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Keeli
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OUR DOGS
FROM THE PAST
Tana
Tana's Kids
Tana's Grandkids
Sadie
Monique
Monique's Kids
Monique's Grandkids
Yoscano
Brianna
Qucady
Jack and Mikayla
Oscar
Mataya
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OUR FIRST BOUVIER
Ch. Oscy's Tanandabear of Sunset, CD, TT, HCs
November 16, 1987- March 3, 1998
"Tana"
(Ch. Oscy Faisca VD Vanenblikhoeve
X Ch. Kearen-Mistique of Sunset)
Breeders Louis and Ada
Van Ryswyk, Sunset Kennels
Tana was a very difficult puppy to raise in the beginning. She was independent and determined to be the one in charged. She is our alpha dog. The other dogs know she's in charge and won't argue with her, and yet they still like playing with her. They have a lot of respect for her. She is at the same time dominant and gentle.
She is very loving and obedient. She gives you the feeling that she listens to you and obeys you by choice. I've never had her argue with me, but I'm sure she believes she's in charge, just choosing to obey. To me, the look on her face in her obedience picture above says, I'm doing this only because she wants me to. She is also very intelligent. When we were doing obedience work I could actually see in her eyes that she was thinking through the commands she wasn't sure of to figure out what I was asking of her.
She is one terrific and very special dog. Everyone who really knows her loves her. They say she's their favorite of all my Bouviers. Probably because she commands respect for her authority and power and yet is still loving and obedient. However, those who don't know her, or rather whom she doesn't know, I suppose, might be intimidated by her. She's energetic, protective, very intense, and has a huge emotional range.
Tana is our first Bouvier. She taught me a lot about being a dog owner. She is the first dog I owned that actually became a member of the family, not just a pet. She has forever changed my thinking and belief concerning being a responsible dog owner.
SAD NOTE: When we lost our Tana, we knew the emptiness left by her passing could never be filled. We are very fortunate to have had her in our lives. The tears and pain of losing her are from the joy of knowing her and having her in our lives. Though she can never be replaced, we are lucky to have our other Bouviers to soften the loss.
To see Tana's kids and grandkids click on their links in the
index at the left.