xChicken04x Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 ......Well.......the time has come to tell you all We're getting a dog!!!!!!! Well actually, she's a puppy! We have reserved a German Shepherd female and we will be picking her up on the 31st May, as she is only 4 weeks at the moment, we will be waiting AGES! We've never had a dog before as we have never had the time to dedicate to one, but now we do . We are having a really hard time deciding on names so I need your help. I've thought of loads of good dog names, but they aren't really appropriate for a German Shepherd. Any Suggestions? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Congratulations What is her kennel name?....Maybe that could be tweaked for an every day name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Noooo, not more puppies I shall be very broody for a small furry critter now Enjoy her, they are lovely dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thank you! I'm still deciding on names....I quite like Matilda and Sydney. Or Lady after her Mum, well that's just part of her name Her actual name is Majors Green First Lady and the Dad is Champion Nikinos Colin. Imagain shouting that at the park . I want her name to be different, but not something she will get beaten up by the other dogs for . xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Matilda is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Ooh good luck. We will be expecting plenty of photos! Expect soem very rewarding hard work ahead of you. May I recommend buying a copy of the guide dog puppy training manual. We've found it really useful and it's just applicable to any puppies (I think money goes towards guide dog funds) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Puppy-Training-Guide-Dogs-Way/dp/1860542093/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210788442&sr=8-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Ooh good luck. We will be expecting plenty of photos! Expect soem very rewarding hard work ahead of you. May I recommend buying a copy of the guide dog puppy training manual. We've found it really useful and it's just applicable to any puppies (I think money goes towards guide dog funds) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Puppy-Training-Guide-Dogs-Way/dp/1860542093/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210788442&sr=8-2 Thank you for the tip, we've already bought it . I was in a mad rush at our local food supply shop the other day and I spotted a book section, I quickly grabbed that book as it was about training puppies. I was slightly dissapointed at first as I thought it was just about guide dogs, and ours isn't a guide dog, but when you start reading it, the first bit is about guide dogs, but it then moves on to puppies in general. I haven't read it all yet but only have a few more pages left, I found it very helpful and I also recomend it to anyone getting a new puppy . xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Wonderful news and many congratulations I like Matilda as a name too and you could, if you liked it, shorten it to Tilly to make it easier to shout in the park! Victoria Stilwell (?) wrote a good book to accompany her TV show Its Me Or The Dog (book has the same name) and offers some wonderful and very sound advice about basic dog training. Its on special in out local Pets @ Home store for about £5 so a great buy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Don't worry, it's just like training children and men... the same principles apply, don't they Emma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Congratulations . Can't wait to see some cute doggie photos . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange1 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Yes congrats from me too! If she's a German Shepherd maybe a German name? Gerta? Helga? Gretta? Heidi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 If you put Dogs Names into Google, you will find lots of sites dedicated to doggie names ( ) Carl and I looked.... and then wrote down our favourite 5 names each - only one was the same...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 congratulations. Pics are a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 no no no......no photo's of german shepherd puppies on here please!!!! (im not going to look ) Im soooo German Shepherd pups are adorable, you are going to have so much fun. Our first GSD was called Fern, her sister (see pic left) is called Bracken. when we get another one we are going to call it Bramble. I also like Thorn for a male GSD. They are such beautiful dogs, my girl is my baby and spoilt rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Fantastic. Just remember you have to be consistent and peristent with the patience of a saint. Lots of praise for the good things and ignore the bad. Lots of pictures, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 The word for a female shepherd in German is 'Hirtin' if that's any use... Personally I would go for a stong name, something like Xena or Helga, she's going to be a big girl, give her a 'big' name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becka Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 How lovely! We have two German Shepherds but they were both named when we bought them. Our breeder told us that she always tries to end the dog's name with an 'i' sound like Fendi, Baffi etc. Unfortunately, I changed one dogs name and gave her a name ending in 'a', since doing that we've had a baby called Ava and each time I talk to the baby I end up with a very attentive dog at my side as she thinks I've called her! The pitfalls of naming a dog - choose very carefully! Enjoy the anticipation! Becka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Thank you all for your responces . I haven't been posting for a while because I have been so busy getting everything together . We are picking the pup up on saturday!!!!! We have already named her......wait for it.........wait for it......Zara! Anyone like it? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I bet you are so excited! Loads and loads of photos please! Zara is a great name for a dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Zara is a fab name good luck with the puppy cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Good luck with the puppy training! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Good Luck! - you'll have a lovely time on Saturday. Just don't let anyone catch her paws when she jumps up - Carl did that with Jazz ......I'm still struggling to train him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi all, firstly SO sorry for taking so long to update you all, you know how it is? You sit down to do something and something else comes up? . Well, the beautiful Zara arrived last Saturday, everything went fine, apart from when she was sick on the way home from a 2 hour car journey . She came home, wee'd twice on the kitchen floor then slept all day . She has settled in so well now, she was a bit off her food for a few days and very tired which we where concerned about as when she ate, she would whimper and be sick about half an hour later . We taken her up to the vet as she needs to be checked over/registered with our vet anyway so we needed to take her anyway. She was so good, absolutely loved the vet and had a great game of tug with his rubber gloves . The vet said she is absolutely fine, very healthy and happy, just settling in, he gave her a thorough examination and there was nothing wrong so that was a relief. Apart from that she has been doing very well! She came almost fully house trained at 7 weeks! She now cries at the door when she needs to 'go' which is very impressive really. She is probably used to going outside as she was raised in an outdoor kennel. Her training has been going fantastically too, she already knows 'sit' 'lie down' and 'leave.' . She responds really well to us all and the majority of the time does as she's told . She's getting her big teeth through now, so her gums are really sore, bless her. After a nap all she can do is chew absolutely anything as her gums and teeth are so sore. Does anyone have any puppy chew recommendations? She is going for her fist jabs tonight about 6 ish. I'm not too sure how she is going to react, so I'm a bit worried about that . I'm hoping she wont feel too bad afterwards. Anyway, I do have pictures, but when uploading them I clicked 'screen size' by accident so photo bucket isn't letting we re-size them now. I would post them, but I don't want to upset the mods . x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 does she have big knees? Bracken had huge knees when she was a pup, bigger knees = bigger dog! cant wait to see the pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange1 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Just caught up with Zara! Lovely name my friend has a GS called Zoe, Z's seem to suit them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
