| Name | Dasher |
| AKC | SyNRG’s Up On The Reuf Top |
| Gender | Boy |
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| How I Was Named | Dasher was born during the 12 Days of Christmas. Inspired by his predecessor, Comet… who shared the familiar name of a Reindeer… and given my love for ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ and childhood versions of ‘Up on the Rooftop’ with lyrics: “Up on the rooftop – click, click, click Down thru the chimney with Good Saint Nick” In honor of the sweet brother he joined in this family, some spelling liberties were taken with his registered name: SyNRG’s Up On The Reuf Top |
| My Intro | |
| Blog | Raising The Reuf |
| Occupation | Athlete Male Model Motivator Backup Leader Architect Co-Worker Sire Dad/Brother [BroDaddy] |
| Interests | Work and Train x Infinity Bumpers x Infinity Tug x Infinity Let’s Do Something! Outdoor Investigations The Bird (favorite stuffy) Treats & Food Down Time with Mom Down Time with BroSon Buzz TV Sitcoms Posing for Photos Attention! |
| Favorite Training Exercise | Heeling Fronts & Finishes Bumper Retrieves Spins Command DiscriminationWi |
| Traits | Super Cute to Very Handsome HIGH DRIVE Biddable + Loves to Work and Train Extremely Clever Hilarious Sense of Humor Mom’s Shadow |
| Motivation | Training Toys & Bumpers Treats Praise Pleasing The Trainer (and Himself) |
| Unique | Treat Spot on Tongue Pro Photo Model Watches TV like He Knows What’s Going On |
| Story | Knowing that I was interested in starting a puppy on a competitive training tract, my Instructor gave me a tip and contact information for the breeder of a super talented litter. I called her and interviewed for the opportunity to steward one of these great puppies. She shared the pedigree, and I was stunned! It was a litter of 11, and there were only 2 potentially available. When the breeder agreed… I quickly put that deposit check in the mail! I soon found out that all but three pups had been pre-placed. Out of the three, I fell pretty hard for one, but realized that the breeder would make the selection for me, so I stayed open… When the day came, and I met the pups for the first time (the night before the puppy test)… the awesome breeder informed me that I was getting the puppy I loved so much!!! LIME PIE!!! I would have chosen him if all 11 had been available! My heart filled a thousand-fold. |
| Back Story | As Team Reufus advanced through levels and titles, it became very apparent to me that while Reuf found fulfillment in training skills and tricks, he was feeling more and more pressure in the ring. It’s so hard to surrender your vision in that moment, but I accepted the fact that my Sweet Boy had reached his limit.. I vowed to never ever stop training him, because the pride he exhibited when performing tricks in low pressure environments filled both our hearts… His joy was SO infectious in those moments, and I will treasure all of our precious memories. I still had goals and dreams but realized that those required a more confident personality with stronger drive. The Instructor who tipped me off to the litter was well familiar with the amazing Daddy Mojo (local to our area) and awesome Mama Trance, both super Agility competitors… and I was SOLD!!! Just to add backup that I SO didn’t need or deserve… I had long followed a World Champion Dog Trainer and breeder of Golden Retrievers. I had watched video after video, over and over. I had also been told stories of a Golden, named Thriller, who was awesome… and everyone in the Golden sport world spoke of his breeder, as well. When Lime Pie’s pedigree was revealed to me… each of my Fan Girl Bloodlines was represented as grandparents! |
| Nicknames | Lime Pie Pie Dash Pie Daddy BroDaddy Sweet Boy Numero Uno Number One BudBud Booger |
| Favorite TV | Everybody Loves Raymond Last Man Standing Abbott Elementary Texas A&M Sports |
| Favorite Music | Bruno Mars D-O-Double G |
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