"Enya" aka "Enya Bear"
born Dec. 14, 2007
Dam: Ch Huzur's Hasari Leydi
Sire: Adana's Bono at Caatskill
Enya is a female puppy I have kept from my first litter. We lovingly call her the tank; she is heavy boned. She is very sweet, but also very independent. She will talk back to adult dogs and loves to hang over Ayla's back. She has calmed down a little bit lately because her mom has been teaching her some lessons in who is in charge. We will see how that goes in the future, I think Enya will outgrow her mother if she continues to grow the way she does at this time. She is a thinker, something I really like about her.
Just like her litter mates, Enya alerts to changes in the vicinity of our property. When she was 8 weeks old she would already go outside at night to check things out when she heard a noise, and recently when I went shopping after dark, and I came home she was sitting at the gate all by herself watching what is going on.
The only thing she does that I am not very pleased with is that she will occasionally snack on dog poop. She is the only one doing this, and I think she got the idea watching her mother when she was cleaning up after the puppies. I hope she grows out of that habit.
8-month update: since switching Enya to a mostly grain free diet I have not noticed her eating poop anymore. She is now 28 3/4 inches tall and a big-boned girl. As her legs have gotten longer she also moves faster than she did as a puppy, more like a big dog. She is very lean and muscular and has quite a powerful appearance. Her coat is a beautiful deep red color and feels thick and supple. She loves to play rough and tumble with the other dogs, especially with her sister Cici.
Enya has issues when other dogs are coming too close when food is involved, especially when we are in the kitchen area; she can get pretty rough at those times, and while it sounds ferocious, she has never hurt anybody and some of my other dogs just ignore her antics or give her more space when she stares at them. She loves people, and two-legged visitors are greeted like long lost friends; we haven't had any recent doggie visitors so we will see how that goes when it gets cooler. She is happy to hang out with me and to go on walks. She has really nice leash manners when we go for a walk and just generally is very cooperative with anything I ask of her. Loving and loyal companion describes her really well.
One year update: Enya was just under 30 inches tall at the one year mark; she weighs 105 lbs. Enya has a very heavy built; she moves fast; she is athletic, but she is not graceful. She is a powerful wrestler and she will wrestle the other dogs every chance she gets. Once she gets a hold of the loose skin around their necks, she holds on and then knocks them down, then she uses her weight to hold them down. The other dogs don't seem to mind.
Enya and Sammie do not get along. Enya gets along with her brothers and with my older male Great Pyrenees and also has been getting along with her mother and Ayla, but she has jumped on everybody at some point or another to make her point. Nobody but Sammie challenges her. She no longer jumps on the other dogs around food, part of that was training on my part -- she got some timeouts for her behavior -- but I also think that part of it is that the other dogs are mindful about not getting in her face around food.
I often see Enya get an annoyed look with other dogs, but she is getting more tolerant about it. I am guessing she knows she can make her point if needed, so she probably doesn't see a reason anymore to do it all the time.
Enya is very good both with the goats and the chickens, I have started leaving her with the goats, with me just checking in here and there on the days that I am home. And Enya loves people. She is ecstatic when she gets to meet people or when we invite her in the house or take her some place. So she is really a very versatile girl. She is very content; she will stay with the goats or chickens; she will stay outside in the yard, in a crate, in the house; she never complains. She doesn't take food from counters or my desk. I really like a lot of things about her. She is the star at the vet's office because she is so enthusiastic about greeting everybody. She walks well on a leash when we go for walks. She is just really good-natured with people, and keeps the other dogs in line.
She is really a lovely girl to have around.
2 1/2 year update:
Enya really hasn't changed much from what I wrote about her when she was a year old. I had her hips and elbows x-rayed and both looked good though I haven't sent it to OFA yet.
I weighed her about 3 months ago and she was 116 lbs. She gets along with the male dogs, and even Nanuk will play with her sometimes. She is a very happy dog, and her smile just warms my heart.
