PERSONALITY:

If I had to explain Woodsie in two words it would be: enthusiastic and happy. Woodsie's temperament and personality is my favourite thing about him, and most people that meet him would say the same. His temperament is that of a big, muscular teddy bear - he is friendly with strangers, kids, dogs, cats, livestock, and everything in between. He is very friendly with strangers and is never hesitant or standoffish, but his main priority is sniffing to see where you have been followed closely by presenting himself for butt scratches. The girl dogs run the show around here, and Woodsie doesn't complain. He is steady and safe around puppies from all ages, and actually used to be a "dog park dog" back in his younger days where he has met easily hundreds, if not thousands of dogs of all varieties. His tail is ALWAYS wagging - something that every judge he has shown under has commented on. In conformation most dogs tend to be kinda glum looking and plod around, while Woodsie enters with pep in his step and a constantly wagging tail. Our breed standard does call for "exhibiting confidence with a zest and exuberance for life" which Woodsie definitely brings everywhere he goes. He has incredible patience and impulse control, and is an extremely easy stud dog to manage in a home with intact females - something not many can say, but we sure do appreciate!

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Don't let his kind, happy-go-lucky demeanor fool you though - he is more than willing to work and has plenty of enthusiasm when requested. He is an extremely fast learner and will do just about anything for a treat. I can usually have him solid on a new trick within 10 minutes. He is extremely confident and nothing ever seems to phase him. Barn Hunt is probably his favourite sport - he can sniff them out rapidly and loves enthusiastically searching for them under bales. He started Lure Course, Wall Climb & Slat Mill Race at the ripe age of 7 years old and took to it like nothing. He climbed 6ft on the wall on his second session, he will run the lure as long as I let him, and he got the slats going 60km/h on his first time up. After practicing each 2-3 times, he went to the Summer Games and won the Top Dog event, which is a combined score between wall climb, lure course & slat mill. In the last year he has really started pushing himself in weight pull as well, and at 7 years old he pulled his personal best of 2,100lbs while at an ADBA competition in Vancouver, BC - earning himself some points, 1st place in his weight division, and 2nd overall for the 45-75lb class against some really tough dogs. We are still actively working towards new titles, new sports, and new skills with him and he loves every minute of it!