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Awww, such a smart girl she is. She learns very quickly. :)
It'll be interesting to hear what all breeds are a part of her.
I am sure that she will gain even more confidence and pack trust as the time goes on. It hasn't been so very long yet and who knows maybe she has had reason to distrust that her packs will be around long term.
What a sweetie she is and you sound Very happy too Sas!
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Sharlene and molly muffin
I am very happy, Sharlene :) She's absolutely, totally, utterly "my kind of dog" :D
She has plenty of reason to distrust the stability of her pack, she lived in 3 different families in an 8 week period. But she's coming around... The first time in a shop, she peed on my pants, she was that scared, and look at her today.... :)
http://youtu.be/n4aQAlRjLdA
Sure, it was very quiet in that store but nevertheless...she walks with her ears up and tail wagging, she heels almost perfectly, she sits when asked, goes down when asked and continues to heel again.... Soon we will be truly "walzing" through stores :p
Sas and Quincy :)
Oh Sas! She is coming along beautifully! I love her looking at you after each nose touch. And those EARS! So expressive! You are doing a great job with her and soon all that fear will abate because she knows she is in the safest, most loving hands possible. Boy! Did she luck out!
So, time for an update about Quincy :) Healthwise we're struggling with infections...first she had an earinfection and once that had cleared, she developt a bladderinfection so now she is on anti-biotics. Apart from the infections, she has intestinal parasites which we can't seem to get rid of. She was given Milbemax 3 times in the past 6 weeks and today I received a call that the sample I had given them still was showing a lot of "eggs". I asked what kind of parasite it was, but the assistant didn't know :( Tomorrow I'll stop by the vetclinic and the vet will have told them what parasites and which medication should be used to finally get rid of them. Poor thing has been on so many meds in the past 6 weeks, prednison, anti-biotic, fleamedication, anti parasite medication, etc. And she has seborroe (not sure if this is the correct word in English) so she gets medicinal baths. I hope it's all mainly caused by stress...that it affected her immune system (and all the meds don't help of course) and that it will get better the longer she is here and the more she is used and feeling safe and and secure. She had a really bad case of Demodex which often indicates there's a problem with the immunesystem, or at least that it is not that strong. Combined with the stress, I hope it accounts for the current problems.
But having said all this, she is otherwise doing wonderfully :D
http://youtu.be/egT_A7xbpMU
http://youtu.be/dWNiO4VeKsM
http://youtu.be/TYyjPJFOIdY
http://youtu.be/S4QNWlBRvS8
http://youtu.be/M7PmGT3auZY
So, that will give you all something to watch ;) In some of the video's we're still in the training-phase...like with taking of my coat. In others you can see certain things she already completely masters, like closing the curtain :D
But thankfully it's not all work and no play...at the contrary :)
http://youtu.be/Zw2OB3SsA2Q
So all in all we are doing great :) Quins is a fantastic dog and I am thrilled to have her :D I am so glad that I got to choose my own dog cause now I have a dog that fits me like an old, comfortable shoe :p
Sas and Quincy :)
The results of the DNA test I have done on Quincy came back :D And the results blew me away :p Quins is predominantly a Giantschnauzer x Dachshund mix :eek::eek::eek:
I'll post her "pedigree" in her photoalbum...it's truly amazing ;)
I suppose I now have a "Giant Dachshund" on my hands :p
Sas and Quincy :)
That is really amazing and not at all what I would have thought!
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Sharlene and Molly muffin.
WOW! Wouldn't have guessed that mix at all from looking at her pics! A Giant Wienerdog! :D
http://youtu.be/KFceWrq5DbA
(taking off my (rain)pants, my longsocks and my coat)
http://youtu.be/v2kIN0DZglw
(getting and handing me a banana)
http://youtu.be/te4P6alZ2qU
(helping me in the kitchen)
http://youtu.be/_ADXvSSKmo4
(in the supermarket with tail wagging and picking up and handing me my hankerchief)
http://youtu.be/tHPlghiRvRg
(a walk through the forrrest)
Tomorrow it will be exactly 4 weeks since I started training Quincy. And look at her, she is fully working as a service dog, capable and knowing all the tasks she has to do. Four weeks! Must be a new record :D Smart doesn't even begin to describe her...:eek: But apart from being smart, she's a joy to have around, she's cudly, gentle, kind, calm, playful...in one word, she's perfect :D
It's kind of the "from rags to riches" story :) From a stray pup, covered in mange and all kinds of parasites, wandering the streets of Poland...to now a well loved and well cared for service dog in The Netherlands :D Who at this hour, is sleeping on my bed beside me covered with a soft fleece blanket, she loves to be covered up with a blanket...so she gets a blanket of course :p
Sas and Quincy :)
p.s. I added some new pictures to her album
She is just amazingly smart and quick to learn anything new. Seems to really love it too. Just think how safe she must feel now and finally at home with her pack. I don't think she would take so well if she didn't feel that safety was there.
I just love her and I can tell you two are a perfect fit together
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Sharlene and molly muffin
Truly wonderful, Sas. But there was never any doubt that Quincy would absolutely blossom and flourish under your tender loving care. ;)