This is Evie, she is Ambers new puppy... The cats are not too impressed but I am sure they will get over it... lol:smile:
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This is Evie, she is Ambers new puppy... The cats are not too impressed but I am sure they will get over it... lol:smile:
How sweet is she,what breed ? & what made Amber want to branch out into the canine
world ?
She is a Shih tzu, we have always had dogs, but we re homed them all when we moved here as they where big dogs and in Germany they have rules about the dogs with training etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by jckkerrison
So I said when we were ready I would consider a small dog, we have only had bad experience with small dogs we had Jack russels for the rats and a westie which was my other daughters and they are very difficult to deal with, my friend here has a shih tzu so we went to the same breeder she got her dog from..:koolkat:
She is gorgeous - I'm sure that I should have gone for a small dog too instead of the giant Labrador that we picked!!!
Very cute, I'm sure the feline mob will get used to her, either that or torment her from above:LOL:
[QUOTE=debbie560;13660]She is a Shih tzu, /QUOTE]
The old heartbeat did double up when I saw her because that was my first thought but I have never seen one that colour.We always had terrier crosses but I had always wanted a shih tzu so last time round thats what we had,she came from a puppy farm which was very naughty of me to go there but it was the only place in the whole of our county that had a girl,she had no end of problems but we overcame them& she ended up being everyones little "darling". Because she was so nervous my then boss said have a fun litter from her to see if it would give her more confidence,which it did,we mated her to a yorkshire terrier so had "shiddyyorkies",the girl we kept out of the litter lived to be nearly 18yrs old.the character though of the shih tzu is unbelievable,ours used to collect the papers & post from the hall ever morning & she had her own special little plastic holder that we put money in & every week she would go down the path to meet the milkman to pay him & bring the change back,couldn't give the right money because if there was nothing put in the holder she would just sit & not move,thought she had been short changed.When we lost her all the milkmen who had met her cried with us...
Tell Amber her I really envy her & plenty of updates for Jackie please.....
how gorgeous is she, I'm a dog lover as well as a cat lover too. We've had Afghan Hounds for the last 12 years, lost my last boy two years ago (gone but never replaced), and now embarking on life with my new babies - lovely to have another boy to snuggle on the sofa with!
Staying with daughter & she had scanned some of our old photos to make up a pets folder so she loaded a couple on for me,the first one is of Snoopy when she first arrived & the second is of her baby daughter....
Don't know why attatched pictures haven't come through in the usual way,don't know if it is because they were scanned not originals...!
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Originally Posted by jckkerrison
Beautiful xxx:smile:
At the moment they only seem intent on pinching her food xQuote:
Originally Posted by Helen & John
5 am and been for my walk lol....
She is amazing I must say, she picks up stick on the walk and tosses them in to the air, she is so playful and loving she went all night with one pee on the paper... and she came with me in the car yesterday to get used to it..
She loves her basket which she sits in when you tell her too, but most of the time she spends if we are in the lounge under the table on her blanket next to me...
She need to know NOT MY DOG lol.....
What a gorgeous little dog, I've got two 'monsters' here, our GSD is a nightmare when it comes to people/other dogs/wildlife but he adores the cats and kittens, when we were up at Summerdown, with no mod cons, he used to sleep in the same summerhouse as the cats, he had a green chair to sleep on and the cats slept on him! But a small dog is just so much more portable and they don't pull you over (are you listening Torak?)
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww congratulations :smile: Im sure they will all be best of friends :nod: Louie & Tango both get on fine with our dogs probably because they have good cat toys attatched to the back of them :LOL:
[QUOTE=candes;13704]Congrats on your new addition. What a lil cutie! I like shitz tzu's a lot more than lhasa apsos. They are a zillion times smarter.
We have a client who always had lhasa's but after loosing the last one went for a shih tzu & she asked me what the difference was so I just said that I am sure in a few months you will tell me,whenever I see her now she always says she can't believe how much more character there is to them,how cheeky they are & like you said,smarter.People think they are lap dogs but it is only if you treat them that way,mine always went out for walks with the bosses & my friends dogs that included five golden retrievers,two labradors plus three terriers, Snoops & later with her daughter used to stay with them all the way,can always remember down the woods one day a lady was walking her shih tzus complete with bows when Snoopy appeared out of the lake with her companions & this woman just curled her nose up at the state she was in & politely said to me I can see there is some shih tzu in her what is she crossed with,gave me great delight being able to reply that it was all pure pedigree underneath the wet & mud....!
[quote=jckkerrison;13717]i would have loved to seen her face! At least Snoopy was allowed to have fun :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by candes
Thanks to all for you comments.
I have to say she is really a very special dog, she is not what we expected at all, I hated the Westie we had, dirty little dog she peeded and pooped where she felt like it no matter how many times we tried to train her! and the Jack Russels, where just constantly trying to get down the big dogs throats, but both where actually good with the cats.
Evie is indifferent, when they come to her she just puts her head down and they on a whole leave her alone but there is no spitting and fighting..
Yesterday I had to go out and by a flashing light for her collar finding her in the woods at 5am with her being black and tan is not funny lol..
Day 3 and no accidents at all in the house and this is the second night she has gone all night clean..
Having been owned by Rottweillers, Dobermans, Japanese Akitas and Great danes all my life... I am now totally smitten..
This is again the same for dogs as cats it has a lot to do with the breeder.
Evie is 13 weeks old, she does not let them leave earlier, fully vaccinated against all the dog diseases, and Rabies with a pedigree, 2 kitten packs, a bed, Amber had a choice of collars and leads, 2 princess bowls and many toys, she came with a 2 kilo bag of pedigree food which, we are mixing as we have decided to out her on James Well beloved. Plus I can get this also from my Royal Canin Dealer.
The puppy room was like a children's nursery, there were 2 big heat lamps, and one area only for the puppy's to go to the loo the rest was full of play mats and toys little couches and beds, they where very well reared. I would highly recommend her.
We will take lots more photos of her!! Amber is getting a wire basket for her bike, but I can see the weight falling off me already now with the many walks we have planned...
Time to see a bit of Germany through the eyes of a little dog...
Now got to save up for the dog licence when she is 6 months old 80 euros a year!!
[quote=jckkerrison;13717]Quote:
Originally Posted by candes
I have to agree with you, no matter what the breed, you have to let the dog be a dog!!! ours will be off in to the woods daily, and if she stinks then she will get a bath lol... Amber said there will be no BOWS... going in this dogs hair she will have the fur around her eyes trimmed... lol
She was in to everything and up to everything, this little dog never ceases to amaze us!!
I was even up at 6 am Sunday walking in the woods... First time to see a woodpecker who we hear all the time, pecking away at a tree next week I am taking my camera:smile: