Eska Pup

[jacey]

After the very disappointing turn of events with Diezel Dog we decided that we should climb straight back on the horse (or dog). After all, we've had 4 German Shepherds and there were no problems with the first three. And we think Diezel's problems stemmed from physical causes - petit mal type fits which left him disoriented and fearful. It's more common that you would expect in dogs, but since it's not a foaming fit you don't always notice them until the dog starts to act out of character, usually defensive/aggressive. That fits exactly.

So here's dog number five.. Eska -- just 4 weeks old in that pic (with BB) and looking more like a mole than a German Shepherd. She arrives on 28th November, three days after G and family move in. She's an all-black, long-coated GSD bitch. The breeder comes highly recomended by people in the Huddersfield GSD training class. We've met Eska's full sister, Jazz, now just 18 moths old - and a delight.

We went to pick a pup last Saturday and the whole house is full of happy, sociable dogs (without any doggy stink - it's spotless). The pups have been reared inside and well-handled.




We met both mum and dad. Mum, Shayla, is white/champagne, but the litter is all black like Dad..


Dad is called Yogi - because he looks like a bear. He's gorgeous and so calm and friendly.




Anyhow we had three little black bitches to pick from and went for the one with the sweetest nature. The breeder said she'd had he eye on that one, knowing we wanted a puppy to bring up in a house with children (supervised, of course) and guessed we'd pick her.


We're really looking forward to the pup, even though it's going to be house-traing thrugh the winter. Brrrr!

Comments

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Awww. I love Shayla's expression in that picture.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

She looks very happy, doesn't she?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

She's adorable. I hope everything goes swimmingly with her.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Thank you. We're looking forward to her being here.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Mum looks very calm and happy and dad is very handsome. And those puppies are just bundles of cute. :)

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Aren't they just!
:-)

[ferlonda.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy you're back into having a dog around and I think you really picked a good one this time. No fault on you or BB or Diezel, just the luck of the draw, but a sweet bitch like this is a great way to go. She looks adorable and her parents are stunning, too. Congratulations!

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
:-)

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

I've been away from LJ & on-line life in general, so so I'm just catching up with what's been going on. It was quite a shock, so I can barely imagine how it must have been for you.

I'm so glad that things have taken a positive turn and that you've found dog number 5 - the photo of Shayla radiates such affection, confidence and trust that it's a charm.

I'm a bit lost for words, to be honest, so I'll conclude by wishing good things for all of you - especially the rapidly developing puppy and baby!

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

I was thinking I hadn't seen any posts from you for quite a while. Glad to hear from you again. When we were gloing throiugh all this with Diezel I kept thinking about what happened with Teefa and my advice to you. I know it was hard, but I still think you did the right thing and I think we did as well. We didn't rush into it. We gave Diezel a second chance and he bit me again. (And I'm not just talking about little nips.) Brian misses Diezel terribly, but whatever the reason for him biting - whether it was the disoriented affter effects of a fit or just plain lizard-brain response - we just couldn't risk having a 110 pound dog that wasn't completely trustworthy. Yes, most of the time he was delightful, but both times he turned were completely unpredictable and without warning.

How are you getting on with Jet? He looked lovely in the photo you posted a while back. We're really looking forward to the new puppy.

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

I thought about Teefa and what you said to us, too - and you're absolutely right. I'm convinced that Diezel's issues must have been neurological, but the simple fact that something so awful can happen so quickly and so unpredictably means that it's just too great a risk to take (even though it's heart-breaking to have to admit it).

Diezel's life may not have been long, but it was crammed with exciting adventures, happiness and love - and too many dogs don't have any of those. Hugs to you and BB.

And Jet's doing fine, thank you :) He's a bit boisterous and 'Kevin the Teenager' just now, but utterly lovable. I will do a full update before the year's out and post more photos.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Thank ylou. When it first happened we tried to tell ourselves that Diezel was just going through a Kevin stage, but it was more than that. I'm glad Jet is doing well. We have high hopes for Eska. We're picking her up next Monday.

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

Wow - that's soon come round!

Wishing you all lots of fun and happiness with Eska - who won't be little for long, if that photo at 4 weeks old is anything to go by.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

The breeder sent us another photo of her at 6 weeks. She's changing all the time. Really looking forward to seeing what she looks like on Monday.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Mum & Dad look like lovely dogs...

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

And Eska pup is gorgeous. We got her at the beginning of November. I'd post photos but she's all black and everytime I try I just get a black blur!
:-)