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Day 1: Trixie and Scout Open Thread

by TaMara|  December 4, 202110:38 pm| 62 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Pet Blogging

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Way too many photos, but enjoy them because I’m sure I’m going to be too busy for a few weeks to post many.

Day 1: Trixie and Scout

Scout and Trixie have hit it off pretty well. Trixie walked into the house and decided, yup this is where I belong, and began exploring her new home without hesitation. Day one has been a good day with excellent potty skills and good interactions with the other critters.

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 7

She’s a brindle harlequin, meaning her spots are varying degrees of dark brown, grey and brindle. They are amazing markings. And those feet…they are huge in comparison to the rest of her.

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 6

Lots of playing and lots of sleeping (for all of us).

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 2

Scout is happy-ish. She needs some time to adapt to being the “big dog.” She enjoyed her baby status.

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 4

She’s not thrilled to get her photos taken, so no formal portrait with panda yet.

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 5

I swear her ears are long enough to step on, LOL

Day 1: Trixie and Scout 3

This isn’t really what it looks like, but I love that I caught it. Trixie was kissing her and Scout was surprised. Not appalled. I swear.

Someone in another thread asked me why Great Danes and I think I’ve told the story before, but my first rescue as an adult was a six-month-old black Great Dane. I had no idea what I was in for but I was immediately smitten and my 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th rescues were all Danes. And most of my fosters have been Danes. Though there was one Husky mix foster that stole my heart, vexed me, made me believe in miracles and also showed me I am not built to live with Huskies. What a handful.

Bixby was my very first puppy ever and boy, was I not prepared for what it meant to have a Great Dane puppy – I’m better prepared now. I think.

Open thread

 

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62Comments

  1. 1.

    MagdaInBlack

    December 4, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    OMG my heart just melted ❤️❤️
    I so needed this. Thank You !

  2. 2.

    Eljai

    December 4, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    Trixie and Scout are quite the duo, and those pics are delightful!

  3. 3.

    eclare

    December 4, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    So adorable!  Some of their expressions are priceless.

  4. 4.

    Grover Gardner

    December 4, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    Oooooh, I’m in love!!!

  5. 5.

    Steeplejack

    December 4, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    In that last picture Scout is registering at least an “Oh, dear!”

  6. 6.

    Joy in FL

    December 4, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    They are wonderful.
    I’m so happy for all of you : )

  7. 7.

    Princess Leia

    December 4, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    She is just so precious!!!! So happy for your whole household. And that last pic!!!! Pure gold!

  8. 8.

    Alison Rose

    December 4, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    She looks like cookies n’ cream. I approve.

  9. 9.

    Virginia

    December 4, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    Trixie is just darling!

  10. 10.

    TaMara (HFG)

    December 4, 2021 at 10:55 pm

    @Alison Rose: Cookies and Cream, that’s a perfect description!

  11. 11.

    Benw

    December 4, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    In that last photo Jean Louise Finch is saying “Beatrix Belden!!” Haha

  12. 12.

    debbie

    December 4, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    That last photo!  ?

  13. 13.

    HumboldtBlue

    December 4, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    There’s an awful lot of nose-boop potential in those pics.

  14. 14.

    Princess Leia

    December 4, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    @Benw: Trixie Belden is fab!

  15. 15.

    zhena gogolia

    December 4, 2021 at 11:06 pm

    So, so cute, both of them. Trixie is a beauty!

  16. 16.

    mrmoshpotato

    December 4, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Huzzah! ???

  17. 17.

    StringOnAStick

    December 4, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    I had no idea what was so special about Great Danes until I met one up close and personal this last summer.  I get it now; what presence.  Congratulations on your new baby!

  18. 18.

    Ann Marie

    December 4, 2021 at 11:32 pm

    Trixie is so cute!  I’m very happy for you.

  19. 19.

    John Cole

    December 4, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    A Great Danematian

  20. 20.

    BigJimSlade

    December 4, 2021 at 11:43 pm

    Trixie in front of the panda looks like a harlequin! And, of course, that last picture is priceless :-)

  21. 21.

    Leto

    December 4, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    Not appalled. I swear.

    Listen, we’re going to need Scout to verify this. If you could arrange a Zoom meeting for us just to get their side of the story… :p

    Welcome to the BJ family, Trixie!

  22. 22.

    Benw

    December 4, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    @John Cole: excellent portmanteau

  23. 23.

    delk

    December 4, 2021 at 11:45 pm

    Adorable!

  24. 24.

    Jager

    December 4, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    Christ how do you post a picture? My grandfather’s pride and joy was his harlequin Great Dane Cappy Rixx, I loved Cappy and he loved me.

  25. 25.

    LeftCoastYankee

    December 5, 2021 at 12:07 am

    I think maybe it’s the spots around the eyes and general puppy sleepiness, but she has the “old timer: you’re trying my patience” look in the photos.

    Can’t wait to see her as she grows and she stretches those spots out, and grows as big as Scout.

  26. 26.

    Yutsano

    December 5, 2021 at 12:13 am

    ZOMGPUPPEH!!!!

    And yes those EARZ! She’s going to grow into a lot of things. She makes her boar hunting ancestors proud.

  27. 27.

    NotoriousJRT

    December 5, 2021 at 12:22 am

    So happy for all of you !

  28. 28.

    Kristine

    December 5, 2021 at 12:27 am

    Yea for new puppies!

  29. 29.

    NotMax

    December 5, 2021 at 12:27 am

    Obligatory?

    :)

  30. 30.

    trollhattan

    December 5, 2021 at 12:48 am

    @MagdaInBlack:

    Seriously, cute puppeh overload but I was under, so just the right load. OMG that floppy lump of spots and paws.

  31. 31.

    Leslie

    December 5, 2021 at 1:04 am

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    Cannot love this enough. So happy for all of you!

  32. 32.

    Jay

    December 5, 2021 at 1:16 am

    So happy for y’all.

    Miss having dogs and dog energy.

  33. 33.

    trollhattan

    December 5, 2021 at 1:17 am

    Have to share this photo from an Aussie on a photo forum I haunt: Dragonfly presenting itself to a rainbow bee-eater bird, possibly saying “you want a piece of this, mate”? They have much more interesting critters than we do. (Some complain about their yards being invaded by parrots and I always offer to trade their parrots for some crows and starlings.)

  34. 34.

    susanna

    December 5, 2021 at 1:40 am

    They’re adorable canines, and very happy that you’re delighted with Trixie, who looks comfortably at home.

  35. 35.

    NotMax

    December 5, 2021 at 1:41 am

    @trollhattan

    Crows (blogmaster notwithstanding). Do. Not. Want.

  36. 36.

    trollhattan

    December 5, 2021 at 1:47 am

    @NotMax:

    Right?

    If one were to go downtown right now and walk under the tree canopy, they would receive a crow guano shampoo that can’t be adequately described.

  37. 37.

    VFX Lurker

    December 5, 2021 at 1:50 am

    Excuse me while I go over here and melt. ?? What adorable photos. ❤❤❤

  38. 38.

    Steeplejack

    December 5, 2021 at 2:06 am

    @Jager:

    Only front-pagers can post a picture. Send yours as an e-mail attachment to TaMara or WaterGirl. Use the “Contact Us” link on this page (desktop site) or in the three-line menu icon at the top of the mobile site.

  39. 39.

    opiejeanne

    December 5, 2021 at 2:32 am

    Beautiful puppy, and beautiful Scout. Thanks for sharing their photos.

  40. 40.

    TriassicSands

    December 5, 2021 at 3:05 am

    Trixie. She’s adorable. Long may she reign.

  41. 41.

    Elizabelle

    December 5, 2021 at 3:27 am

    Scout is now the big sister.  That will be an adjustment.  With all the privileges of rank.

    Darling dogs.

  42. 42.

    sab

    December 5, 2021 at 3:38 am

    After my little lab/shepherd stole two apple pies off the kitchen counter I learned to keep the good stuff on top of the fridge. What do great dane owners do?

  43. 43.

    sab

    December 5, 2021 at 3:39 am

    @Elizabelle: She will always be the older sister, but I bet she won’t be the big sister for long.

  44. 44.

    CaseyL

    December 5, 2021 at 4:15 am

    Yay!  Trixie is home!

  45. 45.

    ThresherK

    December 5, 2021 at 4:30 am

    @Alison Rose: Cookies and Cream is a name the AKC should start using if it hasn’t  already. Its right up with Tuxedo as a perfect description.

  46. 46.

    MazeDancer

    December 5, 2021 at 4:56 am

    How wonderful! Happiness and congratulations to the whole family!

  47. 47.

    sab

    December 5, 2021 at 5:06 am

    TaMara,

    You have to submit that last picture to the 2023 pet calendar.

    When we adopted 10 week old Slick, our shepherd Tassie immediately announced that the new puppy was hers alone, We couldn’t scold it or discipline it or train it, because Tassie was its new mother.

  48. 48.

    Chetan Murthy

    December 5, 2021 at 5:10 am

    @sab: seconded.  that is one adorable moment with two adorable pooches.

  49. 49.

    Anotherlurker

    December 5, 2021 at 5:45 am

    So cute!

  50. 50.

    J.

    December 5, 2021 at 6:09 am

    OMG Trixie is adorable! I want to curl up with her and Scout. Thanks so much for posting pictures. And feel free to post more. ?

  51. 51.

    p.a.

    December 5, 2021 at 6:16 am

    Aaaawwwwwwwwww???

    My neighbor has a not-quite year old female great dane who is a love bug but also a greyhound wannabe.  To play with me from her side of the fence she tears around the yard, and the resulting turf damage is prodigious; quite sizeable trenches in the ‘lawn’.  She used to sit at the fence and whine to get my attention.  Then she learned to bark.  Scared the s#&+ out of me!

  52. 52.

    NeenerNeener

    December 5, 2021 at 6:18 am

    Yay! New puppy!

    I was puppy sitting for a few hours yesterday for two golden doodles. The male is just over a year old and the female is about four months. It was nice having dogs in the house again, but I’d forgotten how much work little puppies are. Boris was chill but Natasha needed constant supervision.

  53. 53.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 5, 2021 at 6:19 am

    Trixie is beyond adorable! What a sweetheart. And OMG, the look on Scout’s face in the last photo — that’s just classic. Put it out in social media and it’ll become a meme before you know what’s happened!

  54. 54.

    Pete Mack

    December 5, 2021 at 6:29 am

    The side-eye picture is amazing!

  55. 55.

    Rob

    December 5, 2021 at 6:55 am

    Aww ??

  56. 56.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    December 5, 2021 at 7:23 am

    She is so cute!  I hope you and Scout manage to get some sleep. You’re going to need it.

  57. 57.

    WaterGirl

    December 5, 2021 at 8:46 am

    That last photo really is something!  Total classic.  Worthy of a huge photo on the wall.  So adorable.

    Welcome to the family, Trixie Belle!

  58. 58.

    Starfish

    December 5, 2021 at 10:35 am

    This is so great. Scout looks like she needs some advice about how to be a good big sister.

  59. 59.

    J R in WV

    December 5, 2021 at 11:55 am

    My first puppy exposure was to a Great Dane my grandmother next door had. Was HUGE, I was like 3-4-5 y o when suddenly he ate some other neighbor’s chickens and “went away” .

    But he was a great dog for a tiny tot, so patient with the little guy, me. So immune to anything a little kid could possibly do to him. I have loved dogs ever since. All kinds of them, mostly rescue mutts.

  60. 60.

    cain

    December 5, 2021 at 11:56 am

    I find it hilarious that you picked the names of my ex wife’s dog (Trixie) and my current wife’s dog (Scout). But Scout looks like a cutie.

  61. 61.

    Nutmeg again

    December 5, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Oh Wow! Basically, speechless–please, please post as many pix as you can manage of these two darlings. I am always jonesing for Big Dog feet, and the dogs that go along with them. It’s a special kind of doggy adoration. Trixie just looks like you could eat her up. Does she have little puppy needle teeth, and wonderful puppy new dog smell? Ah, lucky you! Sending all the hearts for your new dog journey.

  62. 62.

    Ken T.

    December 6, 2021 at 11:42 am

    So very happy for you and the pack. Congrats! Oh a puppy. I have border collies and they are a handful in other ways. Cheers!

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