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That is so cool - way to go! Let us know how the little guy settles in and what his new name is!

OK, I know this is an old thread, but OH MY GOD what a cute cute puppy!!! If Maddox's mommy is still on BPO and happens to be reading this thread, please post updated pix! I have never had such a heart wrenching reaction to a puppy picture before! (Even my own - shhhhh! Don't tell them!) Oh, I want a Swiss Rottador too!!!!!

I've heard "double the weight at 4 months" and I've heard "double the weight at 6 months" and all kinds of other "formulas". In anyone's actual experience, is there any truth to it, or is it all just a matter of being patient and waiting to see what your pup turns into? I've heard that pups whelped by humans (bottle fed) don't get as big, and I've heard that pups altered before a certain age (especially the boys) don't get as big. Just wondered what was true and what was just jibber jabber.....Koj i (berner/aussie mix) is 14 weeks today and weighs about 18 pounds. His feet are gigantic and his tail is like 10 feet long, but his legs are still a bit stumpy. He was a bottle baby, and he's not neutered yet.

OK, let's see. Tani LOVES to chase lizards. I'm in Florida, so there are little chameleons everywhere - they scatter wherever you walk. She will spend as much time as I let her stalking and chasing them. As far as I know, though, her efforts have gone unrewarded!   Koji, the new BP, I have nicknamed "the Ant Bully" because he totally stalks poor little tiny ants. He ends up stomping his big puppy paw on them, then licking them up. Eeeew. Niko, the old greyhound, doesn't do the toy thing so much. He likes to do one lap around the yard, then pick out a spot in the sun, lay down, then roll on his back and stretch. It's the only time he looks youthful again!

I took Niko to the vet today - he's lost 5 pounds in a week because he stopped eating. We did a full blood panel and urine screen, and I should start to get some results tomorrow morning and the rest on Monday. They're testing everything possible from head to toe and they gave me antibiotics incase he has a gum infection that is making eating painful. If his bloodwork is all clear, I'll go ahead with his dental cleaning, but they didn't want to put him under with his recent unexplained drop in weight. I will keep you all posted on the labs.

The tragedy at the Shiner Refinery almost got me in trouble. My husband says I'm on my computer too much, so here I am reading all about the "incident" while he's telling me some story. Every so often I'm saying "mmmhmmm" while I read, when I suddenly bust out with a giggle I can't supress any more and he whips around and says "What's so funny!" Oooh, it was hard to get out of that one!

Oh, that is so nasty! When I was in college, was renting a guest house from this mean old bat. She let me get a puppy, so I had a cute little GSD mix, Matea. One day, Matea snatched a bird right out of the air and chewed it all up into a bloody compact little ball with a little birdy foot sticking out. The mean old bat made me get rid of my dog and said she didn't want a "killer dog" on her property. The pup was not more than 6 months at the time!!!!! Still, it was gross. Not get rid of the dog gross, but totally gross nonetheless.