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Cocoasparents User is Offline

SH
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12/05/2007 8:59 PM
Hi. This is my first post here but I'm sure not my last. We get our puppy Friday and will probably need lots of advice in the future. She won't be our first puppy but our first full GSP. We do have a GSP (gasp!!!!!) Lab mix and he is a great dog. For a mommas boy. LOL So I got to pick out daddys girl so we could spend some time chasing some birds. I'll write some more after we pick her up. With a 5 hr drive ahead of us I am sure we will have a bit to talk about. Jim

Marie

Wisconsin

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12/05/2007 11:07 PM
Congrats on your new GSP Pup. Don't gasp at a Lab mix. Sometimes they are the best dogs. We had a Chese/lab mix for 13 years and she was a real honey. Have a safe 5 hour drive back home. Good luck and welcome to the GSP world of adventure!!!!

Marie and Rocky, a tall, high energy GSP http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab18/Annette_Merryfield/100_0285.jpg?t=1287205231

mit

Harleysville, PA

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12/06/2007 7:29 AM
Welcome to the wonderful world of long legs & missing socks. Enjoy your pup & welcome to the forum.

Pointer Fan User is Offline

Westminster, Colorado

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12/06/2007 8:48 AM
Congratulations. And with a 5 hour drive you will have something to tlak about. When we picked ours up she was so snuggly that I decided to hold her on the way home instead of putting her in the crate. About half an hour into the drive she started to make these retching, gagging sounds. "Stop the car! Stop the car!" Husband always asks questions first and reacts last. Puppy vomited all over my shirt. Puppy gets put in kennel in the back of the van. About 15 minutes later a stong recognizible smell wafts forward from the rear of the van. When we got home we discovered that we now had a German Sh*thaired Pointer. She was huddled in the far end of the crate and would not even look at us. I scooped her up in a towel, put her in the sink and gave her her first bath. When I wrapped her in a towel and cuddled her that little wet head was right against my neck and we have been best friends ever since. Your adventure is just starting. They are the most lovable goofy dogs you will ever own.

Cocoasparents User is Offline

SH
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12/06/2007 9:55 AM
The breeder just emailed that he took her for a ride yesterday and she got sick. It was on a winding road that we wont go on though. Our mix dog, Lickerish, has many of the traits that your dogs show. The laying on us, the getting comfy any way he can and laying all sprawled out in wierd positions, being really smart. Nothing like my friends lab. Can't wait to see how great Cocoa is going to be. Jim

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12/06/2007 11:05 AM
Congarts on you new pup! Post some pics when you can.

Ace1cappuccino User is Offline

Carp Lake, Michigan

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12/08/2007 7:53 AM
Congrats on your new puppy. Welcome to the site and all it's info. Lots and Lots of help here. They have been a blessing to me! When my wife picked up Hunter for me, he had never been out of his kennel. He got carsick out of both ends! She got home and said he's in the back. OMG was that nasty. I reached in and pulled out a soaking wet GSP. Well it didn't look or smell very promising! Right into the bathtub and POOF there's my boy. None of our other GSP get sick in the car. Must've just been a puppy thing. Good luck!

Cornell's GSP'S- Mocha cappuccino, Lili Belle Lotte, Sir Leopold Vom Hunter 1, Lil Miss Lotte Doddi, Ace Hunter Twisted Mister(GSP'S)

C J Mystic River User is Offline

Upper Michigan

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12/08/2007 6:59 PM
Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new addition. Look forward to seeing pictures of her.

Diamond

Southwestern Ontario

MH
Posts:349

12/09/2007 10:47 AM
laughs I can relate to the 5hr drive...when I rescued my last GSP I drove 6 1/2 hrs to pick him up! He was full grown, overweight, and I was squashed in the back of a small car with him (thankfully I had company on the trip willing to do the driving) When I got him in shape he still weighed around 70lbs...he was probably more like 80 or more when I got him laughs. All in all though he was a really good traveler, though I think by the end of the trip he was ready for wiggle room (he kept getting up and trying to lay down again, and sometimes slipping off the seat!)

GSP4619

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Posts:180

12/10/2007 8:16 AM
Welcome & Congrats!!

Cocoasparents User is Offline

SH
Posts:47

12/10/2007 2:48 PM
Well our trip was pretty uneventfull. 3 potty breaks and a few trips to the front seat and the rest was puppy nap time. She is a hoot when she starts to play with our other dogs. The first night after the ride home was 2 hrs of hard hard play. Finally had to put her on the puppy bed to get her away from the others and she conked out for about 5 hrs. Hasn't shown the normal seperation crying that most go through. I guess it's because she has the other dogs to be around. They seemed to tolerate her the first couple of days better than yesterday. Actually saw them try to hide from her when they wanted to nap. LOL. Been pretty busy with the honey do list so I will post a pic when I remember to. Jim

Diamond

Southwestern Ontario

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Posts:349

12/11/2007 12:07 PM
the best thing to have when raising a puppy is a literal doggy babysitter!! laughs that's great you have help

Hogan

Wisconsin

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Posts:510

12/11/2007 2:23 PM
Congrats on the new puppy, now it's time for some pictures

Legallyblonde User is Offline

Otsego MI

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Posts:244

12/11/2007 2:38 PM
Congrats on the new addition!!! GSP's are the best. GSP/Lab crosses are pretty cool too, that's the only way I would get a lab! There are a lot of them in the sport of dockjumping and all I have seen doing it have been quite good at it too. I've heard they are excellent for hunting as well.

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