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An amazing story of a second chance at life - Jess, the oldest dog to earn a TD, died this week

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Canine Dog Training USA

Our heartfelt condolences go to Susie Coutts, a CKC tracker in Northern Ontario, who lost her sheltie Jess, aged 16, this week, to old age. We hate to think we'll ever lose a dog and as they keep celebrating one birthday after another it feels like you might beat the odds and have them forever!  

Jess is the oldest dog to earn a TD that we know of, and has a remarkable story of rehabilitation after being rescued from a puppy mill at age 9, when she was 'too old to keep having puppies.' Susie gave her an amazing second chance at a fulfilling life. We can all be inspired first by this story of rescue, and secondly by Susie's decision that Jess might enjoy tracking in her old age - going on to earn a TD at age 15!

You can read Jess's amazing story here, on the Dogs in Canada Magazine blog, and on Susie's Birch-Bark Hill tracking blog - both in the sidebar of this blog (to the left and scroll down).

Kudos to you Susie and Goodbye, Jess. You will continue to inspire us all!


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