Now introducing Miss Kylie! (1/11/11)

[4CrazyCanines]

Ok so I am trying this again! (Unfortunately, my DP account was highjacked at a public library a couple of weeks ago and everything I had posted/uploaded was changed or erased! People these days ... haha) So take two.

I have two dogs, Evee and Diesel Wayne (yes, he has a middle name).

Evee is a 10-year-old Bichon Frise. She was born on Christmas Eve in 1999 (hence her name) and my family brought her home for my birthday in February 2000. She is a very sweet dog and has such a personality! She recently passed her CGC test and is training to become a therapy dog. I also do agility with her and we're hoping to go to our first trial sometime this summer. She absolutely loves jumping and her favorite obstacle is the A-frame (which is probably like Mount Everest to her). Evee also has a surprisingly high prey/chase drive --- she chases squirrels, rabbits, and even horses! As far as treats go, she's obsessed with carrots. As soon as she hears the vegetable drawer open, she's right at your feet! Even though she is 10-years-old, she has the energy and mind of a young dog!

Diesel Wayne is almost 10-months-old now. He was born on July 16, 2009 and I adopted him in August 2009 when he was just 5.5-weeks-old (way too early, I know). He's 1/2 Australian Shepherd and 1/2 Beagle. He came from an accidental litter - his mom was a beautiful hunting Beagle and his dad was the neighbor's working blue merle Australian Shepherd. I saw both of his parents and they are lovely! (And just a note, the beagle's owner has since gotten her spayed.) Diesel is currently in agility, disc dog, and herding training. He is definitely 95% Aussie and 5% Beagle (and the 5% being his Beagle ears)! He is a super high energy puppy (the 2-mile jogs I do with him don't even make him break a sweat), has a very high herding drive (he herds anything that moves), and is very intelligent (I have to always be on my feet with him)! Once his growth plates have fully closed, we'll start training more seriously and start competing when he is old enough.

Anyway, I think that's a long enough introduction! I look forward to talking with you all and getting to know the DP community better!

--- AMAM, Diesel Wayne, and Evee


Evee




Diesel Wayne




*Edit 1 & 2: To update title of thread.

[Mali, Sasha & Me]

Welcome to the DP!

[princelover]

Hello and welcome! Your dogs are adorable and the pictures are all so good.

[4CrazyCanines]

Hello and welcome! Your dogs are adorable and the pictures are all so good.

thank you!!!

[Deerie me]

I'm sure I welcomed you before but anyway welcome again from the deeries.

[4CrazyCanines]

thank you! i look forward to getting to know you all better and love looking at pictures of your beautiful pups!!

[Oliver & Henry's Mum]

I thought I had said hello and then realized I hadn't and I do apologize. Welcome from Oliver & Henry (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels) and their Mum, in London, Ontario

Evee and Diesel Wayne are both absolutely adorable!

[4CrazyCanines]

I thought I had said hello and then realized I hadn't and I do apologize. Welcome from Oliver & Henry (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels) and their Mum, in London, Ontario

Evee and Diesel Wayne are both absolutely adorable!

thank you!! and they sure think so --- they love to ham it up for the camera

[jeanglee]

Hello! I'm new to the forum too and it's nice to see another blue merle.
When did Diesel's herding instinct start coming out?
Tesla's 5 months old now and other than bumping me in the back of the leg with his toys (presumably because he wants me to play with him?) he doesn't do much in the way of herding.

[4CrazyCanines]

Hello! I'm new to the forum too and it's nice to see another blue merle.
When did Diesel's herding instinct start coming out?
Tesla's 5 months old now and other than bumping me in the back of the leg with his toys (presumably because he wants me to play with him?) he doesn't do much in the way of herding.

Welcome! Your aussie is beautiful and of course, blue merles are awesome

Diesel's herding instinct was present from day 1 when I got him at 5.5-weeks-old. He used to nip my heels and attempt to herd me (we thankfully broke that habit!) and still tries to herd Evee and my roommate's dogs. Most herding instructors recommend waiting until the dog is 10-months-old to officially test for herding instincts (which is how old Diesel was). I'll send you a video of his instinct test if you're interested - it's a fun sport!

[kian]

Wow I missed your introduction, so welcome to DP! Aussie/Beagle interesting mix. I have 2 Aussies, a tri and a blue merle, they both are the joy of my life.

[Maddii]

I'm new here too .. what lovely dogs they are.

[4CrazyCanines]

Thanks, Kian! I love the pictures of your Aussies! Diesel is the light of my life too --- I can't imagine life without him! He's certainly the dog I've always dreamed of and hopefully he'll perform well when we start competing.

Madii --- Thank you!!! Jasper is lovely as well

[RubyJeansMom]

Congrats on Diesel Wayne being Puppy of the Day today!
RJM

[Muzzlenuzzles]

Yes, congratulations! It's always fun when a puppy we've met becomes the puppy of the day. Diesel's pictures are wonderful!