Long-Dangerous Tails

Hi Karen,

After searching past posts on nutrition and not finding information regarding the sojos diet, have you (or anyone else on the blog) tried and/or recommend the sojos grain-free fruit & veggie dog food mix.  I’m already adding raw beef heart (lately Rudi has decided he doesn’t want it), ground sirlon and sirlon I cut up and add to his Taste of the Wild.  He’s always preferred to play or anything other than eat.  He’s 77 lbs. I’m not worried about his weight but want to find a diet “he wants to eat”.  This past week I’ve added some Mexican crumbling cheese and this morning a slice of swiss…he seems to like cheese but I’m stopping that before it becomes a habit…I know, I hear the chuckling, I’ve already created a habit.

So I guess you simply mix your amount of sojos contents, first five ingredients are sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, celery, apples, whole egg (guess that’s 6) with water and raw beef or poultry.  Let stand for at least 30 minutes then feed.  It does include flax meal.

I was given a small sample packet but decided to ask your expert advice first.  Thanks in advance and here’s wishing you a lovely, reflective Memorial Day Weekend.

Julie Hesse & Rudi

It is now official!

K9 Rudi and I are a team and our application/background check has been approved and we are now official members of the Southwest Florida K9 Search Unit!!!!!  GO Rudi, GO!  We are not yet deployable but after I get some course work done, classes and tracking certification we will be on our way.

Director said today it looked like Rudi and I have been working for 10 years!
Again, thank you Julie for your wonderful GSD.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Hugs, Julie H.

PS  what a wonderful day for training, just beautiful down here today

Hi Alta-Tollhaus family!  Just a quick update about Rudi and his SAR training.  He is doing fabulous!  Today was wonderful as he tracked his first long, 200 yds., track which was crossed.  He made the correct choice when he had to and found his victim.  There were a pair of sandhill cranes making a good deal of noise and he didn’t even turn to see what all the fuss was about.  They are about 3 or 4 feet high from what I can tell.  I really wasn’t wathcing them as I’m still learning to read a tracking dog.  Rudi is really loving his play/work.

Julie, again…thank you so much for our RUDI!!!

In case you Alta-Tollhaus bloggers might be interested, Julie said I could post this to the blog.  Thank you Julie RM! 

Hi All,

Just want to update you on “Project KITT“.

On 5/22/09 I shipped a package to my Navy MWD (14 patrol dogs) contact in Afghanistan containing three medium “Kongs”, four Kong “Wubbles” and a container of dog wipes, per their request. They still need dog boots (for protection against heat) and “Doggles” for German Shepherd Dogs and Belgian Malinois’, plus more “Kongs” and “Wubbles”.

On 6/4/09 I shipped 700 wire-shaft marker flags (400 red, 300 white) for marking mine areas and safe areas, four Medium “Kongs” and twenty five tennis balls. These items went to my Army MWD contact in a mine-detecting unit in Afghanistan (9 dogs). They still are asking for 30 ft. long, 1-inch wide nylon leads, 1″ wide nylon collars with metal snap buckles and “Doggles” (black, large or medium for their Labrador Retrievers and Belgian Malinois’)

On 6/5/09 I shipped a package containing numerous items which I received from Dorn Beddow at the Southwest Florida K-9 Search Unit (magazines, dog treats, nylon leashes, one leather leash, nylon collars, dog treats and a frisbee).  I also included an additional 16 tennis balls.

The tennis balls (230 of them) are courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. Nobel Hendrix of Palm City, Florida.

My “Project KITT” account is nearly exhausted, by I anticipate that it will increase since I sent out about forty letters and a “Project KITT” brochure to various dog clubs in Florida and Ohio.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in getting involved in “Project KITT” or might have knowledge of a Military Working Dog Handler stationed in Afghanistan or Iraq, pass on my web address, www.westforkdogtraining.com and have them click on “Project KITT” for my contact information..

I’ll keep you posted as to the progress of “Project KITT“.

Alan Kalfus