Many thanks to Diane Desclos

Frontier Rottweilers & Shiba Inus

frontierrots@webtv.net

http://www.w3-sales.com/frontierrots/main.htm

(this site is still under construction) She says:

"Yes, I am her breeder (this was a proud mom moment). Mariah is my example of how a Rott does not need to be mean and nasty to protect you when the time is right. She was the most submissive in the litter, real soft temperament. Total non aggressive personality. The Rottweiler Quarterly wrote a small blurb about the article, I will try to look for that issue and send you what they said. Mariah is full sister to Elisha who is on my Our Rottweilers page on my site.

Reprinted by permission of the Concord Monitor, NH 9/21/95

Photographer Marcia Curtis

person's voice that yelled "(he's) [actually Herb said the fellow used more colorful language] got a Rottweiler".

The young male who was hiding started running and there was Mariah, who came peering around the front bumper of his truck with her dark, piercing eyes.

"She had the big end of the bat in her mouth. I thought she was a Chow. All her hair was standing on end." Blish said, "Of course, all I saw were teeth on her. I had never seen her like this before."

Blish said Mariah didn't attack any of the men, all of whom took off running. He said he told Mariah to stay put, then took off after the person who had demanded money from him. However, the man got away, he said.

Blish said everything happened very quickly. He said the ordeal lasted less than 3 minutes.

" So much happened in that little amount of time" Blish said. "It was a big suprise all the way around. When I left the truck stop, I was still wondering 'what the hell happened'"

Before leaving the truck stop, Blish said he gave the bat to the truck stop employees. He said workers said they would call the police. The Scott County Sherriff's Department, which handles call in the Walcott area, could not confirm yesterday whether that report was ever made.

Meanwhile Mariah is back home in Andover with a cast on her right hind leg. Blish said the dog tore some ligaments in the leg and will have to wear the cast for about another 2 weeks. For Mariah and Blish, this means a temporary change in both their lifestyles.

Blish , who works for a trucking company out of Kansas, is leaving for another road trip this morning, but he won't be bringing Mariah with him because of her condition. Ever since Blish bought the dog in january, Mariah has traveled across country with him, keeping him company and protecting him while he's on the road. Blish, who is married, is on the road about 3 - 4 weeks at