SHAKTI, CGC, Advanced Trick Dog
("Dayspring's Spirit of SHAKTI")

Dear Friends and Fans,

My Family and I want to wish you

HAPPY HOLIDAYS and

all the best for the New Year 2010!

We're working on some new projects and we'll have some more exciting news for you all soon...

With love and lots of puppy kisses,

Shakti ;)

with her human pack members: Lexi and Mike

PS. If you are on Facebook - you can join me there too - I'm in Dogbook and here's my profile:Click to view

Shakti's photo (with her K9 Friend) on the International Association of Canine Professionals homepage!

IACP's 10th anniversary is coming soon! Visit website: www.CanineProfessionals.com

In April 2009 one of our previous movies (Novice level tricks) was posted on CRUFTS blog by Marc Abraham, the UK's favorite vet.

Here's the post on the CRUFTS Blog

A few days ago Marc added our recent movie with the advanced tricks and a link to Shakti's website!

We feel very flattered! Thank you so much Marc!

Shakti's movie on Marc Abraham's Blog

Another of Shakti's amazing trick movies is here!!!! This time Shakti's presenting some amazing

"Advanced Dog Tricks".

Shakti, the Shiloh Shepherd canine star is presenting some of the amazing advanced dog tricks she knows!

The movie is available in the HD (High Definition) format. For better viewing experience, please click on "HD" sign on the bottom of the movie AFTER you press on PLAY. Thank you!

The required number of tricks was 5, but Shakti's showing 15 advanced tricks in this movie. This is Shakti's 3rd dog trick movie and so far she has presented about 61 tricks. She knows even more tricks than that.

I hope you'll enjoy the movie! Comments and ratings are appreciated as always!

View Shakti's movie on YouTube

or you can go straight to Shakti's newest movie on her Movies page:

View Shakti's movie on her website

Shakti's website: http://www.ShaktiShiloh.webs.com

Some of you might have heard about Shakti's bloat bloat surgery in February 2009... You might even have read the detailed article I wrote about it. If not, you can read the full article about our personal experience with canine bloat, the symptoms, the healing process, etc. here:

Direct link to the article

"Bloat happens...A victory story about bloat recovery"

- written by Aleksandra "Lexi" Hayden, a proud IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals) Member

Today, we'd like to invite you to review our pack's bloat experience in the form of a slideshow.

The slideshow is pretty long (about 10 minutes) as it documents the recovery process after Shakti's surgery in February 2009. This is Shakti's very first reappearance after her emergency surgery!

The photos at the very end of the slideshow show how Shakti, now fully recovered (by the way - she just had her general check-up at the vet's and everything is GREAT - Shakti's VERY, VERY healthy ), is helping a fellow canine fostered by our "pack". Shakti's healed and now she's helping others to heal as well. The slideshow has some background music so please turn your speakers on.

Enjoy the show and we really hope that you'll also enjoy the positive message we tried to present in the slideshow.

PS. Advisory note to emotional viewers: you might need some kleenex handy... - but don't worry - it is a story with a HAPPY ENDING!

Click to view the SLIDESHOW

(and please turn the speakers on)

With Love,

The whole pack: Lexi with Mike and Shakti

Here's the certificate that our team: Lexi (pack leader) and Shakti (canine team member) received from Kyra Sundance on July 13, 2009:

Our K9-human team is very happy to announce that we were awarded another title!

Both girls, Lexi and Shakti, worked very hard on some more trick skills and we were awarded the

Advanced Dog Trick Title!

We're very proud and flattered to be listed on Kyra Sundance's website:

Lexi and Shakti receive the Advanced Dog Trick Title!

Please look at "Advanced Trick Dog" and you'll see: Aleksandra Hayden and Shakti (Dayspring's Spirit of Shakti),ATD 7/09

THANK YOU KYRA for being such an inspiration and a great role model to us and to many other dog owners out there!

We'll post some more info about it soon.

This article was born of life experiences. The experiences affected the whole "pack" and, of course,Shakti in particular. I put all my memories, experiences, insights and thoughts on paper in hopes that the article would help other dog owners and their dogs to lead happy, balanced, positive lives...

This article describes a bloat incident, the owners' response, veterinary treatment and Shakti's recovery. It emphasizes the benefits derived in a crisis situation when the owner acts as pack leader, and shows how prior training of the dog helped in the recovery process. The article includes a summary of the common symptoms of bloat, as well as a diary chronicling the bloat incident from onset through complete recovery.

It's a story about how a strong a human-canine bond can foster healing and create a positive outcome that restores balance in the face of difficulties, hardships and suffering.

I really hope that you'll enjoy the read...

With Love,

Lexi Hayden (Shakti's owner, pack leader and trainer)

Link to the page with the article

Today is a very special day: Shakti's birthday! Shakti's 4 years old today. We celebrated her birthday by taking her to do some agility and she loved that. She got a bone to chew on and there are still a few more surprises to come!

We just found the post about "Lexi & Shakti team" on a CRUFTS website and we thought we'd share that with all Friends and Fans! YAY!!!

A post was made by the UK favorite vet, Marc Abraham and we feel very flattered and honored by his compliments. This is what Mr. Abraham said about one of of trick movies and performances (the Novice level trick movie where Lexi and Shakti are showing 26 tricks together):

"Something to brighten up your weekend as Shakti the female Shiloh Shepherd performs 26 tricks for Novice Trick Dog Title:

Click here to view clip.

Shakti was awarded the Novice Trick Dog Title by the Trick Dog Trainers Association and Kyra Sundance.

I love this clip for the sheer strong pet-human bond that's so obvious here - great to see."

Here's the link to the original post: http://www.crufts.org.uk/interact/blogs/26-days-go-26-dog-tricks-see