As promised...(LOTS OF) pictures of Regen & her new GSD friend :)

Runswithdogs · 12-28-2010, 08:02 PM

Osa came home with us on Christmas Eve. Boy, did we have an interesting Christmas morning! First the dogs got into a little snarling biting spat and then, not one, but BOTH dogs had made us a Christmas present-- a big runny poop inside the house! And Regen has never done anything like that before.

Happy to say, things have gotten steadily better. No fights since Christmas morning, only a couple of warnings that stopped immediately with verbal correction.

Osa is a real sweetie. She is being very gentle with Regen, despite Regen wanting to be a big butthead at times. They had the most fun going hiking together. Here are some pictures of Osa on her first day home and then of the hikes

Sniffing things together

Eating snow together

They only love me for my hot dogs.

And from today's hike:
Regen, happy to have someone to chase

I'm hoping this will work out. After Christmas morning, we were worried, but lots of long hikes and obedience work seems to be restoring harmony between dogs.

Lilie · 12-28-2010, 08:14 PM

Great pics! What beauties! Fingers crossed all will work out.

KZoppa · 12-28-2010, 08:38 PM

paws crossed! they're both beautiful dogs.

BowWowMeow · 12-28-2010, 09:10 PM

She's gorgeous! Glad to hear that things are improving. Did she come with the name Osa? Just asking because when I lived there every chow was named Oso or Osa.

Of course there were also a lot of dogs named Chama too.

Where is it that you hiking? I miss hiking out there! I used to hike every day with Massie and then baby Chama.

Runswithdogs · 12-30-2010, 09:05 PM

Ruth, she came with the name Vega, and we wanted to change it to something with the same end sound but different beginning so that Regen's name sounded different enough to tell which dog we were calling

. Osa & Chama are totally common names around here, though I've only met males (Oso) so far.

The hiking was in the Sandia Foothills and then back in the Manzano mountains.

PaddyD · 12-30-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Runswithdogs

Osa came home with us on Christmas Eve. Boy, did we have an interesting Christmas morning! First the dogs got into a little snarling biting spat and then, not one, but BOTH dogs had made us a Christmas present-- a big runny poop inside the house! And Regen has never done anything like that before.

Happy to say, things have gotten steadily better. No fights since Christmas morning, only a couple of warnings that stopped immediately with verbal correction.

Osa is a real sweetie. She is being very gentle with Regen, despite Regen wanting to be a big butthead at times. They had the most fun going hiking together. Here are some pictures of Osa on her first day home and then of the hikes

Sniffing things together

Eating snow together

They only love me for my hot dogs.

And from today's hike:
Regen, happy to have someone to chase

I'm hoping this will work out. After Christmas morning, we were worried, but lots of long hikes and obedience work seems to be restoring harmony between dogs.

Thanks for sharing.
Their markings are similar. The one with the silver back looks like my girl.
Oh and YOU have nice markings too. ;-)

HeidiW · 12-30-2010, 10:10 PM

Both gorgeous! Thanks for rescuing! Hope they end up being best friends.

BowWowMeow · 12-30-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Runswithdogs

Ruth, she came with the name Vega, and we wanted to change it to something with the same end sound but different beginning so that Regen's name sounded different enough to tell which dog we were calling

. Osa & Chama are totally common names around here, though I've only met males (Oso) so far.

The hiking was in the Sandia Foothills and then back in the Manzano mountains.

The first year I lived in Abq I lived right up near the foothills. Then I moved up to Sandia Park because it was cooler up there and closer to the mountains.

jimmyhasadog · 12-30-2010, 10:32 PM

Great pictures, beautiful dogs!

Runswithdogs · 12-31-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BowWowMeow

The first year I lived in Abq I lived right up near the foothills. Then I moved up to Sandia Park because it was cooler up there and closer to the mountains.

We lived right near Sandia Park (Sedillo Hill) for the first 3 years in ABQ because we both taught in Sandia Park. It sure would be nice to live there now with the pups- much more people-free space to hike with the dogs.

The foothills are always crawling with people and bikers. We went there yesterday DURING the blizzard and we still saw 3 bikers, a couple of runners, and some people with kids.

12-28-2010, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Runswithdogs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 383	As promised...(LOTS OF) pictures of Regen & her new GSD friend :) Osa came home with us on Christmas Eve. Boy, did we have an interesting Christmas morning! First the dogs got into a little snarling biting spat and then, not one, but BOTH dogs had made us a Christmas present-- a big runny poop inside the house! And Regen has never done anything like that before. Happy to say, things have gotten steadily better. No fights since Christmas morning, only a couple of warnings that stopped immediately with verbal correction. Osa is a real sweetie. She is being very gentle with Regen, despite Regen wanting to be a big butthead at times. They had the most fun going hiking together. Here are some pictures of Osa on her first day home and then of the hikes Sniffing things together Eating snow together They only love me for my hot dogs. And from today's hike: Regen, happy to have someone to chase I'm hoping this will work out. After Christmas morning, we were worried, but lots of long hikes and obedience work seems to be restoring harmony between dogs. __________________ Regen, rescue female GSD born 4/09, adopted 4/30/2010. Wendi vom Melanchthon aka "Osa," WGSL GSD female born 7/08, brought home 12/24/10.

12-28-2010, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 6,290	Great pics! What beauties! Fingers crossed all will work out. __________________ Hondo Von Dopplet L Bauernhof "Hondo"- GSD Lilie's Tug McGraw "Tug" - Golden Retriever Maggie - Mini Dachshund (Rescue) Lonestar - Texas Blue Lacy Funyon, Ashe, Soot - Barn Cats Scooter /1/2 Arabian, Shadow, Katie / APHA

12-28-2010, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,832	paws crossed! they're both beautiful dogs. __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

12-28-2010, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
BowWowMeow Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 14,798	She's gorgeous! Glad to hear that things are improving. Did she come with the name Osa? Just asking because when I lived there every chow was named Oso or Osa. Of course there were also a lot of dogs named Chama too. Where is it that you hiking? I miss hiking out there! I used to hike every day with Massie and then baby Chama. __________________ Ruth & the 4 Legged Rescue Gang Rafi the malaroo http://www.dogster.com/dogs/693238 Gio & Varda, the krazy kittens ....In my heart: Cleo Kitty Chama Kai Basu Massie

12-30-2010, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Runswithdogs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 383	Ruth, she came with the name Vega, and we wanted to change it to something with the same end sound but different beginning so that Regen's name sounded different enough to tell which dog we were calling . Osa & Chama are totally common names around here, though I've only met males (Oso) so far. The hiking was in the Sandia Foothills and then back in the Manzano mountains. __________________ Regen, rescue female GSD born 4/09, adopted 4/30/2010. Wendi vom Melanchthon aka "Osa," WGSL GSD female born 7/08, brought home 12/24/10.

12-30-2010, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
HeidiW Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,141	Both gorgeous! Thanks for rescuing! Hope they end up being best friends. __________________ Heidi, human mom to Daisy, 6 yr JRT Bella, 3 yr GSD Bo, 2 yr GSD Rest in Peace, Kasey, GSD Shelter 8/96-12/07 at the Bridge Patches, CS Shelter 4/93-4/05 at the Bridge Keisha, GSD 12/87-10/96 at the Bridge Tarsha, GSD my sweet 16 BD at the Bridge

12-30-2010, 10:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
jimmyhasadog Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 377	Great pictures, beautiful dogs! __________________ http://www.jimmyhasadog.com

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