Cuvee - My Superstar Puppy!

Cuvee was born October 4th, 2007 out of Bexter des Ombres Valereux and Saida du Bois de Vermont (check out http://www.pawsnclaws.us to learn more). She was so ridiculously adorable.

When I decided to get Cuvee, I had come to grips with the fact that Cyrrah wasn't going to be the French Ring Superstar I had hoped (she would soon prove me wrong). When I went to view the litter, my original intention was going to be to get a male. I'm not sure why, but I feel like my personality meshes with females a little better. So again, I didn't get anything close to what I was originally looking for. Cuvee was the pick female. She was reserved but the buyers selected a different puppy based on looks (stupid if you ask me). So I was blessed to have Cuvee.

Right off the bat she was great. Confident, loved to bite, not selfish (like Cyrrah!), a good pick. She was however, a monster in her own way. Growing up, we called her the TeeTee Queen. It seemed like this little puppy peed every 5 seconds. I would take her out, she would use the bathroom, I'd stick her back in her crate and within 5 minutes, she'd go again. I actually had her checked for a bladder infection because I had NEVER seen a dog pee as much as she did. In addition to her constant urination, she loved to carry things in her mouth and if we didn't give her something to carry, she would find something. I remember looking out the back window to find she had jumped up and ripped the screen off the window on the side of the house and shredded it, carrying around the frame as her prize. She has been spotted carrying pooper scoopers, entire plastic chairs, our outdoor lights that I thought were in the ground pretty good, and sometimes, but only sometimes, she would be spotted carrying a toy. And whatever she was carrying was her prize. She was proud and showing off...trotting around showing everyone who would look (which was typically just me). Luckily however, Cuvee wasn't the vicious demon Cyrrah was as a puppy. Cuvee never took out her frustration with teething on my legs or hands. So for this I was thankful.

Cuvee is just over a year old now and she exceeds my expectations every day. She bites so deep, I swear she is trying to swallow the leg cuff whole. She learns fast and LOVES to train. And man, for a female, she is STRONG. She can rip my shoulder right out of its socket when she "death shakes" the tug. She is pretty manish looking - she doesn't have the good looks Cyrrah was blessed with. And as a pup, she was stung on the nose by something and her entire face swelled up. We gave her benadryl but I don't think all of the swelling completely disappeared as her face still has a bit of a swollen look to it. She is my special girl....and she looks it! A little dorky but a ring superstar! Nobody will see her coming!