Ryu and Roxy Adventures (New Spam 8/18)
This thread is dedicated to the wonderful Shiba-ness that has doubled in our household with the addition of Roxy. I am now well aware that Chloe was an atypical Shiba and therefore did nothing to prepare us for a 2-Shiba family. Roxy is PURE puppy Shiba and Ryu's dream come true. I am beginning to feel like a brand-new owner with this heightened level of Shiba-tude!!!!
Ryu and Roxy's first full-on play session. Tim felt the need to step in and calm Ryu down but as the days went on, we realized that Roxy could hold her own.
Ryu and Roxy on Christmas
A *quiet* play session - the first and the last of its kind
The more typical play session - Roxy being more vocal
We made a detour and took the kids on their inaugural trip to Clemson!
More play (please disregard the Blue Collar Comedy in the background)
Coming back home!
Ryu cleaning Roxy's teeth (much to her dismay)
Things I have learned:
1) Ryu can play non-stop. All day if I let him. He NEVER gets tired!
2) I think its hilarious that Roxy will bare her little puppy teeth and Ryu will back off. They're a quarter of an inch long for goodness sakes! lol
3) Ryu is Roxy's advocate. Ryu will bark at the door in the middle of the night to be let out. Mind you, Ryu has NEVER barked in the middle of the night - even at 8 weeks old!! So, I let them both out thinking "If Ryu has to go, Roxy must really have to go." As soon as I let them out, Roxy goes potty and Ryu just watches. As soon as she's done, he walks back to the door to go inside!
That's all for now! I have to go pull Ryu off of Roxy now.
Ryu and Roxy's first full-on play session. Tim felt the need to step in and calm Ryu down but as the days went on, we realized that Roxy could hold her own.
Ryu and Roxy on Christmas
A *quiet* play session - the first and the last of its kind
The more typical play session - Roxy being more vocal
We made a detour and took the kids on their inaugural trip to Clemson!
More play (please disregard the Blue Collar Comedy in the background)
Coming back home!
Ryu cleaning Roxy's teeth (much to her dismay)
Things I have learned:
1) Ryu can play non-stop. All day if I let him. He NEVER gets tired!
2) I think its hilarious that Roxy will bare her little puppy teeth and Ryu will back off. They're a quarter of an inch long for goodness sakes! lol
3) Ryu is Roxy's advocate. Ryu will bark at the door in the middle of the night to be let out. Mind you, Ryu has NEVER barked in the middle of the night - even at 8 weeks old!! So, I let them both out thinking "If Ryu has to go, Roxy must really have to go." As soon as I let them out, Roxy goes potty and Ryu just watches. As soon as she's done, he walks back to the door to go inside!
That's all for now! I have to go pull Ryu off of Roxy now.
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Ryu advocating for Roxy is just too funny too. :-)
They are awesome together. So Sweet.
And I have to agree - he has the BEST personality!
They are really cute together but some nights, I lie in bed amidst snarling and wrestling and being walked on by 8 paws and think...."I wonder if Lauren would trade Chloe for Roxy....." LOL
I'm so glad they are getting along so well - they make a great team!
How is Chloe doing?
The fact that Ryu advocates for Roxy is really funny!
And Ryu and Roxy are so perfect together!
And about #2 on your list of things learned... Puppy teeth are SHARP!!! :-P
Ryu got his annual shots, re-micro-chipped (with Home Again this time) and had his right ear checked out. We thought he had an ear infection with the way he kept trying to scratch it. But the vet examined and his ear is as healthy/clean as can be. We're kind of at a loss about his strange behavior but if it isn't any better by Friday, I'm taking him back for a follow-up. He was a CHAMP today! He didn't flinch for the two shots and only yelped once with the microchip. He did SUPER!
Roxy got some de-wormer for her tapeworm and had her ears cleaned. Apparently, she had ear mites in the past because the vet found a dead mite on the swab. We're thinking that she was treated for the mites and it was just the residue. She is getting spayed on Monday so they will check again to make sure there aren't any live ones. During her ear cleaning, she was squirming and crying the entire time. And Ryu started barking every time she cried!It was sad but funny at the same time.
Another positive - Ryu and Roxy were both showing off their B&G gear and the vet wants me to sell some products in their office! My first wholesale order!
Tonight is the first entire night that Roxy will spend in her crate. Wish us luck!
Good luck with the crate tonight!
Anyway, glad the vet checkup went so well! Much love to Roxy for when she goes in for her spay
Ryu is like Roxy's Nanny
& Pam, update your sig to include Roxy!
I hope everything went well with crating Roxy.
-Ah, Osy, the sig police :-P-
Im glad Ryu loves Roxy so much. It's adorable. I love shiba love.
So when does B&G officially open???
Alrighty, my first "two-dog-household" question!
Whenever Roxy finds a toy (anything really, could be a tissue on the floor) Ryu will take it from her. She won't fight back, won't even growl, and just usually lies down or walks away to find something else to play with. But here's the weird part, Ryu will then run to her and drop the toy right in front of her. The exact same way he drops his ball in front of our feet wanting us to play catch. Does he want her to play tug with him or something?
Niko and Guinness do that all day long!!!!
Niko takes stuff from Guinness and hides behind the couch with it, because he knows Guinness hasn't figured out that he can get be hind the couch too!!!
But its funny because either one can be laying down relaxing on the floor or on me, and who ever isn't relaxing starts making these ridiculious noises to get the other to come play, and it starts all over again, when the shiba 500 starts at our house there are two different tracks because Guinness doesn't know he can get behind the couch and run too haha!!!