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Great Pyrenees => Great Pyrenees Pictures => : Kermit October 10, 2005, 02:30:07 AM

: I got my puppy girl! And she's a hero too!!!
: Kermit October 10, 2005, 02:30:07 AM
As many of you know I have recently been obsessed with finding puppies on petfinder, and changing my mind every 5 minutes about what breed to get, blah blah blah. Well, you know, Friday I posted that I saw some cute pups... http://www.bigpawsonly.com/index.php/topic,4275.0.html

Well... my days on Petfinder are over, because I have my girl!  ;D And guess who adopted her two scruffy brothers!?! My landlords!!!!!  :D So the pups were listed as Irish Wolfhound mixes, but only two of the boys had the scruffy look. The other two were creamy white, a male and a female. I picked up the little girl and noticed... DOUBLE BACK DEWCLAWS!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!! SHE'S MINE!!!! :D :D :D

I didn't decide right away of course, I paced around and wished a computer was nearby to get some help on BPO about whether to go for it... but I guess I knew what everyone would have said!!
So, take a look at my new girl! I named her "Mokey" after the shy fraggle on Fraggle Rock. She has the perfect personality.

AND... she saved my car from getting stolen last night! I was asleep, and woke up in the middle of the night because little Mokey started to stir so I picked her up to go outside. I went out the front door and set her down in the grass. Something caught my eye in my car. Yes IN my car. Something was moving in my car, in my driveway, and it was a MAN!!! It was 2 o'clock in the morning and there was a man in my car!!!! I ran inside and got Will and by the time we went back out that guy took off out of there, thank goodness! My back window was broken and he tore up my steering column! This morning when the cop came he said if I hadn't come outside at 2 am my car would be long gone!!! Mokey saved my car!!!!! This has been one crazy weekend.

So my car just got towed off, and Mokey's going to the vet at 3 today. My girl, my sweet little girl. I hardly even care about my car being messed up right now because I found my puppy girl. I am so in love with her. All the boys love her, and she is making herself quite at home. So here are pictures already!!!! :D
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: Nicole October 10, 2005, 02:33:46 AM
YAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAY!

That's great, Rebekah! And i TOTALLY love her name! I used to LOVE Fraggle Rock! She's absolutely beautiful! She's obviously fitting right in, too. And how cool that Earthdog adopted her siblings! What a great series of events. Well...minus the car incident.

Who is that other fuzz-face on the couch with your dogs?
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: Scootergirl October 10, 2005, 02:38:31 AM
AWWW!! I'm totally in love with her too! Hooray for Mokey!!! :-*
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: Kermit October 10, 2005, 02:38:36 AM
That little fuzzface (hehehe) is Rushmore, Will's terrier. He's awesome. Nigel isn't in that picture because he was in time out for barking at the cat! ;)
I am glad there is someone who can appreciate the fraggle reference!! :D
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: Nicole October 10, 2005, 02:40:46 AM
No...not Rushmore...the other one...There's Mokey, Rushmore, fuzz-face and Zoot. I'm talking about the fuzz face between Rushmore and Zoot.
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: lins_saving_grace October 10, 2005, 02:41:07 AM
such a cutie! 
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: Kermit October 10, 2005, 02:41:57 AM
So I'm assuming her daddy was a Pyrenees, right? Is there another breed who has the double dewclaws... and is white... is this a stupid question?? ;D
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: Nicole October 10, 2005, 02:42:49 AM
DUH! Never mind! I just realized that I was (and have been this whole time) thinking of Furley as Rushmore! der!
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: GrumpyBunny October 10, 2005, 02:51:18 AM
Yay!  I am so happy that you got a baby girl to spoil!  I am in love with her already...  That picture of her sleeping (the sleepy mokey one) is the most precious thing ever.
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: Kermit October 10, 2005, 02:52:01 AM
DUH! Never mind! I just realized that I was (and have been this whole time) thinking of Furley as Rushmore! der!

I know we have a lot of dogs to keep up with!!! Sometimes I forget how many we have!!!
So in that picture it's Mokey, Furley, Rushmore, Zoot! Easy, right?? ;)
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: Kiahpyr October 10, 2005, 03:11:03 AM
She's so cute! It does looks like she has some pyr in her. I'm so jealous. I want a puppy!!
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: Jessdryden October 10, 2005, 03:19:02 AM
She is so cute!!!  Yay! :)
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: lilysmom October 10, 2005, 03:25:43 AM
I guess I'm just really dense, but what does a double dewclaw mean?

Your new puppy is so sweet.  If I had been there, I would have taken the other one if it looked like Mokey.
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: Kermit October 10, 2005, 03:28:34 AM
I guess I'm just really dense, but what does a double dewclaw mean?

Your new puppy is so sweet.  If I had been there, I would have taken the other one if it looked like Mokey.

On Mokey's hind legs, she has two dewclaws. It's a breed characteristic of Great Pyrenees and Briards and Beaucerons, maybe some others. Most dogs either just have a single dewclaw or none on the back legs. So basically, she has extra toes. It's very cute in my opinion!!! ;)
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: Blair October 10, 2005, 03:29:43 AM
All your pictures are beautiful...We lcome to BPO Mokey ;D She is such a doll, I look forward to watching her grow up. Congrats on your new baby!
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: MustLove Dogs October 10, 2005, 03:42:49 AM
CONGRATULATION S!!!!!! Mokey is soo adorable!! {I heart Fraggle Rock =) }

I love the picture of all the doggies sleeping on the couch...

Oh my, she's too precious!


Good Luck!!!!
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: ZooCrew October 10, 2005, 03:43:41 AM
Double dewclaws or even rear dewclaws is recessive in most breeds, but can pop up on occasion.

A girl I worked w/at a vet clinic had a border collie mix w/double rear dewclaws.  But we'll hope for the pyr mix.........lo l

BTW, I LOVE that name.  I thought it sounded familiar, and when you reference Fraggle Rock, I'm like YES, that's where it's from.   :D
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: Tulsas' Dad October 10, 2005, 04:00:28 AM
Mokey is BEAUTIFUL! It is so great that the rest of the gang took to her so well. The missing link for Momma and the dogs.
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: lilysmom October 10, 2005, 04:02:20 AM
Thanks for explaining the double dewclaw thing, and good luck with Mokey.  She is so adorable!
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: shangrila October 10, 2005, 05:51:31 AM
She is beautiful! Congrats!  :)

And that is terrifying about the guy in your car, but I am glad that mokey was able to save the day and that you were safe!
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: GR8DAME October 10, 2005, 06:52:28 AM
Gosh she is cute! I see the IW in the  narrower bone structure of the face. I wouldn't care what she was either, cause she is adorable. She's gonna have the boys wrapped all around those extra toes in no time!
Stella
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: henrysmomma October 10, 2005, 06:55:23 AM
Congrats on the beautiful pup! And thank god nothing happened to you or your car! ;D
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: Rocky's 'Rents October 10, 2005, 07:03:17 AM
I heart Fraggle Rock too adn I heart Mokey!! What a sweetie, Congrats!!!
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: Kermit October 10, 2005, 11:12:37 AM
Mokey wants to say that she is happy to be on BPO even though we don't know what breeds she is! She's 19 lbs at 8 weeks so I think she is going to qualify as a Big Paws when she grows up! And we can hardly believe it but she hasn't had any accidents in the house! (But Nigel has! That dork!)
And I keep thinking over and over how lucky I am that she woke up at 2 am! The cop got some fingerprints of Mr. Creepo Guy so maybe they'll catch him! Meanwhile, I am encouraging the boys to do a little more barking at noises...

And just ignore the huge hole in our couch in this photo, uh... Furley did that... ::)
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: GYPSY JAZMINE October 10, 2005, 11:26:02 AM
She is Pyrfect!!!...Yes I can see a bunch of Pyr in her!...Does she have a pink spotted belly?...I am not sure but some of the Pyr descendents might have the double dewclaws in back...Does she smack you with her paw for attention?...That'd be a good indication of Pyrness...lol. ..Congrats!...& give her a pat from Auntie Gypsy for being our hero!!! :)
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: DixieSugarBear October 10, 2005, 09:15:13 PM
She is soooooooo cute.  I see Pyr in that sweet little face.

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: Nina October 10, 2005, 09:27:42 PM
as soon as I saw her I saw Pyr, even before I read the posts  :) She looks like a Pyr Lab mix. Super cute girl. Congrats


nina
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: Anakalia October 10, 2005, 10:06:58 PM
OMG!!  That's an awesome story!  She's absolutely adorable, she looks so sweet!  I hope the cops catch that creep!  We've had our car broken into a few times, and it's so frustrating trying to catch the idiots that did it.  Our cops don't know how to get evidence or how to take fingerprints, but I'm glad you have good cops!  I'm thinking Hero should be her middle name. :P

Andi
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: brandon October 11, 2005, 02:03:47 AM
She is cute! Looks like a donut relative.  I remember fraggle rock, the doozers were cool.

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: doglover October 11, 2005, 03:25:27 AM
So cute. Congrates. I remember Fraggle Rock and now my son is a fan. I just love the pic of all the dogs on the couch.
Jenn
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: Icerotti October 11, 2005, 03:26:20 AM
Congrats...wha t a sweetheart!
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: Kermit October 11, 2005, 04:31:38 AM
Oh Brandon- thanks for posting a picture of Mokey the Fraggle!  :D
I had also been thinking she looked a lot like Donut. :)

Here are some pictures I just took a minute ago! She's getting to know the yard. Still not brave enough to venture very far from me out there!
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: Nina October 11, 2005, 04:37:40 AM
She is so cute.  ;D It looks like she is going to be a big girl. How much does she weigh now? Dilbert just hit the 85lbs mark, and he is still growing. He is 10 months now.  It's crazy how fast they grow. I can't wait for you to see first hand all the wonderful Pyr traits. They can be sooo funny. 


Nina
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: Kermit October 11, 2005, 04:44:12 AM
She is so cute.  ;D It looks like she is going to be a big girl. How much does she weigh now? Dilbert just hit the 85lbs mark, and he is still growing. He is 10 months now.  It's crazy how fast they grow. I can't wait for you to see first hand all the wonderful Pyr traits. They can be sooo funny. 


Nina

She weighs 19 lbs at 8 weeks. I hope she does have pyr traits! Oh, but she doesn't have the pink spotted belly. She has dark skin, actually, even though her hair is so light. She is such a cutie pie... and get THIS- Will came home for lunch today and peeked over the fence where I was holding Mokey. Here's what he said...

"Oh, bring her here, let me see my girl!" !!!

HIS girl!! HA! And I was worried about bringing home a puppy!!!! :D :D :D
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: Nina October 11, 2005, 04:53:08 AM
Aww that's great that he took to her so soon.  :D
She looks like a Pyr Lab mix to me so the dark skin could be the Lab part??? My lab has a dark belly. But I am just guessing. She is such a sweet heart! I can't wait to see more pictures and hear more stories.