Re: [pyrnet] Please welcome my...

["Susan Irving" <sirving@rogers.com>]

Congratulations, Sariena!  I'm happy for you and your new pry girl!
Susan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sariena" <s.foley@sympatico.ca>
To: "Pyrnet-L@Pyrnet.Org" <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: [pyrnet] Please welcome my...


> ...New girl, Pyrview Turbo Charged, to the PyrNet family! I picked her up
> yesterday, and she is just the sweetest thing! I'm on cloud nine, with no
> chance of coming down any time soon! LOL!
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> She is a gorgeous almost 7 year old girl, who was an owner return do to
> divorce and no time :(
>
> I have to say thank you so much to Sandy and the Pyrview crew, for
thinking
> of us as a home for this wonderful girl! You gave me such a wonderful gift
> and you have no idea how much this means to me.
>
> I must say so far so wonderful! She met my kids one at a time and has
really
> taken to them. All evening she never strayed far from them, and kept
> checking in on them after they went to bed.
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> My husband is in love plain and simple. He insisted that her dog bed be
> placed on his side of our bedroom! Oh and we have all been told..."This is
> HIS dog!" Ya what ever, we all know who's going to be with her 24/7 don't
> we??? <VBG>
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> She has been simply wonderful with our EXTREMELY submissive Springer
> Spaniel, Freckles. All she wants to do is play, but Freckles just keeps
> flipping on her back when ever she comes near. With a look like..."gosh
mom
> she's awful big!"
>
> Freckles is already trying to get up the courage to play, when Turbo
> accepts, she (Freckles) just as quickly changes her mind and flips on her
> back! LOL! Turbo just looks at her like "Come on your no fun!"
>
> Our cat simply hates her, no nice way to put it <G> But she will learn to
> accept her, as even when the cat hisses and spits at her...Turbo just
walks
> away. So I'm sure Megan will learn in time that she is not a threat.
>
> Although, I'm just simply giddy, the rational, forever cautious part of my
> brain is still working...We are taking her integration into the family
very
> slow. The kids nor Freckles will be left alone with her.
>
> We're trying not to overwhelm her and making her feel welcome. As I know
she
> has to be very confused as to why she is not at home. I do get the feeling
> she is waiting for her owner to walk in the door. My heart is aching for
her
> :(
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> She has not shown me *yet* that she is/would be an alpha. She does not
> *seem* to be dominate at all. And I'm quite confident that I can assure
her
> she does not have to be...that's my job <VBG>She takes instructions very
> well and all in stride.
>
> She is a HUGE suck and just loves to be petted.
>
> We've just came back from a tour of the farm...and even though the pigmy
> goats, cows and horses are new to her, she does not seem to be threatened
by
> them at all. She did bark at each, but in a really playful manner
> accompanied with play bows! When calmly told not to bark at them..she
quit!
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> BTW, she is not going to be an LGD at all.. she is a house dog. Not even
for
> the goats, our goats are pets and are in completely enclosed chainlink
runs
> (including the top) so their quite safe from predators.
>
> I am so very happy she has come to us, and I just wanted to share my joy
> with you all!
>
> Thanks for listening to this rather long brag!
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> P.S. Actually you got off rather easy ;) just ask my friend who had to
> listen to my boasting for 3 hours last night! LOL!
>
> Sariena, Freckles loon Jerry Springer and my Turbo Charged Pyr girl!
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