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I had gotten Cody from the Portsmouth Humane Society. He looked so cute and was happy to sit in my arms. Irrestible, already at the age of eight weeks. Although he was young, I wanted to teach him some things: sitting when told, coming when called. I found a training place not far from me and our show world had started. Cody had a great time in class, taking 3rd in the final exams. They dog sat during the days when classes weren't in session and as I worked, Cody would go there several days a week. He had a Rottie girl that he loved to run around and play with. He would still be naughty. He didn't like being in a cage and would growl and snap at passers by. They ended up putting him in the teacher's area! We ended up deciding it would be fun to do the dog shows. I started taking him in the obedience show ring. Our championship really started there, as it solidified the bond between us. He had a big head and enjoyed showing off. We ended up doing a whole lot of different sports together. Finally, at the young age of 4, he had accomplished quite a few accolades. At this point, all we had left were 2 obedience titles and we had both been on the road and all for 3 years. So I said, he's done all this, and your retirement will be well worth it. He lived in style after this. Used to a diet of healthier foods, bottled water, I ended up doing a lot of cooking for him. He would always get first choice of everything. I had the only dog waterbed in all the dog groups I was in. It was built for dogs, on a small raised wood block, and had the same bladder as human waterbeds. There was even a temperature control for the heater. He certainly enjoyed it, but just spending time with him was the best part. He would curl up with me and snuggle. His birthdays were always celebrated in style. I had cakes flown in from dog makers in South Carolina, we had photos and other things for him to do. I would take the day off and spend it with him playing around. My sisters would take the photos and show them at work of their "nephew's" birthday parties. He would get Christmas photos with Santa taken: actually the first year that the Colonial Terrier Club took photos with Santa at CareALot was Cody's first year. We had them taken most every year up until he died. At about age 8 or so, time would catch up with him. He ended up developing several health issues, Surprisingly, these were all in my human family: thyroid problems like my sister, endocrine problems like his "Granny", a cancer like his "Paw Paw" and a heart condition like his other "Paw Paw". He beat the cancer in a series of a couple of operations, thanks to Dr. Marti, who was the only one who supported me in treating the cancer rather than letting him go. When he was 14, the docs said that having beaten the cancer, he was "indestructible". I was really hoping to have him beat the 13-15 years of age that the docs told me was standard for his size. Unfortunately, a few weeks after the much lauded 15th birthday, Cody ended up with a stroke there was no recovery from and I lost my best friend on May 5th, 2008. "In life I loved you dearly, Love you always, "Mama", "Granny", "Aunt Cindy"
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1994 Oct - VCC 1995 Feb - CGC, TDI 1996 Jan - Ambor Merit, Ambor CGC 1997 Feb - MBDCA OTCh Events Parade Unit - Before 12/31/94 Placements
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| Dog world June 6, 1997 and Mar 14, 1997 |
| Oct 15, 1995 | OCX |
| Oct 10, 1995 | OC |
| Feb 25, 1995 | CGC |
| Sept 8, 1996 | TT |
| 1995 Achievement Certificate |
| June 5, 1995 | VCCX |
| June 5, 1995 | O-VCCX |
| Oct 28, 1994 | VCC |
| Pet Therapy June 25 Award of Recognition |
| July 20, 1996 | Neon UD |
| Oct 23, 1995 | Neon CDX |
| Mar 12, 1995 | Neon CD |
| Aug 4, 1996 | Paw CD |
| June 22, 1997 | FDCh-S |
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