AAA Litter
Lovely bred to Justice
Whelped 10/9/23: 2 sable females, 2 black & tan females, 2 sable males & 1 black & tan male
Background Information
Pedigree
Mr. Orange (now “Booker”) went to SW Wyoming for Search & Rescue. Miss Green (now “Addie”) went to Sundance to be a service dog and therapy dog and to compete in nosework. Miss Pink (now “Masie”) and Mr. Blue (“Asher”) went to Colorado to be therapy dogs. Miss Brown (now “Ellie”) went to Pennsylvania to be a therapy dog. Mr. Purple, whom I’ve been calling “Packer” leaves February 3rd for southern Colorado to be a cadaver dog. He joins half-sister Roxanne (TT litter) and half-brother Ducati (YY litter) on the team. I kept Miss Yellow (now “Dakota”) for nosework competition, therapy dog work and breeding, but she came down with allergies, so I placed her. She went to a longtime friend in Missouri who will train her to be her service dog and will also compete in nosework.
See the Police/Narcotics Temperament Test ratings. At the end of the page, temperament test ratings of the AAA litter’s parents and many dogs behind them are listed.
See the Search & Rescue Temperament Test Ratings.
Dakuya – now “Dakota” (Celhaus Always Give Thanks) at 1 year 5 months
the former Miss Yellow
OFA Hip & Elbow Prelims at 12 months: Good
PennHip: Distraction Index is .26 (left hip) & .32 (right hip). This is just barely out of the excellent range, which is .30.
OFA Hips (Good): GS-116884G27F-C-VPI
OFA Elbows (normal): GS-EL54552F27-C-VPI
OFA Cardiac (normal/clear): GS-BCA1248/27F/P-VPI
OFA Thyroid (normal): GS-TH1302/27F-VPI
OFA DM (clear): GS-DM15151/28F-PI
vonWillebrands/Hemophilia free
EPI free at 2 yrs 7 mos
free of brucellosis
Unfortunately, after passing all her health screenings beautifully, Dakuya began scratching and was eventually diagnosed with allergies. That knocked her out as a breeding prospect. I placed her with a longtime friend, who will train her as her service dog and also compete with her in nosework. Dakuya left for Missouri on March 29th. They have changed her call name to “Dakota.”
They spent 4 days here, getting to know her, and took these photos.
Photos 1-3: the first walk they took her on.
Photos 4-5: The first night that Dakuya stayed with them in the motel, Sabine sent photos with this comment, “She was intrigued by the dog in the mirror. She checked herself, and her bed with toys on it, in the mirror. She would glance at the pile of toys with a sparkle in her eyes ’Huh, that’s interesting – I wonder how do I get to those toys?’, then switch back to admiring that beautiful German Shepherd in the mirror. She never barked at her reflection as dogs sometimes do because they’re not self-aware it’s their own reflection at first but, she did paw gently at the mirror once or twice to see if she could get over on that side of it. The second photo shows her lying on her bed with her toys.”
Photos 6-7: “Dakuya’s first site seeing attraction, She is an amazing traveler. Definitely passed with flying colors and earned her traveling stripes.”
Photos 8-13: “Hi Cel, Look, this is my new home. Its pretty cool with several dog beds, crates, toys and a yard to chuck it. Small for now but, they tell me I can blast across the large property soon. I was the world’s best traveler. They couldn’t even tell I was in the car. We made some interesting stops to go for walks and I stayed in a hotel again like I’ve been doing it all my life.
When we arrived at “home”, I immediately set out to explore everything. I haven’t eaten yet but hopefully my appetite will be back by tomorrow morning. I have dinner crate time, just like with you right now and then we will go sit out back in the yard again. It’s such a pleasant evening . Love, DAKUYA”
Photo 14: “Here is my administrative assistant in the office….”
Photo 15: “She likes to play tug with this toy that I got her in Germany.”
Photo 16: “She is watching Bud spread grass seeds.”
Photos 17-18: “Our evening on the front porch. It’s been another great day with her”.
Packer (Celhaus Allaying Ablaze) at 2 years 3 months
Packer is in training for Search & Rescue. He joined the same SAR team that Ducati (YY litter) and Roxanne (TT litter) are on. (Roxanne is nationally certified.)
the former Mr. Purple
“Here are photos from today’s training. Packer is one of the best and most loyal dogs I have ever owned. He is one of a kind. We work great together.”
1/17/26: From Jeannine in the SAR team, “I’ll be training with Mike and Packer tomorrow. Packer is a great dog, Mike has developed into an awesome handler. I would absolutely have that team search for a missing family member of mine.”
Packer at 2 years
“Packer is such an amazing boy. He has been doing excellent at his job. Such a sweet little guy.”
Booker (Celhaus Aghen) at 2 years 3 months
the former Mr. Orange
Name Story: Ag’hen means “honored Teacher” and is from Star Trek.
“Uncle” Riker, from the JJ litter., was a Search and Rescue dog and Booker is training to be one.
“Visiting his good friend, Raptor from the ZZ litter”
Booker at 1 year 8 months
(no photos)
June 24: “Some old friends visited this week. Booker was sooooo good with them. Very gentle and calm. He’s got his first wilderness safety class with a local daycare next week. Just like Riker, he’s gonna be teaching lots of kids how to be safe in the woods. He’s a big sweet gentle giant and I think he’s gonna be good at this.”
July 1: “Booker did his first wilderness safety class for the local daycare. He did a good job, all the little kiddos got found, nobody got eaten!”
Asher (Celhaus Always Love & Justice of Eagle Vista) at 2 years 2 months and Radik (Celhaus Radik of Eagle Vista), 6 years 5 months
“Asher (on right) and Radik out visiting the horses with me today.”
Maisie (Celhaus Aliza Akemi CGC) at 2 years
the former Miss Pink
Name Story: Aliza is Hebrew for “joyful” and Akemi is Japanese for “bright & beautiful.” David is Jewish and I am half Japanese.
“Maisie is doing great! Attached a few photos including birthday yesterday. One of the pics is her on her back – she does this every time she is ready for a walk – it’s hilarious!”
Addy (Celhaus Angel of Faith CGC NE) at 2 years
the former Miss Green
Addy joins Jamboree from the JJ litter (her aunt).
“Our girl passed her CGC test today!”
“Addie enjoying her birthday.” Laurie included a photo of her at 2 months when she took her home.
Addy at 1 year 11 months
Addy celebrated her birthday a few days early by earning her first title at our nosework trial. She qualified in Novice Exteriors.
Ellie (Celhaus An Answer to Prayer CGC) at 2 years
the former Miss Brown
“Thank you for the lovely birthday message. I just got Ellie weighed and she is now 63.2 lbs. I made her doggy ice cream for her birthday. It just so happened that her new elk antler came in the mail on her birthday, so she wanted to open it. Pictures herein attached. Have a wonderful day ‘Grandma'”.
Ellie at 1 year 9 months
“Here’s something we can both smile about. Ellie will not chew on her non-rawhide chewies. She did when she was teething, but no longer. What she has done with them is put them throughout the house. She will check on them but nothing more. Of course I just leave them where they are as they are not in the way of anything. There is also an old knuckle bone she once had buried in the yard. She brought it inside and put in its spot in the basement. Also, she won’t play with her old toys. She just wants them in her basket.”
Asher (Celhaus Always Love & Justice of Eagle Vista) at 2 years
the former Mr. Blue
Name Story: Asher is Hebrew for “happiness.”
Asher joined Radik from the RR litter.
Photo 1: “Asher’s 2nd birthday!”
Photo 2: “Another birthday picture of Asher in the back of our utility vehicle. He loves to go do things! We get compliments all the time about his good looks. (And Radik also!) He’s such a sweet boy…still barks alot when he’s happy but that’s just who he is!”
Photo 3: “Out hiking with Asher. Our sweet boy!”
Asher at 1 year 11 months
“Radik and Asher out hiking on a trail in South Dakita this morning. We received compliments from a group of cyclist this morning about how gorgeous they are and well behaved as we stepped to the side of the trail to allow them to pass.”
Asher at 1 year 8 months
“Radik and Asher helping to find the cattle today.”
Asher at 1 year 7 months
“The boys herding some steers this morning.”
