Author Topic: Traverse City Ice Princess (Read 31703 times)

Jeff · « **on:** June 13, 2006, 01:33:56 PM »

Well, that's her full name. We call her Ice, and when Tammy and Stacy ain't listening I call her Icky cause I can't spell. She had the name when she came to us. She was 6 months old on the 8th of June. For just a pup she is really doing well. Catching on quick and has won me over. For some reason she gravitates towards me. She is laying at my feet right now even thought Tammy and Stacy are just in the other room. She won't never take Sydney's place but she is quickly finding a place of her own. Its amazing how dogs can do that. The other dogs, even Scooter, love her. She really has brought a different life into the house. I can't get a picture of her eyes without getting red eye, and the red eye fix is way different then her eyes actually look. Her name comes from her color and those ice blue eyes. You just cannot see in the photo how startling blue they are.

Ron Wenrich · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2006, 05:05:47 PM »

I'm glad to hear things are going well with the new one.

I've had 4 dogs. 2 of them gravitated to women, 2 to men. The 2 that were "women" dogs were raised with women as the primary caregiver. I know one of the "men" dogs was raised by a man. I kinda use that as my theory. I'm sure someone will come along and destroy it, though.

Burlkraft · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2006, 05:44:16 PM »

I'm glad she's fittin' in Jeff

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2006, 05:57:52 PM »

Flash had one brown eye inherited from his mother and one blue eye inherited from his father.

Jeff · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2006, 06:08:18 PM »

Well Ron, I hate to be the one....

Ice seems to gravitate to me, but so far, men visitors shes's not fond of. The neighbor walked over in the yard yesterday to meet her, and she wouldn't have anything to do with him, Maybe it was because he approached us outside. Time will tell. She's been a sweety with anyone that has come to the front door, but since she has been here they have all been women other then my son, who she is fine with, and my brother in law the Dog Warden, who she was also fine with.

gary · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2006, 06:43:38 PM »

She is a nice looking dog

Nailhead · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2006, 06:55:44 PM »

Hey Jeff
Hope to meet the Ice Princess on Thursday
NH

UNCLEBUCK · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2006, 07:25:16 PM »

New life in da house !

Jeff · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2006, 11:15:20 PM »

Tammy got a more "dignified" picture of Ice.

Didnt have to rework here eyes on this one, but they still dont show all the blue

Tom · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:03:33 AM »

You know that cartoon Sam the Sheepdog and Ralph the wolf? Well Ice has a Sam look on her face.

UNCLEBUCK · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:17:35 AM »

punch the time card nailed to the tree and go sit on the hill overlooking the sheep and watch ralph the wolf trying to steal sheep all day ! yep she has the look !

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2006, 04:35:32 AM »

Waaa!!? Who's that with the camera this hour of the night. Yawn!

Roxie · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2006, 06:02:21 AM »

What an absolutely beautiful dog!

I'm gonna support Ron's theory that dogs have male or female preference and take it one step further, strictly based on my own observation. If, when the pups are very young, the primary human caregiver is male, the pups tend to respond better to the male leader of the house. If the caregiver was female the same result. You can't really test the theory of preference outside what the pup considers his pack (or family). Dogs will position themselves as near to whom they determine the "leader" naturally.
Our puppy, Buckshot is four months old and although he listens much better to me when I give him a command, and he loves me to death, he prefers to take his bones to Cowboy Bob's feet to chew them.

Although our pup had females that did interact with him before he was weaned, the primary caretaker was male.

Ron Wenrich · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:47:51 AM »

That's pretty much what I was talking about. With our current dog, he goes right to my daughter, not my wife. Does that mean she's the dominant female.

thurlow · « **Reply #14 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:40:00 PM »

We owned Aussies for about 20 years; great dogs; you'll love her. Any livestock around? They'll try to herd anything.

Paschale · « **Reply #15 on:** June 18, 2006, 01:21:37 AM »

She looks like a fine addition to the family, Jeff.

moosehunter · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:28:02 AM »

We used to have a Aussi/Sheperd cross.
That dog would kill any snake, any time, anywhere. Just tear 'em up. Pick um up and shake them so hard you couldn't see dog or snake, just a large blur

I miss that dog

barbender · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2006, 10:44:25 PM »

we've got an aussie/border collie cross, she's about 8 months old. She's super smart and likes to herd the kids since we don't have any critters.

Weekend_Sawyer · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2006, 07:55:36 AM »

Those Aussies are smart dogs. Be careful Jeff, or she will be runnin the forum soon.

Our Aussie was brought home by my brother Chris as a weeks old pup, She was Mom's dog but was always overjoyed to see Chris. Mom named her Sally Ann after a pet pig she had when she was a child. Mom and Dad are gone now and Sally lives next door at Chris's house. She sticks to him like glue. When he tells her he has to go to work she looks down right depressed. She has one tan eye and one pale blue eye. Mamma always loved a fuzzy dog.

Oh yea, you can always tell where Sally has been, dem dogs shed ALOT!

Jon

Jeff · « **Reply #19 on:** June 22, 2006, 09:03:19 PM »

Sydney was an aussie and he was the worst shedding dog I ever saw.

I miss ice.

usually this time of night I lay on the floor and throw her toy down the hall. she comes tearing back and sits in the middle of my back and drops the thing on my head. I was thinking about asking Tammy to play here at the hotel, but figured I better not go there.

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