Hyper Piper

A while back in the summer, I wrote about when we got a new puppy. We struggled to find the perfect name, it actually took us almost a month to find one. Trying out a few here and there for a few days until the name, Piper, stuck.

We got her in June I believe. Just a tiny pup at 2 months old.

She was spunky in her early puppy age. Learning about her surroundings, pouncing on things that moved. Walking, running and stumbling as she was still clumsy on her legs, trying to figure out how to get them to all work properly as she ran.

She grew some of the summer, developing longer legs and a nose that would not fail. Her nose guided her everywhere and she followed it passionately, from digging holes to running after the smell that trailed from the BBQ.

She enjoys her walks in the trails of the forest. But her most favorite thing to do is dig where there is already a hole. An animal dwelling is the most interesting thing in the world. What she may discover is the greatest mystery of all.

Today, she is 7 months old and she is as spunky as ever! Filled with joy, attitude, curiosity, playfulness and everything buy gentleness. She still hasn't figured out how big she is and when she gets excited... GET OUT OF THE WAY! Especially for the kids that are so easily knocked down as she runs through the hallway.

Piper has learned to communicate in the best of ways that make her personality. She tells me most loudly when she wants to play, her bark will one day deafen me. I am teaching her to use this communication skills to be at an advantage when telling me what she wants through asking her a series of questions and her answering me.

Now Piper is a mix breed. Her father being pure German Rottweiler and her mother being Doberman husky mix has made her into quite a mix. You know how huskies can be quite hyper and playful, high energy and just go go go? Ya that's why she carries the nickname Hyper Piper. She often gets the 'zoomies', the kids love it when she gets like that. And if you don't know what I mean by the zoomies, here's a Youtube video for the perfect description:

She does this on a daily basis which I love! But as much as she can be hyper, she can also be stubborn and give attitude. Now this is where her mix breed comes in to play. When shes being all cute and sassy she looks like a rottie. But when she's full of attitude, boy does she ever look like a doberman. I wish I could show pictures to compare but she is not fond of the 'sit pretty for the picture'. If she sees my phone aiming at her, she jumps and wants to eat it.

To this day she still enjoys pouncing on things very much. And in the snow, it's the perfect time to pounce in the snow bank and dig her way to the bottom. Oh how that is cute. I love her pouncing. Now if she can just stop jumping on me though....

So this is Piper, 7 months old, and I still can't tell how she will be when fully grown. On all four legs, she stands at 22 inches (foot to back). When she stands tall on two legs, she stands at almost 55 inches (foot to head). Her knuckles are big again, which means she will grow some more. Will she be tall like the doberman, fast like the husky and strong like the rottweiler? I am excited to see. We plan on training her to pull sleigh this winter. We tried it already and she took it quite well.

She is biting my hand, not sucking my thumb... Just putting that out there.

This is Piper's growing up story, a member of the family, with us till the end ❤

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