Our 2005 Syrah Label dog is Roosevelt. But it is hard to talk about Roosevelt without
mentioning his brother and fellow rescue dog, Truman.
Roosevelt is an 8 year old male bearded collie who was a neglected backyard
dog that ended up abandoned at the Merced shelter. He was rescued and taken to the
San Francisco SPCA.
When his forever family first met him, he was skinny and sickly. His hair was matted,
and he had a big tumor on his head. He had almost no teeth from trying to chew threw
the chain he had been tied to. Though he must have been feeling terrible, he never
let it show. He was friendly and sweet.
Roosevelt is now a healthy guy with a great life and family who adores him. He lives
in San Francisco, where he works as a demo dog for dog training classes. He has
also earned his AKC, CGC, & TDI Certification. He also is on his way to becoming
a therapy dog. In his spare time, he enjoys going to work with his guardian to the
winery, where he gets to supervise winemaking.
Truman is a 7 year old male briard. He was rescued from a Los Angeles shelter
to try out for the Shaggy Dog movie, along with 10 other shelter dogs. None of the
shelter dogs ended up in the movie, however all had been placed except for Truman.
Truman was handsome, but had scars on his eye and was terrified of everyone and
everything. Truman lived with trainers and foster families, until he met his forever
family in 2005. Truman's forever family worked hard with him to help him overcome
his fears. Truman is now a confident and happy dog. He herds sheep, goes swimming,
and competes in Agility. He has blue ribbons and lots of letters after his name.
He is a therapy dog for autistic children. His forever family loves him very much,
as does his canine brother Roosevelt.