She is of sire Rebel Rouiser Zeek of JDJ x dam Tate’s Sunshine. Zeek is direct from the founder of the breed’s kennel, John D. Johnson himself. Both Marcy and Hammer have similar lineage as shown on each of their pedigrees.

Marcy has never been tied up; she exercises daily by mostly rope tugging, running for her tennis ball and is extremely well cared for.  Nutrition has been a huge part of Marcy’s development (as shown in detail on the Health & Maintenance page) as with Hammer’s. She will not touch dry food unless it’s enhanced. Her vocab for food is “Chop-Chop” and she is an intense eater. She takes over Hammer’s plate if she feels the level is more adequate than in hers. He will never fault her for this. She is the mother of his pups and always has the food right-of-way. Her big treats are ‘B’anilla ice cream or ‘B”anilla Yogurt before bedtime (has increased her calcium naturally while lactating). Never seems to forget when that time arrives.

Although Marcy is a couch potato she is not much of a cuddler and prefers her own personal arm chair. She is a great mom to her pups but, does not spoil them rather she is very rough; thinks nothing of knocking them over, flipping them on their backs by the throat and holding them down for the slightest infraction. She seems more like a staff sergeant rather than a mom. Her main focus is their nutrition and safety from intruders. Unfortunately, since the arrival of the pups, Marcy has become anti social even with folks she knows well. Nobody is really welcome at the house right now with the exception of our friend helping with the website, Sohn. Strangely, she barely knows him but, he has been the only welcome visitor.

Her hobbies include tennis (chasing the ball a lot) and chewing her Kong (biggest bones, pig ears, snouts or shanks). She does not like baths at all and looks forward to getting as dirty as possible. Towels are also very dangerous for Marcy. You must keep your wits about you after her bath time. She will display every definition in her muscular structure to get a towel and destroy by very small-reps of non-stop intense yanking. Marcy is fully capable of yanking a large man right out of his shoes if he chooses to be a contender. Motorcycles are heard from no matter where she is because it’s DADDY!!! Marcy feels the same way about Harleys too … she can also tell the difference and could care less if it’s another manufacturer.

Marcy is a horrible door greater; we must lock her away or confine her during these times. She will beat up on Hammer for some reason. She’s apparently showing off her skills to new arrivers but, Hammer does not appreciate this at all. At night, no one can come to the door unless they announce who they are including our son in college.

Walks are nice but, must be handled correctly every time. Marcy must be walked with shorty leather gloves as it is otherwise impossible due to the pulling factor at first. Once the walk is underway, she cuts down on that. These dogs just adore pulling. She is much more tolerant of approachers than Hammer as she likes to meet new people very much.

Marcy has never had a fight. She is brave but, has never had to worry since Hammer obviously maintains backup Plan B. There have been scary moments for her when she was small and she would swing quickly behind Hammer to show his strength. She is very clever and will outsmart us all each time.

We are lucky to have found Marcy as a perfect mate for Hammer and she is the light of his life.