Hey Tribe,
My baby boy is 2 years old today!
Rex had quite the year last year:
He worked on his impulse control in all settings to become Farm Dog Certified titled and earned his Canine Good Citizen title.
Rex learned new tricks during our time in quarantine and collected a Trick Dog Novice title.
I got a bit of road rash and a black eye and Rex learned to not suddenly run full speed when on a leash.
He became a brand ambassador and model.
Rex made friends who tolerate his pervasive puppy craziness, including SAR teammate, K9 Sally (his Sal Pal), and our new Icelandic fillies, Frelsi and Soley, who romp and stomp with our joyful boy.
He was plagued with panosteitis, poor guy, and was super sad to not be able to do a lot of fun activities in early summer.
But we made up for it with adventures when he was feeling better.
Despite a lot of time off because of the pano, Rex made nice SAR progress and developed a solid final response for when he finds the scent source he is searching for; he officially became part of the team last month.
Rex showed us that he loves to run and chase and is going to excel in lure coursing sports. We discovered this in late summer, so he only got to compete once before the season ended, but he's off to a good start! He is an amazing athlete and we had such fun touring around Alaska with the kickbike.
He also loves that sled dog life!
I can tell his body is maturing, though his brain and personality sure aren't: he is widening and broadening in the chest and head and that thick fur hides some serious muscle. He is keeping his tail curled more often than not now too!
Lastly, Rex has thoroughly loved all things snow - snow is his greatest delight!
We had a great year together.
For his birthday this year, Rex got a new Lamby: he LOVES his Lamby and will squeak it endlessly until the squeakers die and then he rips a hole in it and enjoys pulling out all the stuffing. He brings me his Lamby to toss into the air for him to catch and we play tug with it and when he is done playing, he puts it in my lap for safe keeping.
Happy 2nd birthday, Armando Salazar Da Villa Saloia, the Pirate King, my sweet baby boy, Rexy. We love you!
