Freya – 8 wk old Lab X puppy – HOMED

[kaydoyle]

This little girl is a typical puppy…full of energy & fun…she would be most suited to a home with another dog
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[kaydoyle]

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[kaydoyle]

This little lady Freya is the only one of the litter to make it after being in the Vets for 12 days….she came home yesterday and is thankfully doing well.

Thanks a million to everyone who donated to help this little family.
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[LuvMyFurKids]

Great to see you home little Freya …..

[Indianna]

You are one very special little puppy dog and you have the huge DID family watching over you.

[robroos]

She looks so adorable, we can not wait to take her home, we are counting down with all fingers and paws involved!

[kaydoyle]

Happy ending
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[robroos]

!Christmas miracle
We are Rob and Rosita and we are the lucky new mom and dad of Freya, now known as Luna.
We are living in Dingle and we went to Dublin the weekend before Christmas to pick her up. In all fairness we were a little worried if we were doing the right thing, because Luna had been a very very sick puppy and we were not sure if it was the right thing to do just in case she would always be a little sickly. The reason that that worried us was that our other dog Jessy who we also got through Dogs in Distress is a very active yellow lab and which ever doggie would join us, he or she should be able to keep up with her, but the girls from DiD were to so helpful and understanding and very honest, so there we were, 5 hours from home, nervously waiting for a pup we had never met. But the second we looked in that beautiful little face we just knew it was the right thing to do for all involved and fell head over heals in love with her.
We were amazed by how well Luna did during the travel and when we got home, we expected some shyness and for her to be at least a little insecure. Boy … were we wrong She walked through the house like she new that she finally got home. Soooo adorable.
Jessy is a very social dog but the first few days, she did not really know what to think of Luna. It was the size of a cat, but it did not act like one. It acted like a dog, but it was way too small to rump about with, it all confused her a little and at times she got a little irritated because of that. But curiousity won and it only took her days to adjust to the fact that she needed to hold back a little.
Jessy and Luna love to play tug of war, but on occasion it becomes a different game called ‘swing the pup’ or ‘mop the floor’
Luna is amazing, the first 2 days we had regular poop and pee accidents, but already she is starting to nudge us when she needs to go and during the nights we have had 0 accidents and yesterday and today are clean days as well which is quite amazing for such a little thing. We take it slow with her, give her all the time to adjust, but I truly believe that she will continue to surprise us on every level.
We took her to our vet on Monday just for her to have a look at her and she was very impressed not only with how well she was doing physically after such a difficult start, but also with her behaviour and to top it all off she gained 0.75 kg in weight over just 4 days. While I am writing this, Luna just got her 2nd feed for the day and is lying on my jumper on the floor happily chewing a puppy bone. God … she is such a lovely little thing, but a hand full We have fallen into the rhythm of taking turns in puppy duty, so that we both can take some time with Jess or just relax while the other one runs after Luna, takes her out and is rolling over the floor with either one or 2 dogs. You know … words on paper are simply not enough to explain how much we already love her, how we enjoy having 2 dogs again and how adorable it is to see Jessy adjust to having a little one around. I promise I will keep you updated on a regular basis, but for now we wish you all a very happy Christmas from Rob & Rosita, Jessy & Luna and Bo & Kim (2 rescue cats)
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[robroos]

A few more picture from Jessy and Luna because sometimes pictures say a lot more then words.
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[kaydoyle]

Thank you so much….

[LuvMyFurKids]

Thrilled all is going so well ….here are some pictures that I took while she was here with me!

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[robroos]

Today Luna has gotten her second vaccination and is now fully protected which means that from the weekend onwards we will be able to take her places and let her interact with other dogs as well and to be honest .. we can not wait.
For all of you who are curious, Luna weighed in this morning at 6.95 kg and it kept switching back and forth between that and 7 kg. Our vet was mighty impressed with her again and gave her a check up just to be sure and he stated that she was one healthy lucky puppy although a little small for 3 and a halve months, which is because of her having Parvo but she is working very hard to catch up. Her head and chest fur has fully regrown and is now thick and glossy but the fur on her behind and back legs still needs a little more time to fully grow back, but she has lost the skinny look already and we are so proud of her, she is such a courageous little thing. But to be honest … she is a handful as well, but we love that in her. She is a true hoarder. Over the last couple of days we have taken away from her – socks from the laundry basket – jeans which was hanging on the radiator to dry – boots and more boots and really big ones too – I can not even count anymore the number of shoes she brought to her bed – tea towels and that is only a part of it.
Over the last few days we have been taken her to a wooded area close by, which was save for her because it is a private woodland. She loved it, she loves being outside any way, it is so cute the way she sits on the doorstep and just checking everything, everything and anything interests her. But her most favourite thing to do is chasing the cats around and her 2nd favourite thing is follow Jessy and copy everything that she does She is such a smart little girl, we have not had any pee or poo accidents for days now. I think part of that is because we take her outside on very recognisable times for her but I am convinced that the bigger part is that she already understands that she needs to do her business outside and not inside.
On occassion if you see Jessy and Luna play together you just have to contain yourself to not interfere because the size difference is enormous and Jessy sometimes gets very excited and races through the garden like an idiot on steroids Sometimes she runs full speed towards Luna and you can only hold your breath at these moments but it always works out fine. Luna just dives down and becomes like a floor mat and Jess jumps over her, I think they both enjoy that weird game and they both understand which part they play in that game …. Thank God for that

Today we took her to the beach because the tide was low and there was not danger for her getting anything but wet feet. It was hilarious to watch. Jessy loves the beach, she loves the water and whenever she has the chance she will get her feet wet. The very first time we had to cross some water with Luna, she was walking through it like a cat would do, it was really funny, but it only took her moments before she romped about and had the time of her life, she walked into the waves and like a true lab, she loved it. I have added some pictures and I can not make any promises but I will try to get a short movie of Luna and Jess together in time and put it on youtube and will give DID the link and it will be up to them if they will place that link on the blog. This is it for now but I promise I will keep you posted.
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[LuvMyFurKids]

Wow Freya you have grown so much already …. the country living is agreeing with you

[robroos]

Today it is exactly 3 weeks ago that Luna became part of our family and it is like she has always been with us. It is amazing how quickly you get used again to having 2 in stead of 1 dog running around. Today we were walking them in the forest and Rob said … isn’t it amazing how many more times a day you smile now you have a little pup running around? And he is right. It is not that we could not laugh about Jessy, Oh noooo, she made us laugh so many times, but it is the interaction of the 2 of them. We see Jessy act in ways we have not seen before and it is just soooo much fun to watch.
The way those 2 dogs are playing with each other is hilarious, they run through the house, through the garden chasing each other and sometimes they both lay on their backs with their heads close to each other and it almost looks like they are fencing with their mouths, I simply have no other way of describing it. They really enjoy each other.
This week was the first week that Luna went with us to work. The first day she was a little shy, so many strange people and weird animals it all was a little overwhelming for her. She had the tendency to want to hide in a corner, but luckily we were prepared. We made sure we had some healthy tiny bits of treats with us and gave everybody a treat and it only took half a day before she happily let strangers approach her. Brave little girl!! It was also the first time that she met the other dogs at work and like we expected that was no problem at all. At one point during our lunch break, we took the dogs to a field to play ball en Luna participated with as much enthusiasm as the others, but because she is still a pup, sometimes she would got run over by the 2 other dogs and if Jessy would see that, she would drop her ball instantly and would run to Luna and place herself between Luna and the dog who run her over and that made my heart swell with pride!! Jessy plays endlessly with Luna and she is so patient with her, it is amazing. Luna follows her anywhere, jumping up to her head, goes for her lovely floppy ears and Jessy allows it all up to a certain level although sometimes to me it looks like pure harassment But seriously? They get along great, they sleep together side by side. Overall this is the best thing that could have happened not only for Luna but for Jessy as well.
Luna is for 98% house trained, she is so good that Rob (I went to bed a little earlier than Rob did) decided that he wanted to take a chance and let Luna sleep outside her cage, so he left Jessy and Luna overnight in the kitchen and when I came in the kitchen the following morning I checked for any accidents and we are very very proud to let you know that there were NONE!!! isn’t she the best??
We drop by the vet last Tuesday to have her weighed and she already was 7.8 kg!!!!! and I would not be surprised that by now she is over 8kg already. She looks fabulous, her coat is shining and she has loads of energy, lots of love and cuddles to share and just in general she enjoys live and that is how it should be!
We will keep you posted and hopefully you will be able to see the difference already between the early pictures and the recent ones!
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[kaydoyle]

Beautiful pictures…..such a happy ending

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