Been up to my ears the last few days and will be for a few more days but I wanted to give ya'll a quick update. I'll have a lot of reading to catch up when things quiet down! Finally decided to call the new Pyr Carter. We loved Kipling but it got shortened to Kippy which just didn't sound very dignified. They are AMAZING! I am so in love already. Wed night DH and I were outside doing some things and heard some racoons fighting not far from where we were out by the barn. Thurs night I picked up Katie, the Anatolian. Fri I picked up Carter, the Pyr. Last night we heard a yip followed by "woo, woo, woo," then another yip, followed closely by Carter's reply. That happened about 5-6 times. Coyotes. Carter was neutered on Thurs, we picked him up Fri (not ideal, but it was the only way all the timing could be worked out between her schedule and mine). Carter wasn't here an hour before he was patrolling and "woo"ing. Katie is out there now with tail up on alert, Carter is "woo"ing about something. They are both INCREDIBLY sweet towards people. Katie is disgraceful in her desire to have her belly rubbed. Carter LOVES to chase a ball, give kisses and be petted. Now if they'd just warm up a bit more to each other! Carter thinks he'd really like to get to know Katie better but she just keeps taking hair out of him. Saves me some brushing I suppose Anyway, I can't believe how great both of these dogs are so far and not a moment too soon! I've felt naked in so many ways since we lost Thor in Nov. Feels good to hear that reassuring "woo, woo" out there at work. I haven't even had time to get pics and not sure I want to! Carter is a mess! He's got a cone on to prevent him from licking and he's filthy. You can't see it from the pics but he's terribly thin. He's considerably taller than Thor was but weighs only 2/3 what Thor weighed. Granted Thor was heavier boned but Carter is painfully thin! I've got some ideas to put some weight on him (puppy food and satin balls) and he's happy to eat so it is just a matter of time. I made about 20 lb of the satin ball stuff and am adding that to his food. Katie didn't eat Thurs or Fri but started eating a bit on Sat when I mixed in some of that Satin ball stuff. Gotta run!
