Our Home is Blessed Again.
 

The SWHouston Pack is proud to announce the arrival of our newest member…

Ichabod (Ickey for short).

Ickey, a Male, was born on September 3rd 2012, was just over eight weeks old, and weighed 2.0 (roley poley) Lbs, upon arrival here with us.

If he were going to be placed in a Furever home as a single Pet, one would certainly want to wait another month, where his socialization process would have matured. However, in this case, he is being placed into an established Pack, with dogs of various ages. I consider this the only acceptable reason, for moving an Animal at this early age.

Sneakers, Becca and Ichabod have a common Sire and Dame. This couple has a history for birthing pups, which mature to weights greater than Standard. Sneakers, at Four years old now, weighs just over 13 Lbs. Becca is a very robust Female, and at her age of Two, weighs just over 8 Lbs. However, given Ickey’s present weight and frame, I am anticipating a lesser mature weight than his older Male Sibling, but, still expect his Application to the YT Teapot Club to be forthcoming. :thumbup:

I can already tell he’s going to be a little Terror…
He’s quite strong willed, plays vigorously with the Toys, and chases his sister Becca (4x his size) around the yard. Sneakers is presenting his “Hay kid, remember I’m the Alpha around here” attitude, but I’m sure will warm up to Ickey before long.

Our Breeder has taken care of the preliminary inoculations, Tail Docking, and Ickey is scheduled for his introductory visit to our regular Vet on Thursday, for a Wellness Exam and Microchip.

When making the appointment, I could visualize the smile on our Vet’s face,
when he herd I had gotten another Dog. $:p$

Oh my! Congratulations! What a little cutie!

what a cutie for sure. congrats on your newest baby!!

Congratulations..what an adorable bundle of fur..he is so cute Ax:aimeeyork

Congrats on your new baby!he is so adorable....

He is a cutie love the name

What a cutie!!

Just an update...

When the Vet Tech weighted Ickey Thursday, he had gained 0.2 Lbs, from the time he arrived. He's going to be a little Fuzwhopper ! :eek:

Thank all of you for your kind words, and yes I agree...
He's definitely a Cutie ! :luvu:

When making the appointment, I could visualize the smile on our Vet’s face,
when he herd I had gotten another Dog. $:p$[/QUOTE]

The vets do have a way of smiling when you bring in a new baby. Ickey certainly is a cutie.

Just an update...

Ickey was hitting the Potty Paper 98% of the time on his second day.
(That may be a residual from the Breeders training) :rolleyes:

And on the third day, he was pushing through the Doggy Door, just like my big guys do. (monkey see monkey do, I think) It's REALLY nice to have Roll Models ! ;)

I have a large (securely fenced) back yard, and he is moving around it like he owned it (all of it). Same attitude as my other two had/have. :D

All in all, He's going to be a real contribution to our Pack, and I'm SO glad I got him. :thumbup:

Congratulations! He sure is a cutie pie :D It sounds like he's fitting in already!

Fit in !, I think (as of today) my other two would like for him to just disappear ! :rolleyes:

He's feisty as can be, and "nips" a lot (typical puppy).
My Male Sneakers has got his attention with a couple firm bites to the back of his neck, and Ickey is quite well behaved around him, however...

Becca is beside herself. Ickey senses her subordination to Sneakers, and pushes her constantly, following her around, jumping up nipping at her ankles, just a TOTAL pest. Becca doesn't often "ask" to be picked up, but recently I've had her in my lap more than she's been on the floor.

Understand please, that my two residents completely respect that Ickey is a puppy, and, neither have "brought blood" when Ickey became intolerable. I've been encouraging Becca to be more forceful with him, but, she is a female, and probably thinks (to a point) that Ickey is her puppy, and a Male. So she may expect a rather dominant roll from him, and is naturally more tolerant.

Given my "Pack" mentality, I don't interfere when they are disciplining Ickey. Both Sneakers and Becca must understand that they have my consistent support. Ickey is the new kid on the block, and must accept that at some point.

Oh, I see you got Ichabod on Halloween! Love his unique name. Ickey is cute for short. Fits him - sounds cute to just say Ickey.

He's such a lovebug. I love his little ears. He sure sounds like a handful and then some. I've been watching Animal Planet's "Too Cute" about puppy and kitty babies and am wishing I had my very own Ichabod right about now. I'd gladly put up with pottytraining, yowling & howling from the crate at night, chasing him around the house and endless nipping and chewing on everything just to have a puppy in the house again.

Glad you are letting the pack deal with Ickey and teach him pack ways while you keep overall order. Enjoy your wonderful baby boy and can't wait to see pix of the whole pack together. Nothing more fun than a group of dogs together!

Congrat"s on your new arrival>
 

:animal-pawhat a beautiful puppy, and just love his name. sounnds like he is fitting right in there. Congrat's on your new arrival.
Amme/Luci:p

Thank you and IF I only can teach him to come when he's called ! :rolleyes:

yorkietalkjilly hit it right on the head. YES got him on Halloween, and what else could I call him ! :D

Congrats on the new pup, certainly is gorgeous! I would just like to reiterate an important fact...regardless of the circumstances 8 weeks is still too soon to remove a pup from its mother, one would think that the benefits and possible risks would compel one to keep the pup with its mother until an appropriate and most beneficial age...additionally, the flight, regardless of hand delivery, across the country was a huge risk for such a young and small pup, IMHO. The pack as a whole would have been best suited to be introduced to a pup whom was steady, tempered and somewhat more socialized rather than a small "stranger" pup who is so fragile, again IMHO.

Regardless, he is a sweetie and I honestly wish you much luck and a life of love with this little guy! I do so love his name!

Congrats! Aw..he is precious:)

I nearly had a heart attack !
 

Yesterday, I had just finished doing some EMails and here on the Site, grabbed some papers and my Coffee, got up, turned, and stepped RIGHT ON Ickey ! :eek:

I dropped my Coffee as he yelped, and my adult Dogs came running to help him out. Fortunately, I wasn't wearing shoes, and caught him mid-body.

He lay there shaking, and when I picked him up, I felt urine under him, and noticed that he was drooling/salivating. All I could do was just drop down on my butt and start crying. I thought I had killed my new little boy.

Our floors are rather dark, and the room only has one window, so, given his black color now, I just didn't/couldn't see him. I have insisted on putting "house" Collars on my other two, which have Bells on them. I rely heavily on "hearing" where they are, but, Ickey was intolerant of the Collar, and I yielded and decided to let him get used to the Harness first, then "make" him wear the Collar.

I finally gained my senses (<30 seconds), called the Vet, and he told me to bring him in. He was so calm, that it really helped me get myself together, and, I didn't know my SUV would run that fast !

They had their Emergency Room and staff waiting and I was beckoned right in, with the Vet standing there. GEES that made me feel good ! :thumbup:

Lots of feeling of his body and legs, then off to X-Ray for two films, while I sat right there in the Room, watching them work on him. When they left the room for the X-Ray, I finally noticed a Lady looking at me from across the room. She was sitting in front of some cages, which were for Intensive Care for her Dog. I could tell, that she knew exactly how and what I was feeling. We didn't speak, but, it was so helpful to see that there was someone there, who really really understood my pain and anguish.

Anyway, the Vet came out and said that there were no broken bones, and a lengthly reassurance that things would probably be ok. He prescribed a sedative called Rimadyl, and told me to give Ickey 1/8 of a tablet per day. I told him that I had a Pill Cutter, but I was so nervous, that I couldn't cut an Apple in half right now. That was just a little bit of humor I could come up with at the moment, no doubt from hearing a reasonably promising prognosis.

I drove home (slowly this time) with Ickey in my lap. He seemed a little better, and when we got home, I gave him the Pill fraction and he slept for about an hour. When he awoke, he drank some Similac, and went outside with the Pack to Potty, going through the Doggy Door on his own as he had done before. It only took about 10-15 minutes out there, and he was moving around and even tried to chase Becca for a few steps.

I checked on him several times last night, no problem since I couldn't sleep anyway, and when he woke up this morning, it was like nothing had happened. Spry, hungry and being a total Pest as usual.

I often wonder, how can we can love these little guys so much,
and the only answer I have is, we just do. :love: