Puppy Time!

[Flatbedford]

As some of you know, we lost out 10 1/2 year old Black Lab Jesse James back in April. We got in touch with the breeder that he came from and found out the they had a litter on April 1st! I,d like to introduce all my hearth.com friends to Chloe. She's just over 7 pounds now and cute as heck!

The breeder tells us that her mother and our late Jesse James have the same father. So, our old friend is her uncle Jesse. There will be more pictures.

 

[begreen]

She's a cutie!

 

[bobdog2o02]

Uncle Jesse, you just gave me a "Full House" flashback of John Staimos....................

 

[Jags]

"Cute as heck" is an understatement. Down right adorable. I love puppies as long as they belong to somebody else. All my dogs have been rescue dogs with a year or two on them. My little dog (40 pounds) was the most "puppy" and man could he be a destructive little bugger (till he grew out of it).

Congrats on the new family member.

 

[Flatbedford]

There is a reason they are so damn cute. If they weren't you'd want to kill 'em for being such a PIA! She has cried all night the last two nights. She can't stand to be alone.

 

[johneh]

If She has an Uncle Jesse
How come you didn't call her Daisy ?
She is one pretty Lab

 

[Jags]

I know they don't hardly exist anymore but the old timey wind up alarm clocks set next to them at night used to be the go to method. Something about mimicking the mothers heart beat or something.

 

[bobdog2o02]

Find one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Petstages-110-Heartbeat-Pillow/dp/B001FK61IY/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

 

[firefighterjake]

Super adorable ... and happy for you ... it was obvious that losing Jesse James was a tough blow.

 

[lazeedan]

My wife suggest you get another one. That way she won't be lonely.

 

[Dix]

Yeah Good for you guys !!

She's freaking adorable !!

Did ya get any puppy breathe????

 

[BrotherBart]

She has cried all night the last two nights.

She is playing Elsa in act two of Lohengrin.

 

[BobUrban]

Wow -good stuff there. I love dogs but like Jags most of mine have been rescue mutts with 6 months to a year in the bag before I get them. Still some house rules learning but no where near the challenge of a pup. My latest(now 8 months on Thursday) was and still is something. I am going through shoes like they are free!! Glad she doesn't prefer chewing on saws.

Cute pup - got to love a lab

 

[Hills Hoard]

haha...awesome news....great looking dog!....shes bringing back memories of those sharp needle teeth that puppies have and the scratches all over my arms from playing with them when they are that young!....enjoy!

 

[Bobbin]

Big time cute.

(why not adoption?)

 

[bag of hammers]

Steve she is a keeper. The PIA stuff will be behind you before you know it. We still have the chew marks on my back patio door sill, one of the old kitchen chairs, and on some baseboard in one corner of the hallway. All reminders of when my golden was just a pup. I'm too busy to repair any of this stuff, but I kinda don't mind too much that the reminders are still there.

When she drives you nuts at 3:00 am, just think about those of us that would give anything for the sound of that pup who did the same then grew into the best friend we could imagine, and then left this world far too soon - like my Bear, like your old buddy Jesse James. I know you know that already, just worth repeating.

FWIW, Our 6 year old newf still comes in and wakes me up in the middle of the night sometimes just to get out in the cool air, and then scratches to get back in 20 minutes later. Rinse and repeat. She wants to be outside, but she also wants to be in with her "peeps" even more. Can't get mad at her. One day she will break my heart too. Give that pup a scratch behind the ear from me if you don't mind.

 

[pma1123]

Congrats to you flatbedford What a bundle of joy! (and frustration at times)

 

[Flatbedford]

She is letting us sleep for 4 or 5 hours a night now. The house training is not going very well though. But there has been progress. I have worked a couple really crazy hour days this week and that hasn't helped any. We will all be home on the weekend so I'm thinking we will make some progress.

 

[Bobbin]

Get Puppy on a strict schedule, stick to it, and PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE. It will work and the gross/sucky part of it will fade soon enough. But you already knew that... just needed some "remindin'". And could the "remindin'" be more tenderly delivered?

 

[BobUrban]

FYI - if you are as anal about your dogs as I am then their food is a topic of major discussion on many other forums. I was feeding my dogs Blue for a long time but recently discovered it(along with many other premium brands) was bought by Diamond which is junk. My new food I am feeding and comes highly recommended is Dr. Tims. Tough to find in retail but can be purchased online and free shipping. I am on a revolving ship schedule and all the pros here in Michigan that have working dogs rave about it.

Dog food has zero regs so it is loaded with JUNK - short of making your own(which brings on many other complications) this stuff is the best IMO.

Just an FYI for your little pup - may as well get her started on the good stuff and it is really not to pricy.

 

[Flatbedford]

We had a very productive weekend. We got her on a good schedule. She is now very comfortable in the crate. She has slept through the night and Sunday was out first accident free day.

 

[Bobbin]

We make our own pet food. All the pet food companies tell you not to feed "left overs", but frankly? we eat good food. NO junk, no GMOs, and our fool dog at 11-12 ish (rescue, so not sure) is in beautiful condition and the vet. said that whatever we've been doing... keep it up! ditto for the Pride.

Good to know new puppy is settling in nicely.

 

[osagebow]

Congrats on the beautiful lil' lady, flatbed! Roomate had a yellow in college, we trained her to sniff out the frequent escapees from the reptile room

 

[Flatbedford]

Now two days accident free!

 

[firebroad]

Now two days accident free!

You HAD to say it, didn't you? Just wait...ha ha ha!
Glad you got her. I know she is no replacement for JJ, but she will help fill that hole. I had a kitty that I loved more than any other cat, and swore I would not have another. Three months later, I got another.
Congrats, Flatbedford, I hope you have many happy days with the "niece".