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NorthWest K9's Serge is a 2-year-old,
dark gray sable German Shepherd male of Eastern European bloodlines. Highly animated and full of character, Serge is
a whole lot of fun in training. He responds enthusiastically to positive training with praise, tug, food, and ball reward.
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Darkly pigmented, with wonderful expression and
ample head and bone, lean and well-muscled at 85 pounds. Hips/spine/patellas radiographed;
full dentition to standard.
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Serge shows himself an eager student, with
facility to voice and hand commands sit/in motion/long sit, down/in motion/long down, here, speak and voice commands heel,
leave it, crate, wait, come out, give, seek, watch it/take it, go find, hup, load up, jump up/jump down, walk it,
break, show me, and 'gimme five'. (Click to see obedience photos.)
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Serge is highly driven for tug-o-war. He's advanced to the
hard intermediate tug and shows a firm grip, vigorous fight and strong commitment to win with neutrality to surface.
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Eager to engage in play, Serge is a pushy young dog,
lively and uninhibited in body contact and physical interaction with the handler. He's a biddable,
companionable dog with high intelligence and ready trainability. Fully
house and crate trained, he travels well in the vehicle. Showing effective property and handler guardianship, giving
voice when warranted.
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Trailing over a log on a wilderness runaway mantrail... |
Foundation footstep tracking with arcing turns on sod, grass, and snow in daytime/nighttime demonstrates
a methodical, determined nose and problem-solving abilities. He's a self-propelled brush buster in master
and stranger runaway mantrailing exercises in wilderness environments, showing strong tracking and trailing skills with a commitment
to working problems for a successful find.
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Serge is a confident young dog with a
nicely balanced temperament, eagerness to please, demonstrative character, and strong focus on the handler.
Not handler hard. His youthful enthusiasm and physical strength are best matched with the handler
experienced with training a lively, driven young working lines male.
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Trait/Drive Summary
Rev. 12/05/02
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NOT EVALUATED |
NONE TO LOW |
MODERATE |
HIGH |
PRONOUNCED |
| Prey |
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| Pack |
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| Play |
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| Food |
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| Scent |
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| Hunt |
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| Retrieve |
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| Biddability |
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| Toy/Ball |
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| Tug |
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| Object Guarding |
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| Food Guarding |
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| Socialness |
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| Child friendly |
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| Ability to settle |
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| Dog friendly |
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| Suspicion |
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| Territoriality |
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| Rebound/Resilience |
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| Handler Focus |
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| Independence |
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| Variable noise threshold |
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| Variable height threshold |
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| Variable surface threshold |
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| Agileness |
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| Athleticism |
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PROGRAM TRAINING COMPETENCY
This candidate has completed the following phases of NorthWest K9 Program Competency:
| Basics |
Social |
Environ |
Travel |
Drive I |
Drive II |
Obed I |
Obed II |
Track I |
Track II |
Agility I |
Agility II |
SERVICE SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT
This candidate shows potential for advanced training in:
| SAR (U/W/D) |
Sport |
Competitive Obed/Agility |
HANDLER SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT
This candidate is best suited for individuals with training and handling experience level:
AVAILABILITY
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NorthWest K9 considers placement with handlers who
have submitted a K9 Search Request.
Please visit our gallery of recent NorthWest K9 Foundation Program Graduates.
PHOTO GALLERY: GENERAL PORTRAITS for NorthWest K9's Serge (click on thumbnail to view full-size photo)
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