About Turf

Turf, Smiling

Born March 29th, 2011 to Canine Companions for Independence Breeder Dogs Kit III and Paxton III, Turf was the seventh and final puppy to be born into Kit's first litter, affectionately dubbed The Model "T"s. In order of birth, his littermates are: Tyler IV, TiVo II, Tamlyn II, Tulsa III, Tucci, Turbo IV [and Turf]. The fun story behind his name is that he was a bit of a surprise, waiting out his six other littermates and making his grand entrance in his Breeder-Caretaker's backyard!

Turf was raised by a wonderful puppy raiser in the Southeast Region. She traveled across the country to attend the January 2014 Hearing Dog Team Training, where I had the enormous honor and privilege of meeting her, exchanging stories, gushing over pictures, and watching Turf interact lovingly with her and with his dam's Breeder Caretaker, who came to graduation as well! It was a true family affair.