New Dog... German Shephard

      We got a new dog yesterday... Roxie is 13 weeks old and growing daily. She will join Sarge in guarding our backyard. Sarge is almost eleven years old and I thought it was time to start grooming his successor. The Sergeant has been with us since he was eight weeks old. He grew exceedingly fast and now tops the scales at just over 120 pounds.

       He was our first 'big' dog as we have always been partial to terriers. We still have the two inside terriers, a Wire-Haired Fox Terrier and a Schnauzer. Everyone tells me they are not suppose to like each other but our two play and frolic from early morning until its night-night time.

       The Schnauzer is Cosmo and the Fox is Lillie and as you can see, they are a handful. 
     The new German Shephard is Roxie and she was originally adopted by another couple,.. but living in an apartment was not the right situation for this girl. They hated to lose her but we promised to provide a good place for her to grow up and be part of our family. She and the Sarge seemed to like each other at first meeting.

       Sarge is starting to slow down in his daily activities and maybe Roxie can learn a few things from him in his remaining time. I fixed her first meal with Gravy Train and she crunched it up like she had been eating it all of her life.

       Sarge has been living the single life since Emma died three years ago. They were also a good match,..Emma being part Boxer. We saved her from a rescue club that had just about given up on her being adopted. She was a very good dog and loved being a proxy mom for Sarge when we got him.

       Roxie will have some big shoes to fill as Sarge has been a great watch-dog for us. Strangers and the city meter-readers are intimidated by just his glaring look. In all the dogs I have owned over the years, this will be my first German Shephard, but I have heard nothing but good comments about them. Roxie is off to a good start as Momma already has her 'sitting' for a dog biscuit.

        She loves to run and play...and our big backyard is a match made in heaven. Looks like it going to be a good relationship.