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New addition to our family; Please welcome....
Topic Started: Dec 27 2007, 07:05 PM (560 Views)
LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
I knew a couple who had a full grown Great Pyrenees female named Peaches.

I loved her so much! What an amazing dog. I've wanted one ever since.

Bear will be a very nice addition to the family. Maybe he'll come in handy when Julia wants to date..... :lol:
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CTPianotech
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Wow, what a great lookin dog!

Don't forget lots of socializin!!

(27 lbs at 10wks :o ours is 5 months, now 14 pounds!! :biggrin: )
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Aqua Letifer
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Frank_W
Dec 27 2007, 07:20 PM
Yes, "Bear" is his name. Short for "Polar Bear." (My daughter picked the name....) LOL

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:) She's been clamoring for a dog for two years, now. She's just turned 10, and dogs and girls are natural allies against the "tyranny" of parents. ;)

That's an awesome dog, Frank! And your daughter picked the greatest name ever! :lol: :thumb:
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Congrats! I am sooo looking forward to having a dog for my family as well!
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Frank_W
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Thanks!! His full name is Polar Bear, because that's exactly what his parents look like. He's going to be an outdoor dog, I guess. Every time we let him in, he drops elephant-sized logs and stinks up the whole house. LOL

I just bought a huge kennel for him, and a "Dog-Gloo," with cedar chips. If it will ever stop raining, I'll be able to go out and put it all together. So far, he's completely destroyed a sliding screen door. Sheesh... Big ol' clumsy oaf... :lol2:

I took him out for a jog this morning, but he isn't used to being on a lead, so he keeps going back and forth, left and right. I gave him his first training lesson in how to sit. He did okay. He's much better at learning how to sh!t, unfortunately... LOL

Julia is over the moon for him, but it looks like I've become the de facto master. He wants to be with me, every waking second.
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Frank_W
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A few more pics:

"Nap? What nap? I not even tired!"
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"See the ball, human? Come and get it! Come get it, human!" :shrug: :lol2:
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justme
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How precious! :biggrin:
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That dog bed is going to be obsolete in 4 weeks. ^_^
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QuirtEvans
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Cute pup, Frank.

Great Pyr are incredibly gentle dogs. My mother has a Great Pyr-yellow lab mix, and that dog wouldn't hurt a fly, not even another dog.
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Daniel
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Frank, I hope we get to see pictures as he grows. That would be fun to see! :yesgrin:
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QuirtEvans
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Oh, Frank, did I mention? My mother's dog is 160 pounds.

Now THAT is a dog-sized dog.
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Frank_W
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Dec 29 2007, 12:13 PM
Oh, Frank, did I mention? My mother's dog is 160 pounds.

Now THAT is a dog-sized dog.

Awesome!! I've never really thought of myself as a dog person. I've always preferred the ease of care and independence of cats, but what the hell: If I'm going to have a dog, I'm going to have a DOG!! LOL!

If I would have had my way, I would have named him Sasquatch. Big and white, he's going to look like the images of the Abominable Snowman. LOL

I think he'll probably top out at 80-100 lbs., and he'll put on his full height at 18 months. Off to get a crate for him today, so that we can keep him in the house sometimes, without him being a four-legged wrecking crew. (or crapping everywhere.) LOL
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Awesome dog!! :yesgrin:

You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?
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LWpianistin
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I just looked the breed up, and it said males weigh between 100 - 160 pounds!

Bear, indeed! ^_^
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Frank_W
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HAHA!! Thanks!!

Here's a full-grown: (With the same markings as Bear) It's going to be like having a pet lion! :thumb:
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Beautiful pup. What a cuddle! Looks like you're going to have some serious grooming duties ahead of you too.
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TomK
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Poop bags. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Enjoy Frank! :thumb:
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Frank_W
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:lol2: So far, it's not so bad, and he doesn't eat as much as you might think. Even fully grown, they don't eat much more than a medium-sized dog. :)

In the kennel, he cries and howls and squalls about being left alone, so I put him in a giant crate in the house, thinking that if he could maybe slowly adjust to being part of the household, he might do better. He just cried and cried. He's back in the kennel. I guess we'll try again, tomorrow. LOL...

Eventually, with consistency, he'll start learning some manners. Sheesh... :tongue:
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