Below are pictures and updates from Ari's new family in Jessup, MD.
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Ari during her first 8 weeks at Deepwood Acres.
Pictured below at 2 - 3 months old.
Sandy,
I want to start by saying how thankful we are to you for the wonderful treasure that is now a part of our family!
Having Ari has been such a blessing, she is so much fun. We have both been talking about having our own dog for so long,
imagine my surprise when I came home to Jacob holding our new puppy! Everyone comments the same things, first they say
"Wow, look at those huge paws!" then they say "wow she is such a chill and relaxed puppy". She truly is the gentle giant
for which the breed is known for. She follows Jacob and I everywhere and is very calm whenever new things happen...
even the unexpected! Car alarms, things dropping on the floor, thunderstorms, water... she takes it all in stride
and doesn't let it stress her out one bit. We're just so grateful to have her, she has been such a joy.
We finally feel like we're a family now :)
She went to the vet today for another round of puppy shots; and she weighed 46 lbs!
She has pretty consistently gained about 5 lb/week since we got her. Ari also started puppy kindergarten on Monday;
she is learning all kinds of new things and enjoys playing with the other dogs. She already knows "sit" "look here" "crate"
and some release commands, very smart puppy indeed! We pretty much take her everywhere she is allowed with us, she loves
car rides and trying new things. We are just truly grateful for this wonderful addition to our family,
she is a wonderful dog. Attached are some pictures of her first couple months here!
Whitney and Jacob
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Pictured below at 8 weeks old.
Sandy,
Whitney was REALLY shocked and so excited. She had NO idea! It was really neat and Ari took to her quickly... though
she takes to everybody pretty quick.
We took Ari with us to see some friends and help them move some furniture and they both just hung out, Ari loved going up to all the new people.
She met a little girl (who ran up at her - yikes) but she was sooo calm about it, it was great. She was on the leash (though that was mostly
for looks, she doesn't need it hardly, just follows us around) and is doing better with resisting. She also met another dog who scared her at
first but a minute later she was back and happy.
She slept downstairs last night and it went well. Some crying but 2 potty breaks and she was OK. I am going to enforce the 1 break a
night though (Whitney wants to take her out whenever she hears crying) and I make sure she isn't crying anymore when I do go get her.
She has had two accidents in the house but those were definintely my fault - circling / sniffing means take me outside!
EVERYONE comments how relaxed and well behaved she is and it's great to have such a loving pup.
Jacob
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