BobDog
CH Banner Sweet Talkin' Guy, RA, THDA, TDI, CGC, HA3
December 16, 2007 - February 16, 2023
Co-owned by Carol Carlson
Never has a dog been so aptly named...
BobDog was the epitome of the Wheaten male...sweet, affectionate and just not too bright. A lovely headed guy, he turned out to be moderate in size and all boy.
BobDog finished his championship just a couple of weeks after his first birthday, entirely owner-breeder-handled by John.
He went to live with his friend, Carol, on her farm in PA...where as you can see, he made some special friends...and loved it! We're proud of them for achieving Rally Advanced, Therapy Dog Advanced, Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Therapy Dog International (TDI) certifications and using his training in local nursing facilities and with a school reading program. In the first-ever Wheaten AKC Herding Event on April 9th, Bob was the first Wheaten to qualify!
BobDog and Carol's therapy dog work was honored with the 2012 SCWTCA Wheaten Ambassador Award. Their participation in a local reading program has also drawn notice; we were all touched by the story of a young boy they worked with who was unwilling to read aloud in English at the start of the school year…and by the end was reading to BobDog.
Used sparingly at stud, he boasts a champion son, Bonnie O’Connor’s, CH Duidream’s Rogue Runner Escapade (“Beeper”)…and our fingers are crossed he will not be the only one.
When Carol’s health failed, her nephew Carlton and his wife Shannon moved into the farm, allowing BobDog to live his final years in a familiar home…and even gain a 2-legged baby brother. We always said, "BobDog is in Paradise, literally and figuratively." Now he’s in another paradise but he was the luckiest dog to be so loved by many...and so were we!
