They are cute beyond comprehension.
May I have permission to put them up as the pic for my MSN?
My husband’s doberman Cybele (before we were married) would eat anything he ate, including pickled onions. However, she died young, at slightly over a year old.
congodwarf, you are now their slaves. Enjoy!
Oh absolutely!
I have the pic of me sleeping with them as my wallpaper. I’ve spent the last two hours watching them play with each other. I can’t get enough of their cuteness. It’s so funny watching them try to chase each other. They haven’t worked out the floors yet. Holly will chase Ginger so Ginger will run into the crate. Then Holly will run out of the crate and Ginger will charge after her and they will both end up sliding across the wood floors.
Ugh, yes - we had a terrier who would lick out a bowl of unfinished Raisin Bran cereal… leaving a clean little pile of raisins at the bottom and everything else gone. (She’d also bark at Jello - go figure.)
There’s nothing funnier than dogs sliding on wood floors. 
I started looking for more things that dogs aren’t supposed to eat. There are so many! Raisins, grapes, onions, tomatoes, macadamia nuts, walnuts, grapefruit, most bones (especially when they’ve been cooked), garlic, chocolate, caffeine, mushrooms, potatoes, rhubarb, dough made with yeast.
When we got Sadie, a friend told me to think of her as a baby, with a baby’s sensitive digestive system. It’s hard to do, when the baby weighs 50 pounds and tries to eat everything she sees. She especially likes used Kleenex.
Both girls really like eating the charcoal left over after the fire dies out. They also like eating the wood chips that fall off the log rack.
I’ve been tempted to give them peanuts (unsalted). After all, they can have peanut butter. Peanuts must be ok.
The ER vet said absolutely no fruit with a pit either.
However, she said carrots are healthy, yummy, crunchy, and dogs seem to really like them.
They’re gorgeous! That’s my favorite dog look. BTW they’re my new wallpaper for the time being so thanks for posting those.
Aww, thanks you guys!
We were going to get corgis but our good sense won out. We both love corgis but neither of us could justify paying $1000 or more for one dog when so many need to be adopted. So, we got these two dorks for the cost of one corgi. My boyfriend has a very soft spot in his heart for GSD mixes and when I showed him Ginger’s picture on Petfinder, he just about melted. He was a goner when he saw Holly.
He’s not happy at work right now. The first day back from vacation is never fun. But, he said it’s all good because he has puppies to come home to.
They’re both sleeping on the loveseat cushion next to me. I wonder if they realize that in a few months, they wont both fit there.
Slight correction, they’ll fit just fine. You won’t.
Puppies! They improve everything simply by existing. Such cuties.
Well, there’s cats sliding on the linoleum, and then hitting the washer because they couldn’t stop in time.
And they’ll be overjoyed to see him, too. He will get crazy puppy kisses.
Peanut butter is an awesome tool for puppy grooming. We smear some on a plate and while Sadie’s busy licking it off, we trim her nails.
I haven’t had to clip nails yet but I have given them both baths and brushed their teeth.
Ginger didn’t much like the bath but she dealt with it. Holly stood on her back legs and licked my face the whole time I gave her the bath.
They both liked the teethbrushing.
I can’t imagine that cutting dog nails can be harder than rabbits. I’m probably in for a rude awakening.
Squeeeeee! They’re adorable! And apparently it’s only potato skins that are bad for dogs which is good because mine lives for french fries.
Some dogs will hold still for it. Sadie won’t, hence the peanut butter.
You probably already know this, but be sure to cut just the tip, the sharp point. You don’t have to cut very far before reaching blood vessels. Puppy go ouch.
I just tried the pet nail grinder as-seen-on-TV on my girl.
She did not mind it at all and it was a very easy trim.
Some online reviews said that it is under powered, and it did indeed die if I pressed too hard - but I viewed that as a feature. It meant the nail wouldn’t heat up too much. (my KC is a very calm dog though, so she may not be a good indicator of how easy it is to use.)
I’ve seen warnings not to give dogs “nuts,” but I think that really means tree nuts (and especially almonds) that are verboten. Peanut butter is really widely used for dogs and ours love it.
They respond so well to peanut butter that we decided to use unsalted, dry roasted peanuts as training treats. They’ve been eating those daily for a long time now (over a year…two years?) and have overall good health (and shiny coats!).
Sadie likes the peanut treats, but Simone…Simone luuuuuuuuuves them. She will engulf your hand trying to make sure she vacuums up the peanut – so I insist she wait for it and take it politely, which causes her to become positively cross-eyed with effort as she restrains herself waiting for the peanut. 
I recommend that you train them (and that you use entirely positive training techniques). Dogs feel better about their pack when the rules are clear and consistent.
One program we’ve used is NILIF – Nothing In Life Is Free. The dogs MUST perform a behavior (in response to a command) to get each treat – they do not just randomly get treats without doing something.
This is NOT cruel – quite the reverse. By doing something she knows pleases the pack structure, and then being rewarded for it, Simone feels in control of her life and secure in her pack position – she knew what to do, did it, and “got paid.” Life is good.
This also helps prevent dogs from learning to harass people for treats.
In general, the dogs should come up into your lap when YOU say it’s okay. They should come into the bed on your invitation, not on their own whim, although they can “ask.” Set rules and expectations, and both of you be consistent about it, and your girls will be better behaved AND happier in their lives.
I was going to say this. Be prepared for the possibility of 60+ lb dogs (and keep that in mind when you’re training, buying crates, etc).
They are adorable. They remind me a lot of my Shepherd mix so far (he’s 10 now). And 80 lbs, heh.