The thread of Kuma, the Akita - Kuma and Nyx turned 3 today!!

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  • edited November -1
    I am super late to this - sorry Rui! Happy belated birthday to kuma and nyx!

    Kuma's show photos are awesome! He looks great in the ring!

    I agree with brad - you do clean up nice :P
  • edited January 2009
    Thanks guys!

    Jen - Sorry, I missed your question. By toeing out, I mean that Kuma's arms don't quite stay parallel (when he's relaxed) and his toes kind of point outwards instead of pointing straight ahead. Don't know if it makes sense.
    I think this photo shows it better
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    Brad - Yeah, we learned quite a bit form Silvia. She's still very nice, always willing to help. I mean, we saw her prepare at least 2 dogs that weren't hers, both days.

    Lindsay - That's probably his favourite thing in the world, kissie distribution.

    Romi and Brad - What clean up? The only thing I did was tie my hair back. I didn't even shave :-P
  • edited November -1
    Great pics! Congrats to Kuma! It's interesting to see the show pictures, and had no idea that the dogs would have so many different handlers over the course of a show. How do you determine who will handle the dog, and what portions of the show! Kuma looks like he doesn't mind it one bit, and performs well for all the different handlers.

    Thanks for sharing the pics!
  • edited November -1
    They don't need to have different handlers. It's just that I wasn't feeling confident on it after what happened on Kuma's first show, so on Saturday Roberto and then Silvia handled him, to show me some tips. Then on Sunday I figured I had to do it someday and what better day than that? Then on the Junior Male, Silvia offered to show him again.
  • edited November -1
    Thanks Rui; I forget that us humans have to learn to show, too! Glad both you and Kuma did great!
  • edited November -1
    Beebe stands like that (although she is nowhere near Kuma's breeding caliber). The receptionist at work who does the Belgian breeds called it standing "east to west" in the front when they do that.
  • edited November -1
    Rui - has Kuma thinned out a little, or am I imagining things??
  • edited November -1
    He lost a bit of weight 2/3 months ago, when he was adapting to Orijen. He has, since then, been growing at a steady rate. He's now the same weight he was before Orijen (last time I weighed him, two weeks ago) but feels more solid.
  • edited November -1
    Ah, I see... He is such a beautiful dog by the way.
  • edited November -1
    This weekend we had a little trip to the mountains of Serra da Estrela (Where Estrela Mountain Dog comes from), with my parents and my sister, so Kuma could get his feet on some snow.
    It was a great time, and he's exhausted on the sofa, he doesn't even want to eat.

    Spam time!

    In the car, on the way there
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    The view from the mountains
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    Going up!
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    Kuma meets snow!
    It was very natural, like he had always been around snow. No fear, no prissy feet. Just started chomping away at it!
    And hopping like crazy! He had a blast!

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    Attacking my sister, when she fell
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    Another good chomp at the snow (he went at it so much, his gums started bleeding, we had to stop him)
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    This rock formation on the left is called "Cabeça do Velho" (literally Old Man's Head)
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    At the house we were staying in (this was a long exposure and Kuma just kept moving around, heheh)
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    Today, before coming back
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  • edited November -1
    Awesome pics, glad that Kuma had such a great time...Those trees look amazing with the snow on them.
  • edited November -1
    Videos!

    His first reaction to snow









  • edited November -1
    Awesome pics and videos! I'll bet he's dreaming of snow!
  • edited November -1
    Wow, Kuma looks great! He looks like he had so much fun in the snow.
  • edited November -1
    He's gotten so...FLUFFY!!! :D ~
  • edited November -1
    Rui: Love the pics and videos of Kuma in the snow, and love the cabin you stayed in! Josephine loves to eat the snow, too. Not sure why that is, but it must be like a kid eating a snow cone to them! Kuma looks like he is in his element!
  • edited November -1
    He has grown into such a handsome dog. And his little smile is simply priceless.
  • edited November -1
    What beautiful photos - I love seeing your country through the lens of your camera!
  • edited November -1
    WOW - That is a beautiful area! I would love to visit one day.

    Kuma is so freaking handsome, he is really turning into an amazing Akita. That last pic is just perfect.

    The video's were fun too - he really did seem like he's been around snow his whole life.

    The place you stayed looked really nice too!

    Great spam, thanx for sharing.

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  • edited November -1
    You guys sat really still for that long exposure.


    Looks like you had a nice time, it's beautiful there. Kuma looks like he belongs in the snow.
  • edited November -1
    awesome spam! what a beautiful area - and Kuma looks to be enjoying every moment!
    Our Tsuki gets crazy about eating the snow, too :)
  • edited November -1
    Thanks guys!
    We had a really great time, although a bit tiring.
    Kuma really seems to be comfortable pretty much anywhere we go, it's impressive. And although I'm very biased, he did grow into a beautiful dog! And is still growing.

    Brandon - Yeah, we did stay pretty still. That's a 2,5 sec exposure :-) The one fo Kum on the floor is 2sec and the one of Nat and Kuma on the sofa is 1sec.
  • edited November -1
    Wow, what a pretty mountain romp. Kuma's eye spots are so white with all the snow behind him, it makes his red really stand out.
  • edited November -1
    Such beautiful pictures!
  • edited November -1
    I love Kuma spam!!!
  • edited November -1
    So many great photos! Thanks for sharing. The first photo of Kuma with Roberto shows off his wonderful stride.
  • edited February 2009
    I took Kuma to the park today, since I was home and the weather finally improved. It was a very nice walk and he even met friendly pups.

    The first pup (we didn't get his name)
    Seeing eachother
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    Meet and greet (sniff)
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    The second pup, Flor (flower in Portuguese). She's a firecracker.
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  • edited November -1
    Great spam Rui! It looked like the perfect day! Those action shots of Flor and Kuma are great!
  • edited November -1
    Kuma looks great!
  • edited November -1
    Ahh Rui, thank you, thank you, thank you. I love all your pictures, back from the very beginning.
    Kuma is simply gorgeous!!
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