For about a month one of my friends has been staying with us. He just moved back to the area and is working (slowly apparently) on finding a place to live. It's no big deal that he stays with us, he is hardly ever there and doesn't make a mess.
Over the last month Nemo has had to get used to someone being in his home, and he is getting really good with Andy. He no longer barks when Andy comes in, or when Andy gets up to walk across the room. In fact, unless Andy is carrying his laptop or something unfamiliar, Nemo doesn't mind Andy moving around at all, just acts as normal as could be. Nemo will take treats from Andy, and do "sit" "down" "high five". Monday though Nemo moved things forward. Andy and I were sitting on the couch and he jumped up between us with no treats present, and started licking Andy's face! Of course Andy had eaten peanut butter within the last hour or so, so Nemo was probably searching for leftovers but it was still great! Then he let Andy pet him (even on top of the head) for about five minutes and then jumped down.
It takes Nemo awhile, but he really can come around. I'm sure if Andy had come on walks with me, and worked with him more with treats, it could have happened a bit quicker, but Andy is a busy guy. Anyhow. I was just happy that Nemo made a friend.
Last week Monday - Thursday, Hanzo came over to visit. We tried to have Yuri stay with also, but that was just not going to work, so Yuri went to another persons house. Nemo and Hanzo had their little 10 minute stand off when Hanzo first showed up, but after that it went great. They were best buds, playing, laying around, walking side by side. It was really nice to have Hanzo around. We actually have Whizzer right now, got him Sunday, will have him until Saturday.
Here are some pictures of Nemo and Hanzo.
Hanzo!
Nemo!
Hanzo!
Here are a couple funny ones:
Hanzo and Andy got along really well. Hanzo loves everyone, so he slept with Andy sometimes:
One night Hanzo was laying in Nemo's crate, which we were shocked that he was ok with. Then it got to be bed time, and Nemo knew he had to be in his crate. He sat and looked at Hanzo, then reved up and ran as fast as he could and shot past Hanzo into the back of the crate. They both stayed in there for a little while:
It looks like Hanzo and Nemo had a blast! I love the shot of them in the crate together. That's one of those where you do a quick computation in your head where you try to balance the cost not capturing the cuteness with the risk of breaking it up by going to get the camera. I'm glad they posed long enough for you to capture it!
I also really like the first one. Its awesome to see how Nemo is contorting his body to get out of the way of Hanzo's mouth! :-)
Here are some pictures from when Whiz was over. We also took Nemo over to Finn and Turi's place, so there are a couple of Turi. Finn was non-compliant for pictures this time. Not any shots of them playing this time. When I got the camera out Whizzer just wanted to play ball, and Nemo just wanted to steal it from him. Then Whiz just sits and whines because he isn't allowed to take things from Nemo.
Whiz:
Nemo:
Nemo getting loved on/harassed by his mom:
Turi:
There are of course a lot more on my flickr page. I just didn't want to post them all in here.
Those shots of Whizzer are great! I never really noticed before, but he's a handsome little boy.
I also really like the first one of Turi and the nylabone, but my favorite is the second one of Nemo getting loved on. He's like "oh man, not this again. :-("
Do they give the Whiz a summer hair cut? The Cairn we are sitting for in 2 weeks rolls in the mud on hot days if she doesn't have a short enough haircut!
Jen - Yes they give Whiz a summer cut. IMO, always too short, and he looks retarded. This is his summer cut with about 2 months of growing out. I love it when he has his full shag on and a big beard like face.
Dave - Whiz is a handsome little guy. He's pretty goofy too.
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Happy Birthday Nemo!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEMO!!!
Over the last month Nemo has had to get used to someone being in his home, and he is getting really good with Andy. He no longer barks when Andy comes in, or when Andy gets up to walk across the room. In fact, unless Andy is carrying his laptop or something unfamiliar, Nemo doesn't mind Andy moving around at all, just acts as normal as could be. Nemo will take treats from Andy, and do "sit" "down" "high five". Monday though Nemo moved things forward. Andy and I were sitting on the couch and he jumped up between us with no treats present, and started licking Andy's face! Of course Andy had eaten peanut butter within the last hour or so, so Nemo was probably searching for leftovers but it was still great! Then he let Andy pet him (even on top of the head) for about five minutes and then jumped down.
It takes Nemo awhile, but he really can come around. I'm sure if Andy had come on walks with me, and worked with him more with treats, it could have happened a bit quicker, but Andy is a busy guy. Anyhow. I was just happy that Nemo made a friend.
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Here are some pictures of Nemo and Hanzo.
Hanzo!
Nemo!
Hanzo!
Here are a couple funny ones:
Hanzo and Andy got along really well. Hanzo loves everyone, so he slept with Andy sometimes:
One night Hanzo was laying in Nemo's crate, which we were shocked that he was ok with. Then it got to be bed time, and Nemo knew he had to be in his crate. He sat and looked at Hanzo, then reved up and ran as fast as he could and shot past Hanzo into the back of the crate. They both stayed in there for a little while:
There are few more pictures on my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_w/
We need Nemo/Whiz spam, too! I'm a cairn fan..
It looks like Hanzo and Nemo had a blast! I love the shot of them in the crate together. That's one of those where you do a quick computation in your head where you try to balance the cost not capturing the cuteness with the risk of breaking it up by going to get the camera. I'm glad they posed long enough for you to capture it!
I also really like the first one. Its awesome to see how Nemo is contorting his body to get out of the way of Hanzo's mouth! :-)
Hanzo is really cute.
I like the first pic a lot too.
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We were calling him "Hanzo-Wanzo" though because Andy thought his name was Wanzo and called him that a bunch of times.
I love the two of them in the crate.
Whiz:
Nemo:
Nemo getting loved on/harassed by his mom:
Turi:
There are of course a lot more on my flickr page. I just didn't want to post them all in here.
I also really like the first one of Turi and the nylabone, but my favorite is the second one of Nemo getting loved on. He's like "oh man, not this again. :-("
Great shots as usual!
Nemo looks like he *loves* the love...
Dave - Whiz is a handsome little guy. He's pretty goofy too.