The Dog

Haikari

(pronounced HI – CAR –EE)
(that’s “car” not “care”)

Born December 1, 2006
in Fabius, NY
to Isis (mother) & Brazos (father).

The Campbell family brought her home
on a snowy day, January 20, 2007.

Kari is a blue merle
Australian Sheperd.

We thank Betsy Atkinson of Hearthside Aussies
for choosing Kari for us. Kari has added much
needed joy to our lives and we all love her dearly.

Thanks to Kelly at Stormridge Aussies where
we first met some aussies in person…
and it was love at first lick! Her dogs are beautiful.

We believe Kari’s predecessor,
The Mighty Quinn,(a wonderful Alaskan Malamute
who went to the Rainbow Bridge
on November 3, 2006),

had a hand…errr – paw?…
in bringing Kari to us.

He knew just what we needed! : )

LIKES

to steal socks
sleep under couch
hide under couch
sleep on couch
car rides
food
rawhides
stuffed toys
chase squirrels because they run
retrieve thrown balls
playing in water
swimming
taking a shower with Dad
doing anything with Dad
to make new friends – people or animals
to clean your face – THOROUGHLY
full body rubs
butt rubs
play tug of war
snow
her sandbox

DISLIKES

having anything checked at The Vet
being left behind
someone sitting in her spot
the dark
too much heat
people hitting or yelling
the flyswatter (we’ve never hit her with it!)
wheels that move

Qualities

she’s a real wiggle-butt when she’s happy
she has very expressive ears
she groans, grunts & sighs

The following poem applies equally as well for our children:

Here in this house…I will never know the loneliness I hear in the barks of the other dogs
‘out there’. I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world
will not have changed. I will never know hunger, or the fear of not
knowing if I’ll eat. I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from
the heat. I will feel the sun’s heat, and the rain’s coolness, and be
allowed to smell all that can reach my nose. My fur will shine, and
never be dirty or matted.

Here in this house…

There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level. I will be
talked to and, even if I don’t understand, I can enjoy the warmth of
the words. I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among
many. My name will be used in joy, and I will love the sound of it!

Here in this house…

I will never be a substitute for anything I am not. I will never be
used to improve peoples’ images of themselves. I will be loved because
I am who I am, not someone’s idea of who I should be. I will never
suffer for someone’s anger, impatience, or stupidity. I will be taught
all the things I need to know to be loved by all. If I do not learn my
lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.

Here in this house…

I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch… knowing that, no matter
what they do, they do it for the good of me. If I am ill, I will be
doctored. If scared, I will be calmed. If sad, I will be cheered. No
matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be
of value. I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too
unruly, or not cute enough. My life is a responsibility, and not an
afterthought. I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as
kind and as fair as dogs.

Here in this house…

I will belong. I will be home.

- Author Unknown

Stela jaerger

i like dog, i have che dog , your name is malu