Why she was called Underbite Girl

Freja has an underbite. This isn't a health issue for her, but it is a comformation fault and can be passed on to her puppies, so Freja cannot be shown or bred. Here's a picture that shows why Freja was called Underbite Girl when she was very young:


Here she is looking back at the house where Rohan was standing at the back door:


Freja is 10 months old, weighs 77lbs and is 25-26" tall.

Big Dog Bed

Freja is now 8 months old and weighs 68lbs. She is no longer a little puppy, although she is very much a puppy in her behavior. Her current favorite toy is her yellow tennis ball. She can amuse herself for hours with it. She even tries to get Halle in on the game, but Halle just looks at her with disdain and gives her the Elvis lip.

Yesterday I finally decided that it was time to get Freja a big dog bed that she can use in the den and our bedroom. She still sleeps in her crate, but when she's lounging with us she should be comfy:

Teenage Freja Loses Privilege

Tonight Freja was asking to go out while Erik was out walking Halle around the neighborhood. I thought she really had to pee, so I let her out in the yard. I was standing barefoot on the cement stoop and Freja suddenly took off running... right out of the yard into and down the street in the direction Erik walks Halle. I called to her, but she did not come back. She very nearly missed being hit by a car.

Freja has lost the privilege of being out in the yard off leash. She will now be on a training lead outside at all times.

Freja meets more members of the family

Rohan's birthday was this weekend and we had a family party on Saturday afternoon. I brought Freja out on her leash to meet everyone and she was very well behaved. As long as she had her collar and leash on she did well with keeping all four paws on the floor.

Freja now weighs 65.5lbs, so it is important for her not to jump on people as she can easily knock people over.

Freja is now 7 months old

I took this picture tonight, on Freja's 7 month birthday:

Free stacking

Freja may not be a show dog, but she sure looks pretty when she free stacks. She was looking straight forward in the shot just prior to this one, but I didn't have her whole body in the frame.

Freja and the Flowers

Freja loves to sniff flowers.