Thor!

maczippy

Well, here's something a little softer...

A couple of weks ago my wife and I fly to San Diego, rnted a car, visited a German Shepherd Rescue that we had been working with, and rescued a puppy! Then drove back home to Capitola...

When we picked him up he weighed 14lbs (@10 weeks)

He's now 12 weeks and we weighed him this morning and he weighs 20.5lbs

His mother weighs over 100... :barb

Meet Thor.

With my wife just before the trip back to NorCal



First week home



With the sock puppet



Yesterday

It's nice having a dog back in the house with our two cats. It's been a little over two years since Jack died so it feels good.

Happy New Year everyone..

Andrew

JenGrace

He's a cutie pie! I miss having a dog around too.

JavaLover

Wow! He's going to be a big boy. Congratulations, he's adorable.

Maestro

Handsome dog. I really like the last one.

ShepsMom

Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing rescue!!! He's absolutely adorable. Here and there i do GSD rescue, i see so many poor guys needing homes, it breaks my hart. If i could, i would take them all .
Mom is big at 100lb, wow. That's just too big for GSD. Make sure to keep him slim and well exercised, as they are very energetic breed and predisposed to hip problems.

Best of luck to you and your little guy!! He's precious!

dbaker1221

really cute!!!!

photocat

What a great pup... Love the angle you shot him, at his level... The one with the sock puppet is so precious. I bet 2008 could not start any better for you guys! Go Thor!

Option1

That last one is just too cute!

Neil

maczippy

ShepsMom wrote:

Make sure to keep him slim and well exercised, as they are very energetic breed and predisposed to hip problems.

Best of luck to you and your little guy!! He's precious!

Oh he'll be well looked after, and fit...Jack was very fit. Can't have fat animals...and any animal that comes and lives with us will have a good life as will we...we even refinanced our home to pay for Ginger's vet bills when she foundered.

He got his first serious disciplinary action from Widget today...

She's tolerant, and a big girl at 15lb's, not fat just a big cat (for a girl). Anyways, up until now he's been boystrous but nothing mean, but still he has to be watched to make sure he doesn't get heavy handed. Anyways, she rolled on the floor in front of him and he led down by her (he already knows how to sit, walk quite well on a leash and lie down, not beg for food and other little things - being home as I am he's getting good solid training - next is the socialising stuff...)

...back to Widget, she let him sniff her butt, then he nudged her butt with his nose and it was WHAMMO, she hit him hard, all claws...so hard he fell over!!

This is Widget...there is one more cat as well...Bean!

Andrew

Kenny

maczippy wrote:

Well, here's something a little softer...

A couple of weks ago my wife and I fly to San Diego, rnted a car, visited a German Shepherd Rescue that we had been working with, and rescued a puppy! Then drove back home to Capitola...

When we picked him up he weighed 14lbs (@10 weeks)

He's now 12 weeks and we weighed him this morning and he weighs 20.5lbs

His mother weighs over 100...

Meet Thor.

With the sock puppet

It's nice having a dog back in the house with our two cats. It's been a little over two years since Jack died so it feels good.

Happy New Year everyone..

Andrew

What an absolutely great looking dog! Sounds like Widget is keeping him in line! ... now... I count "5 legs" on the sock puppet!!

Have a great new year guys and keep us posted on Thor!

Cheers,
Ken

maczippy

Thor at 15 weeks...

He's a smart one..

Just a little update.

Andrew

gus

Nice exposure zip. Im being attacked from all sides in the family about getting a puppy. I have next month to build a new fence around the house. Man i am not looking fwd to the first few weeks of the crying the second you are out of site. Ive just got through it with a neighbours dog & i do quite a bit of shift work so when they went to work at 8am...i am going to bed & the wailing started.

maczippy

gus wrote:

Nice exposure zip. Im being attacked from all sides in the family about getting a puppy. I have next month to build a new fence around the house. Man i am not looking fwd to the first few weeks of the crying the second you are out of site. Ive just got through it with a neighbours dog & i do quite a bit of shift work so when they went to work at 8am...i am going to bed & the wailing started.

Thank you.

Well, he only whimpered the first night home and only whimpered on part of the drive up from San Diego, since then it's just been a case of house training and we're pretty much done with that (it only took 5 weeks or getting up at 3am/4am etc etc). By the time their 16 weeks they should be done.

The secret is really crate training......Thor lives, and will live indoors and will only go outside when we take him out. Plus, I have been home aside from the odd assignments for magazines here and there which helps with the training

Oh, let's not forget Mistress Widget, a female version of the Marquis De Sade... She has whooped him into shape as well..!!

Andrew

Van Isle

Thor!

The Thcandanavian godth of acheth and painth!

Nice shots, nice puppy (won't be small for long, I 'magine!)

VI

maczippy

Thank you!

Yes, he is going to be a big boy!

Andrew

LCD

Congrats on the new addition to your family. He is beautiful. Nice shots.

I had a German Shepherd named Thor, and he was 110 lbs and traveled from CA to NJ with me. Never a more loyal friend.

Good luck!

Lisa

maczippy

LCD wrote:

Congrats on the new addition to your family. He is beautiful. Nice shots.

I had a German Shepherd named Thor, and he was 110 lbs and traveled from CA to NJ with me. Never a more loyal friend.

Good luck!

Lisa

Thank you...

I should have a few more images to update soon. He now weighs 31lb!!

Plus, his ears are up too (we now call him BatBoy)

EEK.

Andrew

Harv

Awwww.... that ranks pretty high up on the cuteness scale. I love puppies.

maczippy

Now at 16 weeks...


Thanks Harv...

Here's the boy at 16 (w)EEKS!

leaforte

He's sure to grow into those ears. Be prepared.

photocat

leaforte wrote:

He's sure to grow into those ears. Be prepared.

grin, I think he could fly with them. Great shot! Nice catch lights in his eyes, he looks like a very fierce pup. Love the warm brown color of his fur. A beautiful animal shot in an extremely appealing pose... He will be a great dog I am sure.

maczippy

A Thor Update...!
Weighing a little over 60lbs at 6 months.. :eek1 here's a few images from a whiles back a few from last night and today (a couple with one of our cat's Widget..)

One from January..

One from February..

...one from March!

A couple from last night (after his monthly bath..)

and a couple with his new special best friend and cool cat Widget..(taken with a G9)

Andrew

summerz

Has grown up to be very handsome indeed.

maczippy

summerz wrote:

Has grown up to be very handsome indeed.

Thank you, yes he is and he's a doll too.

However, he still has a lot of growing to do...oh my!

Andrew