Maggie-Mae was a rescued German Shepherd. At 13 months of age, she was afraid of just about everything, especially men, loud noises, and quick movement. From conformation background, she had been discarded due to a 'crooked ear'. Pacing in circles when I first saw her, her future looked pretty bleak. However, I place a LOT on dogs' eyes and when she finally paused, looking right at me, I was hooked. It took months for her to settle in, often tethered to me, to keep her from running and hiding. I decided to start her tracking, only as a 'confidence booster' for her, never expecting anything more than giving her a job for both physical and mental activity.
Maggie absolutely loved tracking, developed self-esteem, and became a "new" dog. And she was good! CKC introduced the Performance Event Number Program and I decided to give it a go!
Maggie earned her TD and her TDX the following year, both on her first attempt. Tracking gave her such pleasure and changed her from a dog considered "worthless" by her previous owner into a happy and fun girl. We later found out that Maggie-Mae was the FIRST dog of ANY BREED IN CANADA with a PEN to earn a TRACKING DOG EXCELLENT Title. 
Maggie-Mae tracking over a rock pile. She loved all challenges in tracking, the tougher the more fun. We miss her very much, she was a very special girl.
Maggie-Mae tracking over a rock pile. She loved all challenges in tracking, the tougher the more fun. We miss her very much, she was a very special girl.
Pure joy! After any track, Maggie loved nothing more than to take the article and run with it.
"Look what I found" !!!! Maggie always indicated her articles by lying down with them between her front legs and looking at me with a big smile on her face.
