Sophia's Liberty growing quickly
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Oh Stephen, these are grand pictures. What a pretty
pretty girl and Justice looks so happy, love the pictures
of him running toward the camera......What a nice
family. Justice is in LOVE.
Thank you very much
Denissov43
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Wow! she has doubled in size! Love the red wraps on her ears... she looks just like My Baba at the same age....
adorable!!! You are having so much fun aren't you Stephen? Its amazing.... you simply cannot have just ONE doberman... can ya?
we are thinking about adopting/fostering a couple since the Phoenix Dobie rescue is OVER RUN with Dobies right now... so we might be posting pix of our fosters here pretty soon....
I might end up with a couple new fosters and one less husband!
photo is of Baba at 12 weeks...
adorable!!! You are having so much fun aren't you Stephen? Its amazing.... you simply cannot have just ONE doberman... can ya?
we are thinking about adopting/fostering a couple since the Phoenix Dobie rescue is OVER RUN with Dobies right now... so we might be posting pix of our fosters here pretty soon....
I might end up with a couple new fosters and one less husband!
photo is of Baba at 12 weeks...
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Wow! she has doubled in size! Love the red wraps on her ears... she looks just like My Baba at the same age....
adorable!!! You are having so much fun aren't you Stephen? Its amazing.... you simply cannot have just ONE doberman... can ya?
we are thinking about adopting/fostering a couple since the Phoenix Dobie rescue is OVER RUN with Dobies right now... so we might be posting pix of our fosters here pretty soon....
I might end up with a couple new fosters and one less husband!
photo is of Baba at 12 weeks...
Yes I am having so much fun.....except the potty training is going backwards for some reason. Understanding accidents happen but Liberty totally soaked me last night in bed. Woke me up at 4:20 a.m to wash sheets, mattress cover, me, my P.J's ,and then to find a lake of pee in my hallway.......WTH is going on here ? She was doing so well.
But all in all I'm very happy I have 2 dobes. Cannot imagine life without them both.
Marinegeekswife
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Great question. Also, are you cutting off water a few hours before bed? I know it is hot and you don't want to deprive her of needed water but cutting it off about 3 hrs before bed could make a big difference in her making it through the night.
Stephen, I like Jess started cutting Callie off of the water a couple hrs. before bedtime. It really didn't take long for her to progress past this phase of training. The only thing I did during Callie's training was that she slept in her kennel at the foot of my bed till she was 11mo. old.
I did this for 1 reason and 1 reason only.
Callie fully understands that it is an extremely well deserved luxury to be able to sleep in bed with Pat & I, but also she understands that she is not punished just because I have her sleep in her kennel on ant given night. If I'm gone for the evening at work it is a given that she sleep in bed with Pat. Both Pat & Callie like the fact that they provide comfort to each other during the night.
I think....repeat...this is just my opinion. Liberty might need just a little more security and "den" type environment for a while till her bladded matures a little.
Her kennel in the bedroom next o the bed might do the trick. She can hear & smell you and it might be just the trick that gets her past this stage of things so there aren't anymore surprises in the middle of the night.
Oh...I forgot to mention. You might be getting up a little more for a bit after you try this due to the fact that she won't piddle in her "den" the way she can in your big bad and hallway. I remember getting up many a night around the 2:30am -3:00am just to let the DIVA do her thing.
Good luck bud
Cya
I did this for 1 reason and 1 reason only.
Callie fully understands that it is an extremely well deserved luxury to be able to sleep in bed with Pat & I, but also she understands that she is not punished just because I have her sleep in her kennel on ant given night. If I'm gone for the evening at work it is a given that she sleep in bed with Pat. Both Pat & Callie like the fact that they provide comfort to each other during the night.
I think....repeat...this is just my opinion. Liberty might need just a little more security and "den" type environment for a while till her bladded matures a little.
Her kennel in the bedroom next o the bed might do the trick. She can hear & smell you and it might be just the trick that gets her past this stage of things so there aren't anymore surprises in the middle of the night.
Oh...I forgot to mention. You might be getting up a little more for a bit after you try this due to the fact that she won't piddle in her "den" the way she can in your big bad and hallway. I remember getting up many a night around the 2:30am -3:00am just to let the DIVA do her thing.
Good luck bud
Cya
Oh I'm sure I rushed her kennel training but remember the poor thing is at home right now in a kennel and it's been a hell of a day so going on 13 hours and I have an hour drive home. Certainly feeling guilty about that right now !!!
So needless to say I enjoy the cuddle time when she's in bed with justice and I. Plus I don't want her feeling left out because the big guy is sleeping with me and she's not. The food news is I've been taking water away at night so I've not had anymore issues in bed........
Justice is another story that S.O.B has been walking me up at 3 am to go outside. Little be known 3 wolves have been surrounding the house at night as I caught 3 of them the other night in the back yard. I've had 4 piles of wolf poop noire than 20ft from the patio so I cannot risk letting either of them out late or early !!!
I still have Callie on a leash late at night when I exit the house.....I let her senses tell me if I can let her off leash or just let it out. I get the cougars not the wolves.
I bought one of those 26ft flex tape leashes just for this occasion. If Callie hackles start to rise and I hear that LOW growl I keep her on leash and make sure of what it is she's PISSED at.
On two separate occasions I had to hit the flood lights around the property and wake the neighbors just to scare off the kitty so Callie and Max could pee. Poor Max was so scared he wouldn't even go down the stairs to pee...he just lifted that lil leg and let her rip right in the corner of the deck.
The 3am thing with Justice probably is a territorial thing and he also knows they are outside. He's doing his job in helping you to be aware of the danger and I know you are doing your job of helping to make sure everyone and everything is safe in your household.
Damn wolves anyhow. What do the laws in your state say about shooting the wolves to protect one's property and pet's?
Cya
Well that's a good idea with the leash extensions. I'm fencing our property but within so many different projects started and not finished it's been delayed. I need to buy more fencing and just get it done, but in the meantime the leash extension is a great idea.
As to shooting wolves ? Well it's a sensitive subject. The Feds just de-listed them as an endangered species so you can protect yourself and livestock but it said nothing of pets. My friend is a DNR in Minnesota and he said you cannot shoot one until hunting season this late fall.
Oh I'm proud of Justice for patrolling the area late at night, I really am,It's just been a long few weeks and I'm exhausted.
I hear DRUGS & ALCOHOL taken in large volumes together help to calm those stressed out nerves pal. LOL
You won't be worth a sh*t but you won't be thinking about the last few weeks either.
Hey......do me a favor
Reach down and give both furry butts a hug from your West coast buddy....it's not quite the same as drugs & alcohol but you'll respect me in the morning.
Cya
I know I know it's terrible! I had no intentions of being gone that long. No messes except a piddle on the piddle pad.
Oh yeah she's a true lover for sure....... So cute if justice goes deep into the woods to poop she just snuggles between my legs until he's done. Love that little girl. I thought about portioning off the basement and let her have room to roam, what do you think about that?
Marinegeekswife
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It would be nice to not have her crated so long but it could also really set back her potty training.
It's really too bad you weren't able to get any replies when you were looking for someone you trust to come and let them out during the day in the event you did get a super long work day like that, but I do know that you tried. It's hard in the more rural areas. 
I think the fence should go to the top of your priority list since you do have the wolves so close and it would definitely keep them out of the yard that way. Even if it's a smaller one for now so you can get them out before bed and first thing in the morning.
Diva, how nice of you to think about fostering those two when the rescue is over run like that! We'll definitely be looking for some photos.
By coincidence, Albert is wearing the red wrap right now too since his left ear decided to give me problems when he keeps sleeping on it so hard and I had red on hand
. The tape was a great thing before, but at this point no matter where I position it at the top, it was denting his ear and making it flip worse at the tip. :shakinghead:
I think the fence should go to the top of your priority list since you do have the wolves so close and it would definitely keep them out of the yard that way. Even if it's a smaller one for now so you can get them out before bed and first thing in the morning.
Diva, how nice of you to think about fostering those two when the rescue is over run like that! We'll definitely be looking for some photos.
By coincidence, Albert is wearing the red wrap right now too since his left ear decided to give me problems when he keeps sleeping on it so hard and I had red on hand
. The tape was a great thing before, but at this point no matter where I position it at the top, it was denting his ear and making it flip worse at the tip. :shakinghead:
Piddle? Stephen,please don't use that word.
She's looking good man! My daughter is in loooove with her.Thanks for sharing the pics.
On the fence,I guess it would depend on what the fence is made of and how tall? I saw a chainlink fence a wolf hybrid escaped from,literally chewed some of the links out,then muscled it up and went under it.True story.It's really too bad you weren't able to get any replies when you were looking for someone you trust to come and let them out during the day in the event you did get a super long work day like that, but I do know that you tried. It's hard in the more rural areas.
I think the fence should go to the top of your priority list since you do have the wolves so close and it would definitely keep them out of the yard that way. Even if it's a smaller one for now so you can get them out before bed and first thing in the morning.
Diva, how nice of you to think about fostering those two when the rescue is over run like that! We'll definitely be looking for some photos.
By coincidence, Albert is wearing the red wrap right now too since his left ear decided to give me problems when he keeps sleeping on it so hard and I had red on hand
As much a pain in the ass as it would be,and costly as well I would be thinking about a block wall(about 10 feet high) around a small area next to the house with a dog door entrance into the house. Wolves scare the bejeezus out of me.Maybe even more than bears or big cats.
