Excitedly awaiting puppies arrivals. BOTH ARE HERE!!!! *PICS*

[guinea fowl galore]

We have him.
He is absolutely beautiful and so laid back. Lillie loves him too and has been trying to start a game in the car but George is still a bit unsure of everything so not interested in playing just yet. I'll post photos as soon as I get home and have settled him in.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Here he is. I'll get more photos either tomorrow or when he gets up later on tonight to have his milk.
I've never had a big dog before so this is a very, um, different experience.

And here's a photo from dinner time

 

[bock]

Adorable puppies, you sure will have your hands full. Also, I am overjoyed to see that you feed raw, lucky doggies you have!!!

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Here are some more photos.

George. Isn't he just georgeous.

Lillie and George. We've put them together a few times but George isn't being very gentle with Lillie. One play episode ended in Lillie being dragged along by his tail. And the second by him disappearing, under George. So now lillie's quite happy with being on the other side of the fence. I'm now wondering if they will ever be able to play together safely, I hope so.

Lillie being a vicious beast.

 

[True Grit]

They are so beautiful! I didn't read how old George is but one of the first things I taught my 4 month old collie pup was "leave it" so I could call her off my 16 yr old mini schnauzer. It really worked great as I was very conscientious about teaching it to her and maintaining it. It saved my little old dog a lot of harassment. George will likely get better manners as he matures. Puppies are always a pain for dogs smaller than themselves...

 

[Aussie Lady]

George is quite a cutey, he reminds me of a big cuddly bear. Congratulations

 

[guinea fowl galore]

They are so beautiful! I didn't read how old George is but one of the first things I taught my 4 month old collie pup was "leave it" so I could call her off my 16 yr old mini schnauzer. It really worked great as I was very conscientious about teaching it to her and maintaining it. It saved my little old dog a lot of harassment. George will likely get better manners as he matures. Puppies are always a pain for dogs smaller than themselves...

George is three days older then Lillie, born on the 22nd of December. I was going to teach "stop/leave it" but didn't think to use the command for plating with other dogs. How did you teach your dog to "leave it"? Both Lillie and George are very smart and are picking up the simple (sit, down, shake) commands quite fast. I'll try and start working on stay, roll over, fetch in the next few days/week. But I don't really know how to go about teaching the more complicated tricks. I've bought a whole heap of training books but haven't had the chance to sit down and read them.

 

[watchdogps]

So cute!
Jane is very knowledgeable and also has a great sense of humor, she cracks me up! Glad to see you are doing raw, it really the best for them. Get them onto bones though, they can handle it now just fine. I started my chihuahua pup on them when I got her at 2 lbs. She handled chicken ribs well then and moved to backs quickly and now at 2.5 lbs, she does drumsticks fine. The crunchking will help satisfy the chewing urge and they will be less destructive.

I hafta giggle when you call the PWD a big dog. I have the ASDs, so a portie is pretty small to me!

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Well George has been eating chicken necks already and we are keeping that up. I'm actually sitting outside right now watching them eat. I just gave Lillie his first, he is enjoying it immensely but not getting to far with it. He's on his second, but only because George came and gently stole his last one

Here is Lillie attacking his.

And George shortly before stealing Lillie's

and them both playing earlier today :/

 

[True Grit]

Sorry haven't checked back til now. They are so adorable. To teach her "leave it" I showed her a treat in my hand and then closed my hand and let her nose it and try to get the treat. When she quit I said "Yes" and gave her a different treat from my other hand. I introduced the command "leave it" pretty quickly and when she was nosing my hand I would say Leave It and when she gave up I said "Yes! " and gave her a treat. My understanding is you never give them the treat that is enclosed in your hand, only a different one. As soon as she understood what was expected I started placing the treat on the ground and when she went to go for it I would say leave it and make sure she did not get it. You have to be quick and not let them get the treat. Then when she was reliable with that I moved it closer, even to where it was on her paw. She learned it really fast and I made sure when she was trying to play with my old dog to tell her to leave it and then give her a treat. With both being puppies it could be a lot harder because you want them to play together, just not too roughly but it is still a super useful command. Have fun!