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My new big paw, Koji (aussie/berner), is 13 weeks old tomorrow. In two weeks, our family is going on our annual vacation to the San Francisco Bay area, and Koji is off to the kennel with sister Tani (aussie/boxer). He'll be just 15 weeks old then. He's just getting the hang of crate training, potty training and family life. I am so sad and afraid that he'll forget everything he's learned! He'll forget us, and he'll be sad that we abandonded him and he'll cry himself to sleep every night and wonder what he did wrong! Oh, the guilt is killing me! If I attached my picture right, you can look into his big brown eyes for yourself and feel my pain.

Right, that was my thought - the "girls" had been let back inside. If it were me, that would certainly be my story to animal control. Your husky got out, you had to go to work, you let your girl dogs IN, and left the house. End of story. It wasn't your tan dog. What a terrible nightmare. I'm so sorry that you have to deal with all this. Good luck to you...hang in there.

He doesn't hate it - he likes to snuggle and lay his head on my leg. He just barfs, then snoozes. He's just a baby, though, so I was hoping that I was desensitizing him. I'll check out the link - thank you!

Welcome from one newbie to another! I need to know more about the deer!! I know this isn't Big Hooves Only, but I can't be the only one wondering - do they live on your land, or do they just kind of frequently visit enough so that you've named them?

Hello Big Paw People! I just joined this forum yesterday and I have really been diggin' it. I'm a stay at home mom in St. Pete Florida, and I have 4 human kids - two almost 8 year olds, one almost 4 year old and a 17 month old. In additon to those guys, I have a 10 year old brindle greyhound. We rescued him not only from the SPCA and a brutal life of racing, but from the ridiculous name "JR's Rooster". We call him Niko, which actually means "cat" in Japanese (don't ask) and that started a Japanese naming trend for all pets to come. About three years ago, a friend of our brought us this silly looking 6 month old puppy - brindle with one blue eye and one brown eye. She found him on the side of the highway. I'm a sucker for brindles, and so she joined us and goes by the moniker "Tani" (rhymes with Bonnie) which means "sweetheart" and "bull that charges randomly". Tani appears to be part aussie and part, uh, we're guessing boxer? She has turned out to be the most amazing awesomely smart super sweet family dog ever on the whole face of the earth. We got so lucky! With Niko's advanced age and failing health, and subsequent lack of interest in anything other than eating and sleeping, poor Tani was bored and restless. What could we do? Get a puppy, of course!! Koji (means "abundance" as in "of dogs, of children, whatever...) is now 12 weeks old. His mom is an aussie and his dad is a berner. Koji is all black with a little patch of white studly chest hair. He's so sweet, and he and Tani have turned out to be great friends already. Although, he likes to hump her head, which I find disturbing, since it's his sister and all. My husband reminds me, though, that he doesn't know it's his sister. Still - eeew. Last but not least, we have a three year old sleek and sexy black cat who doesn't listen to the name Kenji which means "second son" (since we got him after we got Niko). Kenji tolerates the dogs quite well, and seems to prefer them to the kittens I foster for a local rescue. Anyway, if you've read this far, thanks for staying interested in my rambling and feel free to contact me if you want to chat! I'm surrounded by animals and kids all day, so the occasional adult conversation, even if it's in text, is very welcome!

Your poor puppy! What a mean old grandma! Big dogs totally get a bad reputation just for being big. Personally I'm terrified of those little yippy ones.

I have a brindle boxer/aussie mix with one blue eye and one brown eye who scares people all the time. Truth be told, she a big knuckle head and wouldn't hurt anyone. I had an old friend visit (one I hadn't seen in years) and when she came over, Tani (rhymes with "Bonnie") came running down the stairs to greet her. She screamed "OH MY GOD YOU HAVE A PIT BULL!" and shut the door, and stood outside on my front porch! I put Tani and my greyhound in my room with the door shut so she could come in, but later regretted doing that. I should have let my dogs enjoy their home, and let her sit on the porch!

I'm new on the board, and if I figure out how to post pictures, I'll do that!

Give Max a hug for me, and tell him that next time grandma comes over he should give her a big wet kiss on the mouth!