Deschutes "Chutes"

Hi there! My name is Jenna. I grew up in the pacific northwest (on the Oregon Coast) but now live in Cypress, TX (a suburb of Houston) with my husband, Josh. We just got our first puppy after years of waiting for what felt like the right time. :) I've always had labs in the family growing up, but neither of us has had a puppy of our own as adults. It's a big commitment but we're so excited for this fun adventure. :image023:

Our little boy is named Deschutes, "Chutes" as his call name. (It's pronounced "De-shoots" or "Shoots.") We just picked him up from the breeder yesterday. He's about 7.5 weeks old.

We'll probably have questions to bounce of other lab parents so glad to be a part of the forum! Hi to you all! Also, can't get enough of sharing pictures of our new little baby. We're new puppy parents! Haha.

This was when we met him for the first time, choosing him from the litter (at 5 weeks old):
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Car ride home, nuzzled into mom's arm:
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Starting with hand feeding:
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What an exhausting first day. Long car ride, new smells... sleep, sleep, sleep... eat, drink, potty... pass the heck out again. #puppyproblems. Lol!
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A few more pics. :)

Gettin' some love on dad's lap while mom sneaks some pictures while I'm not moving so fast:
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He loves sprawling with his hinds legs out. Lol. Cool grass feels nice!
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Gassy first day, but getting comfortable in his kennel it looks like. Haha.
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Ok, that's all for now. Thanks for humoring me, y'all and letting me share! We are so in love already. :love:

Welcome guys! You're in for a fun ride with him!


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What a cutie...welcome to the board.

(we love pictures)

Congrats and welcome to the forum

Keep posting those pics I look forward to watching him grow

Very sweet!! You're in for wonderful times -- exchanging affection and learning from each other!! Congratulations............

Welcome to you all! Deschutes is awfully cute! My 4 year old still sleeps belly up sometimes in the crate. (btw, at her age the crate is optional)

Welcome! I live in Bend and love the name! Thor and I spend a lot of time hiking along the Deschutes River and meet lots of doggy friends there - I think it's perfect!

Welcome!!!! He's a real cutie, and love the dark yellow color!!!!

I love his name. And, he's a cutie pie. Welcome to the board, hope to see lots more photos as Chutes grows up. :)

Thanks, y'all!

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Originally Posted by MightyThor

Welcome! I live in Bend and love the name! Thor and I spend a lot of time hiking along the Deschutes River and meet lots of doggy friends there - I think it's perfect!

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Thank you! Yes! He's named after the river/brewery. :) None of our Texas friends get it (how do you pronounce it?), but all of our Oregon friends LOVE his name. Lol!

Hello and Welcome!

Please, please, keep the pictures coming.

Welcome and enjoy that adorable bundle of energy!

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Originally Posted by barry581

Welcome!!!! He's a real cutie, and love the dark yellow color!!!!

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Thank you! We didn't know what to expect when we put the deposit down on his litter. Dad is a yellow-yellow, mama is black. The litter ended up being all reddish yellow! We're pleasantly surprised with his coloring (we would have loved a fox red if available, but he ended up being a little reddish anyway). Our little strawberry blond (same color as my hair! :))

I was going to ask if the Brewery had any inspiration too. :) Lots of folks around here with beer names for their dogs. One of thor's best buddies is a rottweiler/lab mix named Porter. One of our neighbors is a brewer and has dogs and animals named after hop varieties.

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Thanks, y'all!

Thank you! Yes! He's named after the river/brewery. :) None of our Texas friends get it (how do you pronounce it?), but all of our Oregon friends LOVE his name. Lol!

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Originally Posted by MightyThor

I was going to ask if the Brewery had any inspiration too. :) Lots of folks around here with beer names for their dogs. One of thor's best buddies is a rottweiler/lab mix named Porter. One of our neighbors is a brewer and has dogs and animals named after hop varieties.

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Porter was a second choice name for us. Lol. (Black Butte Porter is Josh's favorite beer.) We had our deposit down for a yellow male but with mama and dad being yellow and black, we didn't know what we'd get in the litter. If we ended up with a black, Porter would have been the pick. Haha.

Deschutes ended up being a perfect name. We wanted to tie in the name with mama and dad's names. Mama is Midnight Avalanche "Ava" and dad was Whisky River "Whisky." We knew we wanted to stick with an alcohol theme but also try to tie in something naturey. Deschutes River/Deschutes Brewery fit the bill. :)

Yesterday there was a beer truck making a delivery with Deschutes Brewery on the side. I'm not a craft beer drinker and am in Michigan, so I never heard of them (or the river) but thought the timing was perfect due to this thread. :image018:

I'm going to climb the Black Butte on the label on Sunday. I need to check out snow conditions. Rule of thumb for gardeners around here is that you can plant outside once the snow is gone off of black butte so I figured I'd check it out before making my gardening plans for the week. I think you just inspired me to pick up a Deschutes BB porter to drink on the summit!

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Porter was a second choice name for us. Lol. (Black Butte Porter is Josh's favorite beer.)

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Originally Posted by JC001

Yesterday there was a beer truck making a delivery with Deschutes Brewery on the side. I'm not a craft beer drinker and am in Michigan, so I never heard of them (or the river) but thought the timing was perfect due to this thread. :image018:

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Wow! Haha. Too funny.

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Originally Posted by MightyThor

I'm going to climb the Black Butte on the label on Sunday. I need to check out snow conditions. Rule of thumb for gardeners around here is that you can plant outside once the snow is gone off of black butte so I figured I'd check it out before making my gardening plans for the week. I think you just inspired me to pick up a Deschutes BB porter to drink on the summit!

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That sounds wonderful. I get homesick for the northwest so much. Sigh. Making me miss it!