New camping buddy

[gaymeadowsman]

Back in February we lost our 14 year old Chow, Sandy that was the best camping partner we've ever had. In May we adopted a 2 month old mixed breed pound puppy, Ashlyn. It's been very hard not to compare a VERY hyper,into everything puppy to our gentile little old girl who just wanted to be loved.
This past weekend, was Ashlyn's 3rd camping adventure and she was on her best behavior. As much as she loves to jump on people and nip at everyone, she was very gentile with all the kids that came running up to her, and she was getting better every day on her leash.
And she loves to have her picture taken! She was even born with a natural "smile".



Ashlyn

[LJAZ]

gaymeadowsman wrote:

LJAZ wrote:
Wow - now that's a face that has "Let's play!" written all over it. Congrats on the new addition.

LOL, You don't know the half of it. When she sleeps she is running and softly barking sometimes!

Ha! Dreaming about the next camping trip no doubt.

[davosfam]

Congrats! She is smiling! So cute!

It's hard to go from an older sweet dog to a rambunctious puppy. We lost our 12 year old mini schnauzer and 6 months later we got our girl Stella who was 12 weeks old. I could hardly handle the change and cried a lot (not sure if it was dealing with the puppy issues or the loss of our schnauzer). Our other dog hated her and stayed on the couch all the time to keep away from her. We got her trained at about 6 months old and she has been a different dog ever since. She is such a sweetheart and everyone loves her (including me). The only habit we haven't been able to break is jumping on people's laps when they are sitting down and giving her attention. She thinks everyone wants 35 lbs of dog in their lap. Thankfully, our friends are understanding. 🙂

[gaymeadowsman]

LJAZ wrote:
Wow - now that's a face that has "Let's play!" written all over it. Congrats on the new addition.

LOL, You don't know the half of it. When she sleeps she is running and softly barking sometimes!

[magnusfide]

Wonderful! Thank you for rescuing a pound puppy :c

[otis-agnes]

Oh my... she's so cute! Enjoy!! Agnes

[chrisnpat]

Look at that cute smile, congrats, have lots of fun.

[xteacher]

What a sweet face! Congratulations!!

[ro_sie]

She is adorable. I am sure she will settle in with you in a few more months. You never get over the ones you lose. We had a german shepherd that grew up with our children. The children grew up and left home and old Fritz departed this earth so many years ago, I still miss him, I guess I always will. Now I have two little yorkies and I love them dearly, but its not the same relationship I had with Fritz.

[LJAZ]

Wow - now that's a face that has "Let's play!" written all over it. Congrats on the new addition.

[Crowe]

Awwww, what a face!

[Happytraveler]

Congratulations!! Cute puppy!

[jake2250]

So sorry for your loss,, She is a sweetie!! Glad she is mellowing out so soon! Sounds to be another great camping buddy!
We lost our best camper two years ago, a 12.5 year old Black Lab Mastiff,Snickers, he was such a good camper. We now have a two year old English Pointer Hank! He is keeping us younger with all the exercise he demands,, But I still have a deep hole in my heart for Snickers,, I know it takes time to heal,, But I will never be able to hook up the trailer with out thinking of him,, Hank is so much fun,, but we always seem to relate our trips to times with Snickers..
Enjoy every minute if the day with Ashlyn, they are not with us long enough!! She is beautiful!!

[Scottiemom]

She is a cutie. Congratulations on your new family member.

Dale

[CA_POPPY]

Aww, she's way cute. And at only two months, she's still got a lot of growing to do. I tend to think we owners have a lot to do with how a pup turns out, so I suspect Ashlyn will be just as wonderful in her own way as your previous girl. Congrats on your new family member!