What do you want to be when you get old?

Some people have asked us what we want to do with our German Shepherd, a fair question since Gsd's are a working breed. And the answer? We don't know yet. Even if Drama's father Cairo is a patrol dog/ army dog with a lot of merits behind and her mother is doing obedience and tracking we don't have the claim or pressure on us with little Drama. Even so we want to do something, since she is of a breed that need stimulation.

I like obedience, and everytime we've seen grandmother Nira, uncle Hummer or daddy Cairo I and my boyfriend had said to each other that our baby girl is going to be that good also =) We have talked about tracking too, but only time will tell. Drama was from the beginning a really quick learner, and in two days she knew how to "sit" and "lie". Since the puppy-courses doesn't begin until autumn we have started on our own and this weekend we did the first obedience-training. With a lot of candy, patting and a cute voice we came far!

What she can do, more or less:

• Sit
• Lie
• Stay (I walk away 10 meters, waiting a few seconds and then call her in). Of course she follows after a few seconds some times but more often than not she is actually sitting/Lying until I say "here".
• Paw (a greeting with your hand)
• Heel (By having a candy above her head so she has eye contact with me she is walking really nice by my side. After a few rounds she automatically sat down when I stopped)
• Let go

Drama is only 12 weeks and I'm really impressed of her quick learning. The challenge now will be to let Christoffer do some of the obedience-training. He is still working, but I have summer vacation from the Registered Nurse-programe a few more weeks and have a lot of time to spare with Drama. He will get his chances when he has vacation and I'm at work ;)

Congratulations and celebrations

Today Drama has turned 12 weeks and we have had her for 3,5 weeks. It was time for her vaccinations (parvo, distemper, kennel cough + rabies) and we went to Vara Veterinärstation since we have heard many good things about them. I was a bit nervous though how Drama would react to the station. I wanted the visit to be as positive as possible so she wouldn't develop a fear for veterinarians. 

No need to worry. She was a bit tired after the 1 hour car trip and we were first in place after lunch. One after one 3-4 dogs with their owner dropped in and Drama behaved really good. She sat down at my feet and waved her tail while I gave her candy and told her what a good girl she was. Thore the veterinary came out and we followed him to a room, Drama a bit sceptical. Inside she sniffed on everything and greeted Thore carefully. He tricked her with some more candy on the floor and Voilá... two injections and she didn't even react. She just ate her candy and waved her tail expectantly. I'm really proud of her =)

Earlier today we went to the dog park with grandma:

I have HUGE ears!

Trying to take the toy from grandmother.

Learning by doing what the grown ups do. 

Playing.

Playing.

Longing for the toy...

...and when I can't take it I bark instead...

...and watch from a distance when grandmother chew on it.  

Grandmother, what big teeth you have!

We have the honor to look after Bacteroides Nira, who is Drama's grandmother on the fathers side. She is parenting Drama a little, and it is nice for Drama to get used to bigger dogs. Nira is a lady of 9 years, but behaves as 2, both young in mind and body =)

We got some more Drama in our life!

Say Hello to Drama!
She's a pure-bred German Shepherd who compliment our life. Drama is born 19th of March 2013 in Norway.

Mother:    Rewyr's Oxygen (Norway)
Father:     Eranthis Cairo (Sweden)
Breeder:  Kennel Senterro
Owner:    Me (Zarah) and my fiancé Christoffer

Drama is 4,5 weeks old here and she looked
more like a bear cub than a puppy =)

5,5 weeks old. 

8,5 weeks old, on our way home from
Norway to Sweden. 

9 weeks, and one ear is already standing.  

9,5 weeks and both ears standing. 

First time at dog park, about 10 weeks. 

Visiting "grandma and grandpa" in Stockholm,
and celebrating Christoffers brother's exam.
11 weeks. 

Cozy time at the balcony, 11,5 weeks. 

Play time at the dog park with the real grandmother.
(Cairo's mother). 11,5 weeks.

Visiting grandmother, halfsister and Uncle Qwerro. 11,5 weeks. 

An old start or a fresh beginning?

So...this is about the fifth or sixth time I restart my blog. Time will tell if I will keep it alive. Now I have found a purpose for my writing so instead of letting you read about my random life-adventures only you will now be able to read about our new family-member Drama. She's a German Shepherd from the kennel Senterro in Norway. Besides you will also be able to read about my other big interest: books!

Happy reading!