After their walk, I was treating Hershey, Joey, Fifi, Koa at Hershey's steps [Kimo didn't want to come out and Jojo didn't show up today].
Things were going OK, then I noticed Joey showing teeth at Fifi. Evidently he was feeling threatened by Fifi. Maybe she was coming to close. Or he thought she was going to take his food.
Then then they went at it. And since Fifi is about three times Joey's weight, she was quickly on top of him [hard to imagine the reverse]. I separated the two, but then Koa got excited and he and Fifi started going at it. I grabbed their two collars until they settled down.
It was a chain reaction. Fifi accidentally threatened Joey, Joey shows teeth. They go at it (don't know who made the first move). Then Koa gets excited and goes at it too.
After that I took them walking up the street and home and they seemed OK. No hard feelings as far as I could tell.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Joey barks for Kimo
Heard Joey barking in the back. It was Pat and Keith in the back.
Both Joey and Kimo were at the fence, but only Joey was barking. And when I came out, Joey stopped barking and came to me.
So no barking at Keith for a change. That might be a first!
We'll see what happens the next time..
[posted 9/23/11]
Both Joey and Kimo were at the fence, but only Joey was barking. And when I came out, Joey stopped barking and came to me.
So no barking at Keith for a change. That might be a first!
We'll see what happens the next time..
[posted 9/23/11]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Seven!
hear something in the morning. It's Jojo. Let Joey out and let them run around.
take out Jojo and Joey, chat with June (about her bugs)
hey Kimo comes out
retrieve Hershey
bypass Koa and Fifi, consider going to the park, but see Harriet coming so walk with her.
on the way back, see Kilauea waddling down the street and down the Miyamoto driveway.
take home Hershey and Kimo and come back with Jojo and Joey looking for Kilauea.
see Ann taking out Mochi and Fifi
can't find Kilauea, check with Toni, he went home
OK, I guess I'll take out Koa then.
Ann comes by and Koa reacts to them (maybe because Mochi or Ann was there)
retrieve Hershey (who was going after a cat near the steps)
hey Kimo comes out too
OK, with Ann taking Mochi and Fifi, that makes seven! That's a new record, I think. (Let's see, the old record might have been Kimo, Hershey, Oliver, Miki, Shammy, Fifi, Mochi. So also seven. If you count the humans, might have gone up to 11 or 12.)
Fifi pulling some. Koa too. But not too bad.
[posted 9/29/11 a.m.]
take out Jojo and Joey, chat with June (about her bugs)
hey Kimo comes out
retrieve Hershey
bypass Koa and Fifi, consider going to the park, but see Harriet coming so walk with her.
on the way back, see Kilauea waddling down the street and down the Miyamoto driveway.
take home Hershey and Kimo and come back with Jojo and Joey looking for Kilauea.
see Ann taking out Mochi and Fifi
can't find Kilauea, check with Toni, he went home
OK, I guess I'll take out Koa then.
Ann comes by and Koa reacts to them (maybe because Mochi or Ann was there)
retrieve Hershey (who was going after a cat near the steps)
hey Kimo comes out too
OK, with Ann taking Mochi and Fifi, that makes seven! That's a new record, I think. (Let's see, the old record might have been Kimo, Hershey, Oliver, Miki, Shammy, Fifi, Mochi. So also seven. If you count the humans, might have gone up to 11 or 12.)
Fifi pulling some. Koa too. But not too bad.
[posted 9/29/11 a.m.]
Saturday, September 17, 2011
unlikely animal friends
This was a special on National Geographic. There was also a part 2.
But here's some photos too.
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Bella tragically killed.
But here's some photos too.
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Bella tragically killed.
Monday, September 12, 2011
under Pat's house
Kimo's pees on the chair again. What's worse, it's the chair I usually sit in. I think the only way to prevent it is to put his water dish under this chair. Which would leave the other two. Maybe I should put three water dishes?
Take Kimo in front to poop. Joey wants to go poop, so let him out too. While I was with Joey, let Kimo loose to go home. Except he wanders over to Pat's house and goes under the house.
OK, go over to get Kimo. And Joey goes under the house too!
So they're both scampering around. And I see Kimo pooping. Twice.
Finally Joey comes out by the gate and I give him some treats and take him home.
Then I go to get Kimo. By this time, Kimo pops up out from underneath the house and goes to the back.
Go in the back to get Kimo. He now runs to the front and up the steps. Keith is strangely quiet.
Then I see Joey running to us (he pulled down the brick to get loose) and up the street. He sees a cat and take off after them. He's going house-to-house looking for the cat. Kimo wants to go too, but I tie him up to the utility wire (or whatever you call it at Cheryl's house.
Finally I manage to catch Joey when he comes back to the front of the house and I take them home.
Next to pick up Kimo's poop. Grab a couple of bags and go under Pat's house. I hear Keith barking. It's Joey loose again. I tied him near the gate and crouch around looking for the poop. Not fun.
OK finally home for good. Well, picked up the poop made at my house too.
What fun dogsitting.
More barking. What now? It's a guy come to cut down branches at Sakuda's. Go out and sit with them until Joey loses interest. Go back in and finish writing this up. Hey, they're kind of quiet for a couple of minutes at least.
Maybe have time to make breakfast now..
Take Kimo in front to poop. Joey wants to go poop, so let him out too. While I was with Joey, let Kimo loose to go home. Except he wanders over to Pat's house and goes under the house.
OK, go over to get Kimo. And Joey goes under the house too!
So they're both scampering around. And I see Kimo pooping. Twice.
Finally Joey comes out by the gate and I give him some treats and take him home.
Then I go to get Kimo. By this time, Kimo pops up out from underneath the house and goes to the back.
Go in the back to get Kimo. He now runs to the front and up the steps. Keith is strangely quiet.
Then I see Joey running to us (he pulled down the brick to get loose) and up the street. He sees a cat and take off after them. He's going house-to-house looking for the cat. Kimo wants to go too, but I tie him up to the utility wire (or whatever you call it at Cheryl's house.
Finally I manage to catch Joey when he comes back to the front of the house and I take them home.
Next to pick up Kimo's poop. Grab a couple of bags and go under Pat's house. I hear Keith barking. It's Joey loose again. I tied him near the gate and crouch around looking for the poop. Not fun.
OK finally home for good. Well, picked up the poop made at my house too.
What fun dogsitting.
More barking. What now? It's a guy come to cut down branches at Sakuda's. Go out and sit with them until Joey loses interest. Go back in and finish writing this up. Hey, they're kind of quiet for a couple of minutes at least.
Maybe have time to make breakfast now..
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Ms. Ito
Joey barking on and off (seems mostly on) in the late afternoon.
I keep going out or calling his name to stop him, but then he resumes seemingly moments after I go back in the house.
I finally go out and sit on the steps and they both quiet down.
Ms. Ito comes walking down in the evening to give something to Pat.
I try to keep Joey calm. Kimo comes down but is mostly quiet.
But then Keith starts yelping frantically as Ms. Ito gets to the door. That sets off Kimo and Joey reacts by going after Kimo. And here they go.
Actually it wasn't that bad, as I grab the door mat from the railing to separate them. But then Joey gets by and Kimo squeals like he's scared and goes up the steps.
He sits there for quite a while and Joey lies down.
As I write this, Kimo is lying down on the top landing. And Joey is lying down on the lower landing.
I keep going out or calling his name to stop him, but then he resumes seemingly moments after I go back in the house.
I finally go out and sit on the steps and they both quiet down.
Ms. Ito comes walking down in the evening to give something to Pat.
I try to keep Joey calm. Kimo comes down but is mostly quiet.
But then Keith starts yelping frantically as Ms. Ito gets to the door. That sets off Kimo and Joey reacts by going after Kimo. And here they go.
Actually it wasn't that bad, as I grab the door mat from the railing to separate them. But then Joey gets by and Kimo squeals like he's scared and goes up the steps.
He sits there for quite a while and Joey lies down.
As I write this, Kimo is lying down on the top landing. And Joey is lying down on the lower landing.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Joey hurts his paw
Take out Joey, retrieve Koa, retrieve Fifi
Kimo comes out too. Then retrieve Hershey.
So I got five today. I let them sniff so it's pretty slow going at first.
Then at the beginning of the street, I shorten the leashes and we control-walk back. They walk pretty well with Hershey and Joey trailing. Kimo and Fifi are pretty much on my sides. And Koa slightly ahead but not pulling that much.
Treat at Hershey's. Take home Kimo and Joey.
Take home Koa and he lies down for his massage.
Take Fifi to Big Koa. Big Koa still reacting to her.
Take her to Tuffy. Tuffy wags his tail and seems to have no problem with Fifi now. Give them some small bits of treats.
Take home Fifi. She's jumping up for her food bowl which is on top of her roof.
Come home and notice Joey with his paw up. I wonder if Kimo bit him. (There was a bulky item truck that came by when I was taking Koa and Fifi home and maybe they got excited.) Or maybe he hurt it on the walk.
OK, rest for now.
In the afternoon, I hear a commotion downstairs. I rush downstairs and Kimo is on top of Koa with fangs bearing. I pull him off and he's out of his mind. But I hold for a little while and they calm down. Kimo sits panting on my left. And Joey lies down on my right.
When I went down, I noticed Big Koa outside the fence. So maybe that's what triggered the excitement and they redirected.
Let them out. Kimo runs over to Keith's house. Not exactly what I wanted. Goes to Keith's window. Retrieve him and take him to the road. Koa on the road too and Joey barking from the steps.
Take Kimo in the back. Joey and Koa go first. Then lock Kimo and Joey in.
Go to take home Koa. See Mrs. Wong and Stefan down the road. Then Joey comes out the ewa side. OK, I can't trust the fence to keep him in now.
Hershey is howling. Joey is barking. I'm concerned he might go after Stefan. So I take off Koa's leash and step on Joey's leash.
Stefan sends Koa home. Joey poops on Tsutsui's yard. Take him back to garage.
Another dog day (and the day's not over yet).
Kimo comes out too. Then retrieve Hershey.
So I got five today. I let them sniff so it's pretty slow going at first.
Then at the beginning of the street, I shorten the leashes and we control-walk back. They walk pretty well with Hershey and Joey trailing. Kimo and Fifi are pretty much on my sides. And Koa slightly ahead but not pulling that much.
Treat at Hershey's. Take home Kimo and Joey.
Take home Koa and he lies down for his massage.
Take Fifi to Big Koa. Big Koa still reacting to her.
Take her to Tuffy. Tuffy wags his tail and seems to have no problem with Fifi now. Give them some small bits of treats.
Take home Fifi. She's jumping up for her food bowl which is on top of her roof.
Come home and notice Joey with his paw up. I wonder if Kimo bit him. (There was a bulky item truck that came by when I was taking Koa and Fifi home and maybe they got excited.) Or maybe he hurt it on the walk.
OK, rest for now.
In the afternoon, I hear a commotion downstairs. I rush downstairs and Kimo is on top of Koa with fangs bearing. I pull him off and he's out of his mind. But I hold for a little while and they calm down. Kimo sits panting on my left. And Joey lies down on my right.
When I went down, I noticed Big Koa outside the fence. So maybe that's what triggered the excitement and they redirected.
Let them out. Kimo runs over to Keith's house. Not exactly what I wanted. Goes to Keith's window. Retrieve him and take him to the road. Koa on the road too and Joey barking from the steps.
Take Kimo in the back. Joey and Koa go first. Then lock Kimo and Joey in.
Go to take home Koa. See Mrs. Wong and Stefan down the road. Then Joey comes out the ewa side. OK, I can't trust the fence to keep him in now.
Hershey is howling. Joey is barking. I'm concerned he might go after Stefan. So I take off Koa's leash and step on Joey's leash.
Stefan sends Koa home. Joey poops on Tsutsui's yard. Take him back to garage.
Another dog day (and the day's not over yet).
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Joey and Jojo at Hawaii Kai
On his second day with me, I decide to take Joey and JoJo with me to Hawaii Kai on the way to Cyn's house.
On the way out, I see RMAS on the road. So I park my car at Betty's grass and catch up to them on their walk. They thought something was wrong with my car, but I told them I just wanted to walk with them. As we pass, Kimo runs up and down the steps and barks at us.
Drive to Hawaii Kai. Stop by the dog park before going to Cyn's house. A couple small dogs in the small doggie section, but the main section were about five or six bigger dogs, with about four of them looking like labs.
Jojo goes up to them and is soon on the run being chased by one of the retrievers. He's fast for a small dog and manages not to get caught by the retriever. Or maybe the retriever wasn't going full out. He seemed a little scared since his tail was under his body.
After that initial run, things settled down. Jojo wandered around and Joey mostly just followed me around.
Cyn's house. We decided to tie them up in the front. They weren't exactly buddy, buddy. When I looked up, JoJo was always standing up looking at Joey. On the other hand, Joey looked a little more relaxed but it was kind of like he was guarding the house.
One time when I looked out, they were both looking at each other showing teeth. It was kind of funny to me, but probably it's because they are both so small.
And they also had a brief scuffle outside (I wrote in my log).
They seemed a little more relaxed toward the end as Jojo was lying down (belly down, not on his side). But not completely relaxed as Jojo was still looking at Joey.
On the way back, things seemed mostly OK. But I think they may have had a couple of brief scuffles when they got too close.
At home, Garrett came to deliver the mail. Joey was barking and fussing. So I let him loose, so he could walk over and smell him. Instead he charged at Garrett and barked at him when he got close. Again I thought it was kind of funny, but probably not to Garrett. [What's wrong with me?]
[posted 9/23/11]
On the way out, I see RMAS on the road. So I park my car at Betty's grass and catch up to them on their walk. They thought something was wrong with my car, but I told them I just wanted to walk with them. As we pass, Kimo runs up and down the steps and barks at us.
Drive to Hawaii Kai. Stop by the dog park before going to Cyn's house. A couple small dogs in the small doggie section, but the main section were about five or six bigger dogs, with about four of them looking like labs.
Jojo goes up to them and is soon on the run being chased by one of the retrievers. He's fast for a small dog and manages not to get caught by the retriever. Or maybe the retriever wasn't going full out. He seemed a little scared since his tail was under his body.
After that initial run, things settled down. Jojo wandered around and Joey mostly just followed me around.
Cyn's house. We decided to tie them up in the front. They weren't exactly buddy, buddy. When I looked up, JoJo was always standing up looking at Joey. On the other hand, Joey looked a little more relaxed but it was kind of like he was guarding the house.
One time when I looked out, they were both looking at each other showing teeth. It was kind of funny to me, but probably it's because they are both so small.
And they also had a brief scuffle outside (I wrote in my log).
They seemed a little more relaxed toward the end as Jojo was lying down (belly down, not on his side). But not completely relaxed as Jojo was still looking at Joey.
On the way back, things seemed mostly OK. But I think they may have had a couple of brief scuffles when they got too close.
At home, Garrett came to deliver the mail. Joey was barking and fussing. So I let him loose, so he could walk over and smell him. Instead he charged at Garrett and barked at him when he got close. Again I thought it was kind of funny, but probably not to Garrett. [What's wrong with me?]
[posted 9/23/11]
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