Menapode is the plural of "menace" which, in our crazy house, is a term of endearment for some of the hilarious dogs we share our home with. Our house has 2 menapodes, but 3 dogs total - one dog is the "good one" and hence has not been given the "menace" title. We <3 you Z!
Who are the menapodes exactly?
The original 'pode is Kestrel, aka Stardog's It Happens, Red Menace, Kes, Kesserole, etc. Kestrel is an Australian Cattle Dog (possible mix) that our family adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. Kestrel was a most challenging puppy, but he's matured into an awesome dog and now is either in training or competing in dock diving (obviously), agility, disc dog, and schutzhund. Kestrel has never met a stranger and if you meet him you'll understand what it means to be "kessed". He's also a master sock thief with advanced "sock-dar" capabilities.
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| Kestrel at his first competition in Nashville, NC (photo courtesy of Uniwolf Photography) |
Our "minipode" is Aerten, aka Aerten van Sinova, Minipode, Aeri, Canadog, Podeling, etc. Aerten is a Belgian Malinois from Sinova Kennels in Ontario, Canada. She has been a dream puppy after Kes, but she does have her menace moments. She's currently in training for dock diving (again, obvious) and schutzhund. She likes to make her opinion known both on and off the dock as you can see!
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| Aeri at her first competition in Cherokee, NC (photo courtesy of Uniwolf Photography) |
More to come on exactly what Kestrel, Aerten, and I are up to in another post!
You forgot Kestrel's funniest nickname: Karl Barx
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