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Published: 2020-04-02 11:10:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 537; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 0
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Description Just wanted to share some news: 

Her name is Ra'i. We've adopted a little puppy from the local shepherds. 
She is 2 months old. She was born into a large pack of shepherd dogs who guard the goats in the hills. She lived her first two months in a goat penn and she will be the first dog in generations in her family to actually...live in a house!  

She is rather bright and in three days she learned her name, to 'come' and to 'sit' (in Polish). 


This is her right on the first evening with us. Still a bit shy.



Here she is getting her first bath (she was covered with goat dung on one side.)




In front of the house, fresh and clean and wearing a new collar. 



Here she is on a walk. She actually accepted collar and lead (piece of string) quite well. 




Sleeping with Thessa. Thessa is not too thrilled about her for now. But I hope she will grow to like her. 





And here is a picture of her parents guarding the goats! (mom on the right, the (presumed) dad on the left). 

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KarakNornClansman [2020-05-23 11:49:54 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to KarakNornClansman [2020-05-25 06:22:53 +0000 UTC]

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0becomingX [2020-05-10 19:47:20 +0000 UTC]

gosh darn she is cute! teach her lots of tricks! those shepherds are so smart my aunt has some which she uses for clown-dog show performances! THey can learn lots of things!!

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akitku In reply to 0becomingX [2020-05-14 07:34:04 +0000 UTC]

She is!!! I hope I can manage to teach her well...

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KarakNornClansman [2020-04-16 23:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Adorable! Congratulations on the new family member!

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akitku In reply to KarakNornClansman [2020-04-17 04:20:03 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you so much! She’s a rascal, but a lovely one! 

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RensKnight [2020-04-05 19:28:18 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to RensKnight [2020-04-07 04:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It is a good time! I forgot how much work taking care of a little puppy is! It's good were both home! 

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RensKnight In reply to akitku [2020-04-07 23:59:29 +0000 UTC]

You’re so welcome!!! I’m a cat person but I know a kitten can really be a lot of work. I don’t even want to imagine that with a puppy!

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Eldr-Fire [2020-04-04 08:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww, what an absolute cutie!

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akitku In reply to Eldr-Fire [2020-04-05 05:41:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! Quite a rascal though!  

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terraaremar [2020-04-04 02:05:34 +0000 UTC]

ooownn!! she is so cute!!! congrats!! 

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akitku In reply to terraaremar [2020-04-05 05:40:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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terraaremar In reply to akitku [2020-04-09 17:22:17 +0000 UTC]

youre super welcome! 

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jonwassing [2020-04-03 16:51:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm very glad I'm a big tough manly man, or I might have let out a squee that my wife mistook as coming from my daughter when I saw this picture. My daughter think your puppy is VERY cute too.

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akitku In reply to jonwassing [2020-04-05 05:40:41 +0000 UTC]

Nothing wrong with a bit of a squee in the face of cuteness! Thank you!! I'm glad your daughter likes her!

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Obelis [2020-04-03 07:08:26 +0000 UTC]

She's lovely!

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akitku In reply to Obelis [2020-04-05 05:40:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!!

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Vearce [2020-04-03 05:16:43 +0000 UTC]

What a very cute puppy!

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akitku In reply to Vearce [2020-04-05 05:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! She is, right?  

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Vearce In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 14:21:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh yea!

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TimbukDrew [2020-04-02 22:29:42 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to TimbukDrew [2020-04-05 04:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 


Haha, I know what you mean. Though one of my previous dogs pretended to be deaf sometimes even before she actually had hearing problems.

what kind of dog do you  have? 

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TimbukDrew In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 04:41:19 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to TimbukDrew [2020-04-05 05:25:38 +0000 UTC]

Aww how sweet! Did she really catch vermin when she was younger? 

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TimbukDrew In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 07:01:06 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to TimbukDrew [2020-04-05 07:50:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's pretty awesome! So she was actually doing what the breed was intended for! Smart doggy!

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TimbukDrew In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 09:48:53 +0000 UTC]

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akitku In reply to TimbukDrew [2020-04-05 12:09:48 +0000 UTC]

Yes!! 

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Rebel-Rider [2020-04-02 20:43:58 +0000 UTC]

She's a cute one. I wonder how she'll like being a housepet and not a goat dog. My dog will sometimes cry if I bring her in the house and the goats are out.

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akitku In reply to Rebel-Rider [2020-04-05 05:39:19 +0000 UTC]

I do wonder about that. She has tons of energy so keeping her in the house might be a challenge. Will definitely need a LOT of exercize. But I'm hoping that given that we took her only at 2 months, some of the instincts will stay stagnant. 

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Rebel-Rider In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 05:45:42 +0000 UTC]

My golden retriever has way too much energy. If she gets to run a couple miles she’s good. If she doesn’t, she is hyper.

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Vivocateur [2020-04-02 19:45:12 +0000 UTC]

She's seriously adorable and looks so fluffy! 
I hope she settles in well and that Thessa gets to like her more as time goes on. I've heard that shepherd dogs are very smart. (Also, that's a very cool name! How is it pronounced?)

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akitku In reply to Vivocateur [2020-04-04 15:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! She is very fluffy indeed. But the coat will probably change a bit when she’s older. 

It’s pronounced Raayi (more or less) it’s the Arabic word for ‘shepherd’ (at least that’s what we’ve been told) it felt appropriate given her story! 

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Malintra-Shadowmoon [2020-04-02 16:30:05 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful puppy. Thank you so much for sharing.

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akitku In reply to Malintra-Shadowmoon [2020-04-05 05:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you like her!  

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Malintra-Shadowmoon In reply to akitku [2020-04-05 15:37:27 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome

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SpecialGuestStar [2020-04-02 12:59:34 +0000 UTC]

She’s beautiful. What wonderful news. 

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akitku In reply to SpecialGuestStar [2020-04-04 15:42:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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Azul-din [2020-04-02 12:47:42 +0000 UTC]

Watch out! I sense a serious and businesslike air to this newcomer.  It is likely that Ra'i will decide that you and the rest of your family are actually a new kind of goat  which will need lots of training to behave properly.

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akitku In reply to Azul-din [2020-04-04 15:42:27 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you’re quite right, this one will be a handful. She’s very strong-willed, even at two months...

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Azul-din In reply to akitku [2020-04-04 19:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Sheep dogs have a reputation over here for being bossy and organizing ; I'm guessing it's part of the breed. I used to take one for a walk a few years ago, and she was very strict about when the walk was over - would actually get in front of me and bark until I turned back...

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akitku In reply to Azul-din [2020-04-05 05:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, goodness, what a bossy dog. Thessa only herds us to go to sleep if we stay up too late!  

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BricksandStones [2020-04-02 11:39:58 +0000 UTC]

Awww...... So adorable! I hope Ra'i and Thessa will become friends eventually ! Thank you for sharing these photos - very cute!

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akitku In reply to BricksandStones [2020-04-04 15:41:45 +0000 UTC]

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