Wesha had this lovely custom made green collar with her name on it. She managed to lose it while running/playing in the forest! This happened last week and I never noticed anything. She didn't act differently, she didn't get caught in the bushes (or at least not that I saw). But when I wanted to put her on the leash again, it was gone! I was very surprised. And because I don't know where she lost it, it didn't even make sense to go and look for it. As an emergency solution, I put the leash on the wrong way around, her head through the "noose" where I usually hold the leash. That worked.
I will order her a new collar (probably exactly the same, because I like it so much) and while I'm at it, I will order one for Ghandi too, in blue. I will post pics when I get them. I love shopping for my dogs!
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Friday, 2 September 2011
After the move
Long silence on the blog, because we have moved. And experienced some internet problems.
Wesha and Ghandi have adjusted fairly good to the new house and new environment. Ghandi does tend to bark more because of sounds in the house (a door opening or closing in the basement or upstairs does the trick). Some days are better than others.
We still have a lot of things done in and around the house by workers. And it takes a lot before he starts barking because of that. Sometimes they have to go into the crate because people walk in and out all the time and then they'd start barking every time someone comes into the house again. But in the crate they are calm and quiet.
Wesha has her own crate now. It is in the basement and she likes that she can go there when she wants some quiet time. And a cool spot! We leave her crate open so she can come and go as she wants.
We still don't have a garden and that is tough on Wesha. She only goes outside on walks now and she misses being able to lay in the garden. Sometimes she lays in front of the glass door and looks outside so sadly. I feel sorry for her. But we only have dirt.
There is a lot of forest where we live now, so the walks are nice. Ghandi doesn't enjoy walks in new environments much. He is very insecure and doesn't want to walk in front of me when we go to a new place. But now he is getting used to the walks around here and he is all macho again. The only disadvantage of the forest is, that he loves to hunt. So we have to keep a very close eye on him and sometimes we can't let him walk off leash. Wesha is so different, she loves new places to walk.
There are also some nice walks along a river.
Talking about hunting... there are so many cats around here! Wesha sometimes forgets to pee when we walk a short walk, because she is constantly checking if there are any cats around. Especially after it gets dark. So she often doesn't pee on the last walk before bed time. Good thing it doesn't seem to be a problem for her.
While we were still living in the other house, I was so much looking forward to having floor tiles. No more scrubbing the carpet when one of the dogs puked... or so I thought... Unfortunately... it seems puking goes better on the rug than on the tiles. So from the 3 times that Wesha has puked since we moved here, she managed to puke on the only rug we have twice! That does NOT make me happy!
Wesha and Ghandi have adjusted fairly good to the new house and new environment. Ghandi does tend to bark more because of sounds in the house (a door opening or closing in the basement or upstairs does the trick). Some days are better than others.
We still have a lot of things done in and around the house by workers. And it takes a lot before he starts barking because of that. Sometimes they have to go into the crate because people walk in and out all the time and then they'd start barking every time someone comes into the house again. But in the crate they are calm and quiet.
Wesha has her own crate now. It is in the basement and she likes that she can go there when she wants some quiet time. And a cool spot! We leave her crate open so she can come and go as she wants.
We still don't have a garden and that is tough on Wesha. She only goes outside on walks now and she misses being able to lay in the garden. Sometimes she lays in front of the glass door and looks outside so sadly. I feel sorry for her. But we only have dirt.
There is a lot of forest where we live now, so the walks are nice. Ghandi doesn't enjoy walks in new environments much. He is very insecure and doesn't want to walk in front of me when we go to a new place. But now he is getting used to the walks around here and he is all macho again. The only disadvantage of the forest is, that he loves to hunt. So we have to keep a very close eye on him and sometimes we can't let him walk off leash. Wesha is so different, she loves new places to walk.
There are also some nice walks along a river.
Talking about hunting... there are so many cats around here! Wesha sometimes forgets to pee when we walk a short walk, because she is constantly checking if there are any cats around. Especially after it gets dark. So she often doesn't pee on the last walk before bed time. Good thing it doesn't seem to be a problem for her.
While we were still living in the other house, I was so much looking forward to having floor tiles. No more scrubbing the carpet when one of the dogs puked... or so I thought... Unfortunately... it seems puking goes better on the rug than on the tiles. So from the 3 times that Wesha has puked since we moved here, she managed to puke on the only rug we have twice! That does NOT make me happy!
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Photo shoot
It has been a long time since I did a real photo shoot with Wesha and Ghandi. But last weekend, my sister came to visit us and she had a new camera.... so here are some of the great photos that she took.
(The uploader messed up the order of the pics and I don't have time to correct that. You'll just have to use your imagination, LOL!)
(The uploader messed up the order of the pics and I don't have time to correct that. You'll just have to use your imagination, LOL!)
Friday, 24 June 2011
Raw meat yes, dead animals no
I know that some people think that dogs that are being BARFED (fed raw meat, vegetables, fruit, meaty bones, etc), will hunt more or will eat whatever dead animal they find on their paths during walks. I can only speak for my own dogs of course. But I am happy to say that for them, this is not true.
Yes, Ghandi loves hunting and he is always looking for "food". This can be anything from a twig, a piece of bread or even other dogs, cat or even human sh*t (I always have yoghurt at home to neutralize his bad breath afterwards). But luckily, when it comes to dead animals they leave them alone. In the last few days we have encountered a dead bird, a mouse and a hedgehog. They both sniff at them and in one instance, Wesha marked it with a little pee. But they don't show any interest in eating the dead animals. Luckily!
Yes, Ghandi loves hunting and he is always looking for "food". This can be anything from a twig, a piece of bread or even other dogs, cat or even human sh*t (I always have yoghurt at home to neutralize his bad breath afterwards). But luckily, when it comes to dead animals they leave them alone. In the last few days we have encountered a dead bird, a mouse and a hedgehog. They both sniff at them and in one instance, Wesha marked it with a little pee. But they don't show any interest in eating the dead animals. Luckily!
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Another birthday has passed..
Wesha turned 3 last Saturday. I was away for the weekend, so I didn't even take a picture of her that day. But my mother sent me this one. It is an older pic of Wesha edited with a cute app on the iPad. It is now totally formed with the words: "jarig" (birthday), "Hiep hiep Hoera" (hip hip hurray) and "Yes". Pretty cool! (Click on it to see the bigger version)
And this is a picture that I took 1 year ago with my cell phone. (Finally got it off my cell phone today!). Wesha in a ski-lift for the first time at the "Atzmännig" in May 2010. You can see she enjoyed it!
This is a recent pic that I really like a lot. It is Lorenzo's hand (like they were making a pact).
And this is a picture that I took 1 year ago with my cell phone. (Finally got it off my cell phone today!). Wesha in a ski-lift for the first time at the "Atzmännig" in May 2010. You can see she enjoyed it!
This is a recent pic that I really like a lot. It is Lorenzo's hand (like they were making a pact).
Sunday, 15 May 2011
New Home
Ghandi and Wesha will be moving to a new home in July. Now, don't worry, we are moving with them! We are building a house in Würenlos, because it is much closer to Reto's office (he now has to leave very early and he comes home very late because of the traffic jams between Dachsen and Dietikon).
We have taken Wesha and Ghandi to the new house twice. The first time, they were extremely nervous, running around and Ghandi was whimpering. Yesterday, it went a lot better. They were not nervous any more. Wesha did explore a bit on her own, but with joy instead of nervousness. And Ghandi was calm, staying near us.
These are the first photos of them in our new home:
We have taken Wesha and Ghandi to the new house twice. The first time, they were extremely nervous, running around and Ghandi was whimpering. Yesterday, it went a lot better. They were not nervous any more. Wesha did explore a bit on her own, but with joy instead of nervousness. And Ghandi was calm, staying near us.
These are the first photos of them in our new home:
Friday, 22 April 2011
Places to hang, birthday and swimming
Wesha has discovered some new places to "hang"... not very practical places. One of them is not so bad. When she is outside and the garden chairs are stacked and covered, she likes to crawl underneath. She did that last season already, so it isn't a completely new one. But funny just the same.
The other one is definitely impractical: it is on the mat in front of our front door. So every now and then she gets disturbed roughly by kids coming home. But even after a few of those experiences, she still likes that spot.
The last one is the most impractical one: she likes relaxing on the floor of our guest toilet! So it often happens that we have to chase her out of there before we can go. And when you have to go urgently, that is really a pain! Especially since she often just looks at you and remains put until we come up with a really good reason for her to leave (think: something to eat or a ball game).
On the 18th of April, Ghandi turned 3 years old. He is a really grown up boy now. He is cute, stubborn, sweet, brave, curious, a glutton, and very persistent when he is hungry and much more. He is happiest when he can be with us 24/7. We love him to bits and we are still very grateful that he came to us 2 years ago.
Spring has been unusually warm and dry sofar, and Wesha has already done a fair share of swimming. This afternoon Reto and Lorenzo threw the stick into the Rhine, so that I could take some action pics.
The other one is definitely impractical: it is on the mat in front of our front door. So every now and then she gets disturbed roughly by kids coming home. But even after a few of those experiences, she still likes that spot.
The last one is the most impractical one: she likes relaxing on the floor of our guest toilet! So it often happens that we have to chase her out of there before we can go. And when you have to go urgently, that is really a pain! Especially since she often just looks at you and remains put until we come up with a really good reason for her to leave (think: something to eat or a ball game).
On the 18th of April, Ghandi turned 3 years old. He is a really grown up boy now. He is cute, stubborn, sweet, brave, curious, a glutton, and very persistent when he is hungry and much more. He is happiest when he can be with us 24/7. We love him to bits and we are still very grateful that he came to us 2 years ago.
Spring has been unusually warm and dry sofar, and Wesha has already done a fair share of swimming. This afternoon Reto and Lorenzo threw the stick into the Rhine, so that I could take some action pics.
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Training on the longe
Well, to be more precise... without the longe. But still... this was an impromptu training for Wesha in Davos. The idea is, that Wesha does not enter the rough triangle that is formed by the 3 heaps of snow. It was the second time that I tried this exercise outside of our normal traininggrounds. The first time was the day before and Wesha did everything perfectly! When I asked my mother to film the next day, there were a few small glitches, but we still had lots of fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0JAsBHfVQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0JAsBHfVQ
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
A bird, a mouse and a fight
Yes, lots of excitement over the last few days. The short story: the bird got away, the mouse didn't and no dogs got seriously hurt.
Let's start with the bird. Last week, I was walking the dogs along the Rhine - both off leash - when I saw a black bird a bit further on. It was sitting on the ground and as soon as Ghandi saw it, he took off. I was expecting the bird to fly off, but unfortunately, it was wounded and it only skipped a little. I immediately called a very stern "NO! LEAVE IT!" to Ghandi. And to my relief, he turned away from the bird and looked at me. By that time, Wesha was catching up too (she definitely wanted to know what all the "fun" was about!). To my surprise, she smelled the bird, but didn't see it. It was sitting very close to her! But anyway, at that same moment, I started throwing dog goodies as far away as I could and both Ghandi and Wesha went for the goodies and left the bird in peace. PFEW!
While I walked on, still very generously throwing goodies for the dogs, I called my vet's practice to ask what to do about the poor bird. Picking it up was out of the question for me, with Wesha and Ghandi there. The assistant told me it was probably best to let nature take its course. That gave me mixed feelings, although I did agree with her.
So the bird got away, but I know that it couldn't have survived much longer. There are too many birds of prey and foxes around here.
Then, last Sunday, on a lovely walk with Reto and the dogs, Ghandi caught a mouse! Incredible! You should have seen him, he was hunting like a cat, with big jumps. Wesha was right next to him and surprisingly managed to take the mouse from Ghandi (maybe he hadn't expected it to squirm?). We told her a very stern "OUT! LEAVE IT!" and oh miracle... she dropped the mouse and both dogs came to us! I doubt that the mouse was still alive though, I saw Wesha chewing it a few times.
Yesterday morning, Ghandi got into a fight. Well, to be honest... he was more or less attacked by a dog (a Salukki) that we know. They usually tolerate each other, but this time she went for it. It was loud and Ghandi squeaked a few times, but no serious harm was done. Ghandi first defended himself and then he tried to get some distance and gave all the right signs for peace. The Salukki was put on the leash by her owner and that was it. Ghandi was not visibly hurt and the other dog only had a scratch underneath her eye.
Wesha didn't mix in, because she is extremely submissive towards the other dog.
The owner said, that she would keep the Salukki on the leash the next time we see each other. She has another dog (a Whippet) and that one gets along fine with both Wesha and Ghandi.
I wasn't seriously worried about Ghandi, because I know he will defend himself. And for the rest of the walk, he was not acting differently. Not scared, not hurt. It was actually kind of interesting to see this little fight. It was very clear that Ghandi at no time tried to really hurt the other dog. I am glad about that.
Let's start with the bird. Last week, I was walking the dogs along the Rhine - both off leash - when I saw a black bird a bit further on. It was sitting on the ground and as soon as Ghandi saw it, he took off. I was expecting the bird to fly off, but unfortunately, it was wounded and it only skipped a little. I immediately called a very stern "NO! LEAVE IT!" to Ghandi. And to my relief, he turned away from the bird and looked at me. By that time, Wesha was catching up too (she definitely wanted to know what all the "fun" was about!). To my surprise, she smelled the bird, but didn't see it. It was sitting very close to her! But anyway, at that same moment, I started throwing dog goodies as far away as I could and both Ghandi and Wesha went for the goodies and left the bird in peace. PFEW!
While I walked on, still very generously throwing goodies for the dogs, I called my vet's practice to ask what to do about the poor bird. Picking it up was out of the question for me, with Wesha and Ghandi there. The assistant told me it was probably best to let nature take its course. That gave me mixed feelings, although I did agree with her.
So the bird got away, but I know that it couldn't have survived much longer. There are too many birds of prey and foxes around here.
Then, last Sunday, on a lovely walk with Reto and the dogs, Ghandi caught a mouse! Incredible! You should have seen him, he was hunting like a cat, with big jumps. Wesha was right next to him and surprisingly managed to take the mouse from Ghandi (maybe he hadn't expected it to squirm?). We told her a very stern "OUT! LEAVE IT!" and oh miracle... she dropped the mouse and both dogs came to us! I doubt that the mouse was still alive though, I saw Wesha chewing it a few times.
Yesterday morning, Ghandi got into a fight. Well, to be honest... he was more or less attacked by a dog (a Salukki) that we know. They usually tolerate each other, but this time she went for it. It was loud and Ghandi squeaked a few times, but no serious harm was done. Ghandi first defended himself and then he tried to get some distance and gave all the right signs for peace. The Salukki was put on the leash by her owner and that was it. Ghandi was not visibly hurt and the other dog only had a scratch underneath her eye.
Wesha didn't mix in, because she is extremely submissive towards the other dog.
The owner said, that she would keep the Salukki on the leash the next time we see each other. She has another dog (a Whippet) and that one gets along fine with both Wesha and Ghandi.
I wasn't seriously worried about Ghandi, because I know he will defend himself. And for the rest of the walk, he was not acting differently. Not scared, not hurt. It was actually kind of interesting to see this little fight. It was very clear that Ghandi at no time tried to really hurt the other dog. I am glad about that.
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