Meet GUS, he came to live with us in 2006 after his breeder/handler Nikki McClendon finished his championship.  He loves greeting visitors to the garden.

He is a big beautiful boy!  He is square and moves like a dream!  His hips are good, he's VWD clear and he's a number 4 black.

2008 promises to be a big year for Gus.  He got his CGC in March and the first two legs of his RN the end of February.  

He's training for his CD and loves agility.  You'll be seeing more of this boy in the near future.

(Photo taken by Alisa Palmer - fellow SPOTC member)

Since the spring of 2008 Gus has been busy!  He has become a therapy dog and thinks that's the best life a dog can have.  Rooms full of people just waiting to pet him and feed him cookies!

Just so you don't think it has been all play and no work, Gus has earned his RN, his RA and his CD titles!!  He is currently in training for his CDX and RE titles!!  There's more to come with this boy!

This is what we've been doing for fun!  Some day soon we'll head out there and see if we can put a draft dog title on this special boy!!

In 2011 Gus achieved both his Companion Dog Excellent and his Rally Excellent titles in 3 straight shows here at Heart of the Plains cluster in Lubbock.  Gus has now retired and is devoting his time to being my best friend!