@WrylyBrindle Yeah, he got pretty excited for the scritches.
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This is inspired by the vet techs at the vet office I take my dogs to, because they can never say Meitou's name correctly, lol. (They're very awesome vet techs so this is just for fun, not because I'm frustrated)
A Handy Guide on How to Pronounce My Dog's Name:
His name is Meitou. This is not pronounced May-two no matter how many times you say it. Pronounce it like the month (May) and the thing at the end of your foot (toe). So, let's practice. May-toe. May-toe. Got it?
Nicknames: Toad or Tato (like potato, without the po). Tato is usually what I call him. It all started because a little cousin couldn't pronounce his name. And the way she said it ended up sticking and his most used nickname.
Other random fact: People used to think his name was NATO. Uh....
So during our big snow days there was one day I was out walking Meitou and I cam across a family sledding down a somewhat steep road. ANd I overheard one of the children say "Oh! A wolf!" Hahahaha, nice try, kid.
And today when I took Meitou to pick up some premade raw from one of my favorite supply stores there was a new employee and she asked what sort of dog Meitou was. I said, "He's a Hokkaido." And she asked, "What sort of mix is that?" She was honestly curious, not trying to be rude, so I just gave her a short explanation on the breed. I thought it was an amusing experience.
And today I also went to a craft store and I was told that the first 15 minutes after I left Meitou cried and howled (he does this when he think he is supposed to go with me). And for a forty-five minutes after I had left he waited at the door or tried looking out the window. I was told at one point he went outside, around one side of the house, and he howled there a bit. The family member relaying the story said, "It was almost like he was trying to call you back home."
So during our big snow days there was one day I was out walking Meitou and I cam across a family sledding down a somewhat steep road. ANd I overheard one of the children say "Oh! A wolf!" Hahahaha, nice try, kid.
And today when I took Meitou to pick up some premade raw from one of my favorite supply stores there was a new employee and she asked what sort of dog Meitou was. I said, "He's a Hokkaido." And she asked, "What sort of mix is that?" She was honestly curious, not trying to be rude, so I just gave her a short explanation on the breed. I thought it was an amusing experience.
And today I also went to a craft store and I was told that the first 15 minutes after I left Meitou cried and howled (he does this when he think he is supposed to go with me). And for a forty-five minutes after I had left he waited at the door or tried looking out the window. I was told at one point he went outside, around one side of the house, and he howled there a bit. The family member relaying the story said, "It was almost like he was trying to call you back home."
How about this one girl told me she was 100% sure Athena is a shiba inu. Lol she has a cream shiba.
Hopefully withing the next week I will have video documentation of this: Meitou is learning two new tricks. I'm teaching him "Kung Fu" (because I don't want to call it beg and I didn't think "sit pretty" worked for a boy) and he watched Amy getting treats for "wave" and started teaching himself that. So I'm thinking I need to get some "in process" video to document his process.
I'm not sure why I used so many quotes there.
As for a few small updates:
For the last few days Meitou has been taking treats on walks again. Not all the time, and he still doesn't always respond to them, but I found a couple things that at least work a little bit. Freeze dried duck and treats made from salmon. I'm also going to start dehydrating my own stuff (family members willing to led me their dehydrators) and I'm going to attempt (very carefully) to freeze dry something.
Meitou is also enrolled in classes for reactive dogs to nip his newly growing reactivity issues (with other dogs). I'm pretty excited for the class because I really need the help, lol.
....And I wish I knew some dogs Meitou could meet and play with. Amy is too old and doesn't like him enough to play usually, and most of the people I know with dogs have dogs who don't like other dogs or are old. He needs someone to rough-play with.
Oh! @lindsayt If you want to use any of the pictures I posted of Meitou on the HANA website, feel free. Or I can try to get a better photo of him if you would like.
All of these Meitou pictures are awesome @WhoBitMe He's such a happy guy, and handsome too! You have some really great hiking locations. Ren and I are super jealous!
@cezieg Aw, thanks. We do have plenty of awesome places to hike around here. Tons of 'em, lol. Meitou loves to be out hiking. And I think he's pretty handsome, too. Though sometimes I tell him he looks like a girl because he's not very beefy, hahaha. Are you still moving out to Portland?
@cezieg Aw, thanks. We do have plenty of awesome places to hike around here. Tons of 'em, lol. Meitou loves to be out hiking. And I think he's pretty handsome, too. Though sometimes I tell him he looks like a girl because he's not very beefy, hahaha. Are you still moving out to Portland?
Haha well he's definitely a good looking pup, he's just streamlined vs beefy. Kinda like how Juno is a foxy runner and Matsu is a stocky wrestler. The plan is still to move out to Portland! I just need to graduate + get certified from my welding course and build up some work experience (probly in the oil field for a year). That way I can pick up a shipbuilding job in Seattle or heavy duty powerplant/high pressure pipe gig around Portland. Otherwise it'll be $12/hr shop work :P So it's still the plan, just had to be pushed back a little bit due to job market!
@cezieg Totally understand the job stuff. Well, if you move to Portland (vs Seattle) I can point you to some good sources to find awesome hikes.
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And now for some photo spam. A couple Fridays ago after work it wasn't raining so I took the dogs hiking. We weren't out for long because it got dark pretty soon and Amy decided part way that she wasn't really all that excited to be out. We were able to find another trailhead to a longer trail that attaches to the one we were on so I can take Meitou there once the weather is a bit better.
I apologize for the quality of the photos. My camera did not like the low-light conditions and I'm not a particularly stellar photographer. And Meitou just does not cooperate and look at the camera.
I almost expect him to slide away in this next pic due to the angle.
I unclipped Amy's leash from her harness. She can't go fast enough to get into trouble so I felt like it would be fine letting her be off leash (I had done this once before). And you know what? She wouldn't move. At all. No matter how much a coaxed her. So she got attached back up to her leash and she was willing to move again.
One of these dogs is photobombing....
So Meitou recently experienced an air mattress for the first time. He loves to poke it with his nose.
Amy is waiting back there because I would throw her treats back there.
And here are some "wave" and "kung fu" videos. And apparently some turning the head to the right because somehow he thinks I'm training him to do that, too.
So, Saturday (March 15th) I went to a Barn Hunt trial with Meitou. It was fun, but I felt pretty self conscious the entire time because I was terrified, lol.
"What am I doing here?"
"Who are all these people and why do they all have dogs?"
"More of them!"
He doesn't know why he is still in the car. Once we get somewhere he thinks that means he shouldn't have to wait in cars.
And of course he had to smell things.
While we were waiting for our turn for the instinct test we got to meet @lindsayt and Ike and Farrah. I have much respect for Ike, he put up with Meitou amazingly well. Because Meitou is very fond of being inappropriate and licking other dogs in very personal places. I'm really, really sorry about that. There was a cream Shiba there, too, that really excited Meitou for some reason. It was cute because I saw the cream Shiba and they saw Meitou and we're like "cousins!"
Anyway....Meitou's turn for the instinct test came and I had no idea what he was going to do. Honestly, I was betting that he'd poop or pee in the ring and get disqualified even though I pottied him several times beforehand. I also didn't think he would willingly do a tunnel or jump up on anything. Not that those things were required for instinct, but they were set up to see if the dog would do them, I guess.
Anyway, here is some video of Meitou's instinct test:
After saying hi to the volunteer he smelled the closest tube and seemed pretty interested. And then threw himself down to try and roll in the smell. I was told many times afterward that my dog that the most unique find.It didn't take very long.
I also did a novice run with Meitou, but we didn't do so well there. From the get-go he was trying to roll on things and I kind of paniced and called "rat" without really getting him to explore. Again, I was totally terrified and let the panic get to my head. But at least everyone watching got a good laugh at Meitou and he was having a god time. He even tried to give @sandrat888 a kiss when she went to show him where the rat was actually hidden.
The video of the novice run didn't turn out (way blurry and Meitou was behind hay bales for most of it) so I didn't bother to upload it. Plus I felt kind of dumb during that one, hahaha.
Afterward Meitou and I wandered around for a bit and found a gazebo to take pictures in.
Then he got to meet Farrah. She had to tell him off eventually because he was all up in her business, lol. Again, sorry @lindsayt
Later we went to watch some of the more advanced dogs.
The cutest snacks ever...
I had a lot of people approach me with "You're the one with dog breed that's impossible to pronounce," "What's his beed again?" and "I'm not even going to try and pronounce his name." LOL Meitou's name also got horribly misspelled on the run order roster. Either I had heinous handwriting that day or his name is harder to spell that I expected.
I left a little after 11am since I needed to get back home to get ready for Meitou's class that was in the afternoon. He was pretty tired after that.
He fell asleep with his head behind his bed which is up against the wall because I have to take it to our class and I never got around to putting it down.
And the next pictures are a series to show the happy relaxed face when people pet him just right.
We also went walking on a river trail today, but I didn't take any pictures (rainy!). But Meitou found horse poop to roll in. Good job, Meitou, Good job. Luckily the rain washed it off.
It was super awesome to meet you guys, and he is one cool dog. Ike is very chill and I am glad he could be a good neutral dog for him to meet. Meitou sure has a forward greeting tho!
Here is a video of his Novice run. He was very fun to watch!
@lindsayt LOL Thank you for uploading that video. I'm glad you liked Meitou. I was afraid he would do something that would make people dislike him and I want NK forum people to like him.
@lindsayt I'm glad to hear that. He seems to be a bit much for some people so I worry. But he can be very charming when he wants to be. He hasn't slept in his kennel at night in a long time. He sleeps outside my bedroom door or at the base of the stairs (right across from my door). It makes mornings pretty fun to have him be the first thing to greet me. And of course Amy is often nearby (though she has some places she loves to sleep in other places in the house).
On a hike today Meitou tried to climb a tree today. What he really wanted as to get into the creek that was a few feet below us and the tree we were near had broken and was bent into a L shape that stuck out over the creek. And he cried to climb up to the bent part which was cute, but also terrifying because it was in no way thick enough to hold him.
On Sunday I had also taken him on a "hike" (more like a nature walk since the old dog was tagging along so I went somewhere flat and easy) with my parents. My dad was telling me how Meitou is mostly a good dog but has a little "wanpaku" (which he said means something like "naughtiness.") and that if I get another Japanese dog I should could consider naming it wanpaku. Which is cute, but also seems like it would come back to haunt me, lol.
@Saya Thanks! I was wondering, did Saya always like raw organs and whole fish? I've been trying to branch out the raw part of Meitou's diet. He refuses to eat organs (kidney and liver that came with a turkey). And when I first gave him a whole fish he ate everything except a little bit of organ. The other two times I tried he only ate the body, and left the head and any organs. He gets smelt on a regular basis and loves it, but the packages I buy have no heads or organs. I was wondering if there is a way I can get him to be more willing to eat these things, or should I just not worry about feeding those types of items if he doesn't want to eat them (lol, he's even picky about pre-made raw brands).
Anyway, Saturday night one of my sister's and I went to see if a mutual friend was at work (retail). Since she was, we decided we should buy something. The following photos are results of our purchases.
(Notice in the next photo how Freaky Cat has his feet up against the sliding glass door in an odd pose)
This last shot was hard to get, because Meitou did not appreciate the hood being up. Everyone thought he looked like a little gangster.
Just to put this out there, no, we don't normally dress up our pets. But we ended up buying these because they were cheap and we thought they would make cute pictures.
Surprisingly, Freaky Cat was totally chill with the whole thing. It helped we fed him a lot of lamb lung treats, which he loves above almost all other things. Meitou was not so fond. He didn't want to move, and when he did it was a little stiff. He pawed at the hood so I only put it up for a few seconds. He also got treats during this and it seemed to help.
Saya when she was new to raw she did not like kidneys, tongue or heart. She eventually grew to like these and is excited to eat stuff like heart, kidneys and tongue, but some dogs just don't like organs..
With Saya I offered her normal meals and offered tiny piece of frozen kidney before giving her normal meal most times she refused it. I would just put it back in freeze to try another time.
If she was getting either ground meat, egg, canned sardines or salmon I'd put the small piece of kidney in those and she'd eat it since it was hidden. sometimes with the egg she'd pick it out.
I'd continue to offer tiny piece and eventually she would eat it. I then increased the size to 1oz and eventually to 1 and 1/2 oz then 2oz. I did same for the heart and tongue.
Recently I got a big order from hare today whole quail which she loves. I decided to try whole sardines and herring got four bags of sardine and four of herring each bag is 2lbs.
Saya loves the sardines she always liked the canned ones, but never had raw ones before. She gets excited for them, but when I tried a whole herring she only ate the head and then left the rest. I offered it another day and she refused it turning her head away like it is yucky and walking away or trying to bury it.
I then cut a portion up into small pieces mixed with ground ewe and she ate the ewe and the herring bits mixed with it. I did that again mixed bits when she got ground ewe or honest kitchen zeal and egg.
She has had whole herring a couple times this past month and ate it all no problem.
There are some owners on other dog forums where they have to mix the liver and kidneys with ground meat in order for the dog to eat them. Some give it cooked and the dog would eat it fine cooked.
Some say tough love works, but sometimes it doesn't know amount of tough love would get Bella to eat pheasant she didn't like it even putting salmon oil on it she just licked that off and left the pheasant. Luckily Saya loves wild game birds so she ate it. plus since she liked other things it wasn't necessary for her to eat it so I didn't push it.
I'd try hiding the items in stuff like ground meat, or something the dog likes, then cooking it and if cooking works then do that and eventually work where you cook it less and less then just sear it then raw. and if cooked is only way that might be only way.
Cooking does reduce some of nutritional value some, but it is still fine. I sometimes cook things like gizzards, bits of liver and boneless meat and once done cooking add water too it to boil bit for little broth and use the meat and broth as kibble topper for Bella.. She and Saya likes it kinda like a doggy soup..
@Saya Oh, thanks for the tips! Not sure why I didn't think to try some of those.
@BradA1878 He does look a bit like Kishin, doesn't he. Hmn, and now that Kishin has been brought up....I think the forum could use some Kishin pictures. Just sayin'.
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Upcoming update: Took Meitou hiking near the coast and went to the beach afterward. Photos and video coming soon.
Okay. Here are the pictures and video I took during Meitou's coastal hike/beach exploration from the previous weekend. A bunch of family and one of my friends came also. For the most part Meitou had a good time, though the rude off-leash dogs were a dark spot on an otherwise good day. The state park we hiked in has a 'dogs must be on leash when on the trails' rule, and a couple had their dogs loose jogging with them and as soon as they saw Meitou their dogs rushed him. Boo.
I apologize for the all the doggy butt-shots. He was attached to my waist and it was the most common view.
Once upon a time a little skinny Hokkaido boy went for a hike.
He had to stay on leash, so he stuck his tongue out in displeasure.
But at least there were tons of logs to climb and things to pee on, so it wasn't a total loss.
And then, hark! Water to drink!
There were many muddy boggy places, but that didn't stop the Hokkaido from pulling his human through them. Shoes and puppy toes got very muddy, even when all creatures involved tried to use logs to cross the ickiest bits.
Much to Meitou's amusement, there were many roots for humans to trip on. Tripping happened A LOT.
And of course all proper white dogs must roll in the mud.
"What'chu lookin' at, Foo'?"
Meitou made an effort to randomly photobomb.
Not here, though.
There was much pretending mushrooms were not clinging to trees.
And this is right before the loose dogs made a stain upon Meitou's day.
And....here I must pause. I have a ton more photos coming, I just feel like they shouldn't all be in one post. I'm afraid the forum will tell me that my post will be too big otherwise.
@Losech It was pretty cool. It's at Oswald West State Park just south of Cannon Beach.
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The first epic vantage point had a big cliff, and naturally Meitou want to climb down it.
This isn't a log out in the ocean. It was one of the many surfers out at Smugger's Cove.
The second vantage was yet another cliff and....of course Meitou wanted to go out to the very edge.
Once the white Hokkaido puppy got into the sun, he decided he needed to become one with the sun glare and merge into the ocean.
As humans loitered at the viewpoint the little skinny Hokkaido reminded them of his love of peeing in tall grass.
Upon returning to the vehicles we drove until we found a picnic area near Arcadia Beach where we had lunch. At that point most people headed home, but one of my sisters, our close friend and I decided to roam Arcadia Beach before going home.
The beach was awesome, if windy. But it took me a while to figure out how to take decent photos in the sun. So I took a lot of video as well as photos to be sure I had some decent shots.
Otherwise they would have all been like this: A leg and a dog butt. Plus also my finger in the corner.
And there were jellyfish?
And this:
A good story always has digging in it, and sand is made for digging.
The ocean vanished from this shot.
No one was sure what this was.
Meitou wanted to drink their seat water.
One human started to write "Pokemon," and Meitou promptly peed on the the letter P.
A video of the finished product:
Who says it's windy?
It was windy enough to send that frisbee rolling on its side for a very long time.
MORE DIG
Sandy nose
Kung Fu on the Beach
He kept touching his sandy nose my glasses.
But dogs just pretend they didn't put sand on your glasses and act like they have been digging the whole time.
Comments
@Saya Thank you!
@WrylyBrindle Yeah, he got pretty excited for the scritches.
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This is inspired by the vet techs at the vet office I take my dogs to, because they can never say Meitou's name correctly, lol. (They're very awesome vet techs so this is just for fun, not because I'm frustrated)
A Handy Guide on How to Pronounce My Dog's Name:
His name is Meitou.
This is not pronounced May-two no matter how many times you say it.
Pronounce it like the month (May) and the thing at the end of your foot (toe).
So, let's practice. May-toe. May-toe.
Got it?
Nicknames: Toad or Tato (like potato, without the po). Tato is usually what I call him. It all started because a little cousin couldn't pronounce his name. And the way she said it ended up sticking and his most used nickname.
Other random fact: People used to think his name was NATO. Uh....
So during our big snow days there was one day I was out walking Meitou and I cam across a family sledding down a somewhat steep road. ANd I overheard one of the children say "Oh! A wolf!" Hahahaha, nice try, kid.
And today when I took Meitou to pick up some premade raw from one of my favorite supply stores there was a new employee and she asked what sort of dog Meitou was. I said, "He's a Hokkaido." And she asked, "What sort of mix is that?" She was honestly curious, not trying to be rude, so I just gave her a short explanation on the breed. I thought it was an amusing experience.
And today I also went to a craft store and I was told that the first 15 minutes after I left Meitou cried and howled (he does this when he think he is supposed to go with me). And for a forty-five minutes after I had left he waited at the door or tried looking out the window. I was told at one point he went outside, around one side of the house, and he howled there a bit. The family member relaying the story said, "It was almost like he was trying to call you back home."
A short video of Maru at Best in show ring: you find him 2:55.
http://ebugatta.tv/hu/nyitooldal/hirek/fehova-winter-dog-show-2014-02-15-bis
I'm not sure why I used so many quotes there.
As for a few small updates:
For the last few days Meitou has been taking treats on walks again. Not all the time, and he still doesn't always respond to them, but I found a couple things that at least work a little bit. Freeze dried duck and treats made from salmon. I'm also going to start dehydrating my own stuff (family members willing to led me their dehydrators) and I'm going to attempt (very carefully) to freeze dry something.
Meitou is also enrolled in classes for reactive dogs to nip his newly growing reactivity issues (with other dogs). I'm pretty excited for the class because I really need the help, lol.
....And I wish I knew some dogs Meitou could meet and play with. Amy is too old and doesn't like him enough to play usually, and most of the people I know with dogs have dogs who don't like other dogs or are old. He needs someone to rough-play with.
Oh! @lindsayt If you want to use any of the pictures I posted of Meitou on the HANA website, feel free. Or I can try to get a better photo of him if you would like.
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And now for some photo spam. A couple Fridays ago after work it wasn't raining so I took the dogs hiking. We weren't out for long because it got dark pretty soon and Amy decided part way that she wasn't really all that excited to be out. We were able to find another trailhead to a longer trail that attaches to the one we were on so I can take Meitou there once the weather is a bit better.
I apologize for the quality of the photos. My camera did not like the low-light conditions and I'm not a particularly stellar photographer. And Meitou just does not cooperate and look at the camera.
I almost expect him to slide away in this next pic due to the angle.
I unclipped Amy's leash from her harness. She can't go fast enough to get into trouble so I felt like it would be fine letting her be off leash (I had done this once before). And you know what? She wouldn't move. At all. No matter how much a coaxed her. So she got attached back up to her leash and she was willing to move again.
One of these dogs is photobombing....
So Meitou recently experienced an air mattress for the first time. He loves to poke it with his nose.
Amy is waiting back there because I would throw her treats back there.
And here are some "wave" and "kung fu" videos. And apparently some turning the head to the right because somehow he thinks I'm training him to do that, too.
"What am I doing here?"
"Who are all these people and why do they all have dogs?"
"More of them!"
He doesn't know why he is still in the car. Once we get somewhere he thinks that means he shouldn't have to wait in cars.
And of course he had to smell things.
While we were waiting for our turn for the instinct test we got to meet @lindsayt and Ike and Farrah. I have much respect for Ike, he put up with Meitou amazingly well. Because Meitou is very fond of being inappropriate and licking other dogs in very personal places. I'm really, really sorry about that. There was a cream Shiba there, too, that really excited Meitou for some reason. It was cute because I saw the cream Shiba and they saw Meitou and we're like "cousins!"
Anyway....Meitou's turn for the instinct test came and I had no idea what he was going to do. Honestly, I was betting that he'd poop or pee in the ring and get disqualified even though I pottied him several times beforehand. I also didn't think he would willingly do a tunnel or jump up on anything. Not that those things were required for instinct, but they were set up to see if the dog would do them, I guess.
Anyway, here is some video of Meitou's instinct test:
After saying hi to the volunteer he smelled the closest tube and seemed pretty interested. And then threw himself down to try and roll in the smell. I was told many times afterward that my dog that the most unique find.It didn't take very long.
I also did a novice run with Meitou, but we didn't do so well there. From the get-go he was trying to roll on things and I kind of paniced and called "rat" without really getting him to explore. Again, I was totally terrified and let the panic get to my head. But at least everyone watching got a good laugh at Meitou and he was having a god time. He even tried to give @sandrat888 a kiss when she went to show him where the rat was actually hidden.
The video of the novice run didn't turn out (way blurry and Meitou was behind hay bales for most of it) so I didn't bother to upload it. Plus I felt kind of dumb during that one, hahaha.
Afterward Meitou and I wandered around for a bit and found a gazebo to take pictures in.
Then he got to meet Farrah. She had to tell him off eventually because he was all up in her business, lol. Again, sorry @lindsayt
Later we went to watch some of the more advanced dogs.
The cutest snacks ever...
I had a lot of people approach me with "You're the one with dog breed that's impossible to pronounce," "What's his beed again?" and "I'm not even going to try and pronounce his name." LOL Meitou's name also got horribly misspelled on the run order roster. Either I had heinous handwriting that day or his name is harder to spell that I expected.
I left a little after 11am since I needed to get back home to get ready for Meitou's class that was in the afternoon. He was pretty tired after that.
Trying to get some decent shots of his face.
He fell asleep with his head behind his bed which is up against the wall because I have to take it to our class and I never got around to putting it down.
And the next pictures are a series to show the happy relaxed face when people pet him just right.
We also went walking on a river trail today, but I didn't take any pictures (rainy!). But Meitou found horse poop to roll in. Good job, Meitou, Good job. Luckily the rain washed it off.
It was super awesome to meet you guys, and he is one cool dog. Ike is very chill and I am glad he could be a good neutral dog for him to meet. Meitou sure has a forward greeting tho!
Here is a video of his Novice run. He was very fun to watch!
On Sunday I had also taken him on a "hike" (more like a nature walk since the old dog was tagging along so I went somewhere flat and easy) with my parents. My dad was telling me how Meitou is mostly a good dog but has a little "wanpaku" (which he said means something like "naughtiness.") and that if I get another Japanese dog I should could consider naming it wanpaku. Which is cute, but also seems like it would come back to haunt me, lol.
Anyway, Saturday night one of my sister's and I went to see if a mutual friend was at work (retail). Since she was, we decided we should buy something. The following photos are results of our purchases.
(Notice in the next photo how Freaky Cat has his feet up against the sliding glass door in an odd pose)
This last shot was hard to get, because Meitou did not appreciate the hood being up. Everyone thought he looked like a little gangster.
Just to put this out there, no, we don't normally dress up our pets. But we ended up buying these because they were cheap and we thought they would make cute pictures.
Surprisingly, Freaky Cat was totally chill with the whole thing. It helped we fed him a lot of lamb lung treats, which he loves above almost all other things. Meitou was not so fond. He didn't want to move, and when he did it was a little stiff. He pawed at the hood so I only put it up for a few seconds. He also got treats during this and it seemed to help.
Saya when she was new to raw she did not like kidneys, tongue or heart. She eventually grew to like these and is excited to eat stuff like heart, kidneys and tongue, but some dogs just don't like organs..
With Saya I offered her normal meals and offered tiny piece of frozen kidney before giving her normal meal most times she refused it. I would just put it back in freeze to try another time.
If she was getting either ground meat, egg, canned sardines or salmon I'd put the small piece of kidney in those and she'd eat it since it was hidden. sometimes with the egg she'd pick it out.
I'd continue to offer tiny piece and eventually she would eat it. I then increased the size to 1oz and eventually to 1 and 1/2 oz then 2oz. I did same for the heart and tongue.
Recently I got a big order from hare today whole quail which she loves. I decided to try whole sardines and herring got four bags of sardine and four of herring each bag is 2lbs.
Saya loves the sardines she always liked the canned ones, but never had raw ones before. She gets excited for them, but when I tried a whole herring she only ate the head and then left the rest. I offered it another day and she refused it turning her head away like it is yucky and walking away or trying to bury it.
I then cut a portion up into small pieces mixed with ground ewe and she ate the ewe and the herring bits mixed with it. I did that again mixed bits when she got ground ewe or honest kitchen zeal and egg.
She has had whole herring a couple times this past month and ate it all no problem.
There are some owners on other dog forums where they have to mix the liver and kidneys with ground meat in order for the dog to eat them. Some give it cooked and the dog would eat it fine cooked.
Some say tough love works, but sometimes it doesn't know amount of tough love would get Bella to eat pheasant she didn't like it even putting salmon oil on it she just licked that off and left the pheasant. Luckily Saya loves wild game birds so she ate it. plus since she liked other things it wasn't necessary for her to eat it so I didn't push it.
I'd try hiding the items in stuff like ground meat, or something the dog likes, then cooking it and if cooking works then do that and eventually work where you cook it less and less then just sear it then raw. and if cooked is only way that might be only way.
Cooking does reduce some of nutritional value some, but it is still fine. I sometimes cook things like gizzards, bits of liver and boneless meat and once done cooking add water too it to boil bit for little broth and use the meat and broth as kibble topper for Bella.. She and Saya likes it kinda like a doggy soup..
@BradA1878 He does look a bit like Kishin, doesn't he.
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Upcoming update: Took Meitou hiking near the coast and went to the beach afterward. Photos and video coming soon.
I apologize for the all the doggy butt-shots. He was attached to my waist and it was the most common view.
Once upon a time a little skinny Hokkaido boy went for a hike.
He had to stay on leash, so he stuck his tongue out in displeasure.
But at least there were tons of logs to climb and things to pee on, so it wasn't a total loss.
And then, hark! Water to drink!
There were many muddy boggy places, but that didn't stop the Hokkaido from pulling his human through them. Shoes and puppy toes got very muddy, even when all creatures involved tried to use logs to cross the ickiest bits.
Much to Meitou's amusement, there were many roots for humans to trip on. Tripping happened A LOT.
And of course all proper white dogs must roll in the mud.
"What'chu lookin' at, Foo'?"
Meitou made an effort to randomly photobomb.
Not here, though.
There was much pretending mushrooms were not clinging to trees.
And this is right before the loose dogs made a stain upon Meitou's day.
And....here I must pause. I have a ton more photos coming, I just feel like they shouldn't all be in one post. I'm afraid the forum will tell me that my post will be too big otherwise.
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The first epic vantage point had a big cliff, and naturally Meitou want to climb down it.
This isn't a log out in the ocean. It was one of the many surfers out at Smugger's Cove.
The second vantage was yet another cliff and....of course Meitou wanted to go out to the very edge.
Once the white Hokkaido puppy got into the sun, he decided he needed to become one with the sun glare and merge into the ocean.
As humans loitered at the viewpoint the little skinny Hokkaido reminded them of his love of peeing in tall grass.
Upon returning to the vehicles we drove until we found a picnic area near Arcadia Beach where we had lunch. At that point most people headed home, but one of my sisters, our close friend and I decided to roam Arcadia Beach before going home.
And those beach pics will be in their own post.
Otherwise they would have all been like this: A leg and a dog butt. Plus also my finger in the corner.
And there were jellyfish?
And this:
A good story always has digging in it, and sand is made for digging.
The ocean vanished from this shot.
No one was sure what this was.
Meitou wanted to drink their seat water.
One human started to write "Pokemon," and Meitou promptly peed on the the letter P.
A video of the finished product:
Who says it's windy?
It was windy enough to send that frisbee rolling on its side for a very long time.
MORE DIG
Sandy nose
Kung Fu on the Beach
He kept touching his sandy nose my glasses.
But dogs just pretend they didn't put sand on your glasses and act like they have been digging the whole time.
Sand is good to roll in.