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Wow fantastic update thank you so much and boy she is certainly thriving
I love the photo of the two on the couch, in that they look like little and large but soooo shiny.
Dogs are so much better in pairs and its great for Jessie as she herself is still so young she can enjoy having a baby sister. So lovely to hear of her running to protect her baby sister
You can be very proud of your two girlsLove the update and thrilled to hear how Jessie has taken to her little sis…..Keep the updates coming!
Another update about Luna and I think you all will be amazed, I know we are. I was looking at the picture from a few weeks ago and I could not believe how much she has grown already. It is sooo funny to watch, she does not really look like a puppy anymore but she is like a miniature lab. She is full of life, loves the walks we take together and loves running after her big sis even though she is not even close in keeping up with her. They have become unseperable. Where there is one there is another, but lucky for us they are not clingy, no matter how much they love to spend time together they are not bothered when we separate them, because sometimes that happens when you have to take one to the vet or when we are at work, Luna is still too small to run around the whole day, so she spends a lot of the working hours with me in the office and sometimes when she is outside with Rob, she comes to the office on her own initiative and wants to be inside with me. She goes straight to her bed and sleeps for an hour or so and then she is ready again to go outside and join Jessy and Rob.
She is a smart little thing, Jessy and Luna love to play together but because Jess is still so much bigger then Luna(and Jessy is a big girl!) she can not win and gets really frustrated about that, but she won’t give up! If you could hear them play together it sounds really scary Jess has the deepest growl you can imagine for a friendly dog and when they are playing you would think she is wrestling a burgler
Luna is now so big that she can get on the couch and sometimes she takes a run towards you, lands on your lap and smothers you with kisses. The people who have dogs probably know what I mean when I say, that they can have a smile on their face in certain situations?? Well that is one of the situations that Luna has a huge grin on her face. I am sorry that this is just a short write up but I am a firm believer in the fact that a picture is worth a thousand words. so here they are and enjoy them!DSCN1996.JPGDSCN2002.JPGDSCN1968.JPGI have made a short video about Luna which can be watched on YouTube,
here is the link for you to watch it. I hope you will like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAomVwQf … e=youtu.beThanks for the lovely updates and fab video clip, had me going a bit mushy
, lots of many happy years to you both with you two lovely DID friends, Jessy and baby Luna!Ah what a great update …..Luna you are a lucky lady as is your big sis Jessie not only for landing in D.I.D’s nurturing lap but being adopted by your special folks
First I want to thank all of you for your lovely comments to the little home video about Luna and Jessy. It has been some time now since the last post and the reason for this is that life has been hectic not just for us, but I think for a lot of you because of the severe weather we had over the last weeks.
Wednesday the 12th of February was the day of a really severe storm we had here with winds up to 150km per hour and gusts up to 175km per hour. I work only 2 days a week and those days both dogs come with us to work. At 11 we had our tea break and of course the dogs were running around like maniacs because somehow the wind got them worked up and it was hilarious to watch, unfortunately I was not able to take any pictures at that point. We were a little afraid that Luna would be blown over but she run around quite happily although she was running with her body in a 45 degree angle Not for 1 second were either of the dogs insecure or scared, they just loved it!! But at one point the wind got so bad that we had to find a save location and go for shelter, at that point the wind was so strong that Rob carried Luna. We spent about 2 hours in hiding and the dogs were just great about it, no whining or nagging, they just waited it out. I will see if I can add a picture or 2 about that. Luna is doing fantastic!. She is growing like weed and her energy levels are through the roof! There is nothing she likes more then running around the garden at full speed trying to keep up with Jessy.
And on occasion the neighbours dog joins in and we have 3 ecstatic dogs chasing each other, all taking turns in being chased and being the chaser
She already has learned so much, she knows the commands,
sit – down – stay – shake – leave it and she lets go of whatever she has in her mouth when you tell her to and is already pretty good in walking on the lead. But when she has to do something that she doesn’t like, she will obey but she gives you what we call
‘the look’. The Look is when she looks at you with eyes full of sorrow and disappointment and actually manages to make us feel guilty, and the things is …. she knows that!! And to top it all off she will gives a little whine, when she lays down and gives you the look. She truly is a smart one! When she is giving you her paw she does it like she is a lady of high standards who will allow us peasants the pleasure of her attention. When we ask for a shake, she looks at us like she is saying … really ?! and then slowly, like in slow motion lifts her paw and carefully gives it to you. It is soooo funny, Jessy is really enthusiastic with giving her paw, but Lune truly acts like a lady of royal blood. But don’t worry, we make sure she is not going to be a snotty girl Like every dog she wants to be a part of everything, whether it is cleaning or doing repairs in the house, she checks everything that you are using and because Jessy is exactly the same it is hard sometimes to get things done because. But we use that and try to teach them to help us, Jessy loves carrying stuff and it does not matter what you give her, heavy tools, buckets, socks, whether it is metal or wood or plastic, she carries everything you give her. She specifically takes pride in carrying my car keys, I have a fluffy key hanger and she actually pulls it out of my hand and she know to which car it belongs. Jessy will help to put dirty clothes in the laundry basket or help you carry them to the washing machine and if I carry an armload of clothes to the table to fold them she will pick up after me if I loose something on the way and I do not even have to tell her. Luna is starting to do the same although we have one problem now and that is that Luna wants to carry what Jess has and Jess wants to carry what Luna has, which means that halve of the time they carry one sock together which by the time I get it is twice the size it should be and then they race back to get the other one. But in time that will sort itself out as well.
A few weeks ago I took Luna to her first shoot. Rob goes clay pigeon shooting on a regular basis and Jessy loves that, she is not impressed by the bangs at all and to her it indicates great fun. And do not worry, they are all very careful and she is never in any danger what so over. But … and this is something again she did by herself .. Jessy waits till they have shot of the clays and she know exactly when it is save and then she goes into the field and fetches all the clays that the guys missed and brings them back. She actually retrieved so many that it is starting to save money and the guys started to ask Rob … why didn’t you bring Jess?? And a few weeks ago I went to one of the shoots and took both dogs. I started about a mile away and slowly very slowly I brought Luna closer. It took me about 45 minutes to do the mile, but I did not want to rush her, but she did not care at all. Not one single time she flinched or hesitated, she was just immensely curious. I still kept a reasonable distance from the actual shoot, because I believe that she is still a little too small to come really close, but she did great and of course we have Jess to thank for that as well, because Luna copies her in everything she does. We love our girls, they are really great and they already are like an old married couple, where there is one, there is another.
I have added some pictures again and in time I will try to put together another short home video about them. Oh and by the way girls from DID thanks for thinking of us as well when you were looking for a place for Luna. Our pack is now completeDSCN2002.JPGDSCN2107.JPGDSCN2100.JPGI just wanted to add a few more photo’s because this is not just about Luna, it is about 2 DID rescues, it is about Jessy and Luna
DSCN2004.JPGDSCN2129.JPGDSCN2288.JPGLuna baby you are getting so big Im just thrilled you have the life you truly deserve….so glad your pack is complete
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