Award-winning German Shepherd

Nick Lunga works with Uno, a 3-year-old German shepherd who recently earned a special performance award for protection and obedience at the prestigious 2011 USA Sieger Show in Dallas. (SR photo: J. Bart Rayniak)

Under sunny skies at Mirabeau Park in Spokane Valley, Nick Lunga is living his dream.

He spun, twisted and shouted as he attempted to break the hold that a very determined German shepherd had on the chew toy in his hand. His efforts proved fruitless.

“Bad guy, don’t move or my dog will hurt you!” warned Lunga’s wife, Jacqueline.

Lunga fell to the ground and the dog stood over him, his ferocious barking echoing across the park. A few minutes later, that same shepherd was lavishing Lun ga with love. Cindy Hval, SR

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