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Re: 4 New Daddies

Amy LeForge — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:07 -0000

Hi Martin!

Yep, puppy is still growing and thriving. We've gotten into a stealth-chew-anything-she-can-find mode, which has been a surprise for the boys (never mind their mother's 87,245 warnings on the subject) but they're coping. And my floors are getting cleaner, lol.

Re: 4 New Daddies

dogtrainingmethods — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:28:32 -0000

Just checking to see whether your puppy continues to give you joy (and less sleepless nights!)

Hope things are going well for you and yours

Martin

Re: 4 New Daddies

Amy LeForge — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:38:42 -0000

Martin, we're making progress on the housebreaking! The puppy will tell me at night when she has to go out. During the day it's still up to us to figure out the best time, so we're still having accidents here and there. But we're coming along.

The boys are all learning their own lessons about having a pet: that she's not a toy, that she requires their time and attention, that she can love them back the way they love her. All wonderful things!

Re: 4 New Daddies

Martin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:24:11 -0000

House breaking can be a bit of a chore but she will finally get it. I am a great believer in kids being brought up around pets and particularly dogs. They get over fear of dogs early on then and that is great for later in life.

martin
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Re: 4 New Daddies

Amy LeForge — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:46:18 -0000

Jared, thanks!

Martin, yep she's our very first. I'm still adjusting to saying "our dog" or "our puppy" because it's not something I ever thought I'd say. She is a lot of work but is already settling in to the family and we've been teaching her some tricks like Sit, Come, and Off. Getting her to only chew on her own toys is a bit of a challenge, and we haven't completely mastered the housebreaking but we're getting there. She's very smart, and once we figure out the right rhythm together, I know we'll do well.

Re: 4 New Daddies

Martin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:27:32 -0000

She really is adorable. I don't know if she is your first but they are hard work aren't they!

Great thing about dogs though, high maintenance, high reward...
Lovely pup, enjoy her..

Start your training early though!
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Re: 4 New Daddies

Jared P Little — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:37:16 -0000

Very cool good luck in Keller's contest.
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Re: 4 New Daddies

Amy LeForge — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:01:33 -0000

Doris, we'd love to have you come meet her! We can't take her out too much until she's gotten all her immunizations.

Louise, thanks! I'm trying to remember to take pictures because I know this phase will pass even faster than it did with the boys. Which can be a good thing.

Doug, I dunno. We schlepped the chickies off to new homes 2 days before we got the puppy. They ran out of green things to eat in their pen and I felt bad for them so we moved them to new pastures a little earlier than planned.

Office Cleaning Seattle, thanks! We kinda like her.

Re: 4 New Daddies

Office Cleaning Seattle — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:06:26 -0000

She is beautiful..

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Doug — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:30:26 -0000

Does she like chicken?

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Louise | UPrinting.com — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:06:09 -0000

Aww... such an adorable puppy!
We had this puppy last January and now he's gotten bigger. We still love him, but he's still the cutest when he was smaller. How we miss those times...
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Re: 4 New Daddies

Doris — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:15:42 -0000

AWWWWWW... So cute! We'll have to come and see her soon or you can bring her with you for lessons or both! Wishing you a quick house training experience!