Monday, March 31, 2008
15 weeks old and growing,
The next generation of guardians, I took this picture as all four of the pups took off to bark at something outside the fence
Enya, weighing in at 54 lbs only 15 weeks old, a big dog with a puppy brain
Enya and Cici
Cici enjoying a quiet moment on the couch with Kobi, I bring each puppy into the house for a while on most days
Everybody hold on to their chew toy
Cute huh? Samantha and Teddy.
But actually Samantha is quite a bossy little girl, and she quickly reminded Teddy that while it was okay for her to use his legs as a pillow, it was not okay for him to use her as a pillow
She keeps her head on his paw, while he is trying to figure out where to put his head, one can see the determination on her little face to demand her space, nobody leans or bumps on Sammie girl without her letting them know that this is not appropriate with a little grumble
you can just see the little wheels spinning in her head as she is pushing herself against Teddy who is trying to mind his own business
My globe willow tree in the dog run is sprouting new leaves and the puppies immediately discovered the new shady spot
Sweet Teddy boy
wrestling games, Teddy seems to always be on the bottom of the pile, just a laid back little guy
Teddy again on the bottom and the two girls "harrassing" him, he enjoys it though
Teddy taking it all in stride
Teddy loves to hang out with the adult males, I take him for walks with my intact male Great Pyrenees, here he walks along with Zazou and he loves to play with Kobi
Walking with Zazou, who is really not a "doggie dog", he very rarely gets playful with other dogs, when he first came here he was not sure of other dogs, he was aggressive with Nanuk, scared of little dogs and even puppies. These days he is not scared anymore of new dogs, he has adjusted really well to other dogs, including visiting dogs. Who says that old dogs can't learn new tricks?
Teddy and Zazou
Little Cici exploring the table
look I can get all the way up there
Zazou and the girl puppies
Teddy looking at a raven in the sky, all of the puppies are getting very alert to big birds in the sky
Teddy and Sophie my rooster
Samantha and Sophie the rooster
Sophie and Bella seem to be curious as to what the puppies are eating
When I came out of the house I couldn't see the puppies, as I walked around I noticed that all 4 of them had moved down where the goats are and sat right next to the goats. Seems like they enjoy the company, as they have plenty of other shady spots to choose from and I see them next to the goats a lot.
Kobi the terrier is chewing on a small piece of rawhide, the puppies are hoping to snatch it from him
Enya tries the paw
Enya patiently waiting
getting a little bit closer
Kobi and Enya
Kobi stepped down one step "what are you going to do now" he is asking Enya here
there they go, Enya in hot pursuit of Kobi in the forground
Something got both the chicken's and Samantha's attention and they both looked at that direction at the same time
Sammie and Lucie
Sammie takes a nap in the chicken yard
looking after a big black bird flying over
Sammie hopes the chicken is up for a round of play, she really wants to play with the chickens sometimes, so I am restricting her time in the chicken yard to only very closely supervised visits to reinforce appropriate behavior. This is a little experiment for me, as I think that if playful behavior at this age isn't allowed to be acted on by the puppy, which would be a self reinforcing behavior, that they will outgrow that phase and once it has passed, they should be able to be around the chickens without the desire to play.
The next generation of guardians, I took this picture as all four of the pups took off to bark at something outside the fence
Enya, weighing in at 54 lbs only 15 weeks old, a big dog with a puppy brain
Enya and Cici
Cici enjoying a quiet moment on the couch with Kobi, I bring each puppy into the house for a while on most days
Everybody hold on to their chew toy
Cute huh? Samantha and Teddy.
But actually Samantha is quite a bossy little girl, and she quickly reminded Teddy that while it was okay for her to use his legs as a pillow, it was not okay for him to use her as a pillow
She keeps her head on his paw, while he is trying to figure out where to put his head, one can see the determination on her little face to demand her space, nobody leans or bumps on Sammie girl without her letting them know that this is not appropriate with a little grumble
you can just see the little wheels spinning in her head as she is pushing herself against Teddy who is trying to mind his own business
My globe willow tree in the dog run is sprouting new leaves and the puppies immediately discovered the new shady spot
Sweet Teddy boy
wrestling games, Teddy seems to always be on the bottom of the pile, just a laid back little guy
Teddy again on the bottom and the two girls "harrassing" him, he enjoys it though
Teddy taking it all in stride
Teddy loves to hang out with the adult males, I take him for walks with my intact male Great Pyrenees, here he walks along with Zazou and he loves to play with Kobi
Walking with Zazou, who is really not a "doggie dog", he very rarely gets playful with other dogs, when he first came here he was not sure of other dogs, he was aggressive with Nanuk, scared of little dogs and even puppies. These days he is not scared anymore of new dogs, he has adjusted really well to other dogs, including visiting dogs. Who says that old dogs can't learn new tricks?
Teddy and Zazou
Little Cici exploring the table
look I can get all the way up there
Zazou and the girl puppies
Teddy looking at a raven in the sky, all of the puppies are getting very alert to big birds in the sky
Teddy and Sophie my rooster
Samantha and Sophie the rooster
Sophie and Bella seem to be curious as to what the puppies are eating
When I came out of the house I couldn't see the puppies, as I walked around I noticed that all 4 of them had moved down where the goats are and sat right next to the goats. Seems like they enjoy the company, as they have plenty of other shady spots to choose from and I see them next to the goats a lot.
Kobi the terrier is chewing on a small piece of rawhide, the puppies are hoping to snatch it from him
Enya tries the paw Enya patiently waiting getting a little bit closer
Kobi and Enya
Kobi stepped down one step "what are you going to do now" he is asking Enya here
there they go, Enya in hot pursuit of Kobi in the forground
Something got both the chicken's and Samantha's attention and they both looked at that direction at the same time
Sammie and Lucie
Sammie takes a nap in the chicken yard
looking after a big black bird flying over
Sammie hopes the chicken is up for a round of play, she really wants to play with the chickens sometimes, so I am restricting her time in the chicken yard to only very closely supervised visits to reinforce appropriate behavior. This is a little experiment for me, as I think that if playful behavior at this age isn't allowed to be acted on by the puppy, which would be a self reinforcing behavior, that they will outgrow that phase and once it has passed, they should be able to be around the chickens without the desire to play. // posted by ZaltanaAnatolians @ 10:05 PM 
