Emma
| Timberline's Emma WPD, WPDA, WTD, CGC, TDI b. 09/18/1998 Lakota Wind x Nomarak's Yukon Denali |
Em is my special girl, my first malamute and my learning dog.
She opened up the world of malamutes to me - without her I
wouldn't be the person I am now.
I vowed to have a malamute that was well socialized and got
along with all other dogs - Emma had other plans. While very
fair, holding herself to the strict standards she expects of other
dogs, she is a dominant girl, especially with other girls, and is
always ready to join in or continue a brawl. In the wrong
household, Em would have had no problems running it.
Em excels at anything she would like to do, as long as she
chooses how to do it. Obedience is fun, if treats are involved,
and she has her CGC (Canine Good Citizen), and has passed
the Therapy Dog test. She loves agility as long as she gets to
choose the course, and has her WPD title (Working Pack Dog)
many times over, and two legs for her WPDX (Working Pack
Dog Excellent).
Em has other ideas about pulling however. She is happy to go
on a sledding outing, even somehow managing to earn her
WTD (Working Team Dog), but her tug line is never quite tight
unless there is a body of water around, in which case she'll pull
the whole team in for a swim. Weight pulling is the equivalent
of the Red Carpet for her. Harnesses are jewelry, and she
works it down the runway, waving to her people, but she has
never pulled more than 1,000 pounds - that would require the
tug line to be way too tight.
Em is one of the smartest dogs I know and every day comes up
with new and inventive ways to get in trouble. Life is going to
lose a little something without her when her time comes.
She opened up the world of malamutes to me - without her I
wouldn't be the person I am now.
I vowed to have a malamute that was well socialized and got
along with all other dogs - Emma had other plans. While very
fair, holding herself to the strict standards she expects of other
dogs, she is a dominant girl, especially with other girls, and is
always ready to join in or continue a brawl. In the wrong
household, Em would have had no problems running it.
Em excels at anything she would like to do, as long as she
chooses how to do it. Obedience is fun, if treats are involved,
and she has her CGC (Canine Good Citizen), and has passed
the Therapy Dog test. She loves agility as long as she gets to
choose the course, and has her WPD title (Working Pack Dog)
many times over, and two legs for her WPDX (Working Pack
Dog Excellent).
Em has other ideas about pulling however. She is happy to go
on a sledding outing, even somehow managing to earn her
WTD (Working Team Dog), but her tug line is never quite tight
unless there is a body of water around, in which case she'll pull
the whole team in for a swim. Weight pulling is the equivalent
of the Red Carpet for her. Harnesses are jewelry, and she
works it down the runway, waving to her people, but she has
never pulled more than 1,000 pounds - that would require the
tug line to be way too tight.
Em is one of the smartest dogs I know and every day comes up
with new and inventive ways to get in trouble. Life is going to
lose a little something without her when her time comes.
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