Got our two new dogs!

jmwolff · 08-12-2010, 07:36 AM

We picked up the two dogs yesterday...nice 9 hour ride there and back. The dogs Bopper (male 17-month) and Pencil (female 16-month) traveled great! I can't believe how calm they are.

The did well meeting the 3 kids last night, the dogs espcially Pencil, are still a little nervous so we have the crates set up for them to retreat too. So far no altercations with the cat...they pretty much ignored each other. So far so good!

2hounds · 08-12-2010, 09:03 AM

Aww...welcome home Bopper and Pencil! =)

~Heather

murraysmom · 08-12-2010, 09:42 AM

Congratulations on the new additions to your family!

SophieB · 08-12-2010, 11:56 AM

Awww your new dogs Bopper and Pencil are gorgeous... how did they get those names... especially Pencil?

jmwolff · 08-12-2010, 01:29 PM

Those are the names they came with...we are toying with renaming. Both have much longer registration names. The breeder told me he called her Pencil because of the long thin white stripe on her face. Not sure how he came up with Bopper...but it's kinda catchy.

SophieB · 08-12-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jmwolff

Those are the names they came with...we are toying with renaming. Both have much longer registration names. The breeder told me he called her Pencil because of the long thin white stripe on her face. Not sure how he came up with Bopper...but it's kinda catchy.

Bopper does seem more suitable for a hound than Pencil and as you have just got them it's very easy to change their name/s and we have done it with all but two of our rehomed bassets over the years, especially easy at feed time or when out walking to change a name as you can keep saying it as you walk along and maybe give a small treat and after a few weeks when you call them by their old name they take no notice!

Yogi's Mom · 08-15-2010, 07:22 AM

Beautiful dogs. How old are they?

jmwolff · 08-15-2010, 07:41 AM

Thanks! The male is 17 months and the female is 16 months

08-12-2010, 07:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmwolff Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 51	Got our two new dogs! We picked up the two dogs yesterday...nice 9 hour ride there and back. The dogs Bopper (male 17-month) and Pencil (female 16-month) traveled great! I can't believe how calm they are. The did well meeting the 3 kids last night, the dogs espcially Pencil, are still a little nervous so we have the crates set up for them to retreat too. So far no altercations with the cat...they pretty much ignored each other. So far so good!

08-12-2010, 09:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
2hounds Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 1,152	Aww...welcome home Bopper and Pencil! =) ~Heather __________________ Mommy to Gibbs and kitty kitty Eva Dear sweet *Lily (ATB )* you will never be forgotten.

08-12-2010, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
murraysmom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: southcentral Pa. Posts: 2,235	Congratulations on the new additions to your family!

08-12-2010, 11:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	Awww your new dogs Bopper and Pencil are gorgeous... how did they get those names... especially Pencil?

08-12-2010, 01:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
jmwolff Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 51	Those are the names they came with...we are toying with renaming. Both have much longer registration names. The breeder told me he called her Pencil because of the long thin white stripe on her face. Not sure how he came up with Bopper...but it's kinda catchy.

08-15-2010, 07:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Yogi's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,109	Beautiful dogs. How old are they?

08-15-2010, 07:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
jmwolff Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Allentown PA Posts: 51	Thanks! The male is 17 months and the female is 16 months

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