"Shay" is a common shortening of the Hebrew name, Yesha'yahu, known to us in English as Isaiah. Shay decided he wanted to stay here with the JayDee's pack -- he has much to live up to and big shoes to fill...

Shay is a stunning young male, with a burly, large, heavy headpiece; large, dense bone; and movement like his mother, RuthY's, where you don't know whether his feet ever touch or ever leave the ground as he glides across the it with his outreaching, smooth, outstanding, truly clean coming and going, and with a pleasing side gait. He is so gentle, kind, and personable-- yet tough as nails-- traits already noticeable at only 8 weeks. He is a lovely tan and dark sable... with the best of health & genetic testing behind him plus 4 generations of "13 Club" Longevity Award dogs ahead of him -- he has the potential for a bright, healthy, & long future ahead...

...to becoming the next generation of service dog for Jen, to trial in obedience, rally, conformation, and hopefully agility like his mom & dad do, and to be another well-mannered house pet just like ALL of JayDee's are!

Well, life had other plans for Shay. Working his young life as a service dog at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he learned to love flirting with all the girls and everyone always wanted to pet him and he thought that would be a great idea! So... he became another therapy dog extraordinaire, and also doing animal assisted psychotherapy with Kayla in her work as a therapist. He says life is good! He enjoys leading the pack these days & even does some Fast CAT... And will be getting back to work later in 2024 on his rally titles for something to do.