My name is Anna and I am a blog-aholic

Today I want to blog about about my first German Shepherd….

It all started two years ago while working out with my friend Debby of Deblyns German Shepherds, she came in the door and announced to us that her dog Lisa had only one puppy. Not really knowing much about the usual amount of babies shepherds birth, I didn’t think that was odd, but she was not happy about this poor puppy being an only child.

So as weeks went by, I heard lots about “Una”, meaning one in spanish, how poor baby had no litter mates to play with and mommy wasn’t very nurturing and how it was time to leave the White house for a special permanent home with no takers.

See where I am going with this?

Well, on a visit to the White house shortly after, my friend Debby comes out with this darling puppy and of course it was love at first sight, now you must know, that back home I already had 4 dogs and my husband was not gonna be happy with me if I came home with another dog. But I did it any way and this is the beginning of my German Shepherd family!

Check back again for the rest of the story….I need to go write a post on my other blogs

Chow, Anna

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So, here is the rest of the story!

Now I have Luna (there was a name change) for 3 mos, we are getting to know her little personality, my other dogs are excepting her into the pack, we are loving puppy breath, learning how to crate train, getting used to her independent female-ness, all is going well….then Debbie does it again!

“Oh anna, I have the nicest male puppy and he is gonna be very handsome. I hate to see him go but I can’t keep him, I want you to have him to show or herd with, then he can be bred with Luna someday & they will make beautiful babies!”

See where I am going with this?

Geeze, I fall for the pitch again, and now I come home with Rocco. Of course, my husband wants to shot me, everyone thinks I’m crazy and oh yeah, I now have 5 other dogs, 3 horses & 3 cats at home….I think I am crazy!!!

Of course Rocco is the typical male (I’ve been told with this breed) and only has eyes for me, he is so very very sweet, timid and loves me like no other dog I have ever had to this day, truly a mommas boy!

Rocco and Luna are now 2 yrs old, like most puppy owners we have made it through the chewing stage, the pooping in the crate stage, the jumping in the big pool stage (they now have their own), the digging stage, although Luna loves dirt & probably always will and I have the holes to prove it! They are both living a very happy lifestyle here in the country at “Camp Turlock”. I had both dogs herding tested and the natural instinct is very strong. Luna & I have been taking lessons, teacher loves her and our herding future looks good, my goal is to take her as far as I can!

I will finish my story with this…. I do believe the naughty-ness like siblings will always be their nature, some days fun & some days not!!!!

Oh yeah…we did have those puppies Debbie suggested and the next generation is here and cute as can be, check them out on my photo page above & maybe you might want your own little naughty puppy breath!

If you are seriously interested in puppy breath give Debbie a call at (209) 667-7680 or shoot me an email at: annariedinger@gmail.com

Chow…..

* Stay tuned for my next post….”Puppy Life”