She is making friends with our neighbors' new puppy (a Yorkie!) and letting him know who is boss since he is a nipper! :)  At first, she was submissive with him but then he pounced on her one too many times and she got annoyed!  It was hilarious to watch.

It seems that I have become the 'alpha dog' and Kaya just goes crazy when I come home.   In fact, Dave is a bit upset because she is not anywhere near as excited when she greets him!  That is the cat lover who is now wrapped around Kaya's little paw!

Kaya had her last set of booster vaccinations on Thursday.  She is now 11.3 pounds and is getting her permanent teeth.  The one problem that the vet discovered is that her baby canines on the upper jaw are not falling out while the permanent canines are already breaking through.  She has lots of chewtoys and we have given her a pork bone in the last 2 weeks which should have helped the process.  He is concerned that there will be an issue with her bite and is suggesting that we move up the date for her spaying so that the baby canines can be extracted while she is under general anesthesia.  Have you seen this with the other dogs?  Also, any cautions I should pass on to the vet about general anesthesia or surgery in general with this breed?

Kaya now looks like a fox on stilts!  Her legs have grown long and thin and her coat is showing hints of reddish brown on the back flanks and behind her ears.  Her back and face have stopped getting darker and are actually getting a bit grayer now.  She is definitely a beauty and still gets lots of 'oohs' and 'ahhs' on walks.  (Still no peace and lots of questions on walks). Grand Ave is having their "Paws on Grand" tomorrow to raise money for the Humane Society and we are going to join in on the doggie parade.  I will let you know how that goes!  I am thinking of putting a fabric saddle on Kaya and writing something on it.  Might decrease the number of questions ?

Well, off to do errands before the whole day is gone. Take care and I will be in touch soon.  Have to download some pictures and send them off to you soon. Laura

BREED QUALITY:  B/W Double Brown Eyed STANDARD FEMALE

This Dream Girl lives in Missourri, and is timid but grew up to be a beauty!

UPDATE:  We are doing great she sleeps at the top of our bed and she is having a ball trying to eat every thing in sight. Or should I say she is trying to chew everything in sight she is doing great and we love her.

When we get time we will take pictures of her and send them to you.
tries to jump up in your lap to try a bite and she likes to chase you down the hall and nip at your heels or get you toes if you are sitting where she can get to them.

She likes to sit in your lap while we watch TV and she sleeps all night till the alarm goes of and she is up and running.

Well I have to go but will keep you informed on her progress.
Thanks Jack  

august update: Hi Lori she is doing great but is still kind of nervous around us my wife has the best relationship with her . We were wondering where you get her feed at and if we can get it online. Thanks Jack

Our special little sweet boy went to Michigan

Lori:  Sorry for the delay in replying, I don't read my e-mail everyday.  Loki is doing great.  He instantly bonded to our 3 year old dog, Allie and now they are almost inseparable.  Wherever one is, you will find the other.  They absolutely delight in tormenting one of our cats.  They both know the consequences so well that if I see them take off after him I hardly have to open my mouth and they are both on the way to their crate.  But they will not stop chasing him!  Oh yes, Allies crate now belongs to both of them, and although I send them there as a punishment once in awhile, I will also find them both in there curled up together sleeping at times.  That is if they are not on the couch in the living room or on one of the beds.  They pretty much rule the house. 

We waited until August to have Loki neutered because he had one undescended testicle and the vet thought it might come down.  It did not, so he had to have two incisions when he was neutered so the testicle could be removed from his abdominal cavity.  It didn't seem to bother him a bit though, we had a devil of a time keeping him quiet for 10 days!  He wanted to run and play as soon as we brought him home the next day.  Krista and I had to spend the 10 days at our cottage with just Loki so he would not be around any of our other animals.  It would have been impossible to keep him quiet with the other animals around.      

There is one thing you should probably know.  Loki has allergies!  He had a bad reaction to his vaccines.  After we were home about 2 hours his face started to swell up and it was all hard and lumpy looking.  This was not just a little bit it was a very significant amount of swelling and of course I was worried that his tongue or throat would swell too.  I started calling the vet, of course it was after hours!  They had a recording that said we would get a call back in 10 minutes.  After waiting 20 minutes, I just put Loki and the kids in the car and headed to the clinic and kept calling.  By the time we got there the vet had gotten there also.  He had to give Loki a shot of Benadryl and Prednisone and said he rarely saw such reactions to vaccines.  A few weeks later he got stung by a bee on his left flank.  It did not take ten minutes for his face to start swelling.  Fortunately I was paying very close attention to him and I gave him benadryl immediately and he was ok.  Do his parents have any allergies?  Maybe you should inform the parents of his siblings.  I now keep liquid benadryl in the house all the time and have to be aware enough to inform anyone who treats Loki about the problem.  Prior to putting Loki asleep for his surgery the Vet gave Loki an Injection of Benadry because of this and we are always attuned to watch him.  

He is adorable.  He weighs about 17-18 lbs I think.  Since he is almost 8 months old I think he is probably just about full grown.  I send you some pictures.  Jill

Living in Florida during the winter, and Tennessee during the summer. 

(august update)

Hi!!! 

It has been so busy-but we definitely did not mean to worry you!!!   Just got back from a cruise to Cozumel with 17 GIrl Scouts (and most of their parents)......exhausing, but fun.  

The boys are doing great. 

Henry is really quite proud of himself and I just keep praying for Jethro to get some confidence!  He's so submissive.............but I honestly haven't seen a more JOYFUL animal than him.