~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

Wobbie

good news for us.

Mama Aussie gave birth yesterday to 7 girls and 3 boys. We will be getting one of the girls 2 months from now. Can't wait! Our dog currently looks like a drowned mouse but here's what we envision when she's ready to come home with us:



I wish we could have gotten a rescue and I have nothing but praise for those of you (norm, unlost, enkidu, etc.) who have rescued, but here's why we didn't......sad to say, we didn't want a pit mix or a chihuahua (or even a lab). We also wanted an 8 week old puppy (ask me about this when the pup is driving me crazy). I also rationalize this by feeling that any dog cute enough for us will get rescued anyway. Kind of a cop out, I know, but we DO know our new puppy will be falling into an absolute bed of roses!

:P

norm

well at least you've gone for another low energy dog :P

oh wait, you've not done that at all! lol

congrats and can't wait to see pics

Wobbie

norm said:

well at least you've gone for another low energy dog :P

oh wait, you've not done that at all! lol

think we're up for it?

please answer and you can continue your slow slog toward 30K :P

Nami

Thanks gang!

Congrats Imalive on the new addition... cute pup! How can you say no to that face...

norm

imalive said:

norm said:

well at least you've gone for another low energy dog :P

oh wait, you've not done that at all! lol

think we're up for it?

please answer and you can continue your slow slog toward 30K :P

it's really bugging you that i have't got to 30k lol

i might stop posting at 29,999 just to screw with your head :P

Wobbie

norm said:

imalive said:

please answer and you can continue your slow slog toward 30K :P

it's really bugging you that i have't got to 30k lol

i might stop posting at 29,999 just to screw with your head :P

I'd hack your account.....I'll bet your password is something clever like "norm"

norm

**goes to change password :P

wasa1971

That's awesome, I can't wait to see photos! Any thought on a name? I bet you have to see her first.....congratulations!

Wobbie

wasa1971 said:

That's awesome, I can't wait to see photos! Any thought on a name? I bet you have to see her first.....congratulations!

her name shall be "Piper"....my wife shot down "Flossie the Aussie"

Who Princess

imalive said:

wasa1971 said:

That's awesome, I can't wait to see photos! Any thought on a name? I bet you have to see her first.....congratulations!

her name shall be "Piper"....my wife shot down "Flossie the Aussie"

Dang, I was hoping you'd go with "Princess." :(
Piper is a nice name. Is she a blue or red Aussie?

Enkidu

I'm so excited for you. And can't wait to see pictures. Piper is an excellent name.

(About Norm's almost 30,000 posts - remember the old Message Pit? I lost bunches of posts when it switched over and again I think when the board turned to this hellish white thing. So I might be going backwards in numbers of posts. What's up with that?)

Congrats again Rob! Just for that I'll do this post in bold (so I can see it).

PJ_ROCKS

guess i needed to come on here for some news :fp: congrats imalive!

guess i better start posting some pictures!

norm. i say, fuck with his head! >-

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

Dang, I was hoping you'd go with "Princess." :(
Piper is a nice name. Is she a blue or red Aussie?

sorry....princess WAS in the running......not!

we will probably choose between a "blue merle" (bookends, below) or a "black tri" (middle). they also come in red tris and red merles

twisted thoughts

This is pretty much the only thread I pay attention to anymore, and definitely the only one I ever post in now (hardly) But just had to say CONGRATS ROB! Can't wait to "meet" the new addition to your family. Bring on the puppy pics!

retropony

congrats on the new addition imalive! I'm sure she won't know how good she has it, haha!

Who Princess

imalive said:

we will probably choose between a "blue merle" (bookends, below) or a "black tri" (middle). they also come in red tris and red merles

Django and Penny agree with your selections.

he.who.forgets

ROB, CONGRATS!!! So excited for you guys

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

Django and Penny agree with your selections.

awesome! I did not know that your shelties came in the same color schemes. duh! do they also come in red merle and red tri?

here's what we're looking forward to....no wonder the pups are just a little said when they have to leave their siblings......not so much with Shelby, tho....she couldn't have cared less....Gracie was timid for about a day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OiMvSoIXcQ

Who Princess

imalive said:

awesome! I did not know that your shelties came in the same color schemes. duh! do they also come in red merle and red tri?

Instead of red tri the brown ones are called sable and white, although they often have a touch of black. There are also sable merles but they aren't very common. We've had 2 sables, 3 tris, 2 blue merles and 1 double merle (mostly white with only a little color, caused by a cross between 2 merles). I wrote a story about our double merle, Tess.

There are also shelties called bi-blacks or bi-blues, meaning they are bi-color and don't have any tan in their coats. I've only seen them at dog shows.

imalive said:

here's what we're looking forward to....no wonder the pups are just a little said when they have to leave their siblings......not so much with Shelby, tho....she couldn't have cared less....Gracie was timid for about a day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OiMvSoIXcQ

I love watching puppies play like that! We've had mixed experiences with our puppies, with most of them crying a lot the first night. On his first night here, Django just curled up in front of the fire liked he owned the place and that's pretty much been his attitude since. )

PJ_ROCKS

PJ_ROCKS

Happy Birthday Sophie
3 years old today

this was taken yesterday...

Nami

^^^^^ cute meatball...

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS said:

Happy Birthday Sophie
3 years old today

this was taken yesterday...

happy birthday, sweetie!! your old man just had a birthday, too

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

Instead of red tri the brown ones are called sable and white, although they often have a touch of black. There are also sable merles but they aren't very common. We've had 2 sables, 3 tris, 2 blue merles and 1 double merle (mostly white with only a little color, caused by a cross between 2 merles). I wrote a story about our double merle, Tess.

There are also shelties called bi-blacks or bi-blues, meaning they are bi-color and don't have any tan in their coats. I've only seen them at dog shows.

well, there's everything you ever needed to know about shelties!

what a sweet, sweet story about Tess. I hope everyone reads it. the same deafness and blindness often occurs in "double merle" Aussie puppies....and they look just like Tess.

buck502000

dogs are better than cats.............

Who Princess

imalive said:

well, there's everything you ever needed to know about shelties!

You should know better than to ask me a question.
At least I didn't drag The Who into it. :P

Happy birthday, Sophie! Can't believe you're already 3!

PJ_ROCKS

birthday pictures

taken today

Who Princess

^^^^
She looks so pretty!

PJ_ROCKS

another birthday picture,taken today

we have had some snow lately, it did warm up today. 30*F

norm

happy birthday sophie!