of glass front buildings surrounding the plaza and Kitsap’s bark can reverberate throughout the space echoing of the windows and get everyone’s attention. Despite a warning that gets everyone’s attention he’s really a teddy bear and is as likely to meet someone and be what we call Velcro dog.
We are slowly picking up agility, it took us a while to find a training option that works for us. We work with both our obedience, rally, sent work trainer and our agility trainer one-on-one because Kitsap struggles to focus and not be loud in a crowded environment.
The other day working with our trainer we did a 15-obstacle sequence of jumps and tunnels. Kitsap’s jump position in the air is a thing of beauty.
He gives me the best attention when requested, it can be during agility, obedience, or just walking down the street.
We feel so blessed to own a Kaibab Berner. Kitsap loves to work and is a quick learner. He is athletic, loving, and lives life with gusto. We couldn’t be happier to have him in our lives.”
Thank you, Bridget and Bob, for Kitsap’s fun and active life! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KITSAP 🎉