Can you forgive me for being a bit lax in the introductions?
This is Charlie.
Charlemagne Foxy Brown Bear, to be exact. She's our new rescue. Charlie is 17 months old and is making up for a lot of lost puppy time. We picked her up on the 11th of this month.
Honestly, I wasn't completely ready, but Conan was very depressed, even the vet commented about it. I just couldn't let him be unhappy, so I contacted Sydney's foster mom who is now the co-chair of East Coast rescue for Cavalier Rescue. And then I cried about it and thought about it, and when we met Charlie I kind of felt like she'd be ok. She has much the same background as Conan. Puppy mill dog, sick when little, never socialized to humans or other animals, crated for waaaaay too long every day. Within 15 minutes of her coming home with us she had climbed into Conan's toy bin and pulled out EVERY toy, and de-stuffed or de-squeakered 3 of them. Needless to say, she now has her own toys and toy bin. You'd think that'd solve Conan's issue of her touching his stuff. But no. She still goes into his toys and chews the ears off of them.
They do play together though. Usually tug-o-war, but sometimes Conan will even chase her or run around the yard with her.
Don't let the qte-ness fool you. She's 13 lbs of pure energy-drain. The only way to REALLY tire her out is to have the neighbor's hyper kid come and play with her for a while.
Charlemagne Foxy Brown Bear, to be exact. She's our new rescue. Charlie is 17 months old and is making up for a lot of lost puppy time. We picked her up on the 11th of this month.
Honestly, I wasn't completely ready, but Conan was very depressed, even the vet commented about it. I just couldn't let him be unhappy, so I contacted Sydney's foster mom who is now the co-chair of East Coast rescue for Cavalier Rescue. And then I cried about it and thought about it, and when we met Charlie I kind of felt like she'd be ok. She has much the same background as Conan. Puppy mill dog, sick when little, never socialized to humans or other animals, crated for waaaaay too long every day. Within 15 minutes of her coming home with us she had climbed into Conan's toy bin and pulled out EVERY toy, and de-stuffed or de-squeakered 3 of them. Needless to say, she now has her own toys and toy bin. You'd think that'd solve Conan's issue of her touching his stuff. But no. She still goes into his toys and chews the ears off of them.
They do play together though. Usually tug-o-war, but sometimes Conan will even chase her or run around the yard with her.
Don't let the qte-ness fool you. She's 13 lbs of pure energy-drain. The only way to REALLY tire her out is to have the neighbor's hyper kid come and play with her for a while.
She IS cute though! *gives Charlie puppy snuggles*
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I'm dyin' from the cuteness!
Congrats on your new pup, dear!
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Awwww. Charlie is sweet. This is the same reason we ended up with Kola. I know in our case at least, Kola made Min's life very happy once Kayla was gone. Hang in there. I know I didn't do well after Kayla left me but it got easier. xox
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