RE: [PyrNet-L] new addition to our pyr family *G*(kinda long)

["Ferreira, Elaine" <FerreiraE@aetna.com>]

It is so good of you and your husband to make room in your home and life for
Hardy. I am always amazed at people that will just let a pet wander around
because they are tired of taking care of it. Do they not realize that owning
a pet is a lifetime commitment! Sorry, I will get off of my soapbox now. 

As far as fattening her up, I know my pup loves cottage cheese and hard
boiled eggs in his bowl - gobbles it right up. Of course, there isn't much
he doesn't seem to like. I caught him taking butternut squash skins off
plates on the counter last night. Bad Doggie! I had to try to keep the smile
off my face when I was reprimanding him. He was trying to choke the skins
down so fast before I could take him away. 

Good luck to you and Hardy (and the rest of the tribe)

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> From: 	Andy and Mary Hasper[SMTP:ahasper@mmcable.com]
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> Sent: 	Monday, February 07, 2000 9:47 AM
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> Subject: 	[PyrNet-L] new addition to our pyr family *G*(kinda long)
> 
> We now have a new addition to our pyr family. I was on my way home from
> work
> & saw this adorable puppy wandering down the interstate & was afraid she
> would get hit by a car so i stopped & after 20 minutes of coaxing (glad i
> always have treats in my vehicle *L*) she finally came to me. She had ID
> tags so I called the vet clinic that her tags were from & we tracked down
> the owners. Apparently while talking to them, they decided she was to much
> trouble & did not want her back, she is a 9 month old Saint Bernard/GP mix
> named Hardy. She is quite the little character *L*. So to my husbands
> surprise we now have adopted Hardy into our family & she is fitting right
> in. She & Maya (my pyr) get along great. I believe she actually wore Maya
> out, never thought i'd see the day when Maya (who will be 1 year old on
> the
> 14th) would be worn out *L*. So now we are up to 4 dogs. I've promised my
> husband no more *G* that is until another dog i find needs to be rescued
> *L*. He's now told me that i can't argue with him when he trades in our
> mini
> van (which we traded for when we got Maya so she'd have more room to move
> around when we travel) to a larger version. anyways, hopefully i'll have
> pictures up soon on a web site of all our girls. I can't see what the
> problem is of why they wanted to get rid of Harley, we've only had her for
> a
> couple of days now, she's completely housetrained & has already learned
> the
> sit & down commands & comes when called..maybe she can teach Maya that one
> *L* or atleast get Maya to see how the proper way to respond to the come
> command is..so far Maya believes it to mean " go sit in the middle of the
> yard & stare at the person giving the command, then when your human walks
> out to get you run behind the big tree & play tag, only let them get close
> enough to barely touch your fur, then high tail it over to the next tree".
> sorry for the long email *S* I just had to share the plight of our new
> Hardy
> girl. To be honest, while talking to the owners I believe Hardy was let
> loose to find her own way in the world, I'm just glad I saw her & was able
> to bring her in. Now we are working on getting her to fatten up, she was
> just skin & bones, you could see her little ribs & hip bones sticking out,
> it was so sad..but she definitely enjoys her treats & food so i'm sure
> she'll be packing on the weight soon.If anyone has advice on ways to add a
> little extra to her diet to help her put on weight I would appreciate it.
> 
> Mary,& the gang-- Maya,the pyr(woohoo i got a new playmate that can keep
> up
> with me), Hardy, saint bernard/pyr mix (i may not be full pyr but i can
> give
> Maya a run for her money), Reba 8yr old terrier mix(awww mom not another
> young pup i'll have to train) & Jewel,basenji/mix (c'mon, c'mon let's go
> play)
> 
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