She is seriously cute, dude :3 Congratulations!
I'm not crazy, I swear!
really I'm not, 2 puppies can be that bad can it? lol I kind of adopted Gem's sister today, she came in seperate from a different person, but is clearly her sister, she has been sitting in the shelter for over a month, I have been watching her for a while, and she wasnt going anywhere, I was pushing her to every dog person I knew and I have a LOT of connections, but nobody was interested, then I started having nightmares about her, and I was loosing sleep over her, finally went down there today, I was going to sponser her but they said procedure was the same for adopions even if they are free, and that bothered me, because I have never seen them so much as LOOK at an application before completing adoptions, and that scared me if I made her adoption free, it didnt sit well with my mom either despite their assurences about it. so we said to heck with it and adopted her ourselves lol
I am naming her Gypsy, and like Gem she is a 5 month old Heeler X GSD, she is a fair bit smaller then Gem though, she will be more Heeler size grown up, Gem is going to be GSD size.
I am naming her Gypsy, and like Gem she is a 5 month old Heeler X GSD, she is a fair bit smaller then Gem though, she will be more Heeler size grown up, Gem is going to be GSD size.
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Awwwe ... she is really adorable ... I cannot believe she was sitting there so long without anyone wanting her. Congratulations on her! 
Good luck with the two pups. I raised two pups together ... it is extra everything ... but in the end it is all worth it IMO.
Good luck with the two pups. I raised two pups together ... it is extra everything ... but in the end it is all worth it IMO. 
lol I dont get it! I always hear about black dogs being the hardest to get adopted, and there was Gypsy, bright orange and adorable sitting in a sea of black dogs and puppies and ONLY the black dogs were getting adopted! poor thing has been growing in a small concrete cage, and her bones are starting to warp a little as a resultAwwwe ... she is really adorable ... I cannot believe she was sitting there so long without anyone wanting her. Congratulations on her!
her legs are looking a little wonky, so hopefully we can get her straightend out ASAP, my mom definatly did not want another dog, but even she could see what spending a very formulative time in those conditions have started to do to her and wanted her out. I have to go shopping now though lol, I dont have stuff for a 6th dog, I am gonna need another crate and what have you lol
Cute pup for sure! As long as you're prepared to the possibility of same sex aggression down the road (Crate & Rotate) and the type of separation that is needed to properly raise littermates, I guess you're not crazy. Although I suppose being prepared for such things seems crazy to some
Yes, Leeo and Blu Boy are littermates. I raised them doing most everything separately except for eating together side by side and some walks together now that they are older ... such as in going on 6 years old. I taught them to share and take turns. They had separate places to sleep and separate crates for 1 year. I have only ever seen them have a tift and that was at 7 months old over a treat. I put an end to that immediately and it has been good ever since. There is a thread around here somewhere about raising littermates ... I cannot seem to locate it. I remember it well. I know either I did a good job raising them or got lucky ... I would like to think I did a good job! Lol! The boys have no syndrome that I can see.
The boys have no syndrome that I can see.lol I keep a house of all females(and one boy) so same sex aggression would be a possablity weather I adopted her or not
the girls will have seperate crates(I just gotta go buy one for Gyp lol) and seperate training..this will be easy since I have had Gem 2 months longer so she is waaayy ahead in training level. I am going to have to work out a schedual though for seperate out in public training.
the girls will have seperate crates(I just gotta go buy one for Gyp lol) and seperate training..this will be easy since I have had Gem 2 months longer so she is waaayy ahead in training level. I am going to have to work out a schedual though for seperate out in public training.
lol packmomma, given that I have 2 border collies, 1 Toller, 1 JRT x, and now 2 ACD X German Shepherds,you post officially make me feel crazy! but what can I say, I LIKE crazy, energetic smart dogs Gem is perfect, exatly what I was looking for, high energy, playful, friendly, brilliant..why not have have 2 of her? lol
Gem is perfect, exatly what I was looking for, high energy, playful, friendly, brilliant..why not have have 2 of her? lol
Haha well, chances are your're lifestyle might be better suited to a bunch of dogs like that - mine.. not so much, unforunately. I really LOVE the change of pace of having an energetic, playful, affectionate pup, in comparison to my laid-back, low maintenance, not so energetic Shiba.. they're both incredibly smart and I enjoy them both because they are so different, but living in an average-sized house, with an average-sized yard in the suburbs, us being the kind of couple that travels a lot, work a lot, etc I just don't have time for more of them like Thumper. I could easily handle 3 Shibas - no problem, just because of how low maintenace they are, and I do hope to add another Shiba to my crew in the next few years once Thumper is matured and settled down a bit..but Thumper eats up a lot of time and energy every day so I would be crazy to challenge myself more with raising two or more hyper energetic dogs at a time LOL. If I wasn't gone at work 10 hours a day, and travel as often as I do, I would gladly dedicate my time and energy to having more dogs, I really do look forward to them each and every day, but I gotta admit I enjoy having a break from them occasionally too lol.lol packmomma, given that I have 2 border collies, 1 Toller, 1 JRT x, and now 2 ACD X German Shepherds,you post officially make me feel crazy! but what can I say, I LIKE crazy, energetic smart dogs
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