Poppy
I wanted to post a few pictures of my Kai pup, Poppy. She's 5 months old now, and doing really well.
I have found her to be remarkably difficult to photograph (I thought b&t Shibas were tough to get good photos of, but the Kai is much worse!). Thank goodness for digital cameras! And kudos to all of you who manage to take such beautiful photos of your Kais - hopefully I'll figure out the trick eventually.
Earlier this week I took my 8 year old daughter, Norah, my Shiba, James, and Poppy on a couple of short hikes in a nearby state park. It was a beautiful early spring day (unlike today - we've got close to a foot of snow already and it's still coming down). The "puppies" (two-legged Norah and four-legged Poppy) spent a couple hours chasing each other around at the base of the fire-tower atop South Mountain, while Jamie and I hung out and enjoyed the sunshine.
I did have one scare, when Poppy decided to climb the fire-tower. I've never before owned a dog who would have even considered climbing a steep, rickety, open stair in rather high-wind conditions, but, then again, I should know by now not to be surprised by anything this crazy puppy does. Norah had already started up the tower while I went to set down my pack, grab a windbreaker and tether James. When Norah started hollering for me, I looked up to see Pop hanging out on the first landing, and hearing Norah above her, start racing up the second landing. I was really panicked, imagining myself scraping pancake-puppy off the rocks below. Poppy really did not want to come down and I was afraid to go up after her because the last thing I wanted was for her to feel like I was chasing her (and even if I had caught up with her safely, I would not have been comfortable carrying her down). Thankfully, she decided to be a good girl and humor me, and so she came down on her own. I snapped a picture of her on the first landing on her way back down, after I'd stopped freaking out
. After playing with her for several minutes, I tethered her next to James so I could climb up the tower for a look around, and she SCREAMED bloody murder the entire time (she was just outraged by the injustice of her situation). She is quite the character, and while she's a real pest and is giving me plenty of grey hairs, if she manages to survive til adulthood she's going to be a fabulous dog.
Here's the pictures (hope this works!):
In the next photo, James has just "found" Norah. For many years, one of Norah's favorite games has been hide and seek - she hides, and I send Jamie off to find her. Poppy is starting to understand the game too, but since Norah wanted Poppy to be "on her side" and hide with her, and Poppy would rather "seek" than "hide", Poppy ended up being a double agent of sorts on this particular afternoon.
And here's the pics of the fire-tower and my naughty monkey-puppy.
I have found her to be remarkably difficult to photograph (I thought b&t Shibas were tough to get good photos of, but the Kai is much worse!). Thank goodness for digital cameras! And kudos to all of you who manage to take such beautiful photos of your Kais - hopefully I'll figure out the trick eventually.
Earlier this week I took my 8 year old daughter, Norah, my Shiba, James, and Poppy on a couple of short hikes in a nearby state park. It was a beautiful early spring day (unlike today - we've got close to a foot of snow already and it's still coming down). The "puppies" (two-legged Norah and four-legged Poppy) spent a couple hours chasing each other around at the base of the fire-tower atop South Mountain, while Jamie and I hung out and enjoyed the sunshine.
I did have one scare, when Poppy decided to climb the fire-tower. I've never before owned a dog who would have even considered climbing a steep, rickety, open stair in rather high-wind conditions, but, then again, I should know by now not to be surprised by anything this crazy puppy does. Norah had already started up the tower while I went to set down my pack, grab a windbreaker and tether James. When Norah started hollering for me, I looked up to see Pop hanging out on the first landing, and hearing Norah above her, start racing up the second landing. I was really panicked, imagining myself scraping pancake-puppy off the rocks below. Poppy really did not want to come down and I was afraid to go up after her because the last thing I wanted was for her to feel like I was chasing her (and even if I had caught up with her safely, I would not have been comfortable carrying her down). Thankfully, she decided to be a good girl and humor me, and so she came down on her own. I snapped a picture of her on the first landing on her way back down, after I'd stopped freaking out
. After playing with her for several minutes, I tethered her next to James so I could climb up the tower for a look around, and she SCREAMED bloody murder the entire time (she was just outraged by the injustice of her situation). She is quite the character, and while she's a real pest and is giving me plenty of grey hairs, if she manages to survive til adulthood she's going to be a fabulous dog. Here's the pictures (hope this works!):
In the next photo, James has just "found" Norah. For many years, one of Norah's favorite games has been hide and seek - she hides, and I send Jamie off to find her. Poppy is starting to understand the game too, but since Norah wanted Poppy to be "on her side" and hide with her, and Poppy would rather "seek" than "hide", Poppy ended up being a double agent of sorts on this particular afternoon.
And here's the pics of the fire-tower and my naughty monkey-puppy.
Comments
I'm in southern NH.
By the way, I'd really love to meet you and Juno someday. Poppy is the only Kai Ken I've ever met, and since I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the breed, meeting the only other local Kai and her owner seems like a good idea.
I haven't been to Dog Mountain yet, although I've heard of it and it's on my to-do list. I'm not sure I'd bring any dogs with me however as the concept of a giant, off lead, unfenced dog park kind of scares me. My guys are (for the most part) good with other dogs and (for the most part) good off lead, but they all can be pushed past the point of politeness, and I prefer to have them interact with strange dogs a) in limited numbers, or b) in a limited space, or c) on leash. Thanks for the suggestion tho! Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit.
I think there's also a forum member in NH with a Kishu puppy, I think?
Great pictures!