Rockridge Kennel Specialized Alumni

While all of our alums are near and dear, a few have found their ways into some specialized "careers" after moving to their new homes....

Baxter is one of our "working" alums....he spends his day with is physicians mom and dad - then hangs loose when office hours are over....

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Baxter the Receptionist..
 and the filing clerk......
 all the time....
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and the paper shredder....
 and waiting room supervisor....
  and official greeter....
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After hours it's time to cut loose
 and fly a little....
 and stretch a little....
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and smell the flowers....
 hang out a bit....
 and just be me!

    ....But we should clarify that Baxter was not quite always the so-distinguished gentleman and dedicated employee... in fact as a puppy, he was ahh - a challenge? While he was learning his manners his folks (who are both family physicians) outfoxed him.... they put PVC pipe "casts" on all the furniture legs to help Baxter to learn not to teeth on the furniture!


And - Baxter's mom and dad share a scary story with everyone to be sure to encourage you to get your pet microchipped:
"Baxter had a little adventure last week which reminded me to tell you to INSIST that the owners of your puppies have microchips placed in their new puppies.  Somehow Baxter slipped out the office entry door into the foyer on Thursday. He has done this once before, but usually has a brief exploration of the rather boring foyer, then scratches on the door glass to come back into our office where he knows he can get continuous attention. Thursday, however, the upstairs orthodontist office was moving out and their movers propped open the outer door, so he went on out to the parking lot. Apparently while exploring the parking strip along that busy street (he has never tried to cross any street but ours, which is a quiet neighborhood cul de sac) a woman driving by saw him without a leash and pulled over, opened her passenger door, called to him, and he obediently jumped into her car! Not realizing that he came from the adjacent building, she took him to a nearby vet hospital and left him with the message that, if nobody claimed him in 2 days, she wanted them to call her because she would take him in a heartbeat.....
 
        .....The vet scanned him and found his microchip, called the national registry, and they notified us immediately. In all, he was missing for about 30 minutes (or a year, depending on who is describing the time frame!) If we had not had him microchipped at the time of his neutering, I cannot even imagine how hard it would be to get him back. Of course, we were very lucky that the woman who found him, and obviously fell under his spell instantly, was honest enough to turn him in and not just keep him. I can no longer even imagine life without Baxter. So if anyone you know has not already chipped their pup, send them this message: DO IT NOW. It cost us about $40 and our vet said she does it free for people who think they cannot afford it."

For more information on microchips visit the info page on the NACR website

Last updated 1/05  Copyright 2004 inclusive Pam Daniel and Rockridge Kennel.
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