Chi-hua-wow and bundles of joy...

Just to get this out in the open cause I know your wondering: Ruby and her puppies are healthy and wonderful hanging out at the rescue. I get to see them twice a week which is heartwarming. Last time I went in Ruby's tail thumped on the floor: She recognized me and was happy to see me, it was such a nice moment. They will stay at the rescue waiting for a foster to take them all, or till they hit 8 weeks and are adoptable. At that point I'm sure they will fly out the window like hot cakes. What I truly want is Ruby to get a good home. Momma's are much harder to place than babies. (I'll post some pup pics at the bottom).

So I've decided, and I know this won't make me the most popular kid on the blogblock, I will only post when I have something to post about. Thankfully today I have some exciting news.

Tomorrow I get my next pet project literally, I am gonna take a dog home from a rescue for a couple weeks to work on his over zealous jumping behavior. Seems as though every time someone wants to meet this awesome buddy he tackles them, playfully, but big dogs have to learn how to be gentle. Its a reality I am learning in the dog world, the bigger the dog, the less acceptable bad doggie behavior is. And it makes sense a little one nips you and you're like "lame and ow." A big one tries to take a chunk out of you and its a traumatic experience. I get it completely but without training the dogs never well. So here I come to save the day!!!

Newest dog fun for Nik is I enrolled her in a Nosework class where she learns super-police sniffing dog-type games for mental stimulus: VERY FUN and effective.

Also, I have started answering training help questions from craiglist. There are poor people on there that are desperate for help and advice and I am no expert, but I might as well let them in on what I know. I helped a person with a Chihuahua recently who wouldn't eat anything but one kind of wet food. The Chihuahua was unhealthy, missing teeth and over breed, and this person was kind enough to take it in. I was able to give this very nice lady some advice on to how to get her personal doggie rescue project to expand her pallet, without hurting her barren gums.  (One of my best out of many ideas was mixing the old food with other food slowly starting at 90% old and 10% new and moving the percentages slowly, blending them together in a food processor if needed. Along with feeding this recently bred mama some puppy food for extra nutrition.)  I hope the information helped, either way the owner thanked me saying: "Thanks so much for all your emails puts a smile on my face that I'm not alone when it comes to caring for animals. Have a wonderful blessed day! " So if nothing I get some warm fuzzies and I helped another dog enthusiast feel less helpless and alone....

Here's a couple extra pup pics from your viewing pleasure: