10/28/10 – Reyna – Phase 6
Reyna is moving right along in training and is now in phase six. I am really excited that she is progressing so well in training. That must be because she has an awesome trainer! I have no idea who her trainer is, but they must be doing a great job with her. They are probably getting ready for her final testing. I hope Reyna keeps up the good work
Mr. Perez is losing his teeth! Today I found blood on his Wishbone and one of his molars! He has been chewing a lot, and I think he has actually lost about three teeth since he has been with us. But I was only able to recover one of them . He ate the others :) Yum…Yum. Tomorrow is his last night with us and I bet he will be soooo happy to be with his family again! He is made a lot of progress with us and he does try really hard to be a good boy. But it is like he has an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. And you just never know what you are going to get. He is really a big sweetheart of a dog, but I can’t help but think that he would be happiest running on a big ranch all day. I can just see him running in the fields, playing with other animals and swimming in a pond fetching a stick. Yep, that’s it. If guiding is too boring for him, he can be Perez the ranch dog. Oh, and he is WAY too smart for his own good!!
Well, our club Halloween meeting is tomorrow night and I am putting the finishing touches on Perez’s Halloween costume. His costume was inspired by his name. He will being going as “Senor Perez”. For those of you who don't know his personality, it would be sort of like dressing up Marley from “Marley and Me” in a costume! This shall be very interesting :) Stay tuned for a sneak peak of Vienna's costume. Any guesses what she might be? It is also inspired by her name!!
Today I had to take Perez to the vet. I was doing puppy handling over the weekend with him and I noticed a strong yeast smell coming from his right ear. So I cleaned it really well and there was a lot of brownish discharge. I watched it closely yesterday, but it seemed to be getting worse, so off to the vet we went. I realized the one thing I did not get from Perez’s raiser family was his vet information!
Perez was such a busy boy at the vet. Just FULL of energy! We tried to get his weight but he would not stop wiggling. So our best guess at his weight is 36 pounds. When we got into the exam room, I put Perez up on the exam table. He was nervous up there at first. He only relaxed if I was standing right next to him or if I was touching him. I got a couple of cute pictures while we were waiting for the vet.
He was pretty good for the first few minutes, but then he started to get mouthy and he tried chewing on his leash. Silly boy!
I had to put a stop to that, and Perez wasn't very happy about that. My son Tyler stepped and to console him a bit, and this is how they spent several minutes together. Ah, now isn’t this sweet?
The vet finally came in and took an ear culture, and Perez had a pretty bad yeast infection in his right ear. We got two medications, so hopefully Perez’s ear will be better in a week or so!
I have a new puppy in the house! Perez will be staying with us for two weeks while his raiser family goes on vacation. Vienna will be staying with Judi, my co-raiser. Perez is the polar opposite of Vienna personality wise. Also, he is about three times the size of Vienna, although they are only a few days apart in age. It is sort of a nice change though. Although he is a “busy” boy, he is a good boy who just needs a little direction. He has been here for three days. The first night was a bit rough, but he is now settling in nicely. Here is a picture of him being such a good boy on tie down.
Perez enjoys bouncing his Kong. He LOVES to throw the Kong and then watch it bounce. Here is a picture of him just as he threw it down and it started to bounce.
Perez is adjusting to our house and we are getting to know him. I look forward to our adventures in the next two weeks!
Vienna had a vet appointment today for her final shots. When we got there, they were pretty backed up, and they were also dealing with an emergency. So we had a bit of a wait before we were seen. Vienna enjoyed sitting in our laps as we waited. We held her because she was not fully vaccinated and the vet office id full of sick dogs! The employees laugh as Vienna had rolled on her back in my lap and sprawled out. They said she was the most relaxed dog they have ever seen at the office. I was excited to be there because I wanted to see how much weight she had gained since her last visit. She has had some issues eating when we first got her, so she seemed to be a little behind weight wise. Last time we were there she weighed 18 pounds at 12 weeks. Well, after what seemed like a long wait, we finally got her on the scale. And what do you know, she had gained 11 pounds! Good girl Miss V. When we finally got in a room, I put Vienna on the exam table. She was sitting up for a while, but as the wait got longer, you can see the progression in the photos below.
Patiently Waiting….
Still waiting…... .
More Waiting….
Fell asleep waiting…….
Finally the vet made it in and gave Vienna her Rabies and last Distemper shots. The Vet said she was really impressed with how well behaved Vienna is. She gave Vienna some love and then she was done!
Vienna says, where’s my treat? Don’t I get a treat for all of that people? Ugh.
I am excited that she is now legal and I don’t have to worry about where I take her. Adventures, here we come!
10/7/10 - Reyna - Phase 3
Today Vienna and I went down to visit Glenda and Wendy. We thought it would be fun if we took Vienna for her first run in the tennis courts! The tennis courts are a great, safe place to let your dog off leash for some real running. Wendy gets to do this quite a bit, but this was Vienna’s first time and I wasn’t sure if she was going to be as enthusiastic about it as Wendy. It is about a 25 minute walk from Glenda’s house to the tennis courts. So Vienna was tired when we got there. Glenda took the harness off of Wendy and I took off Vienna’s puppy coat. And then…….they were off! Wendy took of running and Vienna was right behind her. They ran around the courts and Vienna was having soooo much fun!
Vienna followed Wendy around for the most part. Where ever Wendy was, Vienna was not too far behind. It was funny to watch Vienna run because her legs are so long right now and her coordination is off. She would be running right along side Wendy and then all of a sudden she would just fall down. Sort of like she was tripping over herself. Poor little girl. But then she would pop right back up as if nothing even happened.
Vienna had no idea that she couldn’t run right through the tennis net. It was the funniest thing because she was running all out with Wendy and she was headed straight for the net. At the last minute, Wendy turned quickly and went around the net, and Vienna ran straight into the net! She went flying into the net and then sprung off of it like a rocket! I don’t think she had any idea what hit her. I rolled on the ground laughing so hard, and Glenda wondered what was so funny. I tried to explain it through my laughter, but it was one of those things you really had to see. She actually did it one other time, and then she finally realized she had to stop when she got to the net. It is so much fun watching her explore her world for the first time!
After that, Glenda did some obedience work with Wendy and Vienna. They were really excited, but the both managed to focus. Here is Glenda working with Vienna and Wendy on “sit”.
Here Glenda is working on recall with the dogs. What good girls!
Glenda gave both the dogs some water since they had been running around a lot. Here is a picture of Vienna drinking water out of Glenda’s hand.
Once both pups where refreshed with water, they both just walked around the court together. They were pooped out, so they just wouldn't run anymore. But they still had a great time wondering around together!
I think it is safe to say that Vienna LOVES the tennis courts. I think we will back here another day for some more fun :)
We went to Petco yesterday to get Vienna a new toy since she has been teething. My husband carried her because she has not had her final shots yet. Plus, there is a Parvo and Kennel Cough outbreak in our area. Fun, huh?
So we ended up at the sterile bones, and we let Vienna explore the bones a bit. Some of the sterile bones were stuffed with a meat type filling. Of course, that is the kind Vienna wanted, but we had to convince her that she wanted a plain old sterile bone without that yummy filling!
As we were leaving, we stopped to let Vienna watch the birds. She was so cute just sitting in my husband’s arms staring at the birds as she was trying to figure out what they were all about. These birds were not only moving around a lot, they were also very noisy! Vienna handled this just like she does everything, like a puppy mature way beyond her age!
Vienna is teething and she has lost four teeth so far! I must be crazy, but I think puppy teeth are so adorable! I just had to get a picture of her cute little teeth. You can tell from the picture that she is about to lose a few other teeth on the top. And do you know what amazes me? How quickly her permanent teeth come in once her puppy teeth are lost. I really love this part of puppy raising!
Vienna started in a sit on the floor board of the front passenger side of the truck. As we drove down the rode a bit, she started slowly sinking into a down. She laid there with her eyes open for a few minutes, then her sleepy face came over her and I knew it wouldn’t be long before she was sound asleep.
At first, she curled into a little ball on the floor. Then the dream barking started. Even though the truck was loud and bumpy, it didn’t stop Vienna from falling right to sleep.
Before I knew it, she was sound asleep in that half pretzel position she just loves so much. She is such a well adjusted little puppy and nothing really bothers her. Not even the roar of a diesel engine! Looks like we can start working on something else!
