andy2006

great advice!

best wishes to you and your family!!!! so glad you have good news...

most of the people who ask to pet Frankie are pretty polite, they pat and say thanks. that guy was just so remarkable. Frankie handled himself well and was probably taken by surprise just as I was. Thanks for posting a pic Tundra and the cat. Tundra is a very sweet looking dog.

very interesting....the elder statesman angle...that is what I thought of when Andy and Frankie first met. Andy was so excited and just GUSHING with energy and Frankie seemed to be thinking ....settle down you silly dog! He sat and watched her for a while and then got up and greeted her on his own terms.... The elder stateman thing did not last long for Frankie though.. Andy took the role of big sister/ master herder of the house and would put Frankie away in his crate..and he complies. He still acts like an elder statesman in general...now that I think about it some more. very dignified. A very strange encounter with an overly exhuberant stranger happened at Petco about 2 weeks ago....He asked if it was OK to pet Frankie. I gave him permission but then the man proceeded to pick Frankie up, put him in the air and then buried his face into Frankie's chest and talked baby talk to him for almost 30 seconds...then he put Frankie down and walked away...without saying another word to me....very shocking. Most people are polite but I forget to tell them to pet under the chin. My 3 yo daughter puts Frankie through the paces. I tell her to be gentle and respectful dogs in general but she forgets a lot and I see his irritation and intervene. He is pretty calm....Hardly ever barks except when I take Andy out first. but then I have to ignore him and let him out after he is quiet. Even when he barks it is a "polite" bark. ... or he yodels.....Even with the cats he is "gentle"...The cats have smacked Andy around because she is like a torpedo after them...but Frankie has a different approach with the cats...If he gets in the cats' face too much they smack him too....but not as much as Andy.... Well thanks again....I will try the sit at the bus stop and let strangers go by exercise...that is a good one...I sure wish I could take him to work with me.. And of course do the NILIF or (all good things in life come from me and you have to earn every little bit of it) Shoredogs, your daughter is so lucky to be able to take her dog to work with her. I knew I posted in the right place...i searched husky/gsd mix etc on google and posted in different forums but these answers are the best so far. You guys are great!

thanks Maria. when we go on trips out to petco or petsmart and people want to pet him he ducks his head...he does allow strangers to pet him but it seems like such an imposition on him when they do but he tolerates it. i just worry that he might just bite out of fear one day.... most of the dogs I met/owned in my life were friendly except for one. ok there was one that was a watchdog that bit me when I was 6 ....someone else owned that dog i may just be overreacting and mistake aloofness for timid or fear but I do want to do what I can to make him comfortable with all types of people and situations . I have kids in HS, MS and a 3 yo so he gets the full age range... my 3 yo is under constant supervision when she is with the puppies. btw, nice pics shoredogs

thanks for your quick replies. i have hand fed frankie since the first week so that he will associate human company as desirable. i just have to get the rest of the family to appreciate each dog's personalities..he gets special car rides and trips minus andy... he seems to have gotten over missing andy if she is not constantly with him. so my main concern was frankie turning out to be a fear biter when he is older... but he will get his own obedience training class also.....he is so cuddly and bear like.. id did meet a woman with a shiba inu who was similar to frankie..friendly but not into pda like andy nor her pug who is her cuddle dog...

sorry, here's their page www.dogster.com/?444784

so I did what most people advised AGAINST even my friend who used to raise dogs and owned two BCs of her own. we adopted a bc mix, andy in dec 2006 and frankie a husky/gsd mix in late Jan. Andy is great....eager to please smart cookie, catches on very quickly. she is now 6 months old and we will be going to obedience class in 2 weeks. Frankie was 11 weeks old when rescued from the pound. he spent all his life with his mother and siblings until the owner surrendered the pups to the shelter when they were 8 weeks old..... I put an application for a pup....and got a call 3 weeks later....thinking I would put off another adoption at least one year after ANdy was with us...well obviously that did not happen. the problem is maybe not even a problem. While Andy is affectionate and listens to commands easily, basically lives for our affection, Frankie is quite different. He is more interested in other dogs than pleasing us except when food is involved. We have had him for almost 4 weeks...he is sweet and I take him out separately without Andy to meet people, places and things to socialize him.. He almost seems indifferent sometimes. The first week we had him I took him to the vet to make sure he wasn't ill because his behavior was not the typical puppylike behavior I am accustomed to..... I have accepted and respected his personality and actually like that Andy and Frankie are different because they balance each other out. AM I being overly concerned with Frankie not being so playful? Is it his husky side or GSD side that is contributing to his "aloofness". He is trainable but not as readily as Andy and keeps me waiting almost to the point of doing the command when he feels like it. Sorry this post is so long.......All advice welcome.....and a big thanks in advance!!! www.dogster.com/?44784

our vet charged 380 for a spay. I had a 120 voucher because she was rescued from the pount. but my initial estimate was 400--

My vet would not spay at least until 4 mo preferrably 5 mo. won't neuter until 4 mo our male puppy

thanks....the animal shelter met both parents and they looked husky and gsd. the litter was big....4 girls and 5 boys. i did not see the girls...they were all taken but saw all the boys...one looked like Frankie with more tan and less gray, 2 were all black with prick ears and one was black/white/cream and looked more husky. Frankie has blue eyes and he yodels so my husband named him after Sinatra. the pups are getting along great...sometimes too good.....Frankie needs help with people contact because he's beeen with his littermates since day1. so I have been separating the two so that Frankie gets to see more people....we've been to Petco every day....just to meet people...we even were able to go to the mall...and the mall pet store to get a collar...people were asking us if we got him there.(lol) ironic and kind of amusing ...while we were standing in front of the glass window with crated puppies. kind of sad..

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Frankie is a 12 week old husky/GSD mix. He and Andy have bonded very well.

my bc mix does not like the sound of a plastic bag, whether a grocery store bag or garbage bag being opened and shaken open. the first time I did it she barked at it. little by little her bark has turned into a whine or a goofy look. we adopted a little less than a month ago... she has her quirks....BC for sure...