r/Incorgnito

All is well, just took a little social media break.

He loves to nap on your lap anywhere :)

Now that the littles are over a year old, it’s getting easier to see some of the challenges they may face over the years. I think I’ve been pretty open and clear about the fact that our mutants were a dangerous and unfortunate mix… not only for their insane breed and size difference, but because there was no health testing and both parents were merle. However, all of that has been in theory and I want to be sure I’m bringing reality into the conversation as often as possible as our little guys grow and the potential repercussions of the mixture start to peak their heads into our lives.

Both Stanley and Fanny are on joint supplements and will be forever but we still see the effects of their wonky composition already. Both of them are a bit pigeon-footed and this will likely get worse as time goes on. They are both FAR more affected (limping, sore, etc.) by even a little extra weight on their bodies than any dog I’ve had in the past and we are now looking to try to keep them just slightly under what I would usually consider “normal” for my dogs for that reason. They also tend to be more affected by weather change than the other dogs.

Obviously, Stanley is double Merle so he has some limited vision and is deaf in one ear. He is the absolute sweetest angel we could ever ask for and he’s never met a human he didn’t want to be his best friend… but he has a hard time with new dogs. There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty there and, while I think some of that is just because he’d rather spend his time around people, I think some of it has to do with his inability to see or hear things completely clearly. Fanny is a daycare queen and loves dogs. Stanley takes a little more time to get acclimated and because of that, he can’t do daycare. We are also navigating Stanley’s allergies. As summer approaches, we are noticing he’s a lot more itchy and we just got over an ear infection battle.

I say all of this because I think sometimes even I forget and am suddenly reminded of the extra hurdles they may face because of irresponsible breeding. I know it wasn’t intentional and I don’t beat myself up for it anymore… but at the end of the day, it’s really important that I remind myself and the people that see the mutants and love them that they will likely have issues they shouldn’t have to deal with because of their genetics and that could have and should have been easily prevented. This also isn’t to fish for reassurance - again, I don’t beat myself up and I am so happy I get to love them - but to just give a gentle reminder to spay and neuter your animals (if you aren’t intentionally breeding to better the health and wellbeing of the breed) and/or have a plan in place to prevent accidents. Had I just waited an additional year before adding a dog to the house, Clem would have been spayed and waiting for Ogi to mature to neuter him wouldn’t have been a risk.

Anyway, please enjoy Stanley and Boris lounging on the couch and Fanny basking in the wonderful warm weather and giving me all the Clemente vibes she can muster.

He's 2 years older than his sister. In the 2nd picture, he had to stop getting pets because she was on her scooter and he thought she needed to be supervised. Safety first, good boy! 🥰

Fourteen years (pics 1&2 in Chelsea QC) vs five min ago (Copenhagen, DK). Come say hi @Chestergoofs in IG. Nice to meet everyone!

Bernie definitely deserves employee of the month.

Our little girl is about three and a half months old. Her name is Luna.

... he's about 1.5 years old now. Quite the death stare for a kid.

Cupcake, our 12 year old corgle, just looking fat and happy like always!

My first post and one of my favorite pictures of my baby boy. Look at that smile! His name is Electric Razor Scooter Gangi (Scooter for short) and he is a corgi, rat terrier, german shepherd mix! 🦊

I think he's just confused by the neck pillow. He used to have one that was supposed to keep him from licking hot spots, but it didn't work very well. He actually loved it but we didn't bring it here with us. He isn't allergic to this yard like he was to our last one.

This handsome boy is a Corgi Jack Russel mix.

Talk about a rude awakening 😅