Harley came here for dog training in our board & train program as a six month old puppy in the winter of 2005. To the left of this text is a picture of Harley at that time (and to the right a picture of Harley now). As a puppy he was as big as my full grown Doberman Jackie!
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Harley's original owners were ill equipped to have a puppy of any sort. One owner worked as a nurse and was not often home, and the other owner was just not into spending time with a Great Dane puppy. Harley's original name was Moose. The original owners paid for training to house train and obedience train their dog, and at the last lesson the male owner expressed his feelings about the puppy. I offered to purchase Harley at that time (plus the cost of his veterinarian fees to date and reimburse their training), but the male owner did not want to disappoint his wife.
So a year went by, my phone rang in the afternoon in March 2006, I think. It was Harley's male owner, and they wanted to know if we still wanted Harley. Harley had been being passed around to family member to family member, with no one wanting to commit the time and appropriate care to him. Meantime, Jackie the Doberman, who had been a foster, had become our third dog. Our budget did not allow for a fourth dog at that time, but I had a client who was looking for a companion for their dog. Hence, Harley found his new home with owner's who walk him mornings and evenings on the ocean. Not a bad life for a once unwanted puppy.
The best part? Like most of our clients, Harley has remained in our lives all these years later. We know that he is safe and loved. I get to see him every week, and let him know that we still love him as well. Harley has known all of my dogs except Neptune, who died before we moved to Maine.
Harley is an awesome dog, who truly deserved his awesome life and awesome owners. Each week, I plan to blog about one of our client's dogs. Most of the dogs that come here, we have known for years!
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