Hi everyone!
I was pretty bushed from our drive home yesterday so I didn't get much of a chance to update/post pictures like I'd hoped I would! So, having said that, I have quite a few extra as a result now. :]
For those who don't know, a few days ago (October 3rd, to be exact) I adopted a beautiful six year old from a shelter. :] I was told she was a borzoi mix of some sort, and I think she's probably got some collie in her, but I'm not the best with dog breeds so I'm really not sure. She does have some periodontal disease issues and we're going to see the vet about that as soon as possible to get her looked at, and she has trigeminal muscle atrophy, though that's apparently benign so nothing to worry about. :]
I decided to name her Nahla (her name at the shelter was Buddy Girl ) and she's such a beautiful soul. <3 She is very calm and sweet, very submissive with my cats and friendly towards other dogs and people. She's very much a "velcro" dog but she doesn't seem to have any separation anxiety issues which is just perfect. :] She's hit or miss with food at the moment, but I believe this is somewhat common, given the stress issues? She does eat her kongs well (I've been following the shelter recommendation of a cup in the morning, two kongs throughout the day, and a cup in the evening) but she seems to be a bit disinterested in the kibble. We'll see how that progresses. :]
As promised, here are pictures (and hopefully I did that right - I've never posted pictures to a forum before)! As a fair warning, some are taken on a camera and some are taken with my crummy iPod, so if the quality is shoddy on some of the pictures, that's why. :] If anyone has any tips or anything that would be great - she walks well on leash and does well with taking food/high value items like toys, and we're starting on clicker training for some neat tricks. :] I am however struggling to teach "Sit" - she doesn't ever seem to sit voluntarily (she'll lie down or stand readily, but I've never seen her sit) and she doesn't appear to be able to be lured into a sit - any ideas there?
Anyway, on to the pictures! <3
Caught her sleeping like this, heehee. :]
Just ignore my ucky self in the background. >> My friend and I were trying to get pictures at the same time!
She looks a lot bigger than she is - her official weight is 48.75lbs. :] I am not sure if we should be aiming to "fatten her up" - a friend of mine thinks she should be 70+ lbs but she is not at all big, she's very willowy and seems to have a frame that does better with a bit of a lighter build. I haven't ever owned a sighthound or any kind of similar mix before, though, so if anyone has any information for me I'd appreciate that. :]
Another sleepy pic. :]
Headshot! :]
Naptime on the bed with Charizard. >
This is the first picture ever taken of her! :] When I adopted her she hadn't even had a picture taken for the website yet. X3
Another just-hanging-out picture. I love her face so much. <3
I was pretty bushed from our drive home yesterday so I didn't get much of a chance to update/post pictures like I'd hoped I would! So, having said that, I have quite a few extra as a result now. :]
For those who don't know, a few days ago (October 3rd, to be exact) I adopted a beautiful six year old from a shelter. :] I was told she was a borzoi mix of some sort, and I think she's probably got some collie in her, but I'm not the best with dog breeds so I'm really not sure. She does have some periodontal disease issues and we're going to see the vet about that as soon as possible to get her looked at, and she has trigeminal muscle atrophy, though that's apparently benign so nothing to worry about. :]
I decided to name her Nahla (her name at the shelter was Buddy Girl ) and she's such a beautiful soul. <3 She is very calm and sweet, very submissive with my cats and friendly towards other dogs and people. She's very much a "velcro" dog but she doesn't seem to have any separation anxiety issues which is just perfect. :] She's hit or miss with food at the moment, but I believe this is somewhat common, given the stress issues? She does eat her kongs well (I've been following the shelter recommendation of a cup in the morning, two kongs throughout the day, and a cup in the evening) but she seems to be a bit disinterested in the kibble. We'll see how that progresses. :]
As promised, here are pictures (and hopefully I did that right - I've never posted pictures to a forum before)! As a fair warning, some are taken on a camera and some are taken with my crummy iPod, so if the quality is shoddy on some of the pictures, that's why. :] If anyone has any tips or anything that would be great - she walks well on leash and does well with taking food/high value items like toys, and we're starting on clicker training for some neat tricks. :] I am however struggling to teach "Sit" - she doesn't ever seem to sit voluntarily (she'll lie down or stand readily, but I've never seen her sit) and she doesn't appear to be able to be lured into a sit - any ideas there?
Anyway, on to the pictures! <3
Caught her sleeping like this, heehee. :]
Just ignore my ucky self in the background. >> My friend and I were trying to get pictures at the same time!
She looks a lot bigger than she is - her official weight is 48.75lbs. :] I am not sure if we should be aiming to "fatten her up" - a friend of mine thinks she should be 70+ lbs but she is not at all big, she's very willowy and seems to have a frame that does better with a bit of a lighter build. I haven't ever owned a sighthound or any kind of similar mix before, though, so if anyone has any information for me I'd appreciate that. :]
Another sleepy pic. :]
Headshot! :]
Naptime on the bed with Charizard. >
This is the first picture ever taken of her! :] When I adopted her she hadn't even had a picture taken for the website yet. X3
Another just-hanging-out picture. I love her face so much. <3