Vino Rose

We adopted another puppy!

Please meet Vino....Vino Rose

Some of you might remember that we've been planning (since long before we got married) to get a Weimaraner and a Vizsla.  And now our little family is complete (...at least for a few years before some little human rugrats enter the picture.)

Vino is a Vizsla, which is a Hungarian short haired pointer.  It is identical to the Weimaraner (Yadi) except in color and size.  Wiems are German and silver where as Vizslas are Hungarian and red/rust colored.  Vizslas are also typically smaller in size than Weims but they have identical body shape and build.

right after we walked outside with her from picking her up

About a month ago, after weeks of scouring PetFinder.com for a Vizsla pup, we came across a litter of them!  They were all adorable but we knew we wanted another female.  I emailed the contact and they sent us pictures of all 5 females.  We missed out on the tiny puppy stage with Yadi since she was massive at 11 weeks old so we picked the tiniest one of the litter, who also happened to be the cutest as well.  The one we picked out was named "Rose".  We decided it was only appropriate to use "Rose" as her middle name.
Unfortunately, we were not able to pick her up because they lived in San Antonio.  We were weary of having her shipped to us but we knew Petfinder.com was reputable but to be safe, we asked for a contract, which they willingly sent.  And that was it.  Just had to pay for her to be shipped to us.

The name.  Vino...well you know me.  I love my wine (as does my entire family).  It seemed fitting with her deep red color.  And when I called her that, her tail went crazy and she came running over to me outside the airport. No turning back.  Vino Rose it was!

Thursday, September 29, 2011, (just three and half days ago) we headed to Pensacola airport and picked up our little girl.  She was so scared and shaking (understandly.  She had been traveling for 8 hours BUT had been taken care of VERY well between each layover and was in a climate controlled area the entire time) but the moment she walked out of her crate at the baggage office, her little tail was wagging like crazy.
We were shocked at how small she was!  She looked so much larger in pictures!  We got her at about the same age we got Yadi (almost 12 weeks), and Yadi was easily 2-3 times larger than Vino.  After some loving outside the airport, we took her to PetSmart, stopped by her Uncle Julius' house to get her Kong and meet him, then came home for her to meet her new sister.

cutest little thing ever!

my babies!

cuddling with her Mommy

Yadi was excited about her but Vino was terrified of Yadi's large bark.  Vino wasn't really into playing with Yadi just yet.  (Although she wanted all of Yadi's toys)
Yadi wasn't sure what to make of Vino but by the end of the night, they were cuddling together on a pile of blankets Yadi claims as her (since her bed was thrown away and we haven't gotten a new one yet)

The next day was much better.  Vino loved Yadi and the two did nothing but run and play in the house and in the yard.  Yadi is starting to understand how much bigger and stronger she is than Vino but little Vino is a beast and takes it all like a champ!

It's now Monday afternoon and although I hate to say this so soon, we're pretty sure Vino is potty trained.  She's had ONE accident in the house and that was Friday night.  That's it.  She goes to the door, hits the bells, and goes outside and potties!
She came into our house Thursday at about 7pm and by Friday at noon, she was hitting the bells to go outside and potty.

The first two nights in her crate, she barked and whined but only once and that was it.  Then she slept through the entire night and didn't have any accidents.  In fact, WE have been waking her up in the morning!!!
The second day we had her, we left her and Yadi in their crates while we went to a bar to watch the Navy vs Air Force football game.  We were gone about 3 hours.  When we left, Vino wasn't whining.  When we returned, she was sleeping!!!!  Woohoo!

We're on essentially day 3 and she knows "sit"!!!!  She caught onto that command so quickly.
(It's hard to train her because Yadi is SO food obsessed and wants the treats I have as well as the ones Nick has.  Even though one of us trains with Yadi and the other with Vino, Yadi runs back and forth between the two of us.)

[Our only complaints thus far are that Yadi had started to slow down when she ate and now she inhales her food again...even though they are fed in their own crates or in different rooms.  The other complaint is that Yadi LOVES her mommy. So anytime Vino comes into my lap, Yadi is right there to knock her out of the way and get in between us.  I'm sure this will subside with time but it also stinks because I can't cuddle with Vino as much as I'd like because I don't want to make things bad between the two dogs.]

Overall, we are so ridiculously happy.  We have the worlds two cutest dogs.  And they are both brilliant.  We are incredibly lucky to have two dogs who learn things so easily.  And I cannot tell you how happy I am that Vino was pretty much potty trained instantly.  Nick and I didn't even really have to do anything.  It's been nice and easy.  Let's just hope it stays this way.

I love my little family and I am so obsessed with the three of them.  I cannot thank God enough for the blessings in my life.  Being away from my family is so hard but having Nick and these pups make it all better.  I'm not sure what I did to deserve such a life, but I thank God every night for blessing me with it all.

For my non-Facebook family and friends, click HERE to see pictures of Vino (and Yadi)