Tuesday, October 23, 2012

jojo and koa

take out kimo and jojo when duane comes w/ coco
gerald drops off hershey en route
retrieve tuffy, retrieve fifi
walk some more


treat at hershey's
tuffy comes too close to fifi's treat and she growls him off
let kimo go home


walk a little more, take home tuffy, take home fifi

see mr. and mrs. wong getting more starfruit
mamo holds jojo as I pick some fruit, then mr. wong holds him, jojo seems scared

koa loose, take koa and jojo for short walk, jojo acting up barking and growling
settles down, take koa behind the gate and treat him and jojo

another dog morning

Friday, October 19, 2012

ow, my thumb!

duane and coco come / take out jojo and kimo
retrieve tuffy, retrieve fifi
jojo pulling coming back, cat? / no, it's Izzy and Cubby loose, Kimo takes him back to their pen
treat at my driveway, let Kimo go home
go for another lap


take ma to donna's house (since donna watching carly)

take kimo and jojo to diamond head dog park, but's it's being cleaned
take them to humane society, jojo almost runs off, step on leash, slam door on right thumb,
but not open until 11 (11-7 weekdays, 10-4 weekends), talk to employee with chickens

kimo in front floor, jojo on front seat, brake for car, jojo falls on kimo = fight, but then they calm down


home: open gate for jojo and he goes home

[10/19/12, posted 12/7/13]

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Joey and Charlie (and more)

here comes Jojo, take Kimo, Joey out for pee and poop
go for short stroll
Kimo wants to go back to Hershey's house
treat on front steps

oatmeal

here comes Duane and Coco
take out Joey and Jojo
retrieve Tuffy and Fifi
walk back with Duane
treat them at Duane's garage
Amy walking, catch her as she's coming back and walk with her
take home Tuffy, Taylor comes to visit as she's going out to school
Mr. Wong coming up, and Mrs. Wong and mom walking up too
walk her up to the Wongs
Jojo reacts to Koa and Koa barks back
tie Jojo to post and treat Koa and Joey, they kind of worked
walk mom back home 

try nap
barking, let the dogs out, Kimo goes in the back, so let the dogs stay in the back for now 

[later that day]

decide to take out Joey, Kimo remains in back, and retrieve Tuffy

who's that coming?  It's Robin and Tea and Fisher with Charlie

ok walk with them.  Charlie sniffs Tuffy, but Joey wants to go after Charlie, ok short leash
Joey barking at Fisher jumping up and down, but hold him and he gets used to him
bring Joey in the back again, Kimo still lying down 

leftover Kam Drive-In food

bring Joey in the front / Feed Kimo and Joey

[10/17/12, posted 11/29/13]

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

dog day Tuesday

jojo comes
stay on front steps as garbage truck comes / but Kimo barks and Joey runs down and barks

decide to take out Joey w/ Jojo, Kimo stays home
retrieve Hershey
retrieve Tuffy, retrieve Fifi
Mr. and Mrs. Wong walking, so walk with them

go for another lap
treat at my driveway, let Joey go home
take Hershey home
take Tuffy home, take Fifi home
a few more fleas on Jojo and Kimo :(
Jojo jumps down to go home

feed kimo (w/ 1/4 pill) and joey a little

go out on service call (Cliff Hedani)

barking at Pat and Keith / Charlie runs on the street after Keith

Reef's wife on the street, trying to train Charlie not to run / go across to talk to her
her name is Robin, teaches pre-school at Mid-Pac, kids names are Tea and Fisher

stay on steps as Steven is jogging and Amy is walking

Cheryl comes with Coco (Duane just came home from the mainland and went to sleep)
take out Joey, no leash for Tuffy, so retrieve Fifi and get her extra leash and get Tuffy
Kahoa comes home from baseball practice and joins us, let him walk Joey / their cat is named Buddy
walk back with Cheryl and Coco
then walk back, Jake has to go #1, take Tuffy and Fifi home

watch some of the presidential debate and eat hamburger curry
hey where's joey?
look around, can't find him, oh there he is back to the front lawn

[Tuesday, 10/16/12, posted 11/25/13]

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Michael Vick has a dog now

Last week, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick created a stir when he tweeted what appeared to be a Rockwellian picture of himself playing on his iPad while his daughter studied at the kitchen table. The stir occurred when people noticed a box of Milk-Bones on the table, which raised the question: Is the man who spent 23 months in federal prison on dogfighting charges now a dog owner?
The answer, it turns out, is yes.

In a statement released on Thursday, Vick confirmed that he does, in fact, own a dog.

''I understand the strong emotions by some people about our family's decision to care for a pet,'' Vick said in a statement. ''As a father, it is important to make sure my children develop a healthy relationship with animals. I want to ensure that my children establish a loving bond and treat all of God's creatures with kindness and respect. Our pet is well cared for and loved as a member of our family.
''This is an opportunity to break the cycle,'' Vick added. ''To that end, I will continue to honor my commitment to animal welfare and be an instrument of positive change.''

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[I'm not against it.  Hopefully a relationship with a loving dog will break his former non-caring attitude about them.  Maybe it already has.  I believe in forgiveness.]

Friday, October 12, 2012

Fifi tangled

Joey is back as Cheryl is going to Kauai to bring back her father's ashes.

Duane is on the mainland, so Cheryl took out Coco this evening.

Keith was barking so Kimo ran up the steps and stopped when he saw it was Cheryl and Coco.

Took out Joey as Kimo didn't seem to want to go (as usual).  Joey kind of lunged at Coco at first but seemed OK after.

Sorry Tuffy, you have to stay home today.  And he barked as we walked past (I think he was barking for me to take him).

The UPS truck passed us (Joey barked at it).  Cheryl thought they might be delivering to her house and she left her mom by herself at home.  (Zenny's on vacation so Cheryl was home today.)

As we came back, I noticed Fifi was sitting near the stake and didn't move from it.  I thought she might have gotten tangled in the rope.  So I hooked Joey on the gate and went down to take a look.

Yep, she was tangled.  Practically the whole rope was wrapped around her leg.  Took a while, but I finally got it unwrapped.  The progress came after I unhooked the rope from the stake.

After she was untangled, she seemed OK and went to drink water and ran to the steps.

Gave her a treat.  Gave Tuffy a treat.

Go home.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Cloud Star

TEN YEARS AGO, Jennifer Melton and Brennan Johnson adopted an adorable puppy they named Samantha. But the dog had a not-so-adorable problem.

"She was constantly itching and scratching,” recalls Melton.  “She ended up being kind of sickly. I did a lot of research and found that dogs, just like people, could have allergies.”

The pair of San Luis Obispo, California, Costco members put Samantha on an elimination diet to determine

what she was allergic to. Within a month or so, she became healthy and active.

When the two started making their own dog food and sold homemade treats at a dog-shelter fundraising event, they were besieged by calls from people wanting to buy more. Johnson said, “I think we can make a business out of this.”

Their company, Cloud Star (www.cloudstar.com), which started in 1999 with just the two of them, now employs more than 100 people.

Cloud Star products are sold at health food, pet supply, grocery and gift stores throughout the UK, as
well as online.

Ten per cent of all profits go to organisations that support women, children, the environment and, of course, pets.—SF

-- Costco Connection, February 2010

Ah, they make the Buddy Biscuits that I've bought before at Kalihi Pets.  Also available at Amazon I see.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

30-day challenges

This is from an interesting blog called ThatMutt.com: A Dog Blog by Lindsay Stordahl who runs a dog running, dog walking, pet sitting business.

Try these 30-day challenges [found when I was googling heeling and loose leash walking]

Friday, October 5, 2012

Rusty has a problem

“John, sorry to bother you but I think Rusty has a problem.”

The call was from my cousin Bryce, a great guy who takes good care of his cute silky terrier.

As I turned to look at the clock and vaguely saw 11:30 p.m. I mumbled, “Tell me what’s going on.”

“Well, I came home from work and noticed that Rusty kept licking ‘down there.’ Then when he stood up, he walked kind of funny. As I looked closer, I noticed that his penis was swollen and red. It looks dried out and I think he’s in pain.”

“Bryce, I know this is going to sound weird, but I need you to get a water soluble lubricant and gently put some on Rusty so that his penis can retract into normal position. He has a condition called paraphimosis, and if it lasts too long it could get serious.”

Fifteen minutes later Bryce called back telling me that everything was OK. I told him that if it ever happens again to lubricate and call me if it doesn’t work.

Months went by, then late one night I received another call from Bryce. “John, I’m sorry for calling so late but Rusty has the same problem again. I didn’t want to bother you, but I’ve been rubbing lubricant for over an hour and his penis still won’t go back in.”

As I shook the cobwebs from my head I contemplated what Bryce just told me.