07-03-2006, 02:25 AM
Was chatting with one of my old chefs today and haven't updated in a while.
The little monster is doing well - he passed the year mark quite breezily and weighs in at a healthy 35kg's now. Apparently he's to put on a further 10 or so kilos in the coming months and then his days of being a 'lap dog' on the couch will be short numbered
Apart from the odd bit of runny stomach (from eating junk methinks :mmm: ) he's turned into quite a joy to behold. With his prognosis from the beginning not very good and to see him mature is wonderful!
Though he has weird sleep patterns as he's wide awake when I get home from work in the early hours... ahh the joys of being a :chef:
Oh and the puppy-dog-eyes that he pulls every now and again still does the trick... though getting wise to it LOL.
I guess the next challenge in a couple of months is to see whether he can handle the dry foods as we're still feeding him the tinned stuff (vet recommended it till he reaches 18 months). The last time I tried it was regurgitated like he did when a real little puppy... so not looking forward to it at all.
BTW... he loves the hair dryer, the high pressure hose-pipe and the vaccuum cleaner! Though whether this has anything to do with his condition remains to be seen.. or whether its just cos he's simply nuts is anyone's guess!
(no 'like owner like dog' comments please from the peanut gallery
)
I'll keep an open mind on the issue LOL..
The little monster is doing well - he passed the year mark quite breezily and weighs in at a healthy 35kg's now. Apparently he's to put on a further 10 or so kilos in the coming months and then his days of being a 'lap dog' on the couch will be short numbered
Apart from the odd bit of runny stomach (from eating junk methinks :mmm: ) he's turned into quite a joy to behold. With his prognosis from the beginning not very good and to see him mature is wonderful!
Though he has weird sleep patterns as he's wide awake when I get home from work in the early hours... ahh the joys of being a :chef:
Oh and the puppy-dog-eyes that he pulls every now and again still does the trick... though getting wise to it LOL.
I guess the next challenge in a couple of months is to see whether he can handle the dry foods as we're still feeding him the tinned stuff (vet recommended it till he reaches 18 months). The last time I tried it was regurgitated like he did when a real little puppy... so not looking forward to it at all.
BTW... he loves the hair dryer, the high pressure hose-pipe and the vaccuum cleaner! Though whether this has anything to do with his condition remains to be seen.. or whether its just cos he's simply nuts is anyone's guess!
(no 'like owner like dog' comments please from the peanut gallery
)I'll keep an open mind on the issue LOL..