My Pride and Joy

Thank you to everyone that responded to my HELP thread awhile back in regards to my baby Stitch! He is now 18 weeks and doing great! He is Kennel trained, neutered, and so well behaved! He is so loving and still wants to be a cuddley 36lb lap dog! lol Stitch is no where near full grown! Yikes! We visit the doggy park and take tours through petsmart a few times a week which amazingly has done wonders in regards to "puppy habits"! I love him so much! I never thought I could love an animal so much...
Please share your stories and post some pics of your pets

What a great avatar! Where did you buy it?

Oh... never mind.

CUTE!!!!!



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What a cutie! Love those ears.

-Ghoti

Aw ... he is gorgeous.

Thanks Guys
He is a pure bred German Shepard... btw does anyone know if you are suppposed to get them groomed? I keep getting different stories of people saying NO, they will shed it off, and some say YES cut that fur ball! lol
Oh nevermind, I just called Petsmart and they said not to cut it... hehe

He is SO, SO adorable Sensual! Look at the intelligence in that Face!!!

I'd take him in for grooming BTW - it keeps him smelling nice and fresh, keeps the fleas down, keeps his nails trimmed and overall, just keeps him in better health.

You don't need to have him clipped, just bathed and have his nails trimmed.

Surprisingly, I do not have a dog in RL
But I do have two wonderful, loving, spoiled rotten cats!

Here's Kramer when he was 4.5 weeks old


And his brother Artemis, also at 4.5 weeks


Now they are 4 years old and much bigger. Artemis actually weighs in at about 22 lbs!

Here's a more recent picture:

We clip his nails and bathe him ourself, usually once a week, depending He loves baths, he just lays there and splashes my husband lol

Oh they are adorable! I am not a big fan of having cats in my home, but I sure do love to look at them they are so pretty!

I never thought I'd be a cat person either. I am really more of a dog lover. But my wife has always had cats. I'm actually allergic to cats, but I've gotten used to my babies.

But once you have them, you can't imagine life without them! They are my boys, and I love them dearly, even if they are sometimes big pains!

And by the way, Stitch is gorgeous! Have you seen our German Shepherd pet in-game? Looks similar, but has more brown. Here's a pic:

He's got smart eyes

I have a spoiled silly cat that I love to pieces, so I know what you mean

Smart eyes?
I hear that alot, especially when we go to the doggy park... what does that mean exactly? lol

Wow, that is a great looking shepherd Sensual. Really nice markings! And his ears are already standing up! Sometimes they flop over and look a bit silly, but cute.

Grooming... just brush him OUTSIDE so the hair isn't all over your house. They are heavy sheders but brushing them outside will loosen the dead hair and it'll come out on the grass instead of your carpet. And if your dog smells, then he needs a bath.

Wait until he's 90 pounds and trying to crawl into your lap. haha! Make sure he never gets fat... shpherds have "hip displaysia" in the breed and being fat can give them joint problems. Hip displaysia is a shallow hip socket and the hip ends up slipping out and causing them trouble. It can range from tolerable to really serious, to the point where the dog can no longer walk. Keeping him thin will help immensely.

Oh.. and it's great that you're getting him out shopping and to the park to be socialized! He won't weird be with strangers now probably.

Thanks for the tips I have heard of the hip problems, we also have switched to Iams, our vet said that helps to prevent hip problems... I don't think I will have to worry about the weigh though, he gets plenty of excercise and when it warms my hubby will be taking him running with him ...Do you have Shepards? Would love to see some pics

In my case it just means I get the feeling he's a smart dog from looking at his eyes

Here's my pride and joy (somebody had to do it):

cute