Fauna

Sponsored by Deb Rodgers

Fauna beast! Fauna is turning out to have some of the best characteristics of her mom, Aurora. Fauna is serious, calm, friendly, and possesses a crackling fire within. Fauna also possesses one of the most defining characteristics of the Princesses: intense eye contact paired with a wagging tail and a ‘roo-roo.’

Fauna spent her yearling winter doing tours at our local kennel, and she quickly became one of their go-to dogs. Fauna always ran in point, right behind the leaders, and even led some runs. Fauna became the top-dog there, and she’s had a little bit of an awakening readjusting back home and realizing she’s not top-dog anymore. Fauna has grown up into a beautiful strong dog, with a lot of opinions. As she’s been adapting to the team, she is learning how to pace herself on long runs and is learning from Loki how to stay focused. When we stop, Fauna has no patience for stopping and starts screaming—she is ready to tear up the trail!

I got Fauna at the same time as her cousin Flora. Once I decided to keep Flora’s name, ‘Fauna’ just rolled right off the tongue.

Born: 2017

Parents: Baker (Berkowitz) x Aurora (Stielstra)