NPD on Friday

[tmihm]

:)

...that's new puppy day. Yellow Lab.

Picked this little girl from a litter of 10 - she was the runt. We'll be bringing her home on Friday (guitars are in their cases...closet door is closed...). ;)

This is Bailey:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/80f2c295.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/f4819c86.jpg

We're psyched - should be a fun (well...) weekend. Not planning on a whole lot of sleep the first couple / few nites.

Terry

[Pietro]

AWESOME! Enjoy.

[tom]

And I thought it was going to be just another "new pedal day". This is way better than that! We have a Bailey at home too. Congrats.

[markus]

Ha!!! We also have a new puppy at home since July 24th and guess what his name is...? :D :D
Here's our Bailey, who is now an 11 week old Hovawart!
Congratulations to you!!!

http://ninamarkus.smugmug.com/photos/i-JPFGCzP/0/XL/i-JPFGCzP-XL.jpg

http://ninamarkus.smugmug.com/photos/i-3BwbWpW/0/L/i-3BwbWpW-L.jpg

[tom]

ok, so here's my bailey, she's the grey one. her brother finn is the white one.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/pupssitting.jpg

they're not puppies anymore, but they're still cute.

[ConnemaraGuitar]

Tom, I did a double take when I realized that Bailey & Friend were actually sitting on the love seat. Many folks won't let their animals "sit" on the furniture, but these two are clearly willing to follow their humans' lead! I'm impressed.

Oh, and for Bailey #1 in this series, I hope you'll consider the crating option for training. I balked with my latest but the breeder convinced me...and it was a wonderful thing for Barney and the family. Tibetan Terriers are really hard to house-break but over the first year I think he had two "accidents," both times because I wasn't paying attention.

And no, my wife didn't smack me with a newspaper on either occasion.

[mdrs]

Congrats on the new Yellow Lab Pup...and the other pups, for that matter.

I'll agree with the suggestion about crating. I've owned many Labs over the years, and they love the crate. My current chocolate, "Angus", is 6 and still goes in his crate for some peace and quiet, of his own accord.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/mdrs1/AngusMay302005.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/mdrs1/Angus.jpg

[tom]

I don't have a room big enough for two crates:o

[chriswhite]

Whats up with all the new puppy's?

Here's mine, got him July 10th. Can you guess what his name is...

...It's, yep you guessed it, Bai... Mojo :p

http://i.imgur.com/8TpPn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dJwFD.jpg

[gibson5413]

I thought for sure we would see a Bulldog somewhere in this thread (pun intended).

[mdrs]

I don't have a room big enough for two crates:o

I know you are good with "wood working", Tom. I'd say all you need to do is knock out that wall behind your dogs' seat, and build your dog crate addition.

Imagine trying to explain that to the Mrs.!!

[tom]

the dogs think the whole house is their crate. their double bed is at the foot of our bed. makes for some interesting navigating in the middle of the night.

[GuitArtMan]

Puppies, I love puppies!
I can't seem to locate the pictures of my pup, but since we seem to have a labrador theme going on here I thought I'd post this:

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww268/GuitArtMan/methlab.jpg

[markus]

Hahaha!!!! Meth Lab!!!!
That's a hilarious picture!!!

[mdrs]

the dogs think the whole house is their crate. their double bed is at the foot of our bed. makes for some interesting navigating in the middle of the night.

Not that men our our age would need to get up in the middle of the night, or anything...........

Maybe the dogs might guide you to the loo??? :)

Lord knows that I need guidance.............

[pluto]

I'm by far not an animal lover but my wife and kids are crazy about all animals. Here's our newest edition that we just bought today (wow, I forgot how hard potty training was!!):

Meet Roy (no, he's not named after TA's Roy!!):

http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/45353/2132425590055701166S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2132425590055701166tXGZAD)

And just in case you're thinking that we should get a real dog, well, we already have one. Here is Macky:

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/48721/2527714330055701166S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2527714330055701166pqbjQJ)

[uburoibob]

These two are 4 years old now. A pair of wirehair dachshunds named Harry and Ginny (she's the blonde).

Tom, what kind of dogs are yours? They look to be large sight hounds, like Irish Wolfhounds or Scottish Deerhounds... I had a couple of Borzois back in the 70s...

Bob

http://bobmartin1111.com/P1030732A.jpg

[tom]

They are Irish wolfhounds. We have rescued z couple over the past 15 years and 4 years ago we got these two as puppies. They are litter mates and are pretty much inseparable .

[uburoibob]

Our little hounds came from the same breeder, born nine days apart in different litters, but have been together from the start. Also inseparable. I love dogs!

Bob

[Pietro]

I love those Irish Wolfies.

I had a friend with one, and a neighbor with two.

Ironically, they do just fine in pretty small houses... go figure... We had a neighbor with two in an impossibly small townhome.

My buddy's would jump up to give you a hug, put his paws on your shoulder... and... look DOWN at you...

awesome and sweet dogs.

[tmihm]

Wow! Great dogs guys!!! Tom - it's been years since I've seen pics of your Wolfies...what a pair - they are huge! I grew up down the street from one, and it looked just so big when I was a little kid.

Bailey is a real biter - just wants to chew on everything. We just gotta watch her every move. She only peed a couple of times and that was when she was sleeping on the floor and got up w/o my knowing. We are using a crate (mostly for sleeping) as we did with our basset - got a great big one with a divider so we can increase the size as the bones (and teeth) get bigger!

When did puppies teeth become so sharp? :p

Just getting her accustomed to the new surroundings, trying to introduce the leash, and some basic commands. We're going to take her (and ourselves!) to a professional trainer after she gets caught up with her vaccinations. We would love to get her therapy-trained, as my wife visits a lot of sick and elderly folks.

Here was our 'unbashful' pup sleeping last Sunday. She had that blue bone in her mouth right up to when I took the pic:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/pup/f4468ad9.jpg

I've found it impossible to practice since we got her. I'm sure that will change as time goes on, I just don't want to crate her while I'm standing there playing. Not to mention what she'll think when I play the guitar for the 1st time around her (cool that dogs can't boo or yell 'Freebird'). Played some Steely Dan for her over the weekend and she seemed to be good with it. ;) Oh, and she's fond of sitting in front of the mirror and looking at herself. She lays down and puts her nore up against it.

More to come on Bailey!

[nova]

Here is my namesake, Nova the pup...

[siv]

I can't resist any longer.. I love puppies!

Penny has been with us now for just less than a year... she's also the runt of her litter (she's just over 1 and weighs 55 lbs). It's been fun to watch her and our daughter grow up together - though I'm not sure which are more work! Babies may require more care, but puppies are instantly mobile - and those teeth!

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/dsiverns/clarapenny.jpg

[uburoibob]

And THIS is what I love about this forum (well, one of many things) is that there are DOG people here!

Bob

[GDane1]

I couldn't resist

Here's Hudson (brindle dane) Madison (fawn dane), Cody (golden), Will Turner (shepard mix) and Romeo (pom - 7 months old). They're all rescue dogs. Pom is the first small dog we've had, jury is still out - he tries to run the roost!!


http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/gdane4/hikinghudson-1.jpg

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/gdane4/PICT0977.jpg


http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/gdane4/IMG_0198.jpg

[tom]

Nice pack! I figured you'd show up soon given your screen name.
Gotta watch those little ones, they always want to be the boss. I can't tell you how many yappers give my dogs the business when we're out walking.

[markus]

Yup, that all sounds very familiar! :D
The biting / mouthing got a bit better with our our Bailey and I even started finding time to play guitar again!


Wow! Great dogs guys!!! Tom - it's been years since I've seen pics of your Wolfies...what a pair - they are huge! I grew up down the street from one, and it looked just so big when I was a little kid.

Bailey is a real biter - just wants to chew on everything. We just gotta watch her every move. She only peed a couple of times and that was when she was sleeping on the floor and got up w/o my knowing. We are using a crate (mostly for sleeping) as we did with our basset - got a great big one with a divider so we can increase the size as the bones (and teeth) get bigger!

When did puppies teeth become so sharp? :p

Just getting her accustomed to the new surroundings, trying to introduce the leash, and some basic commands. We're going to take her (and ourselves!) to a professional trainer after she gets caught up with her vaccinations. We would love to get her therapy-trained, as my wife visits a lot of sick and elderly folks.

Here was our 'unbashful' pup sleeping last Sunday. She had that blue bone in her mouth right up to when I took the pic:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/pup/f4468ad9.jpg

I've found it impossible to practice since we got her. I'm sure that will change as time goes on, I just don't want to crate her while I'm standing there playing. Not to mention what she'll think when I play the guitar for the 1st time around her (cool that dogs can't boo or yell 'Freebird'). Played some Steely Dan for her over the weekend and she seemed to be good with it. ;) Oh, and she's fond of sitting in front of the mirror and looking at herself. She lays down and puts her nore up against it.

More to come on Bailey!

[GuitArtMan]

And just in case you're thinking that we should get a real dog, well, we already have one. Here is Macky:

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/48721/2527714330055701166S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2527714330055701166pqbjQJ)

Man that looks so much like my Joey - they could be brothers. Does he looks like a bat when he tilts his head back and his ears stick straight up?

[tom]

dogs are just the best.

[markus]

Amen to that! :)

[GuitArtMan]

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww268/GuitArtMan/Joey.jpg
Here's my Joey. I couldn't get him to cooperate and look at me.

[pluto]

Man that looks so much like my Joey - they could be brothers. Does he looks like a bat when he tilts his head back and his ears stick straight up?

Ha! I never thought of it, but yes, Macky looks like a bat when his ears are straight up.

[pluto]

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww268/GuitArtMan/Joey.jpg
Here's my Joey. I couldn't get him to cooperate and look at me.

Looks like Macky's brother!

[GuitArtMan]

Looks like Macky's brother!
I know. When I saw your picture of Macky, I thought "that looks like Joey's brother!"

We rescued Joey from the pound about 5 years back, and were told he was about 4-5 months then. He had come up from Mississippi as part of the Katrina aftermath.

[tmihm]

Here's Bailey now - she'll be 9 months in a couple of weeks. She's right at 60 pounds - she'll probably fill out a little more, but not get much taller or longer. She was the runt of the litter - her siblings have hit 80 pounds.

<a href="http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/?action=view&amp;current=33e5a5f3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/33e5a5f3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Sleeping.......:eek: <p>
<a href="http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/?action=view&amp;current=ba86cd5d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/ba86cd5d.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Anyone else have any recent ones since their puppy ones were first posted? :)

Terry

[markus]

Very cute, Terry!!!
Our Bailey has grown a bit as well... :D He just turned nine months last week and weighs in at around 90 lbs now!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/395309_10150805824767501_795422500_12556357_138217 5304_n.jpg

[tom]

here's my big boy taking a snooze.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/finnchillin.jpg

[tmihm]

here's my big boy taking a snooze.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/finnchillin.jpg
Priceless, Tom!!! :D

[markus]

Does Finn have his own sofa, tom? Pretty nice!!! :D

[Pietro]

here's my big boy taking a snooze.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/finnchillin.jpg

Probably thinks he's a lap dog, too...

[pipedwho]

here's my big boy taking a snooze.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/finnchillin.jpg
That's the smallest sofa I've ever seen! :eek: :)

[enr1co]

Oh man, I've been away tooooo long!

Love all your beautiful doggie pics guys- they are the best!


Got some catching up to do- here's our Miss Annie when we brought her home NOV 2008...

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/3577307/view/2266_50199968570_534503570_1341074_6023_n.jpg

Recent sleepy time pic after a long walk... aaaahhhh so relaxing to watch them sleep and just love it when they start dreaming :)

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/3577307/view/432079_10150632734263571_534503570_9286898_2677388 86_n.jpg

[tmihm]

Guys - check out the slideshow of this Dane!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/giant-george-great-dane-holds-record-for-tallest-dog-in-the-world-slideshow/

Holy cow - check out his diet too! :eek:

Terry

[Briggs]

in related news... there was a leak detected at a nuclear reactor in Tuscon about the time this pup was born... :D

[tom]

that's a big boy! love those blue danes.

[GDane1]

Wow, I've seen some big Danes, but even that one gives me chills. Mine topped out at about 150 pounds. The owner could have a second career selling compost I'm sure. Wondering how the dog's health is, they tend to have hip and heart problems and all that extra weight can't be good. Beautiful dog though.

[Briggs]

The owner could have a second career selling compost I'm sure.

Gdane, I'm sending you the cleaning bill for all of the coke I spewed all over my laptop when I read this... HI-larious!

[tom]

that's the second question people ask when they see me walking the two wolfhounds. first they ask how much they eat, then they make a queezy face and ask how much comes out the other end. i say it's an equal equation, lots in= lots out.

[tmihm]

Hi guys.

I know a bunch of us were getting puppies around this time last year. Wanted to share a couple of our little one - she just turned one year last Friday.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/cd381230.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/tmihm/Bailey/49521579.jpg

Anyone have any new pics of what were those little pups just a few months ago? :D

Terry

[tom]

Great shots! Pretty sure mine would not sit still for that.

[markus]

Wow Terry. She's big!
Here's a "before and after" shot of our Bailey. 10 weeks old on the left and on his first birthday a couple of weeks ago on the right.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/545551_10151133648497501_470745470_n.jpg

[tom]

dogs rule!

[tmihm]

Bailey is beautiful, markus. What a face!!! How could you say "No"? :D

dogs rule!

[markus]

Thanks! :) He's also such a good boy... hard to say no indeed.


Bailey is beautiful, markus. What a face!!! How could you say "No"? :D

[pluto]

Totally forgot about this thread until it just got bumped up. Roy just turned 1 on June 6 and he got a big birthday treat. Here's updated photos with macky's newest trick!:D

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/49011/2746551830055701166S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2746551830055701166PsApOi)

http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/50482/2437180840055701166S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2437180840055701166AnvVuj)

[markus]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[tom]

roy is adorable!

that is willpower to the max for macky!

[pluto]

Thanks! Macky is one of the most tolerant dogs I have ever known, so he's easily trainable. I actually want to see if we can play jenga with his doggy biscuits on his head!

[Big Harry]

Ok there is mine as well , it was the day when Bulldog arrived !
Lots of people think Rotties are dangerous dogs , but I promise you , she got character of baby girl (except when someone appears on the gate :eek: )
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/Zormar/Blondita/IMG_6559.jpg

[pluto]

Ok there is mine as well , it was the day when Bulldog arrived !
Lots of people think Rotties are dangerous dogs , but I promise you , she got character of baby girl (except when someone appears on the gate :eek: )
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/Zormar/Blondita/IMG_6559.jpg

Love the bulldog ( amazing color!) and the real dog! All the rotts that I have known are really gentle and loyal-not sure why they get a bad rap!

[Big Harry]

Hi Pluto,
Because they need love , attention and time spent wit them !
Contrary , people usually think such a "dangerous animal " cannot have baby girl character , and this is where problem arises.
A good friend of mine used to have a male Rotty , Rocky was the name .
Looking for job and the new life, my friend take the dog with him from South Africa to Argentina , then from Argentina to Spain, from Spain to Yugoslavia .
He simply couldn't leave the dog behind .
Than, he get short of money , because every trip cost him about $2,000 or more just for the dog transport .
He decided to leave the dog in Montenegro with his family and get back to SA , with intention to get him back once he make some money .
After 30 or 40 days , dog starved to death , because he refused to take almost any food since his owner leave him behind.

That was 20 years ago , but still today ,my friend get wet eyes when talking about Rocky ...

Sad story , but that's how things work sometimes with man's best friend .

[tmihm]

Totally forgot about this thread until it just got bumped up. Roy just turned 1 on June 6 and he got a big birthday treat. Here's updated photos with macky's newest trick!:D

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/49011/2746551830055701166S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2746551830055701166PsApOi)

http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/50482/2437180840055701166S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2437180840055701166AnvVuj)
I am absolutely stunned....marvelous!!! Roy & Macky are great - VERY cool trick by Mackie. :D

[pluto]

I am absolutely stunned....marvelous!!! Roy & Macky are great - VERY cool trick by Mackie. :D

Thanks tmihm!

[Briggs]

Here's the newest member of the family. She's an 11 week old Aussie.

http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/briggs69/aussie.png (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/briggs69/media/aussie.png.html)

[Pietro]

Here's the newest member of the family. She's an 11 week old Aussie.

http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/briggs69/aussie.png (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/briggs69/media/aussie.png.html)

So awesome.

[pluto]

Wow, what a great looking puppy! Congrats on a such a beautiful dog! Makes me want to get another puppy!

[Sean Ashe]

While not a puppy anymore, here's a picture of my dog Morgan, (named after the actor Morgan Freeman haha!), with my angel.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/1622319_10201301417168881_712943323_o.jpg

If you're concerned about the picture, She is so so very gentle with guitars, i actually had to get her to pose like this because she was not too fond of having her paws anywhere near it. :) She loves music, sometimes she'll sit right in front of the guitar cab and just sleep.

dogs rule!

[tom]

Guitars and dogs, doesn't get much better than that unless you throw in Grand kids.
URL=http://s158.photobucket.com/user/aguitars/media/IMAG0094.jpg.html]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/aguitars/IMAG0094.jpg[/URL]

[Briggs]

That's great! Tom, I think you need to get a saddle for that one! Is that a handful of fur he's holding?? Priceless.

[tom]

Yup, Finn is a very patient boy. The kids can do just about anything to him.

[GDane1]

I couldn't resist

Here's our newest addition. She just turned one yesterday. Happy BDay Stella!

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/gdane4/IMG_3933_zps8ca29964.jpg (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/gdane4/media/IMG_3933_zps8ca29964.jpg.html)


http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/gdane4/IMG_3775_zps205eb491.jpg (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/gdane4/media/IMG_3775_zps205eb491.jpg.html)

[Briggs]

please tell me she goes down the tube slide...

[GDane1]

She'll go down the straight slide. But won't do the tube slide . . . Yet !

[tom]

She's beautiful!

[dplight]

Love seeing these dog pictures! Briggs, that's one cool puppy.

Last week I had a dog rich environment. My son and three grandchildren visited and brought Gunner, a golden retriever (very nice dog). In all 3 adults, 3 tiny people, 3 dogs, and 3 cats in a 1000 sq ft house. It was a great visit, but I was really looking forward to some silence. Now that I have it, it is kind of boring.

Anyway, I did notice that these 3 dogs seemed to have no concept of size. At least my 2 poms didn't. They ruled most of the time. I didn't see the cats much that week.

[tom]

You gotta watch out for the little ones!

[Briggs]

That's awesome dplight. We introduced the puppy (Hallie) to the two cats, one of the cats is not too bright and just kind of oblivious that anything new is in the house, the other cat still rules the roost. Right now Hallie is scared of the cat, we'll see how it goes once she gets about 40-something pounds…