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Crazy For
Garden Fresh Carrots
The Weimaraner loves their veggies. The fresher the better. Grandma Terri captured this photo of Maverick (a young Blue Longhair Weimaraner) Crazy for her Garden Fresh Carrots. His big sister (Goldee) is a fan too!
Holly Says
They can’t get enough of their carrots!! My moms have even planted each of them their own veggie half barrels. They can’t wait for things to start sprouting!
Breeder Comment
Many of you who live in Western Oregon know and love Terri Jacobson. She is Grandma extraordinaire and Holly’s Mama too! Beyond those two fabulous roles in her life, she is known to many for her pet and critter photography. She captured these photos last year during a visit to Grandma’s garden.
Blue
Just Like That
We went to Two!
Things Happen For A Reason! If you would’ve asked me one month ago if I wanted another puppy, I would’ve told you-you were crazy and on drugs, but then we met blue. He had been returned to the breeder for reasons that make no sense to me how could you ever give back a baby!!! ALL puppies are work–Weimers a lot of work. But at the end of the day, they have turned into my favorite dogs! Gunner is so happy to have his new friend!! We love Blue!!! I’m so grateful to have the chance to be in the Weimer family with amazing people and great dogs!! Thank you, Nancy, for bringing this loving baby to me!! ~ Beth
Breeder Comment
OwyheeStar received word that the puppy (known as Blue) was not working out. Nancy (Weimlover extraordinaire and NW Playdate host) has experience at doing Weimaraner foster care. We contacted her for assistance in picking up Blue, and she also agreed to keep him until we found a second-chance home. Well, as good fortune would have it there was more than one OwyheeStar vetted applicant. Thanks to Nancy’s intervention and transitional work, Blue has made an excellent adjustment to his new family. Thank you, Beth, for bringing him home too! We are happy that he is a fit.
Gunner loves his new brother. If you want to read about young Gunner–click here! Yes, Gunner is a Blue Longhair.
Sunday Noted
Porsche’s Diary Sunday
~March 19, 2017
The Sun shone today, a rare and welcome occurrence in the Willamette Valley. I started the day with a hardy breakfast, then Mom and I were off to a play date with my Vizsla friend. When we came, home Mom found lots of things to do outside while I romped in the kennel. I helped with the backyard lawn mowing by putting my fetch toy down in the tall grass in front of the mower. Mom stopped and threw it for me every time. After dinner, I sprawled on the couch; put my paw on Papa’s arm, and said enough fun for one day. (~from JuneAnn)
Breeder Comment
Henry
Time Flies
I can’t believe this guy is almost one. It’s been a crazy 9 months with him. Overall he’s a pretty good dog. Just a few quirks to work, like barking at the smallest noise, and how he greets new people, he struggles to sit and wait to be greeted. Happy to report we have very little weim crime. The worst was my Fitbit, but that was months ago. Now he mostly tells on himself when he is trying to get in trouble. He brings his loot, socks or a stuffed animal, right to us, and drops it on command. Lol.
Breeder Comment
Even the most diligent Weim family will end up with some quirks. We have seen so many folks get a second or third Weimaraner–citing how they want to avoid the mistakes they made the first time. It seems in the effort to avoid one thing, something else develops. (It is a lot like raising our human children–each is unique.)
We prefer the too friendly (jump up and greet) Weimaraner to the fearfully aloof type. Each has their set of challenges. Teaching them to sit and wait to be greeted is a good idea. We didn’t say it was easy, but at nine months if they are doing fairly well it is a good thing.
The Weimaraner is a Watch Dog–not a Guard Dog. This trait means they want to alert you to anything that concerns them–it might be a butterfly or leaf. Goodness, if it is a dog, cat or a person they might sound a more concerned alarm. The big issue is the habitual barking thing. Once a behavior starts, it can be tough (and sometimes impossible) to stop. It becomes the norm. Nonetheless, with the type of relationship you have developed, there is a good chance you can thwart the behavior because Henry wants to please you. Thank you, for the update and all you have done with (and for) your OwyheeStar.
Timber
And It Begins
Thank you, Shela for the additional information. Your emails have been truly invaluable to us as we are raising a pup for the first time. Timber is settling in very well. She is sleeping in her crate at night and naps there during the day as well. We are all learning the importance of praising Timber’s good behaviors, and are already seeing that payoff, as Timber is already learning what is and isn’t okay to chew on, and that going potty outside results in lots of love 🙂
The OwyheeStar blog content…
The OwyheeStar News Blog has many aspects.
We hope to incorporate all these categories into your daily read and possibly more– education, information, entertainment, and news of other OwyheeStar Weims. Photos are important. Quality is valued; photo content (and context) speaks to the heart. Above Indy and Ilsa take the motor home out for a spin. We think that qualifies as inspiration, as well as entertainment.
Snow-much fun….
Above Ilsa and Indy have been captured playing in the snow. What grand photos, the photos speak for themselves.
Life is sometimes a beach…
There are beaches and family fun of all kinds.
Comfort is a must…
Finally, comfort is as important as being an integral part of the family.
Blog Contributors……
Indy and Ilsa are not new to our blog. They are frequent contributors. We truly appreciate the photos, and their constant entertainment (and the blog-material coming from their antics). Weims tend to take on the personality of their humans don’t you think? So what does this say about the humans in this household? We will not comment on that further. We so appreciate the photos, the news, and anything you send our direction. Your updates keep the blog going.
PS: We have written permission to use these photos. All rights are reserved unless you have written permission. Please do not borrow photos without getting permission. This leads to good news. Indy and Ilsa will be featured in the OwyheeStar Store where you can purchase their antics on household items, etc. Thanks for your consideration. The store is a work in progress. 🙂
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