Comments on: Love at first lick

By: Best of both worlds

Best of both worlds — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:35:06 +0000

[...] momathome.com. I immediately flashed on the latest post I had on the site which just happened to be about getting Chewii, our mutt. I’m in front of hundreds of professional colleagues who are being directed to my site, and [...]

By: Laini

Laini — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:26:04 +0000

Hi mom!

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:07:58 +0000

Hi Judy: we use Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) here’s the link. http://www.petinsurance.com/index.aspx It was offered through work, we’ve had it for many years now, we probably compared plans at the beginning but we’ve been happy with them so haven’t compared recently.
Hope she grows out of the car sickness.
Glad she’s doing well and you’re all ready to get trained on how to do what she wants!
We know all about ears – Have a German Shepherd that has the classic stand up ears and he has some allergies. You can actually smell when the ears need some cleaning. Floppy ears, straight up ears, you never know which ones are worse for ear problems!
Play with her feet so she’ll get used to you and let you clip her nails if you’re so inclined..

By: karen

karen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:31:32 +0000

Now you can watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic channel for all the great tips. Cesar Milan has an amazing way of looking at dog/people behavior. check his website too.

Two dogs adopted us; Sage, a 70# collie/chou/created by committee, and Shadow 30# border collie/lab/?? mix. Sage went back to where she was a neighborhood stray mom and brought back her best buddie. She must have told him we fed her well for 3 days.

We were heartbroken when Sage was no where to be found until she turned up a day later with her surrogate son.

By: Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:51:22 +0000

Ha, Jordan! I guess I forgot to mention the fact that she gets carsick? I can barely get her to the vet without a mess in the kennel, I can only imagine her on an airplane!

P.S. Vet says that next time I should try keeping her occupied with a treat-filled Kong (rubber chew toy) and maybe she won’t puke as much.

By: Jordan Viator

Jordan Viator — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:52:08 +0000

Judi, she is SO very adorable! I have two dogs of my own that yes, are totally treated like people. Maybe you should sneak her on the plane to Austin for Summit next month – I’ll puppy sit for you : )

By: Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:49:07 +0000

Thanks, Rick.

I’m already starting to see that herding instinct come out.

Training is going pretty well. Her outdoor successes are outnumbering her indoor accidents by a wide margin and it’s only been 5 days.

As for obedience training, we’re way ahead of you. We’re all already registered for “Puppy School” beginning November 16. I was laughing with the teacher when I registered her that Chewii already has my family completely figured out, we need the classes to teach my kids how to deal with HER.

We’ve found that she loves the Kong line of dog toys. They’re sturdy enough for her and when she chews on what she’s not supposed to, we say “no” firmly and replace whatever it is with her Kong wubby which is usually enough to distract her.

Where do you get your insurance? We’re still undecided. As it is, she had a yeast infection in her ears and has already cost us $90 in medications.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:35:06 +0000

Congratulations! We are dog people. Puppies are like 1 year olds – they need constant watching, consistent ‘discipline’ like taking them out every few hours and praising them when they do what they’re supposed to do outside, or whenever they do something you want to encourage. Not enough space for puppy info I’d like to pass on but finding some puppy training info online would be one suggestion and I have to strongly suggest basic obedience training. Not only does the puppy learn but more importantly, the owners learn! You’ll need consistency in the words or commands your whole family uses. You don’t want some family members saying “down” to mean get off the couch and others saying ‘off’ as one example. It will be worth it, believe me. Being part border collie she will learn quickly and will be herding the children in no time. The chewing part could be a problem unless you keep her safe in an area when no one is at home. I’m sure you’ve seen shows of dogs who have chewed table legs, couches, shoes, anything they could reach.
Finally, I suggest looking into pet insurance. We have it on both our dogs and we usually get something back from most of our vet visits so it has been worth it.
Enjoy!

By: Liza Lee Miller

Liza Lee Miller — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:33:12 +0000

The good news is that while puppies are a lot of work, that period of time lasts a LOT less than for human babies. She’ll be self-sufficient way sooner than you think. Glad you are enjoying her. Puppies are amazing!