Hesed Puppies
OO & VV Litters
pedigree
Hesed bred to Cantor
OO litter whelped 8/22/18: 2 males and 2 females, all black sables
Mr. Blue (Titus) went to Utah for Search and Rescue. Mr. Green (Finley) stayed close in Wyoming as a pet. Miss Pink (Leidy) went to northwest Wyoming for Search & Rescue. Miss Purple (Pilot) went to the Spokane area for competition in a variety of venues: tracking, nosework, agility, herding and maybe more.
to OO litter police/narcotics temperament test results
to OO litter Search & Rescue test results
to OO litter background information
VV Litter whelped 10/26/21: 3 females and 1 male, all black sables
background information
VV litter Temperament Test Results
Mr. Blue (now “Dancer”) went to a friend in Spokane who has his sister, Pilot, from the OO litter. He, too, will compete in all kinds of venues. Miss Green (now Solo) went to southern Utah for Search and Rescue. Miss Purple (now “Veda”) went to South Dakota as a service dog.
I kept Miss Pink (“Varoom!!”) for breeding and competition, but she was infertile, so in January 2026 I placed her in a home. She is now known as “Vista.”.
Vista (Celhaus Victory Against All Odds CGC THD) at 4 years 5 months
6/17/26: “I was walking Vista on the path behind the “Senior Living Facility” in my neighborhood. She started wagging her tail, which is something she rarely does on a walk. I look up and here is coming a man using a walker! I asked if we could approach and he said sure. Nice interaction.”
Photos 1-2: “Isn’t this one gorgeous girl (after grooming in preparation for therapy dog class). The class has ten dogs, of 10 different breeds.”
Photo 3: “From Victory Against All Odds to Embarrassment Beyond Wildest Dreams. Mom gave me a bath Outside. Using the Hose.”
Photos 4-5: “According to Vista, boring class from 9-4 class (hour lunch and two 10-minute breaks), but “we” did ok except I pull too much on my leash. I was even good when Mom went out of the room for 3 minutes and I had to stay with a stranger. Next test the end of the month.”
Vista at 4 years 4 months
3/24/26: “We were gone for 3 nights this past weekend. People at the kennel loved her. Her heeling is coming along great. She is finally figuring out that she can chase squirrels in the yard, but she has to ignore them when on a leash. Looking forward to therapy dog training in June.”
Photo 1: “Perfect day for a walk. Pretty girl.”
Photo 2: “Well, she certainly knows how to fixate. Unfortunately, it is only for squirrels.”
Titus (Celhaus Octavius Titus CGC) at 6 years 9 months
Titus got an OFA Excellent hip rating!!! Congratulations! He passed all his other health screenings (OFA elbows, OFA cardiac, OFA eyes, OFA thyroid, and is also free of vonWillebrand’s/hemophilia). He has the following SAR certifications through Tri-State K9 Search & Rescue: Wilderness Live Find Area, Cadaver 1 and Cadaver 2. He also has his AKC Canine Good Citizen title.
Lovely was bred to Titus. The XX litter was whelped July 11th, 2022.
Name story: Octavius, was the family masculine name is Gaius Octavius, who became known as Cesar Augustus of Rome the name means Magnificent or Majestic. He was known as a great tactician, philosopher, and statesman who brought Rome out of Civil war following the death of Julius Cesar and into a golden age for the empire know as the Pax Romana (Roman Peace). Since we learned that trying to call any two dogs with an O name is just bringing them both to us we liked Titus who was another Roman Emperor and his name means depending on culture, pleasing, saved, of the giants (He has big paws). We felt a call name of Titus sounds nothing like Oakley and matches his personality he loves to please and work hard with a smile on his face.
6/16/26: “Big weekend for Titus he re certified his Utah POST test got cadaver. Big boy did great!! We had a blast. He normally gets a rest after each part. He took only a small rest half way through the boy was having a blast and on point.”
Titus at 6 years 5 months
”Photos from training last weekend. I think I told you my female Oakley passed away this January and I have been running Titus. We are working under the UT POST cadaver for the law enforcement in Utah with Sonja and cadaver still with Great Basin. He is very good and loves the job. Titus and I have a fun vibe; it’s like two goofy brothers who get serious right before the command to work. A very different vibe from Oakley, we really love working together though. We passed the Utah POST test two months after Oakley passed. A real estimate to Sonja and Angela’s training and our compatibility. Sadly, he got a foxtail in his ear. We luckily got it taken care of, but he also got an infection. $2000 later happy puppy pack up and running.”
Titus at 4 years 3 months
12/1/22: Photos 1-3: “Titus recertified in Cadaver 1 this past weekend.”
Photo 4: “”This final photo was taken a couple of months ago before it got really cold outside.”
Finley (Celhaus Onyx) at 6 years 4 months
“Our vet does a “Pet of the Week” on their Facebook page, and Finley made the cut just before New Years.”
Finley at 6 years 1 month
Photo 2: “Bud Love”
Finley at 6 years 1 month
Photo 1: “Cull Watt Park”
Finley at 6 years
“6th birthday”
Finley at 5 years 11 months
Photos 1-2: “Brown Bear Lake”
Photo 4: “Maybelle Lake”
Finley at 5 years 10 months
Photos 1-2: “Camping near Burges Junction”
Photo 3: “Porcupine Falls”
Finley at 5 years 9 months
“Bighorn Trail Run & Steamboat Rock”
Solo (Celhaus Venture Solo) at 4 years
“Here are pics of Solo rappelling and canyoneering down buckskin gulch, the longest slot canyon in the world! We haven’t got back into SAR, unfortunately. We had a second attempt to build a team after we got done rebuilding our house after the fire. Solo is doing well. She is a true blessing and companion in our adventures. We are now in charge or our community emergency response team and may expand into our own SAR team…”
Leidy (Celhaus Odina Leidy) at 7 years 2 months
Name story: Odina is Native American for mountain; Leidy is a mountain of which Tammy has particularly fond memories.
“Hope all is well. Here are a few photos of Leidy.”
Pilot and Dancer came by on their way to Texas and stayed long enough for me to get some fantastic photos of them at play. See all the photos of Pilot and Dancer on 9/27/25. I show two of each below:
Pilot (Celhaus Olabisi Isolde CGC TKN TD) at 7 years 1 month
Name story: Olabisi is Egyptian, meaning brings joy; Isolde is Gaelic, meaning brat)
One photo – be sure to see all of them.
Dancer (Celhaus Vespasian Isildur Sundancer BH OB1) at 3 years 11 months
Name Story: Isildur means devoted to the moon and is a word from Tolkien.
One photo – be sure to see all of them.
Dancer at 3 years
“Thought you might enjoy. This is the face when I have ignored him for 20 minutes. This is after tracking in the morning, followed by 2 intense training sessions, and a half-mile walk over the hills. It’s the dog version of ‘What have you done for me lately?’”
Dancer at 3 years
“We’re still doing IPG (Schutzhund). Dancer passed his OB1, which is the obedience part of the IPG1, no tracking or protection. His heeling wasn’t great (acted like he never did that before), but the rest was really nice so we had enough points to pass. Our protection helper who comes once a month said he really likes Dancer.”
Veda (Celhaus Vivacious) at 3 years 5 months
Veda was placed as a Medical Alert Service Dog on 11/17/23.
Veda at 3 years 2 months
“Veda is doing okay, never more than a few feet from me. I have learned she loves to swim. She loves road trips and her big “sister” Whiskey. She LOVES hiking! We have been all over the mountains, desert and the Black Hills of South Dakota. She is doing amazing with her service work! This fall we were hiking in the woods and she somehow managed to shatter a knuckle in one of her hind toes. So we have battling with being quiet! V is 1000% my dog. Where I go, she goes. V, Whiskey and I drove to Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota this summer and fall. V also flew to Arizona and impressed everyone on the flight. They even gave her a certificate and pilot wings honoring her first flight!! Thank you so very much for entrusting me with her. She has been such a HUGE blessing.”
