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To skip the background story, scroll down for the Jigs photos!
Long story, we were down a dog (remember Lucy, the 4 year old black shepherd x I adopted from the pound several weeks ago? Well, she was here for 3 weeks, doing pretty good we though, and then one night just as we were finishing up chores she disappeared. Sneaked away from Kellie I guess, and was just gone. I actually thought maybe she set out to try & find her old home, but really we figured she was too vague to ever find it. Turns out she's staying right in the neighborhood...she's been seen a mile south, a mile east, a 1/4 mile down the road, she's even been back here a time or two, but no one can catch her. I'd had her figured for the sort of dog that if she ever wandered off would go kind of wild & be impossible to catch. I just didn't figure that after staying here for 3 weeks & being well looked after & playing with Kellie, that she'd just decide to take off. When I get notified of a sighting, I take Kellie & a dish of food & go to try and lure her in--either with the food, or if Kellie could get up to her & she'd come to me with her--I don't honestly know if it would work, but it's my best shot. But, I get there & there's no sign of her. She just vanishes. There is food & water out at the one neighbors where she was hanging around quite a bit for a few days, but she doesn't come back there very often. She's spending more time a mile west of here. Animal control is no help; they don't even have a dog trap. The city animal control won't loan theirs outside the city. I have to call Conservation & see if they'll loan me a coyote trap... I told my vet about Lucy taking off and she figures she's got to be a very mixed up dog to run away from this home! Anyway, when--or if--we get Lucy caught she is going back to the pound. It's too bad, but such a dog is of no use to us. Maybe there's another home that would suit her better. Or maybe not. In any case, at this point in time I'm not even holding out much hope that she'll ever be caught.
Anyway, that is how we came to be left with Kellie as our only dog--Kellie, the dog who will not bark! Lovely dog, but much too silent. Last week I happened to meet up with a fellow who was giving away 10 week old blue heeler puppies. Puppies have a little bit of border collie in them, but are mostly heeler. I've become very partial to heelers--Kellie is Heeler/Aussie, and recently I've come across a few other heelers that I really liked (saw a young red heeler a couple weeks ago & would have liked to filch him! :lol: ) So, Friday after work I came home with a little female puppy. This is her on Saturday:
Yesterday, right after her bath:
She's a very good puppy so far! She's been staying in the house when we're in, and she has had absolutely no "accidents" in the house. She actually asks to go out by going out to the porch & whining. I thought she was an outside puppy before--the fellow is away a lot so I didn't think he'd take time to house break puppies, but either he did, or else she's just extra smart.
And best of all--she barks! She barks if someone drives in, and she barks if someone walks into the yard! I'm so impressed. When she barks, Kellie joins in...I told Kellie that's so pathetic, that she has to learn from a 10 week old puppy! The coyotes were howling quite close last night. Kellie showed absolutely NO interest, but little Jigsy was sure looking & listening, so I'm hoping in time she will learn to bark at foxes & coyotes when she hears them. It looks promising anyway!
Kellie thinks it's grand to have a playmate again--she gets a little rough with Jigs though so we have to keep a close eye on her. Jigs chases her too--it looks pretty funny to see that little white pup charging after her!
Long story, we were down a dog (remember Lucy, the 4 year old black shepherd x I adopted from the pound several weeks ago? Well, she was here for 3 weeks, doing pretty good we though, and then one night just as we were finishing up chores she disappeared. Sneaked away from Kellie I guess, and was just gone. I actually thought maybe she set out to try & find her old home, but really we figured she was too vague to ever find it. Turns out she's staying right in the neighborhood...she's been seen a mile south, a mile east, a 1/4 mile down the road, she's even been back here a time or two, but no one can catch her. I'd had her figured for the sort of dog that if she ever wandered off would go kind of wild & be impossible to catch. I just didn't figure that after staying here for 3 weeks & being well looked after & playing with Kellie, that she'd just decide to take off. When I get notified of a sighting, I take Kellie & a dish of food & go to try and lure her in--either with the food, or if Kellie could get up to her & she'd come to me with her--I don't honestly know if it would work, but it's my best shot. But, I get there & there's no sign of her. She just vanishes. There is food & water out at the one neighbors where she was hanging around quite a bit for a few days, but she doesn't come back there very often. She's spending more time a mile west of here. Animal control is no help; they don't even have a dog trap. The city animal control won't loan theirs outside the city. I have to call Conservation & see if they'll loan me a coyote trap... I told my vet about Lucy taking off and she figures she's got to be a very mixed up dog to run away from this home! Anyway, when--or if--we get Lucy caught she is going back to the pound. It's too bad, but such a dog is of no use to us. Maybe there's another home that would suit her better. Or maybe not. In any case, at this point in time I'm not even holding out much hope that she'll ever be caught.
Anyway, that is how we came to be left with Kellie as our only dog--Kellie, the dog who will not bark! Lovely dog, but much too silent. Last week I happened to meet up with a fellow who was giving away 10 week old blue heeler puppies. Puppies have a little bit of border collie in them, but are mostly heeler. I've become very partial to heelers--Kellie is Heeler/Aussie, and recently I've come across a few other heelers that I really liked (saw a young red heeler a couple weeks ago & would have liked to filch him! :lol: ) So, Friday after work I came home with a little female puppy. This is her on Saturday:
Yesterday, right after her bath:
She's a very good puppy so far! She's been staying in the house when we're in, and she has had absolutely no "accidents" in the house. She actually asks to go out by going out to the porch & whining. I thought she was an outside puppy before--the fellow is away a lot so I didn't think he'd take time to house break puppies, but either he did, or else she's just extra smart.
And best of all--she barks! She barks if someone drives in, and she barks if someone walks into the yard! I'm so impressed. When she barks, Kellie joins in...I told Kellie that's so pathetic, that she has to learn from a 10 week old puppy! The coyotes were howling quite close last night. Kellie showed absolutely NO interest, but little Jigsy was sure looking & listening, so I'm hoping in time she will learn to bark at foxes & coyotes when she hears them. It looks promising anyway!
Kellie thinks it's grand to have a playmate again--she gets a little rough with Jigs though so we have to keep a close eye on her. Jigs chases her too--it looks pretty funny to see that little white pup charging after her!
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