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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Fenris the American Alsatian</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @fenrisamericanalsatian)</generator><link>http://fenris.us/</link><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4417a10e8d2436d6ff5dec52d547ef30/tumblr_mmpzofXv491sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/50321716185</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/50321716185</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 21:41:03 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>The Presidio</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2530539078cbdbb6d17d6b7ade2e967/tumblr_mkuz6kkoG91sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Presidio&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47319170183</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47319170183</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:11:08 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0833a2c314b80b3f488f603bdd863ed/tumblr_mkuz7sGn6j1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2b1a7b5f18e46590e84c68dae4960cb/tumblr_mkuz7sGn6j1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47319224284</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47319224284</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:11:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Fenris and Me, photo courtesy of Gary Parker.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f3075ab6d657ea72416bf6f9e2e3b26/tumblr_mkuyzczD6U1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fenris and Me, photo courtesy of &lt;a href="http://garyparker.com" target="_blank"&gt;Gary Parker.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47318861704</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47318861704</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:06:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Asleep on the cold stone hearth</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/242521bbeaf78c201e7b17241761cefd/tumblr_mkus4pZKho1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asleep on the cold stone hearth&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47307828358</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47307828358</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:38:49 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Del Mar Dog Beach
December 2012</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a8bf687a833b6de023ab28a77585220/tumblr_mkuruwHsnm1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c361b8c07dd4aeaa5e81783086523e4a/tumblr_mkuruwHsnm1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Del Mar Dog Beach&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;December 2012&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47307383225</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47307383225</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:32:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Buena Vista Park</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9dfc1489b59f40c08373e323a64bec3/tumblr_mkurptifQG1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buena Vista Park&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47307141363</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47307141363</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:29:53 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>1 Year Old</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f5171d5afdec09f86b1faa4ef12ca0b/tumblr_mkuqy6gQfW1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 Year Old&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47305868757</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47305868757</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:13:18 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Months
Walking at Fort Funston</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c16d0024082c78fee33e32d21c12784/tumblr_mkuqwaQsLu1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9bfe827f49cfa01c179e8d401d6c2278/tumblr_mkuqwaQsLu1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aab8cfa11ac2f8cc4262ae6d8dfd10da/tumblr_mkuqwaQsLu1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/911e9d8aa24ce0446f006c5e0f1dc689/tumblr_mkuqwaQsLu1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77fad8ebbd08835c7f5ae9ef3f3b7946/tumblr_mkuqwaQsLu1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;h3&gt;7 Months&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Walking at Fort Funston&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47305789198</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47305789198</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:12:10 -0700</pubDate><category>fenris american alsatian</category></item><item><title>Fort Funston September 2011</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/744febdffbf248e424052c4848120e6c/tumblr_mkuqfcqfIU1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22519566ff2cfec89151d1bb1b352647/tumblr_mkuqfcqfIU1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9eabc82dc36878afd9c455d4a80896f9/tumblr_mkuqfcqfIU1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5c7742872ced147c787814509d011e25/tumblr_mkuqfcqfIU1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Fort Funston September 2011&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47305008207</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47305008207</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:02:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>First beach trip</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65cb145c85a3d4a4c830032643f8f46a/tumblr_mkuq8zzKgQ1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa11c1fcf2cfa718007b48056cba408a/tumblr_mkuq8zzKgQ1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbe3d2ba52e8e6f8e8ebefc53d7f7b44/tumblr_mkuq8zzKgQ1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e16f6ee59afc4b684f0bb61d7a2c406/tumblr_mkuq8zzKgQ1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/149fbbd707aa9dd982afe2054698703c/tumblr_mkuq8zzKgQ1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;First beach trip&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47304714462</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47304714462</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:58:11 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>
Just shy of four months
First visit to Southern California to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f34aedbd9116c41392fb0db51f74798/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddb6e21f38675d1e86aded53ab60e8f7/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcfb2cb619f36c114e665bee2d86b6a7/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b00029e1f7bb75c505450e334b835fd7/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7382a4d80afb5bd803f48293ff436147/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/849bccc31bcd3951d683a4aa4fdef6a0/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/721135fc1c1b4b601ed49a18338101cc/tumblr_mkupfxxhOc1sntjlxo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="post_header"&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Just shy of four months&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="post_info"&gt;&lt;span&gt;First visit to Southern California to meet the grandparents.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47303382146</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47303382146</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:40:45 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Fenris and Buster</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a977967e90f43e76f972db39726bd8e/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0b812089b600034f74b19ee9b55c673/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fd01bce003cfa7831a323c833174d5d/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e49c48bdd58eea2367ae4e29bbb5402/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c3616e02148ea0f1184ad6f2a53da4e/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf40bcf442e25dbb5ddd0517f66b8c71/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08005c3a3721e4dc21052f4aebf73dba/tumblr_mkup6go6wl1sntjlxo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fenris and Buster&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47302949242</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47302949242</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:35:04 -0700</pubDate><category>American Alsatian  Fenris</category></item><item><title>3.5 months - ears starting to come up

From the old...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/93290a77e63fbea3852452802ecee487/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92aae00e6fa2aed72b5a6e0114b4e055/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b038ee1b36684d5b2d706e427adfa67/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69194076751b972352f04004b9a1ae4f/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e23fb335d95173d4cbdcb053ead87f4/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b9d3ad6879e317a2158ad465db06a701/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/abf81e269fe95b587bf6913ad0242399/tumblr_mkuoynWvkK1sntjlxo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;h3&gt;3.5 months - ears starting to come up&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From the old website:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Lois Schwarz responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;first to see the site, am anxious to watch it grow .. with your photographic artistic qualities, i am sure it will be remarkable!&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Jul 30 2011, 8:31 PM&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Vallecito Alsatians responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;I just LOVE the site! Fenris is gorgeous and those light eyes are going to be remarkable. What a personality. We’ll be back often to see him grow so keep those photos coming! :)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Jul 30 2011, 8:43 PM&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Vallecito Alsatians responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;Oh! I hope you don’t mind, but I like to keep track of all the owner websites on our American Alsatian Network site. I’ve included Fenris’ new site there. You can find it on &lt;a href="http://www.alsatiandog.net" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alsatiandog.net"&gt;www.alsatiandog.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. If you would rather not include your site there just let me know. Your pictures are amazing and I love keeping on with how he’s doing.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Aug 2 2011, 9:08 AM&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Darci responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;Fenris is one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen here at Balboa! So exciting watching him grow up.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Sep 13 2011, 10:43 PM&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Adriana Forney responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;OH. MY. GOD. Fenris is just amazing. I LOVE this dog! I am so getting a little Fenris for my next “dog cycle”. ;)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47302594000</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47302594000</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:30:23 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Here is Fenris at 3 months. He really likes cat toys!</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ed2eeab52f628b6577b5567ba91c09c/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/862d3dfb644b370446fdc61f855651dd/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83cfa95f3004753de8edb5ff75dc9c13/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd0fc6430f9833d2566a13e9af9a0f9c/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9ca4223b6facc4867bf61457a3d2014/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8554b1c0deba1cd1c2a413d658567766/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9586a3247f4ac2ce5ee1780803ddecde/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d1a16a62a9ba7ebb9d2202cf18e7d3a6/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43d411b97fe70d2ced357beff75de668/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/19eec910b19a0c3c600143d399002a62/tumblr_mkuos92JdE1sntjlxo10_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here is Fenris at 3 months. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;He really likes cat toys!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47302298863</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47302298863</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:26:33 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>
2 Months Old
Pics from the weekend that we picked Fenris up in...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be76019da2685c50695ef319f311dae0/tumblr_mkuog8a7Hz1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8725b4661bb62ae80ea1dfbb54fba949/tumblr_mkuog8a7Hz1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/725726bf13d926a9ccd84ab9b41b8588/tumblr_mkuog8a7Hz1sntjlxo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc0159c97cf6ebd07a4c89829d4d270a/tumblr_mkuog8a7Hz1sntjlxo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="post_header"&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;2 Months Old&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="post_info"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pics from the weekend that we picked Fenris up in Orgeon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://fenris.us/post/47301738622</link><guid>http://fenris.us/post/47301738622</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:19:20 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Fenris at 4 weeks old.

Comments from the old...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b932d85eb8d5d1f062b705ebec8c9b07/tumblr_mkuk5yqmbj1sntjlxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c84cef45a64c5928770edb76fa2aeec2/tumblr_mkuk5yqmbj1sntjlxo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fenris at 4 weeks old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comments from the old website:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Caitlyn responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;Oh my gosh, my heart is just melting. A friend recently showed me this breed and I fell in love with them. This is the breed I definitely want to own at some point. It just sucks that I live all the way in Pennsylvania and the only good breeders I can find seem to be in Oregon. The part that really got me with this beautiful dog is the fact that I wanted to get a boy and name him Fenris too. Hopefully someday!&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Mar 7 2013, 8:21 AM&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="response_name"&gt;Rick Coyne responded:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;We are interested in owning an Alsatian. But I have read that they are not really tolerant of hot weather. We live in Clovis, adjacent to Fresno in the San Joaquin valley where from June thru September it is around 100 degrees (97 to 103). Do you have any input since you are the only person we have found in CA that has Alsations. Would clipping them in summer for a somewhat shorter coat be possible or in your opinion help at all? Also do they take to or love water at all, as my thought was to provide a wadding pool in summer ? Any advise,or insight would be appreciated. Also if you could briefly touch upon characteristics and health of your Alsations we would appreciate it.
&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rick&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_time"&gt;Mar 7 2013, 10:40 AM&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="response_body"&gt;Hi Rick,
&lt;p&gt;We live in San Francisco so it never really gets too hot here. We did spend a month down in LA last summer and it was in the 90’s but Fenris did not seem to mind the heat as much as I thought he would. I did not shave him but I did make sure he always had a good brushing to keep the undercoat thin. I believe it gets fairly hot in the summer months in Oregon where his breeder lives, so that might be a good question for her. Fenris does like to spend time in the water, but does not swim very well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As far as health goes, we have not had any issues so far. He turns 2 years old next month. Characteristics: He is a friendly, loves kids, and very loyal. He is an amazing dog, I love this breed!&lt;/p&gt;
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