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AKC has mixed breed registry now for dog sports. They don't have to look like any certain breed. That's how Zuma and I are competing in AKC events. It's the Canine Partners, http://www.akc.org/mixedbreeds/index.cfm?nav_area=mixedbreeds
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Well, Hamilton/Sammy is not coming home with us 
Ryan, SpringerLover, Justa and I took him on a car ride last night to my old work to see how he does out and about. He did fantastic in the car and stole a twisted pizzle off the rack, laid down on the floor content as could be with it. Then a customer came in with two big dogs and he had a pretty bad reaction. Up until this point he'd been fine with all the other dogs he had met, and had really nice body language and play skills with Justa's dogs. I don't know if it was the size of the other dogs or how they were acting (super excited to be there and straining at the leash), but I am absolutely not willing to take on another reactive/project dog. It would be unfair to Frodo, and to be honest I'm just not ready to start training back at square one.
I'm pretty heartbroken, I let myself get way way way too attached. He is such an awesome little dog. LOVES people and loves to play and cuddle. I'm glad it happened before I took him home (I honestly hadn't been worried about other dog issues after seeing him be so non-reactive to seeing dogs while out on walks), because it wouldn't have been nearly as easy to give him back, and I don't know if I would have been able to. But it still sucks. A lot.
Ryan, SpringerLover, Justa and I took him on a car ride last night to my old work to see how he does out and about. He did fantastic in the car and stole a twisted pizzle off the rack, laid down on the floor content as could be with it. Then a customer came in with two big dogs and he had a pretty bad reaction. Up until this point he'd been fine with all the other dogs he had met, and had really nice body language and play skills with Justa's dogs. I don't know if it was the size of the other dogs or how they were acting (super excited to be there and straining at the leash), but I am absolutely not willing to take on another reactive/project dog. It would be unfair to Frodo, and to be honest I'm just not ready to start training back at square one.
I'm pretty heartbroken, I let myself get way way way too attached. He is such an awesome little dog. LOVES people and loves to play and cuddle. I'm glad it happened before I took him home (I honestly hadn't been worried about other dog issues after seeing him be so non-reactive to seeing dogs while out on walks), because it wouldn't have been nearly as easy to give him back, and I don't know if I would have been able to. But it still sucks. A lot.
