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Josie the dog
« on: March 26, 2018, 01:07:16 AM »


Josie is a lab mix we adopted from a shelter, right after Thanksgiving. She was about 2 months old at the time.



She has gobs of energy, but after a few hours, she needs a  nap.








She's about 6 months old right now.

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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 04:54:05 AM »
Welcome, Josie!  =) Congratulations, Fistful.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2018, 07:08:00 AM »
Uhm... wait...

You adopted her around Thanksgiving, but these are the first pictures you're sharing?

You bastard!

But congratulations on the new pup!
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2018, 07:54:15 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on March 26, 2018, 07:08:00 AM
Uhm... wait...

You adopted her around Thanksgiving, but these are the first pictures you're sharing?

You bastard!

But congratulations on the new pup!

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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2018, 09:48:05 AM »
It's about time for the dang photos. Cool dog, bro.  :laugh:
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2018, 10:11:15 AM »
Nice looking pooch, fistful.  Thanks for sharing the pics, late as they are.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2018, 10:43:05 AM »
Awwwwww....  =D

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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2018, 10:45:00 AM »
We didn't want to share any photos until she was old enough to get her rabies shot. You can never be too careful!
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2018, 11:02:52 AM »
Congrats man. She's a good looking pup, and it looks like she's getting into that gangly phase where she'll be tripping over her own feet all the time.   :laugh:
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2018, 11:08:26 AM »
Quote from: Calumus on March 26, 2018, 11:02:52 AM
Congrats man. She's a good looking pup, and it looks like she's getting into that gangly phase where she'll be tripping over her own feet all the time.   :laugh:


There's something about a dog having those comically spindly legs that just cracks me right up. I kinda want a Doberman for that reason.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2018, 12:07:23 PM »
Quote from: fistful on March 26, 2018, 10:45:00 AM
We didn't want to share any photos until she was old enough to get her rabies shot. You can never be too careful!

OK, you know what?

That I get.

I steadfastly refused to share Seren's name with anyone until A) she was born, and B) it was clear she had a really good chance of making it through the first couple of weeks.

That's actually not at all an uncommon... superstition... in the area of Pennsylvania where I grew up.

You don't share the baby's name with anyone lest the Devil be able to find her and take her. Once she's strong enough to fight the Devil off on her own, then you can share her name.

I know I had a couple of people who didn't get that very frustrated with me when I wouldn't share Seren's name with them.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2018, 12:12:57 PM »
Oh, wow. I was just joking about transmitting rabies through the internet.

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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2018, 12:28:41 PM »
Not what I thought you meant. I thought you were talking about you being worried about giving her rabies through casual petting...
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2018, 01:52:37 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on March 26, 2018, 12:28:41 PM
Not what I thought you meant. I thought you were talking about you being worried about giving her rabies through casual petting...
I doubt he could give his dog rabies just through petting. 
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2018, 02:07:00 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on March 26, 2018, 01:52:37 PM
I doubt he could give his dog rabies just through petting. 

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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2018, 02:09:49 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on March 26, 2018, 12:28:41 PM
Not what I thought you meant. I thought you were talking about you being worried about giving her rabies through casual petting...

Heavy petting, maybe   >:D

Good job taking pix (it's hard to photograph a black animal) I gave up trying to get any of Shadow.  I should try it again with the good camera...
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« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2018, 02:28:23 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2018, 03:06:31 PM »
Quote from: fistful on March 26, 2018, 02:28:23 PM

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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2018, 03:21:41 PM »
Getting any kind of pic of a black dog is a challenge. Labs are great dogs, smart, affectionate, even protective of family at times. But they stay puppies for like 9 years.
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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2018, 04:35:48 PM »
Photographing Leonbergers is a REAL challenge because they tend to have very dark masks.

The best way to do it I've found is to get them outside, like on the north side of a house where there's no direct sunlight to interfere with the exposure and take a LOT of different shots at different exposures.
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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2018, 05:12:07 PM »
We had a beautiful female black lab. Every pic of her just looked like a dog-shaped hole in the background.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2018, 02:19:55 PM »
So, yeah, she's cute. But how do we get her to stop chewing everything, especially our hands? And my wife's hair? The silly thing even nibbles on my ear lobes.
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2018, 02:24:28 PM »
Quote from: fistful on March 27, 2018, 02:19:55 PM
So, yeah, she's cute. But how do we get her to stop chewing everything, especially our hands? And my wife's hair? The silly thing even nibbles on my ear lobes.

6 month old lab (mix).  Give her lots to chew on, redirect the chewing to appropriate chew toys followed by lots of praise, and you have to wear her out with regular exercise. 
Now shut up and post more puppy pics.
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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2018, 02:26:06 PM »
Lovely dog!
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Re: Josie the dog
« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2018, 02:27:57 PM »
Quote from: fistful on March 27, 2018, 02:19:55 PM
So, yeah, she's cute. But how do we get her to stop chewing everything, especially our hands? And my wife's hair? The silly thing even nibbles on my ear lobes.

They have stuff you can paint on things to make them less appetizing for pups to teethe on, but I doubt your wife will want to wash her hair with it. Chewing is normal puppy activity. When I was in the 6th grade, I had to buy the school a new math book because our new German Shepherd pup chewed the corner off mine -- which was new that year.

You just have to wait it out. Buy her some rawhide chewie toys and train her to gnaw on those.
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