A very "crazy" Love-Story 

- as it required a lot of planning - from my side and Teddy's owners side -
and maybe only "related souls" could make such planes and dreams come true:

The very first problem - if Edith and Teddy would be willing to come over - was solved soon.

They are both courageous natures - they are both selfconfident enough to say 
"yes" to that trip - !

Yuta season ...........we were waiting ......and waiting ....and waiting ....

and besides all the waiting in Germany - after a lot of phone-calls with air companies and
their conditions on traveling with a dog of this size - 

a crate was bought - and crate-training was done !

Step 1   Step 2   Step 3

At just the same time from Canada a ticket was ordered - no final date could be given
due to Mademoiselle Yuta's delayed season.....................

So - everybody was very busy and nervous on the one and other side of the ocean;

Teddy had to see the vet several times .........normally one time for the
required bloodtest would have been enough - but not with a chaotic dog like Teddy;

leaving the vet's office after bloodtest - he squeezed the tail in the door,
just one week be the flight ..........every day a new bandage, which isn't easy to do
alone - at a doggies tail .......... - and in Canada we found out that the tail
was multiple fractured ............. - but this will be told a bit later - as there have been
much more adventures - before he arrived.

Well, the "great day" was there - Teddy had to fly from Duesseldorf to Frankfurt with LH 
and from Frankfurt to Montreal with Air Canada - easy said, everything pretty well prepaired - but

"after a good check-in and nice stuff on the airport ..................they had problems to put the crate 
into the airplane ...................which caused 25 minutes delayed departure in Duesseldorf .....and
there was only 1 hour left  between arrival Frankfurt/airport and departure !!!!

Air Canada was great - that was really "special service" offered - and after multiple questions 
to the stewardess about "listen, can you assure me that my dog is boarded" the long-distance-trip
begun ..................they started Duesseldorf at 6 a.m. (local time) and arrived at Montreal 1.30 p.m.,
local time (which would be German time 7.30 p.m.).

They arrived - check-out without any problems with the custom - 
everybody was nice and delighted;
a camera-team was there .........and finally Teddy in his crate was brought - happy to get out - and
as Edith was asked if he might get back into the crate as they wanted to catch just the moment of
getting out - Teddy reacted "like a real Leo" - he looked at us humans as he would say "listen,
are you all a bit crazy" - and went back into the crate.

A natural movie - star - that's what he is !

He was of course suddenly "good friend" with everybody there, the camera-team, the vet from the
custom, the man who helped with the luggage .........................

He got a large bowl of fresh water offered by the vet - and a lot of hugs and attention by all humans.

This took finally another 30 minutes - and then "first time to raise the leg on Canadian territory" -
big relief, several sniffs had been done - and then

2nd step of the trip - we went to the Van (borrowed by a family-member) - put the crate in and 
Teddy - not in the crate but on the back-seat - got his first impressions on Montreal City.

At the relatives house the crate was kept there (and cleaned and prepaired for the flight back)
and we all went in - we humans for a cup of coffee and Teddy for water and lots of hugs !!!

After a short break we left in my car - and drove 2.5 hours to Valcartier.

Well - around 6.30 p.m. we arrived - for Teddy and Edith it was "midnight" - and we had the first
of many "nice evenings, dinners and lots of fun". 

The next day - February 20 - was the "big day" of dogs - wedding; the garage was prepaired as
Wedding-suite (as a real Canadian Winter  can be lousy cold) - but

 The 2 lovers did great - and they preferred "to make love" outside in the snow !!!

After a lot of playing around the 1st mating took place - without any problems - 
just as natural as it should be.

Yuta and Teddy loved each other at "first sight" !

Next day the "lovers" preferred the garage .....................and Tuesday ....... a lot of playing around
but nothing else ................

Well, the lovers met again on Wednesday - even if we humans thought "nothing might happen",
it was already evening - around 6 p.m., and suddenly Yuta slipped on the "icy surface", felt down 
and with her Teddy - as they stuck already together.

Gosh ......what to do ????

Edith decided "don't move - pls. nobody moves - everybody stays / lays where he/she is" - 
as she was worrying that "crazy chaotic Teddy" might harm himself - and to raise up 
2 Leos at the same time - well, we wouldn't risk it which finally meant

"2 poor humans and 2 not so poor dogs had to lay - knee - 
sit on pretty cold snowy surface .....for 25 minutes" !!!

But after that - everybody was happy and doggies and humans had a fine dinner!

Several puppy-applicants came over as they were glad to be able to meet "the Daddy-to-be" personally ................and this lovely crazy chaotic Leo-male captured the hearts of all .............
and during one of this "very emotional" meetings with a lot of "wagging-tail" he wounded his
tail again ............blood was spread ........and we had to see the vet in Canada.

They felt immediately in love with Teddy .......and most of all they admired that "his confidence in
humans is that high - treatment was possible without any sedation .......and this squeezed (and
finally multiple fractured) tail was very painful.

As it didn't heal like we expected it - on a Sunday we had to see the vet as a case of emergency; they kept Teddy for the afternoon and over night as they thought an operation might be needed.

But besides all the problems of "multiple fractured tail - daily wrapped and bandaged - sewing
parachute-sac" 

we had a great time together and we became very close friends - as we are on the same
wave-length !!!

We spent a very nice afternoon in Quebec-City .....and Teddy was for this day
another attraction of Quebec;
he was petted a lot by almost everybody, 
and he was the very first dog who was allowed to drive in the cable-car !!!

Besides that we did our daily shopping - Quebec, Valcartier and the other
villages - And Teddy was with us all time !

We spent also the birthday-celebration of my sons together - yeah,
we had a great time ..............!!!

Time went by very quick - and the day of departure came soom - :

The same procedure - Valcartier - Montreal - changing the car, picking up the crate, driving to
the airport - and here again "Teddy the big attraction, petted by the stuff of Air Canada" and 
finally boarded - with extra service !

Well - those people know how to treat  Leonberger;
therefore "Teddy will fly Air-Canada again"  !!!

We are in close contact since that time - and friends for lifetime too - 
and I hope to be able to meet this lovely crazy guy and Edith again !

with a crazy Leo-Daddy and 2 crazy Leo-owners !

"Yuta's report":

It started on thursday with a worrying Yuta....going to the kitchen asking to go outside.....
back to living room....and start again....and again the whole night long...
Louise and Jean were with me, explained to her that" this is normal ...
you will have your "15 babys".....
but she was looking at us and thought somewhat like "they are completely wrong......
they don't understand me..

I just want to go outside and make myself a nest....are they coming from 
another planet or whatelse?..
they think I will have puppys in that big box..? 
only my beloved Teddy can go in a big box (crate)

I don't want it!!.....they want me to go in the kitchen..NO!! NO!!...
I want to stay in the living room....and today I prefer the couch.......
Ouch!! something is pushing inside of me.....I will lay down on the couch...
it's more confortable for me.....
Ouch!! something is coming.......My mom looks at me and said NOW..
I don't know why she is nervous....she put something soft under me.....
.and then a little thing comes out of me......

YARK!...what's that? This little thing was moving from one side to the other.....funny!!......
Now they try to bring me in that box...."OK" I will go but don't push !!!

Please, I can go alone.....not too bad for a bed...soft....smells nice too......
I lay down....Hum!
Comfortable like the couch...better than the carpet.....I am looking to everyone
and they are crazy about the funny thing who is still moving on the scale.....
they bring me this funny thing
and I discover "that is my first puppy....." .

He! .puppy..look at me! I am your mother....I am Yuta....!
Yes take a cup of milk....she is a female like me.....
Ouch!!! something push again.....
Oh! nothing....I think, I will sleep.....
Hey! mom is that another one again....
Oh! this one smiles at me.....
He you! I am your mother....look at me....
Wow! it's a male and he looks like Teddy, 
that guy from Germany....I remember him....

Ouch!!! I think another one is coming now.....
I am doing a great job....but I want to sleep..
Mom let me sleep please!!......
she does not listen to me ....humans are terrible...all the time the same:
..we have to listen and do everything they want..but they don't listen to us....

Wow!! another male.....do we have enough for a baseball game?

......now I am no member of the Trade's Union but I want a break and sleep a bit......
Ouch! not again.....is there is something to do to stop that? 
Please mom let me sleep!!!....
.I want to drink!!.......this one is a female......
Now I take a brake no matter if you want me to do or not..
These small things called puppies are still crying all the time.......?don't no why?

Well Mom, say: why do they cry?....
She didn't listen....she just looks under my tail.......don't no why!

......she never did that before.....He! my face is here, not there....
I want to eat.....I will go out of this box and eat a bit......
.everybody is crying about me......I didn't do anything....just want to eat and drink......

Please relax Louise and you too, mom .....I just have some puppies....
nothing to worry about......
I will play a trick on them......
I just wait a bit longer before giving birth to another one ....ah!...ah!..ah!....

They will think that I have finished........o.k. I lay down......but give me some water......
Hum! delicious this fresh water......
Ouch!!! I think another one is coming......hope it's the last one.......
Shame on me, when mom tried to teach me math...I was always just to play outside......
as math was not very interesting and it didn't smell nice.....
and now I cannot count how many puppies
I have.......shame on me......

a mother without math can loose a puppy and she doesn't even know.......
but I will try to smell them, make a bundle of smellings and try to remember all 
.....and then I will find all my puppies that way........

Where are my puppies?...Mom! please, where are they? I want to smell them.......hum!

This one is a female.....smooth like flowers....hum! 
nice too, it's another female.......now I have to remember this big boy.....hum! 
shaving lotion not too bad and this one with his nice head smells like this german guy I loved.....

As I see they are all different.....Ouch!!! Say! mom! is that finished now?..... 
I am tired...what happend?.....
it looks like???........they are funny!! 

Louise is playing doctor and Jean-François is her assistant.......
I think they are making a movie....
Wow!! Can I be there too??.....

they give artificial breathing to the one small puppy....
now cardio- massage..interesting!!
They are playing Emergency Hospital like at TV
....Can I play with you ?.....
Nobody listen to me, as usual.....He!...I am here!!.....Can I play too?....

Hum!! they look sad.....I think it's not a nice game ....Who is the loser?....

I know...always no answer!!!.....I am a poor dog.....nobody understands me.....
They just want me to go in that big box, listen to them, but be a nice dog, 
don't ask questions...... Where is the last puppy?
...they probably put in this nice warm blanket where the other are....

Now it's finished for me......I don't want to give them some more.....
they even never listen to me......
they speak all together but never to me......
.Hum! nice to be cuddled by my mom!......again, yes!
near my ear......Oh! I love it.......please don't stop!

Sometimes humans are charming......
they brush your coat, cuddle you,
take you outside to walk.......Oh! I love them..

Ouch!!!....there seems to be another one on the way !..
Listen to me, Humans, this is the last one......
I don't want to give you any more puppies...
I am not a puppy's factory!!!...Remember that!
.....Now.......Yes!...Yes!
I want to shower myself......with warm water.....I love water!!.......
but this small bathroom is a problem, to go inside and outside,
I will have to squeeze myself........unsqueeze..and squeeze again......
humans are special,
instead of putting a real lake inside the house,they just use a small bathroom...
not very comfortable for me
......but the water will be warm and nice.....Ouch!!......say! mom!
another one?.......nice to give birth in a bathroom.......

poor little puppy....on his CV he will have to answer the question:
Where are you born? " in the bathroom"....
instead of " on the couch in the livingroom"
like the first one.......Mom! 
is there is an Award for being born in the bathroom??
......No answer....always no answer......

Now they wash me......I feel fresh... what is this funny smell from the soap.....
Yark! I smell like blueberry......
I don't like that smell......it's not a doggy-lady's smell.....
again squeeze.....unsqueeze......and squeeze ......
Ouf!...it's done.....again back to that big box.......Oh! wonderfull !!

All the puppys are there......they look terrific.......I love them......Yes!!

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