Well, it has been a while since I have given any real updates on my gals. (Sorry about that, we have been pretty busy!)
Well, Nola finished her puppy class at the beginning of January. She did great! She is doing a lot better with introductions, although she still gets crazy around new people. Just not quite as crazy as before and she calms down quite a bit quicker than before. We still have a ton of work to do with her on that. She loves to meet other dogs and most people. We have found that she is skittish around large groups of children (but then again, who can blame her!). We will also be working with her on that as the weather gets warmer and the kids are out to play more. Other than that, she is doing great. She is 14.5" and weighs in at 19 lbs and is solid as a rock!
Bella is also doing great. She is enjoying the longer days and protecting all of us from the boogyman. She tried to eat some ducks the other day, but decided she would rather stay on dry land. (as is the Shiba way) She has been working on her fear of the 'big pink ball' (it is a balance ball that is kept in my office) and is doing rather well with it, although she still barks at it if it is out of place and no one else is in the room. As for other large balls, she will even play with a soccer ball now! YAY! But I have not had a chance to get many pictures of that. Although I do have a picture of her playing with a volleyball that is only a tad smaller.
That is all for now! I will try and be better about posting pictures and updating.
Comments
Jesse
Nola is SUCH a pretty girl! Her sesame has really come through lovely!
Belle just has the sweetest face, I hope she's being a good big sister!
I crack up at Belle - do you have video of her with the "big pink ball" (aka evil nemesis)?
LJ - I will try and get a video of Bella and the 'big pink ball'. I have yet to try out the video function on my new camera, so hopefully it will produce something somewhat worthy of posting!
Bella can hold a soccer ball? Impressive!
Great spam, it's nice to see them and get an update - it had been a while!
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Brad - Bella was once afraid of any ball that was bigger than her head. We have been working with her for several months on her fear of large balls. And she will now gladly play/attack soccer balls and volley balls. She is so funny with the soccer ball because she runs up to it and nips it a few times before she will try and grab it. It takes her a couple of tries, but she is eventually able to pick it up and run with it for a few steps before she lets go. I need to figure out the video thing on my camera so I can capture 'the moment'! (never really been a big fan of video, so this is all new to me!)
Next step for Bella is a basketball, hehehe. It's impressive that she can wrap her jaw around a football.
It's hard to think about how fast their growing, both Nola and Tetsu will be a year in just 3+ months. Feels like yesterday that he was a little fluff ball.
Definitely, need more updates of your babies.
I agree that the sesame color is beautiful on your puppy! :-)
Great pics!
I may have missed this, but what other collar do you have on Bella and Nola other than the martingale I'm seeing? What are those gray boxes on their collar?
Jesse
To give an idea how dedicated we are, the training started with Nola at 16 weeks. She is now almost 9 months old, and we are down to 3 flags on each side. At the end of this month, all the flags will come up. Invisible fence's training program is much shorter, but we want to make sure that our pups understand their boundaries and both the fence's warning and our warning.
*knock on wood* Neither pup has jumped the fence. But if they do, then the containment system will no longer be appropriate for them, and we will need to look at other options. Once a dog has learned how to get out of the fence, you can never re-train them, despite what Invisible Fence (the company) says.
They are lovely pups.
I really like the first one of Bella. The light in the background makes for an interesting effect. Very cool.
The third one of Bella somewhat reminds me of her Yoda pic.