Odin's Momma

It has been such a great experience, having Flora in around these past few days, getting to know her and such. This is the first time I ever owned more than one dog, and it's so amazing to see how completely different they are! Flora has so much spunk in her! She's downright saucy! She'll be chewing on something she's not supposed to be chewing on and I'll take it from her and she'll do this thing with her head that says "Hey, who they hell do you think you are?!". Sometimes she yips at me too in those instances, like a lil kid having to get the last word! Odin was never like that at all! Quiet as can be, never wanted to step on any toes. But he was bratty! I'd say : "Odin come!" and he'd look at me with a glint in his eye and with his tongue stuck out and dance around just out of my reach just to tease me! Anyway, I know alot of you have more than one dog, and I'd love to hear about how yours are different (or alike). I think it would make for an interesting thread

Arg, I now she came from this darn town! I'm gonna start knocking on doors soon Oh, also, when I say relative I mean like . . . even distant cousin twice removed or something

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We started calling Flora "Floor Board" LOL!

I was "strolling" through the dog profiles on Dogster just a minute ago looking at dogs in Newfoundland. There are only about 150 or so on Dogster from the entire Island. Anyway, I came across a dog that is in our town(which is quite small) and she reminds me alot of Flora. What do you think? Could Saffron Sky be a relative of Flora's? Not that it's of any great importance or anything, I'm just really curious since I have no clue what mix she is. And look what else I found http://www.dogster.com/dogs/256226

Awww, poor baby Hope she gets well soon! Sorry I don't have any advice

Alright, 23 for Flora so far and only 4 for Zoë, so I guess it's Flora!

Hahaha, this is great!! Look what I just found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Macdonald (Our last name is MacDonald)

I'm going with whatever the poll dictates!

I forgot to put a time limit on the poll . . . so how long should I leave it before naming her?

Yes, the picture is "old", as I said in the first post about my new girl, the puppy had the collar on when I got her from that horrid woman. Aside from the fact that there is no need for such a collar - not only was it on wrong, but it was way too small for her and had to be removed with wire cutters That's why she still had it on in the pictures, we actually had to buy a pair of wire cutters to get it off! Can you imagine if she had gotten lost while her first(?) owner had her? *cringe*

Yep, I know how it's pronounced, it's like the name Chloe

there are a lot of people that keep their dogs overfed and underexercised that are quick to comment on how "skinny" your dog is Yes! One lady I know ALWAYS says how skinny Odin is, real snooty-like, too, as if I'm starving him or something! Meanwhile, her poor dog is about double his normal weight! He looks like a doggy coffee table!

Thanks Maria!!

Thanks Paula! Your're so right about puppyhood going fast!! Just this past spring Odin became a grown up all of a sudden. Maybe that's another reason we wanted to get another pup!

Laura, thanks for such thorough answers!! This thread is really helping me alot. Reading information from a book is good, but it's so much better when you can ask specific questions!!

Sorry, I messed up the poll!! It's working now

Okay, I had JUST finally decided on Zoë about 15 minutes ago. BUT! Zoë is a beautiful name and I like it, but she eats so much grass and dandelions that I though Flora would be cute as well. This is the final poll, I swear, and I'm going with whatever the poll says! UPDATE - POLL CLOSED!! Okay, enough time has gone by, I think. As of right the votes are: Flora - 23 Zoë - 4 So Flora it is

Oh crap. Just when I finally pick a name I think of something else . . . I had chosen Zoë, but then I though . . . she eats grass and dandelions alot, so now I'm thinking of "Flora" Arrrghhhh!!!!

Woo! Thanks for the answers! I'm doing pretty well then! :D BIG relief about the dandelions! I just don't know why she likes flora so much! Maybe THAT's what I should have called her! LOL! The bag of food recommends 1/3 - 2/3 of a cup for puppies ages 1.5-3 months. Is nutrience a decent brand of food btw? It's hard to get good food here in the boonies

Nevermind!

Okay guys, I have ALOT of questions, so if no one has the time to answer any of them, or if no one has any advice, I'll completely understand! Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out PS: I hope it's okay to post this here, I know she's not a BC (well, I don't think she is anyway but then I don't know 100% WHAT she is!) I just don't know if I can handle raising a puppy without my fellow BCBers to help me out! #1 - Are dandelions poisonous to dogs? Cause if they are, I think I should start worrying! Whenever I take her out to pee she's more interested in eating grass and beheading dandelions. And I'm not talking an occational nibble here and there like a regular dog. I'm talking Mmmm SALAD! *munch munch munch* #2 - How do I get her to just PEE? When I take her to pee, right away she lays down in the grass and starts eating (good thing there are no pesticides or weed control chemicals used here!) Then when she's done of that she wants to play. If I stand in one spot and hold the leash firm, she proceeds to eat the leash. Now usually when she chews something she's not supposed to be chewing I take it from her, give her a firm but gentle "no" and give her a toy instead. But then that just distracts her from peeing even more! HELP! #3 - She whines for people food, should I just ingore her? She's only seen us eating twice now, but both times she's started to whine. We've been ignoring her and his works pretty well, both times she whined for a few seconds then gave up and went for a nap. I guess begging for food is tiring for her! Anyway, should I just keep doing it this way, or is there a better method I should try? #4 - Is she eating too much? With Odin, we couldn't get him to eat, even as a puppy it was always a struggle. No struggle with the new one! I usually offer her some food after she comes back from her pee (not every time though), and she chows down like there's no tomorrow! About twice a day she goes through two handfuls of kibble and then about half that much the rest of the time. Is this normal? #5 - Is there any way to tell how old she is and what mix she could be? It doesn't need to be precise, but I'd like to have a rough estimate of her age so I know when to get her spayed. It's hard to say from her size because we don't really know what breed(s) she is. We were told she was a "husky mix, I think, about six weeks old but I'm not sure". We got Odin when he was 12 weeks old and she's almost as big now as he was then, but she naps alot more than he did, so I'm thinking she's younger. Any ideas? Here's a pic: #6 - I read that I should let her and Odin work out their differences, is this right? They don't really have differences, they get along quite well, but just in case, I'd like to know. If she yanks on his ear too hard, should I just let him correct her? This is what I've been doing and he hasn't been rough with her yet. I think he understands that she's a puppy. #7 - Is she too young/small for "rough" (ish) play with Odin? #8 - Is it better to keep (non-dangerous) things out of sight, or to let them in sight and correct her when she tries to play it them? Like shoes for example. #9 - What to do when she insists on chewing the metal leg of our table instead of chewing on her toy? Usually when she's playing with something she's not supposed to, I say "no" and give her her toy, but sometimes she's stubborn and goes right back to chewing the other thing. #10 - She randomly barks sometimes, what the heck is she doing? LOL! Sometimes she'll be rolling around on the floor and just let one out: ARF! She also barks at her toys. I want to teach her "quiet" the way I did with Odin, should do so when she does this? #11 - If she barks or whines, should I ignore her or correct her? If correction is the way to go, which method do you suggest? Thanks again!

Well, that was a nice rest! Day three is here! silhouettestable, I've been basically doing the same thing routine-wise - I leave it up to her. She's napping now, when she wakes up I'll take her out right away, then play, then food, then she passes out again. Repeat. Last night she was up with DH and he was really super helpful with sticking to her routine, she only had one accident and luckily he caught her in time to give a "no" and take her out. She actually finished out there for him, she doesn't usually for me. I'm feeling much better today now that I have her routine figured out. And now that I'm no longer sleep deprived, this doesn't seem so scary . I still need help though, but I'm going to have to make another thread for that because people may not read a thread they've already read

I can't believe anyone would actually believe this lil girl is vicious! She is fiesty, I'll give ya that! But vicious she is NOT! My guess is the mother doesn't have the sense to teach her child anything about dogs, and got one cause her kid wanted one. Any maybe she was facinated with the eyes, I dunno. Anyway, been up 36 hours. Bedtime

Omg. <3 I love that pic! *steals it for desktop background*