15 Weeks

So here we are at 15 weeks and we have a monster on our hands.  Growth wise, he grows everyday and sometimes I don't think he's going to get that big, and then my husband kindly reminds me that he is still just a baby.  Since I see Odinn everyday maybe I don't see the growth.  It isn't until I see pictures that it lets me notice his size.  He's 28 lbs now, up 6 lbs from last week.  But he's not fat, just long and lanky.  I wanted to post a comparison picture. 

9 weeks and 15 weeks.  Although I think it's hard to see because of the way he's laying, he takes up most of the bed now.

So Odinn is just a monster puppy, still has some serious dominance and biting issues.  I'm sure a lot of it is pent up energy related, but he injured himself a couple weeks ago so I haven't been taking him on his walks.  But he is the kind of dog that I can throw his sock monkey down the hall for 20 minutes for a game of fetch and he's pooped out.  Which works out.  But living in an apartment with him is like living with an exercise-holic.  Ever had a roommate that was always on the elliptical and if it was too bad to go outside they drove you nuts by constantly wandering and running around the house?  Yea..it's like that.  When he gets out of control he goes and gets a timeout in his kennel, but only for serious infractions, like when he bites. 

Is there a sports car mixed with my Volkswagen?!

Sometimes I think there may be an active breed thrown in his mix, just because he seems to be a lot more hyper than the breed mixes he's "supposed" to be, but maybe he'll grow out of it.  I'm thinking I'd like to get one of those DNA test next week done where they take a cell sample from the cheek and scientist are able to determine the dog breeds of your mix.  I think they sound awesome and I definitely want to get it done, but then at the same time they are pricey and it seems sometimes the results may be messed up because one of the best companies keeps putting up a pic of a golden retriever every time they mention a Labrador Retriever.  So..a company that determines dog breeds that doesn't know it's dog breeds?..Hmm....scandalous!

My dog is a clumsy oaf!

Speaking of his injury, I have no clue how he did it, but it was horrid.  He ran into a wall, fell screaming for seriously 15 minutes, and then limped for 2 weeks straight.  I think he smacked his leg right in the growth plate into the corner of the wall.  I know what you're thinking..."your dog ran into...a  wall?"  Yea, I know, he doesn't sound like the sharpest tool in the shed lol, but he is I assure you.  Somedays he is a lot more clumsy and oaf-ish than normal.  When this happened it was one of his akward walking days and he was moving around like a horse that just had horseshoes put on, except a horse who didn't know his left leg from his right leg.  Odinn is a clumsy dog.

All in all, things haven't been too exciting and nothing huge happened in these last couple weeks.  I started going to night classes for veterinary technician so that's fun.  Odinn does pretty good when I'm gone, but he's very attached to us, since dogs are social pack animals, so he has a hard time when any of the pack leave,  but he's getting better.

My, my look at that big face!  His jowls are drooping a little bit more, and his legs are still long and huge.  But he always has that forlorn look on his face.

Ok so again.  Odinn is "supposed to be" a St Bernard/Great Pyrenees mix.

We think he is either:

• St Bernard/Great Dane mix = Saint Dane
• St Bernard/Newfoundland mix = Newfound Saint

Everyone knows we call him our Saint Beast.  

Maybe one day we will know for sure.  But for now, we don't care, but it would be nice to know.  For me it's like this mystery that can't be solved.  When he's older his adult features will come out and make it easier for us to tell.