TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 My wife and I just adopted a puppy. She's 50% husky, 1/4 German shepherd, and 1/4 beagle. Mom was the husky and dad was the german/beagle mix. We got her just this last saturday at 8 weekds old. She sure is a pill. Right now working on potty training her, leash work, sit, crate training, and recall. She is starting to get use to her crate and can sit and hasnt made a mess in her crate for a few days and no accidents inside the house for a few days either so thats good. Couldnt get her to eat all day yesturday and did some research on what to do and someone sugested to add a little bit of water to her food. Did that this morning and it worked like a charm. We are feeding her Iams puppy chow large breed. Hope its a good food, that what the breeders were feeding her and her litter. One thing I found out about her is she loves the snow. When we go out for potty and a small walk, she loves to jump into the snow and run, then she will drop to her belly and slide for about a good foot. Dont know where she picked that up from. She also loves to stick her head into the snow. So far she has more husky characteristics then German shepherd. Except for her ears. They are floppy like a beagle. She has 2 bright blue eyes. All four paws are white and her tail being a black/grey with just the tip white. Anyways. I live in South Dakota. I'm a Cable TV field technician. My wife Jackie is a pharmacy tech. Been married for about 5 months but been together for 6/7 years. I served 4 years in the Marine Corps and was stationed in 29 Palms, CA from 2000-2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #2 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Welcome to the pack. She's a beauty. I also feed my boys Iams...and have used that food for all my dogs over the last 20 years. There are many on here that feed different foods and sure they will weigh in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks for the welcome. Here is a quick question that has been bugging me. I've been doing some reading and there are some people saying to feed a puppy 2 times a day and others that say 3 times a day.. What is the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy1 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Welcome Tim and congrats on both pup and The marriage - Whats the pups name? 1st off - Thank you for your service!!! The puppy chow is fine - as nancy said - there are a lot of other feeding styles that will be mentioned, but whatever you do, just be consistent with it or she'll get the runs. the ears will probly stand eventually as that is typical in shepards - Beutiful pup- try not to push too hard on the training at this age- keep it a game/fun and dont push past her attention span and she'll do fine. BTW- what part of south Dakota? I have a friend in S.F at that age you can feed 3 times a day- then about 3-4 mos 2- as an adult you can feed either 1 or 2 times a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeshsalts Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Double conratulations on getting your pup and getting married. Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmer Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 hello and welcome. wow what a stunning pup...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Welcome to the forum, lovely pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan J P Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hello Tim and hello gorgeous baby girl whats she called? congrats on your new puppy and your wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Oh ya I forgot about the name. Her name is Sofie. That is one thing she dont know yet LOL. .But I think we are getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Congratulations - she's adorable! If you can, 3 meals a day for a little longer is ideal, because you can spread the amount she gets in a day out in smaller portions. Good luck, and as Roxy1 said, thanks for your service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph412 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 She is adorable! We mixed a little bit of water into Meeka's food for the first month or so we had her, and that really worked for us. Congrats on the new puppy and the wedding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Awesome. Thanks for the tips with the food. She just had her first Vet check up with us (she got her first set of shots at 4 weeks). We are going to do the rest except the rabies of course. He took a look at her and said "Sorry, but she is just perfect." So that made us really happy that she is very healthy. And sadly enough I messed up and didnt watch her and she went potty in the kitchen. "BAD TIM BAD". But that was the first time in like 3 days so I'm proud of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Welcome Sofie sure is a cutie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 welcome to the pack shes such a gorgeous puppy! i wouldnt be walking her just yet tho - i would wait till shes had all her vaccs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Welcome Tim and congrats on both pup and The marriage - Whats the pups name? 1st off - Thank you for your service!!! The puppy chow is fine - as nancy said - there are a lot of other feeding styles that will be mentioned, but whatever you do, just be consistent with it or she'll get the runs. the ears will probly stand eventually as that is typical in shepards - Beutiful pup- try not to push too hard on the training at this age- keep it a game/fun and dont push past her attention span and she'll do fine. BTW- what part of south Dakota? I have a friend in S.F at that age you can feed 3 times a day- then about 3-4 mos 2- as an adult you can feed either 1 or 2 times a day Yup. We live in S.F. Too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 welcome to the pack shes such a gorgeous puppy! i wouldnt be walking her just yet tho - i would wait till shes had all her vaccs I asked the vet about this and he told us if we do walk her, just keep her in our area, like around the block and keep her away from other dogs and if we see any poop or anything to keep her away from that. Other then that he said there really isnt anything to worry about. Its tough to get her to go pee and poop in one spot. We got a lot of snow on the ground and well when she steps one paw in it, she goes nuts. She just loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 aww bless her - my 3 go loopy for the snow - even my 12 yr old pooch is like a puppy in the snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aMartyrsHeart Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Oh my, she's a doll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 What a cute pup. Sounds like she's catching on quick. Welcome to the Pack. Enjoy the pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Piskorski Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Welcome to the forum, Sofie is such a sweetie pie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy1 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Yup. We live in S.F. Too. Cool- and since there's only 200 people in South Dakota (lol) do you happen to know a guy named Reid? (Let's see how small a world it really is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Welcome. . . . Awwww those floppy ears. . . sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimSchreier Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cool- and since there's only 200 people in South Dakota (lol) do you happen to know a guy named Reid? (Let's see how small a world it really is) i do know someone nam3d reid, but bet not the same one. Do you know where he works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy1 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 i do know someone nam3d reid, but bet not the same one. Do you know where he works? Dont know the company name - but he works HVAC -install Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 hi and welcome she is stunning what a lil cutie xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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