https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:34:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1387676 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 01:40:22 +0000 Karie 1387676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How lucky Lucy is to have such wonderful, caring parents, and how lucky you are to have Lucy!&nbsp;</p> <p>Cosmo Edward thinks she is beautiful, and says "C'mon out, let's play!"&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1387597 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 00:00:22 +0000 Michelle 1387597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, this thread is just great on every level. Lucy sounds wonderful, and you and B sound like exactly the kind of dog owners the world needs more of - caring yet firm, loving but with boundaries, doting but rational. Your human/canine family sounds wonderful and happy. Long may it continue! Reva says hi to Lucy, too.<br />Your reply </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386879 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:43:14 +0000 Louise 1386879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh what a beauty x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386607 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:57:00 +0000 Kari 1386607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't get enough of her soft, velvety, floppy ears. Nor her big Amber eyes, Roman nose, freckles all over her body, enormous front paws, her wiggly walk. (Photos don't show it, but she's proportioned like a slim, stretched out, short, barrel chested beagle due to the basset hound in her; occasionally I get asked if she's a daschund.)<br /> She has such a sweet, affectionate personality. Very cuddly. Doesn't like being left or prevented from socializing with new humans or dogs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386513 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 03:50:05 +0000 Jeanie 1386513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can see that she has stolen your heart. &nbsp;One of my doggie clients is part Beagle - don't you just love to stroke those velvety ears? &nbsp;I agree with KikiG...love your photos! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386362 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:08:11 +0000 rachylou 1386362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a lot of fun, isn't it, having a doggie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386275 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:49:43 +0000 Eliza 1386275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How lovely that Lucy found her perfect home. She is so beautiful and those eyes melt my heart. Hard to say who is luckier! I'll call it a draw. Very happy for all of you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386212 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:36:13 +0000 Isabel 1386212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Picture number 3 practically had me gasping !!!! &nbsp; Lucy was born to model ! &nbsp;LOL.</p> <p>I am so happy to hear how well things are going with Lucy. &nbsp;You are both special ladies. &nbsp;Isn't it funny ? &nbsp;Pets are just so unbelievably special.&nbsp;</p> <p>: &nbsp;)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386171 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:36:12 +0000 Susie 1386171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awww, this makes me so happy! You sound like a wonderful doggy mom and you are both lucky to have found each other. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386159 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:22:07 +0000 jackiec 1386159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am SO happy for all of you. What a beautiful experience. Thanks for sharing &amp; continue having fun </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386090 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:42:00 +0000 Kari 1386090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you! Most of the photos are actually courtesy of my dad, so I will pass on the compliments. Lucy is a BIG hit with my family; she's so very loved. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1386077 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:07:30 +0000 KikiG 1386077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What everyone else said. &nbsp;Can I add that you are an amazing animal photographer? Her personality really comes out in those pictures!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385993 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:41:52 +0000 Angie 1385993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BEAUTIFUL.</p> <p>&nbsp;This is very emotional for me to read so my eyes are watering.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385906 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:16:43 +0000 Kim 1385906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw! I'm glad she's working out so well for you!&nbsp; And when she does get into "trouble" how do you not just fall into those soulful eyes!&nbsp; She reminds me a lot of my beagle Lola, who died last year. Same shape face and those eyes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385862 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:07:56 +0000 kellygirl 1385862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! That's really impressive , Kari! I wish all pet owners were willing to work with their pets like you! Keep up the good work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385798 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:43:36 +0000 Suz 1385798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>She's a beautiful girl, Kari! And stylish, too. Just look at her rocking that plaid!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385785 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:21:48 +0000 Caro in Oz 1385785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful story, I miss my canine companions so much &amp; am so happy to share your joy in Lucy. You are wonderful parents to socialise her in this way - I wish all dog owners would do the same :)&nbsp;&nbsp; Gorgeous photos too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385783 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:16:57 +0000 Laurie 1385783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty and brains.. the full package! :)&nbsp; And what a little doll she is.&nbsp; Those eyes just melt your heart.&nbsp; Wishing you all many years of joy together </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385780 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:12:23 +0000 deb 1385780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, she sounds like she is a good fit for your family. I use hand signals for my dogs also.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doggy-update#post-1385754 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:17:41 +0000 Kari 1385754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have become a completely obsessed animal mom. I knew that I wanted to bring a dog into my life badly, and that B. and I would be good parents for a dog, but I am still so amazed at how well it's going with Lucy. She isn't a low maintenance dog. I do have to watch her at home to make sure she isn't getting into anything. She's very spirited and energetic, and sometimes the beagle comes out a little bit more than I would like!<br /> However, I'm so amazed at her intelligence and her willingness to learn. We have been taking training classes – actually through a former youlookfab member (RandomThoughts') excellent studio-and participating in small dog play sessions as well as visiting the dog parks frequently. The combination of tons of socialization plus rewards based training has done wonders for Lucy. When we first got her, she liked people but she went crazy when she saw another dog because she had to socialize with them,and she just had no attention span for people when there were other distractions. Now, she still plays with other dogs, but she knows that she will get treats if she checks in with us and comes when we called her, or does other things that we ask her to do. Consistent training has motivated her so well. Her progress has been incredible to watch. When she's with us, most of the time she acts like she is "on-call" and is waiting for us to ask her to do something, or to reward her for a new behavior, because she knows that something really good will happen. In a short time (we adopted her in the beginning of July), she consistently comes when she's called, RUNS when we say an emergency recall word, sits, lies down, rolls over, follows a target (a hand moving around your body), and is starting to stay in a "sit" or "down" really well on command even when there's a good distraction around – we're working on it over the last few weeks. She is a much more visually oriented dog than the shelties I had in the past; we add visual markers like putting your hand up or moving our arm in a certain direction to help catch her attention and signal what she needs to do. I don't mind that at all – since shadow went deaf in her last years of life, we had to adapt to visual signals that she could follow. If I ever have a deaf senior dog in the future, at least I know that she'll already have visual markers for all of the things we ask of her.<br /> I am so proud of my sweet Lucy. She is a really good-natured, happy dog. And so smart. I'm proud of us too for working with her so consistently. We've come along way in just a few months. </p>