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Thanks for your warm welcome, Alex.  I feel I already know you in a way because I have been reading the discussion threads for a while.  I am going to have to figure out how to post pictures.  I am a little computer illiterate.  My husband is the computer GEEK in the family, so I may have to enlist his help. To give you an idea of what he looks like though, he has fairly dark badger markings around his eyes and a dark spot on his rear end.  He looks like Zorro, but the markings are fading every day. 

As for the crate, I just finished cleaning a wire one that I got from a friend who has Newfies.  It's HUGE.  I never used an extra large crate with my Pyr who died last summer.  She fit in the large one.  However, our breeder suggested we get the largest one we could find. I will be using a medium sized on for a little while and then moving up as Samson gets bigger.  I loved having a crate when I raised my first puppy, Cascade.  It made everything easier.  However, I still remember how time consuming watching a puppy could be.  Luckily, I have two children (15 and 12) to help supervise and exercise the puppy this time.

Anyway, I love the picture of your beautiful Naja.  Do you prounounce the j in it as a j or a y?  I've been wondering. 

Dawn 

Hi Pyr Heaven,

This is only my second day on the Big Paws chat site.  I've been reading the posts for a couple of months but haven't registered.  Since I am getting our puppy on Friday, I thought that I should take the plunge and sign myself in.  Anyway, I noticed that you live in Wisconsin.  Our puppy is coming from Hope, Wisconsin on Friday.  Dig you get Miles locally?  Anyway, we are also getting a male at my son's ardent request.  I haven't had a male Great Pyr since I was a teenager.  I have had two females in between.  Since Miles is eight months ahead of our little guy, I will be looking to you for advice as we go through each stage.  Miles is such a cutie and already very big. BTW, it must be a Pyr thing to hate getting nails cut.  That is my least favorite thing to do with a Pyr, and I ultimately turned the job over to my vet when I could afford to do so.

My heart goes out to all of you.  I hope that Corbyn fully recovers.  My parents lost their three year old Great Pyr when a groomer dropped her off of a table and broke her back.  It devestated our entire family.  Not only shouldn't Dawn and family pay, they should look into this more fully and possibly take legal action.  A pet shouldn't suffer that kind of treatment at a veterinarian's hands.  My eleven year old Great Pyrenees died from aggressive bone cancer this summer, and our compassionate, stellar vet came to our home to put her to sleep so that she wouldn't be afraid at the office. This is the type of care people should be able to expect.  You are in my prayers.