The journal of one very good boy

Big ears, bigger dreams.

Meet Bear โ€” our confident, super-sweet German Shepherd pup, growing up one muddy paw at a time alongside his cat sisters, Mia & Nala.

๐Ÿฅ‰ 3rd ยท first GSD show ๐Ÿพ 16 weeks young ๐Ÿฑ lives with two cats
๐Ÿ“ท Add a hero photo of Bear
๐Ÿฅ‰ Show debut
Currently: 16 weeks & growing

From the journal

Our growing-up story, one chapter at a time.

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The story

Meet Bear โ€” and why we said yes

The honest story of bringing home a German Shepherd โ€” cat sisters Mia & Nala and all.

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The family

Growing up with Mia & Nala

How a bouncy puppy and two cat sisters learned to share a sofa โ€” mostly peacefully.

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Puppy days

Raising a confident pup

The socialising routine that's kept Bear calm, curious and bold in brand-new places.

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National debut ยท Sydney

Third in the ring, first time out.

Bear's very first outing was the German Shepherd National Show in Sydney โ€” and the little man walked away with a 3rd-place ribbon in a strong class.

With his coat still coming through, that placing felt less like a result and more like a promise. There's a lot more to come from this pup.

รฐยŸยฅย‰ 3rd place รฐยŸย“ย GSD Nationals, Sydney
๐Ÿ“ท Photo of Bear

Hello, I'm Bear.

I'm a 16-week-old German Shepherd โ€” confident, super-sweet, and well-socialised, which is a fancy way of saying I make friends everywhere I go.

I took third place at my very first GSD show. My coat's still filling out, so the best is yet to come โ€” there's a lot of potential under all this fluff. I share my home with my cat sisters, Mia & Nala, and a human who writes it all down.

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The whole crew

One pup, two cats, endless shenanigans.

Bear

The pup

16-week German Shepherd. Confident, sweet, and full of potential.

Mia

Cat sister

Senior supervisor of naps and keeper of the highest shelf.

Nala

Cat sister

Chief of mischief. Tolerates Bear on her own strict terms.

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