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Showing posts with label German Shepherds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German Shepherds. Show all posts

Sunday, April 18, 2010

My Puppy has a First Name, It's...

We finally settled on a name for our new German Shepherd female puppy.  Her name is Erin.  She is getting a little more animated everyday revealing new personality traits.  Mainly, she is a little stinker.  

I took her to the vet the other day for vaccinations. The veterinarian said she is healthy which is always a good thing.  I hope we can get her fully inoculated before anything bad happens. This area is notorious for Parvo.  

She is eating her Puppy Chow, but seems to like the big dog's food better.  It is funny to watch her eating out of the adult dog's bowls as they will not go near her while she is eating.  It seems they cannot figure out what she is exactly.  They are slowly getting used to her, and Cody, my big male GSD is beginning to play with her a little.  The picture below right is of Cody running across the yard.  He is beginning to fill out now at three years of age.  He is such a good boy, and he loves kids.  He has even tried to get on the school bus a couple of times!  


The last picture is of Nicky, Cody and Erin together.  It is hard to believe Erin will grow into a big dog like the other two.      

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A New Addition to my Family!

I have had several breeds of dogs in my life.  Beagles are cute but single minded.  Rottweilers can be great dogs but you have to be on top of them at all times.  English Setters and Golden Retrievers make a great family dogs besides being good hunting companions.  Growing up we had several Norwegian Elkhounds, a Collie, a poodle, and various mixed mutts.  The breed I have come to enjoy the most, however, is German Shepherds.
You can see our new puppy in the picture.  I have not decided on a name for her yet.  We have two grown German Shepherds, Cody and Nicky.  We also have a little black terrier mix we call Zippy.  I want the name I pick for this little girl to end with something besides "ie."  
She is following my big male around as I type.  Cody is very curious about her, but a little reserved.  The little terrier growls at her, and the Nicky runs away when she comes near.  I guess it will take awhile for everyone to get used to the new addition.  That will include me in the wee hours of the morning when she whines!