CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[Latestarter]

Well, shall we all welcome Fred, the future GSD breeder? She sure is a beautiful girl Fred. I know your feelings toward her... as I imagine other dog owners here do as well. I think most of us here would do most anything for our dogs, as they would do for us. WH... the battling comment was all in jest

 

[Bruce]

WH... the battling comment was all in jest

She knows. I started it Anyone can join the battle but in the end, if Fred and Joyce do have to move, we ALL still lose because she won't be given up.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@Latestarter I wouldn't paint that banner or print the label yet, getting thru this 1st yr is wearing on me....but, a litter or 2 down the road might not be a bad thing.....
I can't say that it doesn't make me feel good that so many are in admiration of her....cause we sure are....and to hear so much from just printed words and pics means that much more, because there is so much more of her that can't be shared to verify such appreciation for her. I told @Southern by choice in a PM last night that she is a multi-tasker and is fully aware of what takes places in her surroundings. She will chew on a chew stick and push a tennis ball around with her nose and paws or hold a frisbee in her mouth and use the edge to push a ball around. The other day she was digging a hole and I was picking up acorns for the goats....the Boys were edging their way towards me and I reached out to give them some acorns by the time my hand reached the fence Gabbie was right there and the Boys backed up all bristled up and brandishing their horns at her. The goats have never liked dogs, so I have to be careful with their introduction and are just trying to get them all used to each other. It would help if Gabbie would focus a bit more, but she is still absorbing her big new world....so, we'll just take it slow and progress a little at a time. I am thinking of putting the short lead on her and walk her around inside the fence and will probably start that in a week or 2....she listens much better on lead than off right now.....

 

[Wehner Homestead]

The most direct route for me is "merely" 1,350 miles and skirts the SE edge of Indiana. Maybe "Gabbie Jr" and I will fly.

You could stop over here and we could make the trip down together!! I’m almost at the SE corner of IN. Or there’s the option of me bringing yours back to my house and you meeting me to get the Pup but then you wouldn’t get to go to the reunion...hmmm. We got a couple years to work out the details!

I realize that the “battle” is all in good fun.

 

[Southern by choice]

With all my GSD's I only bred 1 litter. ONE. There are many reasons but the number one reason was it was very difficult to find a good male.
Many GSD breeders stopped breeding over the years because of the irresponsible practices that have really ruined a great breed.

As far as breeding a GSD- it is also very costly.
PennHIP for hips, elbows
DNA testing for parents and possibly each pup to determine DM
Deworming
Vaccinations
Feed

There are so many issues with GSD's and EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency).
The most common issues are listed on the Canine Health Information Center-
http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=GS

 

[CntryBoy777]

We found out something today....Gabbie can Swim!!!...
I took her for a walk across the ditch today and she found a puddle in field#3 and after several romps thru it we crossed the road and cut across field#4 towards the spillway...after a look around I turned and started walking the levee and was looking and thinking of the work needed to be done there and I heard a big splash....I turned around and there she was floating in the water just off of the levee....she had jumped in and when her feet didn't touch bottom, she turned herself and paddled back to the bank..........she wasn't scared or frieghtened, but just surprised. When she got out she thought about jumping again, but hurried down the levee and stopped and shook the water off. She was really energized and was running and spinning all the way back to the house. I toweled her off best that I could when she came in, but took her a bit to dry out....
Here is a pic of her keeping an eye on all the animals....

 

[Wehner Homestead]

She makes me smile! At least you know you won’t have to dive in after her!

 

[Mike CHS]

She has already become a big part of your family.

 

[Bruce]

Australian crawl, backstroke, breast stroke, butterfly?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Freestyle!