After Ted and I split, I moved to a new place with the dogs. I'd had a six foot cedar fence installed around the back yard. As I worked in the front yard, some neighbourhood children rushed down the driveway. To my amazement, they flung open the gate and the dogs came out. (I'd not known how that press-and-slide latch worked). A six year old boy was bitten on his legs.

This was a terrible introduction to my new neighbours. I vowed to rehabilitate the Boxers and started their CD training.

Eventually, each of the dogs involved earned their CD.

They were Lizzie (Auted's Dragonlady CD), Herk (Auted's Pendragon CD), Plum (Auted's Dragonmaid CD) and Wig (Auted's Dragonstar CD). The dragons they were !

Lizzie died at eleven of probable screw worm infestation (a cattle parasite, now it's practically eradicated in Texas). Herk was sacrificed at age 13 after strokes, Plum and Wig were sacrificed at age ten. Plum had progressive paralysis and Wig refused to eat.

Auted's Silver Dragonflame (Chuckie) who'd gone to Margie & John Hemery died of a cancer at age eleven.

Auted's Dragonflash (Emly) died young of nephritis, secondary to leptospirosis.

Pedigree