Scarlett Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, Arctic Mama said: She’s totally adorable! Also, with that genetic mix I hope you’re into working out with doggy because she is probably going to remain one athletic little lady 🥰 Oh that was part of the plan. Dh and I both desperately need exercise. By spring when she is ready for walks we are going to be ready as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 So back from the vet. All is well. She weighs 8 pounds. Her heart sounds good. He said not to worry about her being weaned so early...and he thinks the pointer/spaniel mix will make a lovely pet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 She is SO ADORABLE! Loving the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Enjoy the tiny puppy phase because it goes by fast! My two went for their three-month checkup today and they already weigh 17 and 21 pounds. They were 10 and 11 pounds when we got them just over a month ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 What’s great is you and she should be able to be increasing endurance at the same time! the pic in crate is really cute!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Scarlett, how is the puppy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, school17777 said: Scarlett, how is the puppy? A mess. Precious and sassy and smart, see this back massager? We use it to get her toys out from under furniture, I had it stuck in one of the wine racks in my china hutch. She pulled it out of the shelf and was pushing it around under the china hutch where her ball was. I think that is amazing. And the other day I went out the front door to the flower bed...I dared to not take her. Dh said she ran back to the living room and tried to get her leash off the shelf. 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corraleno Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Scarlett said: A mess. Precious and sassy and smart, see this back massager? We use it to get her toys out from under furniture, I had it stuck in one of the wine racks in my china hutch. She pulled it out of the shelf and was pushing it around under the china hutch where her ball was. I think that is amazing. And the other day I went out the front door to the flower bed...I dared to not take her. Dh said she ran back to the living room and tried to get her leash off the shelf. I'm so jealous — the #1 item on my bucket list is to someday own another dog that's smarter than a goldfish. 😂 I'm so glad she turned out to be an awesome little "person" like your Maggie. ❤️ 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Scarlett said: A mess. Precious and sassy and smart, see this back massager? We use it to get her toys out from under furniture, I had it stuck in one of the wine racks in my china hutch. She pulled it out of the shelf and was pushing it around under the china hutch where her ball was. I think that is amazing. And the other day I went out the front door to the flower bed...I dared to not take her. Dh said she ran back to the living room and tried to get her leash off the shelf. That’s great that she know how to get her toys! Sounds like she has a fun personality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I love her! And her name! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 12/12/2019 at 7:06 PM, Pen said: Tails and feet and coat could help a bit with breed guesses— like if mama has a thick Lab otter tail or a thin Pointer tail. Or if feet have webbed toes, or if coat is double Lab coat, or single coat. Location too, and what breeds are common in area. But sometimes unless it’s known or some dog DNA is run all you can do is guess. We know our dog is a Labrador-Dalmatian Cross, but might not have ever guessed what the non Labrador part is had we not known. What is an otter tail and a double Lab coat? We have a new puppy, too, and the father is unknown, but we suspect Lab. On 1/20/2020 at 7:51 AM, StephanieZ said: Maisy is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations!! Re: mouthing. Firstly, call it "mouthing" instead of "biting" when it's the sort of playful chewing/greeting/playing thing. I avoid using the word "biting" unless it's aggressive/worrisome biting. If it's just "using their mouth as hands," I call it "mouthing." Our golden retriever (turned 1 a few days ago), like most goldens, wants to use her mouth to greet people and/or try to guide you. We keep a basket of toys near the front door and stuff a toy in her mouth when folks come in the door (ideally, when we hear them on the porch!) This is a classic training method where you teach a "replacement behavior" that you want (or don't mind) that is incompatible with the behavior you are trying to discourage. She can't put her mouth on your arm or coat if it's full of a stuffed sheep, so it works well. As would be expected, after a couple weeks of us reliably stuffing a toy in her mouth when she would have ordinarily wanted to mouth them, she was soon grabbing a toy on her own when she was excited about someone's arrival. I'd say she does it on her own 50% of the time, and the other 50% of the time, she cheerfully accepts the offered toy. We also greet her by rubbing her belly (which she loves) since she has to lie down on her back to get a belly rub -- another behavior whcih is mostly incompatible with either mouthing or jumping on people. 🙂 So, that's my advice. Stuff a toy in her mouth. Okay, this sounds like very useful advice. I'm going to be trying this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Oh my goodness, what a pretty, sassy, smart little lady. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 It was so fun reading over this thread. The first pics I got of Mazie were impossible to tell anything about how she would look. We were guessing and guessing and she turned out to be mostly German shorthair pointer and she looks sooo much like that now. Here is a current pic of her....ok three pics! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 She's beautiful! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, fraidycat said: She's beautiful! ❤️ Thank you. I have never had a dog this smart. She is just amazing. Who would have dreamed when we picked her up in in late January of 2020 that a worldwide Pandemic was going to lock us down for a year. I don’t know what we would have done without her. Especially me. I had a rough 6 months prior to lock down and I really needed this girl. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Oh, my goodness, she is gorgeous. 💖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, MercyA said: Oh, my goodness, she is gorgeous. 💖 Thank you. She was spayed last month. Just an overall,great dog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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