Hamilton's Copper Devil
I rescued Copper when he was around 3 months old. He was a mess. He rode home in the back of my truck and threw up leftover people food that had been fed to him. So of course">
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Hamilton's Copper Devil
I rescued Copper when he was around 3 months old. He was a mess. He rode home in the back of my truck and threw up leftover people food that had been fed to him. So of course, he got to ride the rest of the way in the front seat. He had worms. He wasn't vaccinated. He was terrified of new people and dogs. He would try to run and hit the end of the leash and start snapping he was so scared. He submissive urinated for the longest time. I honestly tried to find a good home for him. The right home just didn't come up. I was told I couldn't find the perfect home for him because he was already in it. And that was the truth. I finally gave in and admitted that I had fallen in love with him the minute I saw him. And I found an apartment that would allow me to legally keep both Sadie and Copper. It sure was neat to have a puppy around who was so appreciative of the things we take for granted. The first time I took him on an off-leash walk in the woods he found a patch of tall grass and ran into it. He ran in a circle and came out on the path with a bewildered yet blissful look on his face. Then he darted back in and ran a few more laps. He was in heaven. He has such a zest for life which gets him into trouble sometimes. I'd say he's as close to normal now as he'll ever be. Copper has earned his Companion Dog (CD) title in ASCA with 1 leg towards his CDX. He has his Companion Dog Excellent title in UKC and AMBOR. He loves flyball. He has earned his FGDCh (30,000 points) title from NAFA. He has earned the Top Flight II (TF-II) flyball title in U-Fli. He has been retired from flyball and he's not happy about that but his body sure is. He'll be eleven years old in April. He's also doing pretty well at agility. He has earned his U-AGII title in UKC agility. He has earned his O-NAC, O-NJC, EJC, TN-O and O-NCC and TG-N titles in NADAC. He's doing very well except for hitting the contacts. He definitely has the speed. And our teamwork is vastly improving. We currently compete in CPE and occasionally NADAC. He also excels at tracking. If I don't wear gloves he burns up my hands on the first leg. He's pretty good on the turns. We haven't tracked much in years but now that he's getting older and slowly being retired from other sports I think we'll start doing more tracking. Maybe go for some Schutzhund tracking titles. We passed his Schutzhund BH so we can do tracking test when we're ready. We've also done a bit of weight pulling. He does pretty well at it. But has since been retired from weight pulling too. Copper's Agility Pictures
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