German Shepherd - Simnikan Kennels, where I was born.

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Here is where I was born - Simnikan Kennels in Port Eliabeth. Have a look at the site. Lots of useful information and great pictures. News as well. Check out the new puppies - they make me quite broody!
Which reminds me .....

Here is a picture of me that I am sending to Yako on Velentine's day:






Hi Yako ........

Indy and Stephen

Here is one of my my favorite pictures - it is me with Stephen

Cheers - Indy

Indy invites you to witness the faithfulness of Hawkeye the Labrador.

Indy invites you to witness the faithfulness of Hawkeye, a Labrador much loved by Jon Tomlinson, a Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan on 6 August 2011. 1500 people attended Jon Tomlinson's funeral in Iowa. So did his faithful Labrador, Hawkeye.

View a news report about the late Jon Tomlinson and his funeral.

Indy the German Shepherd - "I am growing fast!"

I looked at myself in the mirror. Guess what I saw.

                                       Cheers! I am growing up fast. August 2011.

Indy the German Shepherd Learns to eat Roman Style

Here is a picture of me eating like a true Roman.

Who taught me how to eat like a Roman?
Benji - of course.
Here is Benji feeding.

Benji showed me this video of him eating Roman style and how it annoyed the late Tess. Enjoy.

Here is a tribute to Tess.

Indy's Favorite Story - Lost in Lion Country

I love stories - especially exciting dog stories. This one is my favorite. Benji told me about it. It's about a Jack Russell lost in lion country in South Africa. How would you like to get lost in the African bush - at night? Every time I hear the story or watch the video (John made the video) I head for the nearest tissue box (I won't tell if you do too).

Here is the story on video:

                          The Night We Lost Pepper In  The African Bush

Legal Stuff: Thank you to the Walker family for giving permission to put the video on YouTube

A corner of paradise is waiting

Benji has told me about a corner of paradise where he used to play with Tess. It is the family hide away at the Kromme River about 70 km west of Port Elizabeth. I have heard Patricia and John saying we will be going there soon. I can't wait! Benji says if you are very quiet you can hear Tess flying across the grass - free, young and healthy.

                                                            Kromme
                                               The view from the house

And here is a video John made of the birds at dawn at Kromme. I am longing to hear them myself.

                      Birds welcoming the dawn at Kromme - at the tip of Africa.

My Birth Place and My Club

Here is where I was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Simnikan German Shepherd Kennels.

Picture coming

This is why my posh name is "India of Simnikan" - that's where my name "Indy" comes from.

Great surroundings. What a wonderful place to come into the world. Read more about my birth place here at Simnikan German Shepherd Kennels.

Would you like to see where I take Patricia and John for training? Click here and have a look.

Training Patricia on Saturday 6th August 2011

Here I am training Patricia at our school for German Shepherd owners. Patricia is wearing the blue jersey.
The first picture is me getting Patricia's attention. See how I have got her to look at me. Excellent! Well done Patricia.

I next tell Patricia to stand  straight and look straight ahead. Look how well she obeys. She got a treat.

Well done Patricia!

PS That is our President in the yellow coat.

Playing with the Old Man

Here is a video of me playing with old man, Benji the labrador. He really is a good sport. Watch the end of the video and see my left jab. Cassius Clay - eat your heart out!

The return of the Queen

Prepare for action stations. The Queen is due to return on Tuesday from London. You guessed, Patricia will be back. I fear the battle for the couch will hot up. John won't admit it but I have had a few couch victories recently, particularly on icy nights watching TV.

I am getting bigger all the time. And my bark, it's getting louder. I am going to have lots of fun barking at anything I feel like - oops, I forgot, The Queen is coming!

Oh yes, I am getting used to my collar and lead.

Keeping watch at the front gate

I am just over 5 months. The front gate is a good place to check what is going on and have a few barks. It's early Sunday so I had better not bark too much. Look at the winter rain coming from the west. (The date is USA time - in future it will be RSA time).

                              What's going on in the big outside world?

Thank you for following

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Team Indy and Benji strikes back

20 June 2011 - John won't want the dog school to hear about what happened last night.  We were watching the US Open Golf. That young Irish chap Rory is quite good.  I got bored and hopped onto the couch. John had a rush of blood to the head and put my blanket on the couch for me to sleep on. So I jumped up onto the blanket. This was too much for Benji. I suppose Benji thought "If Indy can get on the couch so can I."

So, Benji quietly crept onto the couch as well - right into John's lap. Benji told me he has not been on the couch for years. I smell victory in the battle for the couch.

Important: Do not tell the trainers at the dog school about our success. John may get into hot water. This may make him more determined to get us off the couch.

John's friend Scott took pictures of our two victories. John can't deny we won - last night anyway.

                                     Here I am on the couch

                                 Here is Benji - on the couch as well, following
                                                      my good example

Pulling on the Walk - Using a Collar

11 June 2011 - I went to my training school this afternoon. What I expected happened. John asked for advice on stopping me pulling on my walk. You know I wear a harness for walks. He was told that my harness is for pulling and tracking and not for walks (as if I didn't know that!). Anyway. John was told to get a soft collar for walks. John was told he can control me better with a collar. We will see about that! Humans must understand that we German Shepherds are leaders. We lead the walk. We drag our owners. John is in for a shock. When he puts the collar on me I will start spinning round and round. Like when I chase my tail. That will make him put the harness back on...............Hang on........................... What if John makes it a rule: No collar and lead, no walk? I suppose that I will then have to go along with the collar plan. Hmmmmmm..... I will have to think about this one.

I like the training school. It's great meeting the other German Shepherds. It's called socialising. My sister was there this afternoon. The problem is that John is learning all sorts of things about training - that is a polite way of saying John is learning how to get me to do what he wants by making me enjoy doing it.  The joke is on him though - I see John is being trained as well! What a dumb human - he needs more training than I do.

Having a drink

31 May 2011 - Stormy day here - I need a quick drink to start the day -