So we adopted a dog

Happy days and her name is ......

................................. Parasite?

Sadie

Nice name.

Here's another Sadie.




Time to book them piano lessons.

Cute my Sadie is all black and a terror...in a good way. The vet thinks she could get as big as 36 or 37 pounds. Schips are usually about 15 pounds.

On the positive side she is very receptive to training which schips take much more patience on training so this should be a breeze.

Fine dog the Shep, very protective. shame about the hip problems the breed seems to suffer. Hopefully being a crossbreed Sadie will avoid that.


Good luck.

Well she should be significantly smaller and more compact which I think would help with any hip problems. The schip breed typically does not have many medical issues that they are prone to. She looks like a small black German shepard - however Schips are basically a small Belgian Shepard so this could be why she has the German Shepard look as well.

The kicker she has a blue tongue - although I did see that believe it or not German Shepards and some other breeds can have a blue tongue (not just Chows).

Good for you. Sadie is a lucky girl, and young enough to have good shot at a happy life.

Great news about Sadie!

A Schipperke/Shepherd mix could turn out to be a fabulous fabulous cross. Shepherd brains + Schip attitude will definitely keep you on your toes Could be a great dog for agility after basic training is completed. Schips are def one of my fav spitzes. I've always dreamed of finding one through a rescue.

That's wonderful news, we love living with doggies.

I know of two breeds othr than Chows qith blu tongus. One of them , I assume is not yours. It is a Jersey Cow, so thats probably ot (unlless it has really fabulous yes, and hooves and curly horns)

The other is a Keeshond. (When I worked for a vet hen I was a kid, w used to get these Keeshond's with almost BLACK tongues. They were mean feisty batards mostly because they walked all over their owners and the dogs were just evil. I hope that was a dog/owner problem

I congratulate you on the new addition to your family. I'm also green with envy. German shepherds are a great breed and my favorite (a holdover from when I watched Rin Tin Tin when I was a kid).

Schipperkes are lovable and fun. A great combination.

Did I mention that I'm green with envy? I am.

Reading this is just exactly what I needed to warm my heart. A good reminder that not all people are bio-trash.

Agility are you kidding me! The first time I had to leave the two doggies alone, I set up in my office for the new pup (has a wide opening so I put a gate and the crate to block it). Then in our sunroom I left the little guy - where we typically leave him - I had the typical kid gate.

I went out - wasn't too long a half hour and there walking into the sunroom were BOTH dogs. Sadie managed to find her way out of the office - she worked that gate until she was able to squeeze through and was able to climb/jump the other gate.

End of that - now I need to put them both in the sunroom and Sadie in the crate when I need to leave them. She is just too athletic and savvy.

I also love schips and had been trying for over a year to adopt one.