We lost our beloved Nate on Friday 30 September 2011.

I came home from work to find him dead in the kennel run. He was 3 years and 4 months old. An autopsy was performed on the advice of our solicitor. The autopsy found he died as a result of snake bite.

Nate had been living at our home for almost 2 1/2 years. He spent a total of three weeks living with another kennel. Two of those weeks were when the woman bred her imported female to him.

Nate is burried on our property, as this was his home. We laid him to rest under the trees near the kennel and where he can see the house. We hope his happy soul and spirit will stay close to us.

The most recent photos of Nate were taken on 16 April 2011. They include the main photo and two more are below in his photo section.

The photo of Nate standing and playing with the toy chicken was taken approximately 4 weeks after he arrived at our home. The photos taken at our home show what a bit of chiropractic work can do for a dog with a sore back.

If anyone would like more information about Nate, we are more than happy to talk to them. After all, he lived with us for 2 1/2 years.

We cannot thank Libuše Schreiberová of Kennel z'Orisku in the Czech Republic enough for allowing this gorgeous boy to come to Australia to live with us.

Nate had the most outgoing nature I've every seen. He absolutely loved everyone he meet. He was known for standing on his hind legs, putting his front paws on your shoulders and giving you kisses. He was a front seat driver at every opportunity and loved going swimming in the pool. As you can see from the photos below, he also loved helping Keith in the yard.

Nate’s pedigree has dogs displaying strong breed type on both sides and it was somewhat different to what was then being imported in to Australia.

Nate's sire was Gandalf aus dem Hause Ketosch, a black mask son of BISS/Multi Ch. Dillen van de Paterhoek. Gandalf is a dog I have liked since I first saw photos of him as a puppy and I was thrilled at the opportunity to own his son.

Nate's mother was Amys Czeska de la Tour Gelée, a small female with excellent head type and a strong chin. Amys was the daughter of the beautiful Vendetta de la Tour Gelée.

Nate's sister, No Fear z'Orisku, is an International and Polish Champion, Polish and Lithuanian Youth Champion and World Junior Winner 2009. Nate's neice and No Fear's daughter Maxima Wielki Dunczyk (sired by Niki's half brother, Payk z'Orisku) is already Polish and Lithuanian Youth Champion, Baltic Junior Winner 2011 and Best in Show at the 2011 Netherlands DDB Club Young Dog Day.

Nate has given us a stunning black mask son, Darius. Darius has now gained his Australian champion title and was the No 1. Dogue de Bordeaux Rising Star for 2010 and is the No. 2 Dogue de Bordeaux on the 2011 Dogsonline Pointscore. He is a multi Class in Group winner. Due to his superb type, Darius is now attracting attention from international kennels.

Nate's red mask daughter Cher has also gained her Australian Champion title and is a multi Class in Group winner.

We miss our Naty terribly. Our home is not the same without his outgoing happy personality. He has given us a wonderful legacy and his memory will live on through his stunning children and equally stunning grandchildren.

RIP gorgeous boy!