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Ok i want to give an update and ask for advice.
Update- both girls are finally getting in the groove of the whole eating thing! we are starting to add weight on little by little. I was not really worried about Reese becuase she is going through her "anorexic" stage (nothing but extra skin and long legs and bone) but as most of you may know i was worried about Savannah. Well her ribs are disappearing and the part of her spine we could see we can no longer see!! they both are starting to show a little more boxer qualities (i.e jumping around, playing, Reese did a boxer burn) and believe it or not they are playing with toys and such now. After tootsie posted about the bobo (sp?) i went and bought a small one, a rubber chicken, a squeaky monkey with a skirt and some other things. Savannah has taken to the chicken and wont let it out of her sight. Most of the time she just sits or walks around with it hanging out her mouth!! Reese is happy with ALL the other toys!! I have pics that i will post later when i get home today. Reese is actually only about an inch shorter than Savannah so i think she will be a big girl.
Advice-Savannah was NEVER socialized, and once we got Reese they both became anti-social. We take them to the dog park each weekend, and we have people come over from time to time. Other than my daughter and my boyfriend they will only stay in the room for one other person (my brother). If ANYONE comes over-they both run upstairs and hide in the bedrooms. They will stay up there for HOURS if the company stays for a long period. When we go to the dog park or to the pet stores they try to hid behind my legs. Now i dont know about y'all but two boxers are visible behind my legs!! Savannah is around 50 lbs and Reese weighed in around 34lbs i believe. So my legs cant hide that!! anywho-no matter what they always run from EVERYTHING. If we move to quickly, if we are doing typical household chores, even if i swivel in my computer chair they freak!! I cant even keep count on how many times my girls have run into wall, the coffee table, the couch, ect from trying to get away from the invisible. Now i never really knew how Savannah was raised, but Reese has never had a spanking. I hear most of you talking about "typical puppy behavior" being just very social and such. I kinda sit back sometime and wonder what is wrong with my girls. Why do they act this way. I dont want my girls to be scared of EVERYTHING the encounter. I wouldnt think that after almost two months of going to the dog park everyweekend i would have to practically drag them through the gates. Thoughts? Ideas?? Help!?!?!!?! sorry for the long post!!
Update- both girls are finally getting in the groove of the whole eating thing! we are starting to add weight on little by little. I was not really worried about Reese becuase she is going through her "anorexic" stage (nothing but extra skin and long legs and bone) but as most of you may know i was worried about Savannah. Well her ribs are disappearing and the part of her spine we could see we can no longer see!! they both are starting to show a little more boxer qualities (i.e jumping around, playing, Reese did a boxer burn) and believe it or not they are playing with toys and such now. After tootsie posted about the bobo (sp?) i went and bought a small one, a rubber chicken, a squeaky monkey with a skirt and some other things. Savannah has taken to the chicken and wont let it out of her sight. Most of the time she just sits or walks around with it hanging out her mouth!! Reese is happy with ALL the other toys!! I have pics that i will post later when i get home today. Reese is actually only about an inch shorter than Savannah so i think she will be a big girl.
Advice-Savannah was NEVER socialized, and once we got Reese they both became anti-social. We take them to the dog park each weekend, and we have people come over from time to time. Other than my daughter and my boyfriend they will only stay in the room for one other person (my brother). If ANYONE comes over-they both run upstairs and hide in the bedrooms. They will stay up there for HOURS if the company stays for a long period. When we go to the dog park or to the pet stores they try to hid behind my legs. Now i dont know about y'all but two boxers are visible behind my legs!! Savannah is around 50 lbs and Reese weighed in around 34lbs i believe. So my legs cant hide that!! anywho-no matter what they always run from EVERYTHING. If we move to quickly, if we are doing typical household chores, even if i swivel in my computer chair they freak!! I cant even keep count on how many times my girls have run into wall, the coffee table, the couch, ect from trying to get away from the invisible. Now i never really knew how Savannah was raised, but Reese has never had a spanking. I hear most of you talking about "typical puppy behavior" being just very social and such. I kinda sit back sometime and wonder what is wrong with my girls. Why do they act this way. I dont want my girls to be scared of EVERYTHING the encounter. I wouldnt think that after almost two months of going to the dog park everyweekend i would have to practically drag them through the gates. Thoughts? Ideas?? Help!?!?!!?! sorry for the long post!!