Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Pretty Much Biz As Usual

doggies are back to normal.

havent noticed any medical side effects, and definitely havent noticed any behavioral differences (contrary to what some readings would suggest). however, sumo is/was still under his mature drive to reproduce age, so maybe that has a lot to do with it. chibi is back to her normal high energy torment her brother behavior :)

she's back (and happy) sleeping in her crate at night.

still waiting for mom to upload some pics of the doggies in their "cones of silence"

things we've noticed:
  • chibi has become the calm/relaxed well behaved dog we had hoped for (for the most part), and it's only taken a year and half
  • sumo isnt quite there yet, but is definitely more outgoing and affable then she ever was (or will be)
  • he barks 10x more than she does
  • i had forgotten how much time/work it was, to get chibi to walk nicely on leash (and now she's a pro), and sumo still has some work to do
  • we still suspect chibi wouldnt be the well behaved balanced dog she is now, had we not added sumo to the mix (regardless of how many walks we took her on a day) :)

1 comment:

Vi said...

Yeah, I think dogs mellow out as they age. Loki's behavior has much improved & at 1.5 yrs old, he is mostly very well-behaved.

Glad to hear that both of your dogs are doing well =)