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I'm Johann - Johann The Dog!

Hi, I'm Johann! I'm a pretty busy pup. I have my own website, JohannTheDog.com, and Dog Blog. I love dog agility, and also do herding when I get the chance. And I and help raise money for dog shelters and rescues.

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I'm a Giant Squid and a member of the Giant Squidoo Top 100 Club! 

On September 19, 2007, I was incredibly honored to learn I became a member of the Squidoo pack that calls themselves the Giant Squids!

And on July 2, 2008, I became a member of the new Giant Squidoo Top 100 Club for having 100 quality Squidoo lenses!

They are the cream of the crop, best of the pack, top of the heap, Squidooers. Oh, and did I mention they are a great bunch of two-leggers, with a few four-leggers thrown in! You couldn't ask for more professional, nice, supportive bunch of Squids!

See my Squidmercial! 

Johann's Squidmercial!

Johann's Squidmercial!

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I love dog agility! 

I love competing in dog agility!

So far I have my MX and MXJ in AKC Agility. And I have my Masters Agility Dog (MAD), Jumpers Champion Title (JCH), Standard Agility Master Title (SAM), and my Relay Master Title (RM) in USDAA.

At the Regionals here in the Midwest during the 4th of July weekend, I qualified in the Dog Agility Masters (DAM) Team for the 2008 Cynosport World Games to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona!

Check back to see what else I accomplish this year.

Be sure and visit my website! 

Be sure and visit my website - JohannTheDog.com - where you can shop for cool stuff for cool dogs!

We've put together, in one place, all the cool stuff you need for your dog!

Find dog beds, all natural foods and treats, collars, leashes, charms, training and agility gear, vitamins and supplements, books, clothing, toys and more!

And the best part is that we donate 10% of our profits to dog rescues and shelter!

ABCNews asked me to submit a Q for their new online program hosted by Tamar Geller! 

Check it out!

Johann's ABCNews Segment

Johann's ABCNews Segment

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Rescue Me! 

Check out my new blog!

I am a very fortunate pup - have a great family, a great career, great hobbies - a pup just couldn't ask for more. So, we have been working steadily to give back, through our website and other ways.

We thought it was time to take the next step. So we started a blog that highlights pups in need; pups in rescues and shelters throughout the country.



Be sure and check it out - 'cause we will be featuring a new pup in need every day of the week. And there are great links to all kinds of rescue organizations - purebred and All-American - throughout the country.

And don't forget to grab one of our chicklets to post on your site or blog and link to Rescue Me, we know it will help a pup in need.

My namesake! 

Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany to an extraordinarily musical family - for more than 200 years the Bach family had produced dozens of worthy performers and composers during a period in which the church, local government and the aristocracy provided significant support for professional music making in the German-speaking world, particularly in the eastern electorates of Thuringia and Saxony.

Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 O.S. - 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.

Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, JS Bach's works include the Brandenburg concerti, the Goldberg Variations, the keyboard Suites(1)(2) and Partitas, the Mass in B Minor, the St Matthew Passion, The Musical Offering, The Art of Fugue, and more than 200 cantatas.

Thank you Wikipedia for this great info!

My favorite stuff to do! 

My birthday vid! 

It was my birthday on June 25th and my Mum made me this cool video to celebrate the great times we've had together.

The best is yet to come, huh Mum?

A Tribute to Johann on his Third Birthday!

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This is my family! 

This is my family! We are all named after classical composers. Mom used to be a classical flutist - but she doesn't have much time for that anymore. And besides, not so sure we'd put up with the 'noise'.

  • My sister - Gracie (named after Grace Williams)
  • My kitty brother - Wolfgang (Wolfie - named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
  • And my other kitty brother - Ludwig (Wiggy - named after Ludwig Von Beethoven)


Gracie, my sister! by JohannTheDog

Wolfie - my brother! by JohannTheDog

Ludwig (Wiggy) - my brother! by JohannTheDog

My family's namesakes! 

My sister Gracie was named after Grace Williams.

Grace Mary Williams (February 19, 1906 - February 10, 1977) was a Welsh composer. Born in Barry, Wales, she was educated at Barry County School, and won a scholarship to University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire. She then went to the Royal College of Music, where she was taught by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

During the Second World War, the students were evacuated to Grantham in Lincolnshire, where Grace composed some of her earliest works, including the Sinfonia Concertante and her first symphony. During and after the war, she suffered from depression and other stress-related health problems. Having taught in London, she returned to Wales, where she worked for the BBC.

One of her most popular works was her Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes (1940). In 1960-61 she wrote her only opera, The Parlour, which was not performed until 1966. In the same year, she turned down an offer of the OBE for her services to music.

My brother Wolfie was named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions includes works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music.

Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of European composers and many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest composers of classical music.

My brother Wiggy is named after Ludwig Von Beethoven.

Ludwig van Beethoven (December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music, and was the predominant figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music.

While primarily known today as a composer, he was also a celebrated virtuoso pianist and conductor, and an accomplished violinist.

Born in Bonn, Germany, he moved to Vienna, Austria, in his early twenties, and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. In his late twenties he began to lose his hearing gradually, and yet he continued to produce notable masterpieces throughout his life.

Thank you Wikipedia for this great info!

Favorite video? 

See me in action and vote for your favorite!

Johann - AKC Exec B Standard Run 6-9-2007

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Johann Herds!

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Johann's Hydrotherapy Session

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Johann and Gracie go hiking - 3-24-2008

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Johann and Gracie Agility Training 3-5-2008

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Johann Training

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Gracie and Johann do some tricks on a rainy day!

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Johann Treadmill Training Update

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Johann's Christmas Card 2007

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I paint! 

One day Mom said - we're gonna paint! Well I was up for anything, 'cause I'm still kind of a pup. So Mom mixed up some corn starch, flour, water and food coloring - put some on my paws and let me CREATE!

Here is the result! Whadda ya think?

Your pup can learn to paint too, check this out!

For my sis Gracie! 

She turns 2 on July 25th!

Thanks for being my best bud, Gracie. I'm so glad you came to live with us.

A Tribute to Gracie on her Second Birthday!

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I'm a happy tail!!!! 

My Mom found me on Petfinder.com back in September 2004. Petfinder and Bissell chose me as a happy tail in a story entitled, "What a Difference a Dog Makes". Read all about it!!!

I'm baaaaacccckkkkkk! 

After recovering from my broken metacarpal all winter in 2007, I came back to compete in my absolute favorite sport - Agility!!!

Check out the video of my first trial back on April 7, 2007!

Johann's Comeback Agility Trial

Johann's Comeback Agility Trial

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Doing my favorite thing - AGILITY!!! 

Agility is my absolute favorite thing in the world! I've been training in agility since June 2005 and competing in USDAA since December 2005 and AKC since May 2006 -- so far I have my MX and MXJ in AKC and my MAD, JCH, SAM, and RM in USDAA. And I'm a Cynosport World Games '07 National Qualifier in Steeplechase and Grand Prix, and a '08 Qualifier in Dog Agility Masters Team!

Watch my blog to see how I did!

AGILITY ROCKS!

Weavin' demon! by JohannTheDog

I can fly! by JohannTheDog

Johann8 by JohannTheDog

Johann USDAA Ribbons by JohannTheDog

Johann Chute by JohannTheDog

Visit me at my Dog Blog! 

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My favorite foods and treats! 

  • Fromm's Dog Food - Four Star Chicken a la Veg and Surf & Turf
  • Zuke's Jerky Naturals, Salmon of course! (my second favorite training treat)
  • Raw Marrow Bones from Whole Foods
  • Organic Peanut Butter
  • Organic, Free Range Chicken boiled in Organic Free Range Chicken Broth (my favorite training treat)

Favorite? 

Have some fun and vote for your favorite photo!

Me and my favorite ball!
Me and my favorite ball!

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2 points
Ah, leaves!
Ah, leaves!

#2

2 points
My first herding lesson!
My first herding lesson!

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1 point
Little prisoner!
Little prisoner!

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1 point
I love to sleep like this!
I love to sleep like this!

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1 point
Christmas 2006!
Christmas 2006!

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1 point
Johann Ribbons
Johann Ribbons

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1 point
Doing my hydrotherapy!
Doing my hydrotherapy!

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0 points
Me on the old brickyard!
Me on the old brickyard!

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Getting my first massage!
Getting my first massage!

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Canoeing with my Mom!
Canoeing with my Mom!

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At my first Gotcha Day Party!
At my first Gotcha Day Party!

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I'm Johann
I'm Johann

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Me and my favorite vet tech!
Me and my favorite vet tech!

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My haul from my first agility trial!
My haul from my first agility trial!

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Larry Merrill drew me! 

Larry Merrill is an artist. January 29 '06 through February 17, '07 was the Year of the Dog on the Chinese Zodiac. To join in that celebration, Larry provided a piece of original art for each day of the year - a Dog Each Day.

On December 24, Christmas Eve, I was Larry's Dog Each Day!

You can see lots more Dogs Each Day!

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Nat Dickinson drew me! 

I am incredibly honored and grateful to Nat Dickinson for drawing this amazing piece of art, of me! I think he really captured the wild and woolly side of me. When I get serious about agility, and working the course, this is exactly how I look!

Herding sheep? You bet! 

When I was young folks started talking about how I herded things - birds, kids, other dogs. So, I tried out sheep herding! They think I was pretty much a natural. I'd like to do it more - hopefully in a year or two - I had a blast!

Oh, sheep! by JohannTheDog

My first herding lesson! by JohannTheDog

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My favorite toys! 

  • My 5" rubber basketball
  • My red squishy ball
  • Sticks
  • Anything I can tug with!

I'm green, are you? 

What is a green dog? With nearly 62 million dogs in households throughout the US, you can bet your pups what can you do? Help your dog go green!

are leaving their paws prints on the environment. So Visit my Raise a Green Dog lens and find out how!

Here are links to my favorite sites! 

JohannTheDog.com
This is my site where we've put together, in one place, all the cool stuff you need for your dog!
Clean Run
One of the best sites ever for everything agility!
Only Natural Pet
A great site for all kinds of natural, organic and healthy foods and treats!
Affordable Agility
A very nice site for affordable agility equipment.
Quick Care Pet Insurance
If you are accident prone like me, you'll need this!
Sit Stay
Another great site for all kinds of dog stuff!
Healthy Hound Bakery
Oh, lots of really good for you goodies!
Dog.com
A site for all things dog!
Chimpfeet
Great gifts for dogs and dog lovers!
eBay
Who doesn't love eBay!
Orvis
Great stuff for dogs!

Bark at me! 

Be sure and bark at me! I'd love to hear from you.

StephenC wrote...

Watch out for that lipstick!
Enjoyed your lens. Nice going.
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StephenC

ReplyPosted October 07, 2008

awelldressedbullet wrote...

Johann, you so totally rock (and mom too)! What a precious and talented pup you are! I'm loving all your lenses! - Kathy

ReplyPosted September 02, 2008

Starving_Artist wrote...

very cool lens and congrats 5 *'s

ReplyPosted May 24, 2008

girlfriendfactory wrote...

Awesome lens! I love watching dog agility! Come by and visit me if you get a chance, Johann! The Girlfriend Factory may have to design a bone just for you! Mwah!

ReplyPosted May 14, 2008

gmarlett wrote...

Johann, your lens rocks! Reuben gives you his highest 4 paw rating - woof

ReplyPosted May 11, 2008

 
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