My name is Ashmurah. It is a Hebrew word which means the morning "watch."

I live in a house with 2 cats, but only one of them likes to play. I chase him through the house, lick his fur, and sometimes we eat together.

My owners have horses and cows. The horses aren’t quite sure what to think of me but seem very curious as I investigate them. The adult cows lower their heads and chase me away, but I don’t care...I just run away and come back for more action. The calves seem to know that I just want to play and we have fun running in the field.

Every day I go to the animal hospital where my owner is a holistic veterinarian. All the clients love me and I love all the attention. Every always says: "A boer what? I never heard of that!" My younger owner (15) takes me to work with him twice a week at a doggy daycare. With all those friends to play with you’d think I’d get tired, but not me. About 11 p.m. each night I get my second wind and go running through the house and jumping on the sofas. Then there’s always my collection of squeaky toys to carry around. My favorite is still the one Cammie gave me as a pup. And lets not forget the plastic bottle she introduced me to, which makes the best loud noises to annoy your owners when they’re trying to watch tv.                                
My favorite foods are raw, hamburger meat and chicken leg quarters, but I also eat nutritious dry foods like Canidae & Solid Gold, mixed with good things to keep me growing strong and healthy--cod liver oil, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and Special Two vitamins.
I am always on guard--whoever is at home with me I follow everywhere, even into the bathroom, if they let me. Whenever someone opens the freezer to get ice cubes for a drink I’m right there too, collecting my ice tax.                       
When I was just 4 months old I went to my first rare breed dog show ARBA’s Peach Tree Classic in Atlanta. I won lots of ribbons, many of them blue. But the biggest surprise is that I won Best In Show... and I was the wiggliest puppy there! I am currently attending my first obedience classes.
                      
 But I already know something very important. Whenever my owners put food down for me I just sit there... until they fold their hands together and say "Amen."