April 26, 2013- Today, I will be introducing you to one of my business partners, Skyler. One of my best friends, a canine- and someone that has helped me in so many ways while having fun. She teaches me lessons everyday about life and living a healthy one. And together with me wants to help others live that same healthy life.
Skyler is a Sheppard Mix, who is about 12 years old (shhhh...she still thinks she's a puppy though!). We found each other when she was about 1 year old. I walked into the Huntington Animal Shelter, and she saw me, gave me this look and I was taken in by her. She decided to rescue me and that day she took me home with her. Since then she and I have been inseparable!
Skyler and I soon became running partners, we would run the trails at the local park, we ran around town. After years of training together we found some races that were very dog friendly and we started racing together. (I think she has won more awards than me!) We raced thoughout Long Island (she is known throughout the Greater Long Island Running Club now!), NYC- Manhattan, and New England!
Sadly, a few years ago she literally retired from the running scene, while we were on a trail run at our favorite park, she and I were running when all of a sudden she stopped, sat down and wouldn't budge until I said "okay, we'll walk the rest of the way (we only had a mile left at that point, of a short 6 mile run)" so we walked the rest. Good news though, we still walk everyday and enjoy every step together! Her longest run to date was a 18 mile trail run!
Skyler and I were an active part of getting our local dogpark established, and after a few years of working on our own, we joined together with H-Dog (now LI-Dog, www.lidog.org) which definitely helped in making our dream a reality, the Blydenburgh Dogpark- which is now been a truly active dogpark for several years! We still enjoy the dogpark together with my other dogs as well.
Together we play ball, and come up with tasty treats to share with our YouTube and blog followers. Skyler is instrumental in taste testing my treats, if they pass her discerning palate they will make their way to you, but only if they pass!
The fact that she is respectful of her pack members, shows and teaches me to be respectful of others. The unconditional love she gives to me and others shows me that in this world we need to embrace the love and share what we can without expecting anything in return many times!
I call her a Swiss American Rescue Dog because as part of my family now, and being part German Sheppard- she definitely has the Swiss traits embedded in her (not to mention her neutrality in certain cases!).....An American being born and raised in America!......She truly is a Rescue dog in that she has saved my life, and continues to help others (human and dog alike)! Oh and Vegan, she is Vegan and going strong!
I hope you enjoyed the videos above of Skyler, the Swiss American Vegan Rescue Dog, and Six Legged Athlete and Companion. Check back tomorrow for another introduction to another Swiss American Vegan Rescue Dog!
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