Jill
Aspiring Cowgirl
Dozer's getting a "little" brother.
Since the day Dozer came home with us last summer, he was SMITTEN with our collie, Kelsey. As if H and I weren't also. She played with him when he was smaller and then was more of constant company than playmate for him after he grew up to be so rough, tumble, and 50% bigger than her.
Last Monday morning, we lost our beautiful Kelsey. She was only 8yo. She had been slowing down the past few years, but I didn't think she'd be gone so soon. No matter how long she was with us, I'd have always wanted more, but I never thought it would only be 8yrs when we got her (our first collie). She had what turned out to be a stroke Sunday night. Apparently, that's not common in dogs. We had her to the vets early Monday morning, but nothing could be done. I don't really feel like talking about it a lot, and I am sure most of you understand. It was probably the worst night I've lived through.
Her not being here leaves Dozer "lonely". Our other "bigger" dog, Maggie, thinks she's a hot house flower. She is now 9yo... REALLY, Kelsey was "her" dog when we got Kelsey. But Maggie is only about 45# and while she is much, much more spry than Kelsey was, she does not want to be outside, and Dozer wants to be outside. We have a very big fenced yard, and a HUGE kennel (it has a doggie door in a big shed with a "dog or goat" stall) and it can also open into a small horse pen with a stall. That is where I like Dozer to be on days I will be gone long. He hasn't got any mean intention for our little dogs, but he is just a rough kind of boy and massively bigger than our shih-Tzu's, of course. His favorite playmate is Wylie who weighs in and 10# and adores him, but just not the most ideal playmates if no one is keeping an eye out. He has though stopped pulling her around by her beard and her tail (why she is nuts for him is beyond me!).
We decided soon after Kelsey that it would be better for Dozer if he did have a new BFF, and I won't try to discount the way H and I love dogs and wanted something to look forward to as well.
I found someone about 110 miles from us that has a litter of Golden Retriever x Great Pyrenees, and that's so so close to what Dozer is (1/4 Lab x 3/4 Great Pryrenees) -- if we could clone him, we would. I like the mixes better than the purebred Pyr's as long as they are good natured breeds... LOVE a grey horse but I like colored dogs... We did pick the biggest boy of the litter, pictures below at like 1wk, 1 day. He is mostly black with white on his chest, feet, tail tip and chin. His owner feels he will have a double medium - long coat, which I love... I've heard Pyr's shed a lot, but so far, Dozer hasn't. Figuring he may well do so this season, but I like brushing out that length of coat (doesn't seem to mat and is so pretty to me!).
We can bring him home on the Friday before Memorial Day, which will be great. It will give us both time to settle him in, get to know him, etc. He'll be going to our vets that Saturday morning. He's going to have the shots and deworming that he should, but we want to get him under our vets wing.
His name will be one I had kind of favored for Dozer... DIESEL. You know, I have to coordinate the names (all our W shih-Tzu's!). Lots of our horses also have corridinated ncoordinated
As with Dozer, I will update this thread as this boy grows up. This baby will be one of our kids... The babies of our hearts.
PS trying to edit as my words are jumbling and not sure why.
Since the day Dozer came home with us last summer, he was SMITTEN with our collie, Kelsey. As if H and I weren't also. She played with him when he was smaller and then was more of constant company than playmate for him after he grew up to be so rough, tumble, and 50% bigger than her.
Last Monday morning, we lost our beautiful Kelsey. She was only 8yo. She had been slowing down the past few years, but I didn't think she'd be gone so soon. No matter how long she was with us, I'd have always wanted more, but I never thought it would only be 8yrs when we got her (our first collie). She had what turned out to be a stroke Sunday night. Apparently, that's not common in dogs. We had her to the vets early Monday morning, but nothing could be done. I don't really feel like talking about it a lot, and I am sure most of you understand. It was probably the worst night I've lived through.
Her not being here leaves Dozer "lonely". Our other "bigger" dog, Maggie, thinks she's a hot house flower. She is now 9yo... REALLY, Kelsey was "her" dog when we got Kelsey. But Maggie is only about 45# and while she is much, much more spry than Kelsey was, she does not want to be outside, and Dozer wants to be outside. We have a very big fenced yard, and a HUGE kennel (it has a doggie door in a big shed with a "dog or goat" stall) and it can also open into a small horse pen with a stall. That is where I like Dozer to be on days I will be gone long. He hasn't got any mean intention for our little dogs, but he is just a rough kind of boy and massively bigger than our shih-Tzu's, of course. His favorite playmate is Wylie who weighs in and 10# and adores him, but just not the most ideal playmates if no one is keeping an eye out. He has though stopped pulling her around by her beard and her tail (why she is nuts for him is beyond me!).
We decided soon after Kelsey that it would be better for Dozer if he did have a new BFF, and I won't try to discount the way H and I love dogs and wanted something to look forward to as well.
I found someone about 110 miles from us that has a litter of Golden Retriever x Great Pyrenees, and that's so so close to what Dozer is (1/4 Lab x 3/4 Great Pryrenees) -- if we could clone him, we would. I like the mixes better than the purebred Pyr's as long as they are good natured breeds... LOVE a grey horse but I like colored dogs... We did pick the biggest boy of the litter, pictures below at like 1wk, 1 day. He is mostly black with white on his chest, feet, tail tip and chin. His owner feels he will have a double medium - long coat, which I love... I've heard Pyr's shed a lot, but so far, Dozer hasn't. Figuring he may well do so this season, but I like brushing out that length of coat (doesn't seem to mat and is so pretty to me!).
We can bring him home on the Friday before Memorial Day, which will be great. It will give us both time to settle him in, get to know him, etc. He'll be going to our vets that Saturday morning. He's going to have the shots and deworming that he should, but we want to get him under our vets wing.
His name will be one I had kind of favored for Dozer... DIESEL. You know, I have to coordinate the names (all our W shih-Tzu's!). Lots of our horses also have corridinated ncoordinated
As with Dozer, I will update this thread as this boy grows up. This baby will be one of our kids... The babies of our hearts.
PS trying to edit as my words are jumbling and not sure why.
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