We’ve had Yoshi for nearly 6 weeks now and you may remember this picture.
I took it not long after we brought her home. Dave and I thought it would be fun to recreate the picture today to show how much she’s grown.
Can you believe it?!
We can’t either. She is getting bigger and bigger. The good news is she’s still just as cute.
It’s funny because right before we got Yoshi, I’d been talking about getting a dog for months. Dave got on board a few months later and we discussed different breeds we’d like. We knew we would get a rescue dog but still wanted to consider different breeds, their sizes, and temperaments, and how they would fit into our family. After looking at pictures of dogs online for weeks, we both agreed that French Bulldogs and Boston Terriers were adorable and the perfect size.
Then I discovered the Chiweenie. It’s a chihuahua and dachshund mix and it’s beyond cute! Kora, Logan, and I saw one and fell in love. However, it was just too small for Dave. I tried to tell him that it would be a great dog to have because we could take it with us whenever we traveled. That it’s size would be a great advantage.
He didn’t go for it. The kids and I kept lobbying and while he listened to each argument, he just couldn’t agree to something so small. He said he was afraid he’d step on it. He didn’t have to worry long. In the irony of me wanting such a tiny dog, we picked out Yoshi.
We actually thought she wouldn’t be that big but she just keeps growing and growing. The shelter had her marked as a hound mix. Bloodhound honestly never crossed our minds. We kept commenting on all the wrinkles in her forehead and it took a few days before I realized that “hound” meant bloodhound. When I looked up photos of bloodhound puppies many looked just like her and than the vet verified it.
The vet said based on her teeth and her weight when we brought her in that she’s going to be pretty big. She said there’s a possibility that she could get to 80 lbs. We were shocked, but the same day the vet tech said she has two bloodhounds and her male is 170 lbs. So that made us glad she was only going to be 80.
However big she is we all are in love with her. She’s got the best temperment and loves Kora & Logan as much as they love her. They are always giving her hugs, petting her, wanting to play frisbee or soccer with her, love buying her dog toys and she adores all of it.
She is still a puppy so that means she still chews things and gets crazy bursts of energy where she runs around the house “like a rocket” as Kora describes it. The good news is we can now leave our shoes out and she doesn’t chew them but she still picks up random rocks, woodchips, and other odds and ends when outside so we have to keep an eye on her. And while she has the burst of energy a couple of times a day, she is very laid back. We can take her up to school to pick up Kora & Logan she loves to lay down and have all the kids pet her. She also just likes to watch and observe unless she’s with her cousin dog, Maggie. Then it’s a playfest that lasts all day.
Yoshi has been fantastic and we are all so happy to have her. She’s filled a space in our family and we will love her no matter what size she gets to be.
What about you? Do you have a dog? If so how big is it? Did you expect it to get that big?
I love her, she does look like she fits in your family quite well. We had a rescue beagle. When we built our home we decided when we put up a fence that we would get two beagle puppies. But after I got sick, things seem to change in every aspect of our lives. But one day we found a stray and we couldn’t find the owner so we adopted her, named her Daisy and she was ours. After one of my big surgeries, I was just depressed so they decided to bring her in for some doggie kisses. She instantly became a house and outside dog. She was more of a service dog for me. But about 2 years ago, we had to put her down due to some cancer. When we moved in with my MIL to help her out, her long haired doxy became our dog. His name is Taz. We love him so much and he will be ours once we move back full time to our house. We are then going to get another beagle. We raised Doxies when I was young so having dogs around is like the norm. I love your beautiful dog. She has that blood hound look but also looks like a laid back dog also. So glad you shared your story and will continue to read as she grows each and every day.
She has got the cutest face, adorable. We have a Great Dane, Lab mix (got him as a puppy, he was a Hurricane Katrina rescue) and he is about 90 lbs. That size seems big, however, when they have a good temperament they are just like a big kid!
She is so cute! I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Hank and I just love him to death. He is a big boy, 125lbs. He follows me where ever I go. I couldn’t imagine not having him as part of the family.
Well….I just took care of my friend’s dog this past weekend. She is a four month old German Shorthair puppy. If she is any indicator of how most puppies are….I just say bless your hearts. This dog wore me out between trips outside very frequently, playing ball, making her sweet potatoes and eggs, eating everything she could find, and on and on…….
It made me really realize if I ever were to get a dog, it’d have to be a mature dog.
Those are adorable pictures! Most guys wouldn’t want a teeny dog, but I would like to check out Chiweenie – this is the first I’ve heard of it. Looks like you have a perfect rescue dog!
Yoshi is beautiful. You all did good when you chose her at the shelter. She will love you forever for rescuing her. Rescues do remember. I am so happy you chose a shelter dog too. There are so many dogs and cats that need homes. It is a sad fact that more of them are put down each year than redcued, but that’s another story for another day.
I love hounds. I want a bloodhound but the hubby said no. Have you seen Maddie the Coonhound online? That is a beautiful dog. I’d love to have a Coonhound too.
We currently have two dogs. Cinnamon is a Sheltie/Beagle Mix we rescued from a kill sheltet in 2007 two days before her PTS day. She was already a year old when we rescued her. She came with Vet papers from her previous owner that had her d.o.b.as 7/1/06. Her previous owner gave no reason for abandoning such a beautiful creature and I have no clue if she knew it was a kill shelter either. She is the same height she was when we got her but she has put on about 15 to 20 pounds. She’s a keeper.
Our other dog Sugar is a Rat Terrier Mix (with what we can’t figure out). My husband was at the store and she walked right up to him and sat down. She was covered in ticks and fleas. She was hot, tired, hungry, thirsty and her tongue was hanging to the ground. She looked up at my hubby as is saying “Help me please”. He didn’t think twice, he scooped her up and put her in the van and brought her home.
We bathed her. Removed the ticks and fleas. Fed her. Gave her water. Took her to the Vet got her shots and checked over. The vet said she was a little over a year old. That was 2008. She is still with us. Happy as can be. She is a mommies girl.
She I’d the same height and is at her normal weight since we have had her.
We thought about putting fliers up but decided against it considering the shape she was in. She had been out there on the streets for a while. You could tell by her claws and pads. Her claws were wore down to nothing and her pads were calloused.
Oh yeah I almost forgot. We have 5 resvu cats too. Again another story for another day.
Yoshi is adorable! It looks like she has a great time with the kids!
So cute! I’m not generally a dog person, but love puppies! :) Looks like your kids think he’s pretty great!
Oh my gosh – that picture of her in the laundry basket is SO cute. I love the name Yoshi!!
When our Little M saw your original picture she said ” Who are those cute kids playing with my King & where is me? ” can’t wait to share these pics with her.
Oh so cute photos!! Glad she enjoys the kids as much as they enjoy her!! :)
Our puppy has been growing a lot too! Don’t think he will get as big as Yoshi, though… we hope. LOL. However, just like you… we’ll still love him no matter what. :)
These are wonderful pictures he is toooooooooooo cute! They sure do grow up too fast though he is a doll.