It seems like yesterday when I drove all the way to Austria to pick up Indra from the Sattelberg Kennel. She is everything I had hoped and wished for. 

Horst Moosmann, her breeder is one of the most caring breeders I have ever met. It doesn’t matter what kind of question or concerns I have, he’s always ready to answer, When we bought Judge from him, he said that if we had ever any issues and couldn’t keep him for whatever reason, we could always send him back and he’d even pay for the flight if he had to and just enjoys seeing them grow.

Watching Indra grow is an amazing experience. Sometimes I wanted to pull out my hair because she got herself into all kind of trouble. Most of the time I was laughing about her being such a goof and funny girl. It’s amazing to see how they grow, progress and become adult dogs. Especially whey they have such a strong personality and that glow in their eyes.

She is getting better and better. She picks up so fast, it’s amazing. One thing I have to work on is the “Out!” though. It has gotten sloppy and that is unacceptable.

In the last run, the helper, for the first time, went out of sight. When Indra came back she thought she could get away with a sloppy indication. It is important to not cut them any slack. The indication is fully trained and she knows what to do, doesn’t mean that she can’t try to get away with it. After all they are not stupid. 🙂

We decided to buy a house. First we didn’t want to buy but with everything that was going on we came to the conclusion that it is the best option for us.

We live on a busy highway, have no fenced in yard, we only rent and I don’t want to put money into a fence that we have to take down once we leave. Plus I can stay in Watertown once my husband has to go to his next duty-station and I can stay as long I have to, not having to worry if and when we find a new place with the dogs. To much happened in the past months and I don’t want to put any of my dogs  or us through that ever again.

First thing I told our Realtor was “No pre-manufactured homes, no double or single wides, three to four rooms, finished basement, garage and I won’t even look at places that don’t come with a fenced in yard.”

I had already looked online and this place was one of them I put on the list and it was the first one she took me to look at. I fell in love with it from the minute I walked into the house. It even comes with two yards. A huge fenced in front yard and a privacy fenced in backyard. 

Yesterday the  Home Inspector, inspected it and except for some very minor cosmetic things that can easily be fixed with a little paint, it’s in a really good condition and we can go on to close the deal.Those are just a couple of pictures and it’ll give you an idea what it looks like. I love the colors, that it is bright, not to big, not to small. Just right for a childless couple with a bunch of dogs 🙂

What I took into consideration is that we might sell or rent it out so I wanted it to be in a quiet neighborhood yet close to the school & hospital. There is a bank close by, hardwarestore, a small mall with a supermarket and bank as well as our Vet in walking distance, yet it’s on a dead end road and super quiet. You walk five minutes and you are in the country.

If you dump your pet at the pound, this is what could happen to your “beloved” pet.

So think twice before you dump your pet because you move, get a baby or simply “don’t have the time”.