The Stackhouse Sisters
Sucia and Patos
~Part Three
One challenging part was that Patos was so into her big sister, that it didn’t seem like I had the same connection with her that I did with Sucia as a puppy. Patos would rarely make eye contact with us but instead would go dashing off to find Sucia. We just hung in there and hoped that eventually, the loving, owner-connected weim might appear. Magically, it did!
Just in the past few months, around the time she turned one, we have noticed that Patos is spending chunks of the day leaving Sucia alone, and will purposely seek us out for attention and cuddling and makes communicating eye contact all the time. Every evening is a cuddling session with one of us on the dog-approved couch. Not sure what brought about the change, but it is wonderful. Now our home has two loving, silly, fun, intelligent Weimaraners!
It has been a joy to take them to my island cabin and let them run free on the property. At the cabin, sticks/small logs are the Thing of the Day. They have a ball exhausting themselves, running free in the fields and woods around the cabin. And then they come and collapse on the warm deck for the best naps ever. 🙂 Most days there also included a trip to the lakes for swimming while retrieving tennis balls. What could be better?Breeder Comment
We are so happy to have the lengthy report about the two Stackhouse-sired sisters. Both Cindee and Livee have retired. We kept Dahlia and Bee out of Livee and Stackhouse. So far, we have never had a litter from either of these girls. It was not for lack of trying. Deja Vu (Ginger X Blue) has produced four puppies. Ginger is a littermate to Cindee.
The co-dependent behavior you experienced it not all that strange. You did the right thing. Just hang in there, and eventually, the newest addition will come around and bond. It wasn’t so much about anything other than the almost twin-like connection. You are fantastic Weim parents.
Posted on October 18, 2018, in Cindee X Stackhouse, Livee X Stackhouse, Previous Pup Update and tagged Family Companion, Family Companions, Family Weims, Funny Weims, Two Weim Family, Two Weims, Washington State Weimar, Washington State Weimaraner, Washington Weim, Washington Weimaraner, Washington Weims. Bookmark the permalink. Comments Off on The Stackhouse Sisters.
