Tovah - 1 week later.. big changes

[radfringe]

all tuckered out

[ThomCat]

1. It is always amazing

how quickly puppies and kittens change, almost day by day. :loveya:

[xchrom]

2. oh so sweet! -- they grow up too fast --

she sticks her tongue when she sleeps -- god so so cute.

[radfringe]

3. she's a handful too

hard to keep up with -- tonight we will spend time with her in the dog run and try to tire her out... lol yeah... fat chance right?

[MissMillie]

4. she is so adorable

I am very jealous

[marzipanni]

5. Very cute puppy!

I admired her speckled belly in a photo in your post introducing her to DU. My old dog Billie-girl had one, too. She was an Australian Shepherd-Malamute-Blue heeler mix who was "light blue" merle as pup, then grew darker. Dalmatians start out white, then develop spots. I wonder if Tovah's light speckles will get darker.
She reminds me of the puppies in one of my favorite books from ~53 years ago!
http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307103284

[radfringe]

8. VET thinks she may be part dalmation

although the english pointers also have the spots - don't know if they come out later like the dalmations...

we bought her a couple of toys for her very own... her favorite toy is to pick up a stick or leaf and carry it around... if I had known that - I wouldn't have run the chipper shredder and turned everything to compost/mulch...

[ceile]

6. Squeal!!

She's so cute!

[graywarrior]

7. OMG, that is the cutest!

[radfringe]

9. my partner wants to know if anyone knows where we can get

some chainmail? she's home with the puppy, Tovah is being totally cracker-dog crazy, and my partner's arms/hands have become Tovah's chew-toy...

[marzipanni]

10. This is a good article about what to do about puppy biting

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/bite2.html

[radfringe]

13. thanks!

it's basically the technique I use with Tovah, my partner is a big marshmellow when it comes to critters - article may confirm to her that I've been doing the right things...

[BrklynLib at work]

11. She is adorable..and those spots seem to be coming out more...

She must be very high energy. Probably the biting is a combination of teething and boredom.
Giving her lots of exercise is a good idea...and lots of things to chew on that are acceptable.
I am not a believer in rawhide toys, but the rope toys and some of the nylabones and REAL hard rubber toys...the one you can put treats into can be good.

The Kong Stuff-a-Ball is a great toy. My German Shepherd loves the really big one, and it takes months for him to do any damage to it. It comes invarious sizes.

You can buy it at various sites....

http://www.amazon.com/Kong-Stuff-Ball-Small-5-75/dp/B00009ZJ0C
https://shop.thebreastcancersite.com/store/item.do?itemId=29825&siteId=224
http://www.animalworldnetwork.com/kostbain3si.html

Kong Stuff A Ball in 4 sizes
Kong Stuff A Ball Stuff-A-Ball! a ultra-durable non-toxic natural rubber each has exclusive Denta-Ridges which clean teeth and conditions gums. Just put some treats or food inside the Kong Stuff A Ball and your dog will truly have a ball. Kong Stuff A Ball Reduces boredom destructive behavior and separation anxiety. Kong Stuff A Ball is Natural non-toxic and dishwasher safe. Kong Stuff A Ball comes in 4 sizes

[radfringe]

12. ROFL

we have all of those for her, but she likes fresh meat.. lolol

yes we are working with her on the biting when she's playing... lots of energy

[BrklynLib at work]

14. OK So perhaps you need to put some fresh meat into that Stuff-A-Ball....hahahahahahah

:rofl:

I am referring to the Merrick Sausages.

http://www.dogtoys.com/merricktreats1.html

[malta blue]

15. I LOVE the last picture....

That is waaay too cute.

She has changed so much in the last week - wow!

:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

16. That kid has such a ton of Jack Russell in her.

She's adorable!!
Duckie

[radfringe]

17. no jack russel in her

pointer mixed with posible coon hound and/or dalmation according to the vet

she will be good size when full grown

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. She looks exactly like one right now...

How weird is that?!

[radfringe]

21. pretty weird... lol

but at around 9-10 weeks she's almost as big as an adult Jack Russell

[yellowdogintexas]

18. AWWWW thas a cute little doggie nt

[Kajsa]

20. She's adorable!

You are both lucky to have each other.

:hi: