looking back (without the benefit of recording history like this blog), i guess it may have been. i do remember chibi doing a lot of:
- nipping at us when we pet her (when she was playing)
- chewing on fingers/toes/clothes
- yapping/yelling at us when we correct her
most times when he sees us, or sumo has been playing with us, or being pet...he has a tendancy to bite (not BITE, but more like puppy chewing bite mouthing), and we've been having to correct and correct and correct (repeat). in hindsight, i do remember having to do some more structured and firm corrections with chibi (beyond the "OUCH!" and pull the hands back and say "NO!").
he is quite fiesty (as i remember chibi was too) and firey (yelling at us when we do correct)...lots of work again, but it will all be worth it in the end.
im thinking this time around may be more challenging because he has a doggie buddy to play with and that's their normal method of play/communication. it will probably require some additional discipline and vigilance on our part.
other things we need to continue to do:
- continue to NOT use the name to correct the dog when we catch him doing something wrong (even though both dogs react when we do)
- remember, white dog = sumo, red dog = chibi (ok, that's mostly me)
frustration of the day yesterday: 6 trips outside to poop for sumo (with no results) over the course of 3 hours (knowing he HAD to poop -- shiba owners can tell from the poop butt look), finally had to take chibi out to pee, walk back inside, and fuzzy crackhead white dog had deposited a full load on the floor (when he had just refused to poop 5 minutes earlier outside)
need to find a day and some time to see if we can get sumo to meet harrison (the 3 month old lab puppy), it would be good for him to meet other non-UFC play style dogs. probably should see if we can get him together with nala (the goldie) too...she's always been really patient/good with the crackhead shiba twins (chibi and tomo).
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