Rowdy and Scout, Mission Blvd, Fremont, 1999

Scout on Courtyard Circle, 1998

Studio Photos

Scout Receives Mixed Breed Registration!

May 12, 1997

Scout received her registration from the Mixed Breed Dog Club of America. Her registered name is Woodacre's Rocket Fire. All my showing dogs have the kennel name of Woodacre, which is the street name in San Francisco my parents have lived for over 25 years. I chose Rocket Fire because she is a blaze of energy and about as fast as rocket fire.

Scout Completes Basic Dog Obedience!

Certificate of Completion of Basic Dog Obedience Class

County Wide Dog Training Club

February 25, 1997

Santa Rosa, CA

Registration Photos

Adoption Day!

Rohnert Park Animal Shelter

December 3, 1996

Adoption Day from the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter in Sonoma County. I had been looking for a second dog to start to train for competition events. I had already been showing Rowdy for several years. I was looking for a female herding/terrier mix. I saw in ad by the Rohnert Park shelter in the local paper for such a dog that was about six months old. I went to the shelter and told the person at the front desk who I was here to see. She said "Oh, you can find her in that room over there." I walked into the room walking down the row of kennels. I walked past one and stopped dead in my tracks. There was a dog so gorgeous that I didn't go any further.

She had huge blue eyes that stood out from her tri-color face. She had big lick sores on both front paws, and she sat perfectly still while I talked to her. I told the front desk that I wanted to take her out and have her meet my other dog, Rowdy. I kennel worker brought her out and walked her to the big, fenced exercise area next to the shelter. She pulled like a sled dog the whole time, totally oblivious to the person holding the leash. I brought she and Rowdy into the exercise area, and she immediately jumped on top of him and then stopped. I thought that was odd. She obviously had no aggressive ideas. Luckily Rowdy didn't do anything. Scout just started sniffing around the area ignoring me and Rowdy.