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by Vic-O
Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Advice about Hudson
Replies: 11
Views: 3418

Re: Advice about Hudson

You all have been super helpful! We just got back from a really nice walk, and staying enthusiastic helped me see a few things. We walked on a path that goes around the school/church in our neighborhood. I was remembering how easily distracted and nervous she was about everything going on within a m...
by Vic-O
Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Advice about Hudson
Replies: 11
Views: 3418

Re: Advice about Hudson

Thanks so much for your novel! (I'm up way too late, but I'm really stressing about this lately) Thanks for the encouragement to stay positive. It really is difficult sometimes with children and chows, nevermind having both at the same time. I think I need constant reminders until it becomes second ...
by Vic-O
Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Advice about Hudson
Replies: 11
Views: 3418

Advice about Hudson

Hey all! I've posted a few times in the past about Hudson, our retriever/collie and chow mix. We adopted her from a couple who spent little to no time with her, and we are really feeling the effects of that now. She is so, so grateful to have a family to spend time with nearly 24/7, but she is just ...
by Vic-O
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Chow quirk?
Replies: 9
Views: 3025

Re: Chow quirk?

Funny you mention Mikki opening doors with her nose. I have been assuming Hudson was using her paws. We came home the other day after being gone all of 2 hours with Hudson left in the backyard to play. To our surprise she was sitting on the front porch chair oh so excited to see us. I noticed that e...
by Vic-O
Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:55 am
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Hudson!
Replies: 16
Views: 4317

Wow, they sure do! Like little foxes.
by Vic-O
Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:33 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Chows and Kids-- Any Questions?
Replies: 182
Views: 594252

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg230/torodelfuego/DSCF2622.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> This is a tame hug from my boy. He has taken to trying...
by Vic-O
Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:21 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Hudson!
Replies: 16
Views: 4317

Hudson here - People think I'm a boy because of my name, but I'm such a princess! I don't like to get dirty, or wet, or bored, or to have my hair mussed up. And I especially don't like it when boys drool on me! I'm glad my human boy doesn't salivate like some of those crazy fur things mommy has intr...
by Vic-O
Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:27 am
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Hudson!
Replies: 16
Views: 4317

They really do make a good team. They have very similar personalities. Stubborn and mischevious but sweet and cuddly at times (when they feel like it). Right now Lucien is trying to figure out how to get her to pull him around on his sled in the office. He somehow figured out how to tie the string a...
by Vic-O
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:40 am
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Hudson!
Replies: 16
Views: 4317

Hudson!

Alright, this is the first time I've done anything with photobucket, so dial up users forgive me if it's huge. Here are some pictures of Hudson, 1 year old (December 26th) and my 2 year old son, Lucien. Our backyard is buried in leaves and they have a blast chasing eachother around. She likes to dig...
by Vic-O
Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:43 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: What type of dog are you?
Replies: 107
Views: 20972

Swedish Vallhund. I like it! But I guess I should have put Moody, because after reading the description of the dog, I realized it sounds way too friendly to be me some of the time.
by Vic-O
Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:18 am
Forum: Nutrition, Diets and Food
Topic: Hudson needs some healthy chub
Replies: 12
Views: 4483

Thanks Judith-ann. I'm not squeemish about giving meat, but giving good meat is important. We have co-ops and larger natural food chains around here, but the prices are very high. I really like the idea of contacting the wild game hunters. I'll keep you all posted with more questions when we figure ...
by Vic-O
Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:51 pm
Forum: Nutrition, Diets and Food
Topic: Hudson needs some healthy chub
Replies: 12
Views: 4483

Yes, I've definitely been back and forth about the raw diet. Her bowel movements seemed most normal when I was chopping up the leftover parts of our fruits and veggies and mixing it with cooked fish and raw ground beef hearts. Then, I ran out of fruit and veggie parts and just gave her the raw meat ...
by Vic-O
Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Zoomies & unfriendly Shitzu/Maltese
Replies: 10
Views: 2902

So "zoomies" are when they run full-on in circles for a brief time as if their only goal is to see how fast they can run by you with a giant grin on their face and all hunkered down, right? My son loves this. He laughs histerically, and Hudson will zoom zoom zoom as long as he is laughing ...
by Vic-O
Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: A Dog's Purpose, from a 4-year-old
Replies: 8
Views: 2163

Er, yes...certainly too articulate for a year old, but just about right for a 4 year old whose parents have obviously prepared him for and talked to him about love and loss and whatnot. My 2 year old comes up with some pretty profound stuff, most of it is extrapolated from his Daddy's philosophical ...
by Vic-O
Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:09 pm
Forum: Nutrition, Diets and Food
Topic: Hudson needs some healthy chub
Replies: 12
Views: 4483

Well, she started turning her nose up at the "baneful" again, so I figured it was high time to start forking out the big bucks. We ended up with Evo "small bites" because as far as I can tell, she has some sensory issue with big hard chunks of food. She likes the cat food she got...
by Vic-O
Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:14 pm
Forum: Nutrition, Diets and Food
Topic: Hudson needs some healthy chub
Replies: 12
Views: 4483

Thanks Kiwani. I do plan to switch to a better food as soon as I find the one we are going to use permanently. I figured I would let her finish the stuff she has been eating, but I wasn't thinking about the shorter term affects on her adjustment (re: corn). I've tried the search feature on this site...
by Vic-O
Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:59 pm
Forum: Nutrition, Diets and Food
Topic: Hudson needs some healthy chub
Replies: 12
Views: 4483

Hudson needs some healthy chub

Hi all! So I just noticed the other day that Hudson is way too skinny and I of course feel the need to fatten her up. I can very much feel her spine and individual ribs. I can tell if she were shaved, she would look like skin and bones. She was only eating fresh meats and broth and pulverized veggie...
by Vic-O
Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Ginger and sophia's toy war
Replies: 4
Views: 1397

Hudson does the same thing, but she's a bit older (10 months). My son is 2 1/2. Up until yesterday, when playing outside, they were constantly stealing toys from eachother. I started saying "leave it" when Lucien would steal a toy from her, or have a toy that she wanted and she would be tr...
by Vic-O
Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Yay! We have our girl!
Replies: 17
Views: 4646

Yeah, after it really sinking in that she is frightened as all get out of the heat running and the intake vent at the end of the hall, and noticing her attitude change after several trips outside and inside today, I'm definitely leaning towards keeping her outside more often. The back yard does not ...
by Vic-O
Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:19 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Yay! We have our girl!
Replies: 17
Views: 4646

Well JH, I'm not so sure she is typically dominant OR fear-aggressive. She is testing it out some, by growling and posturing and the like (which is actually improving A LOT) but it's very obvious she doesn't mean it. She's just trying to remain in control of herself, not really others, if that makes...
by Vic-O
Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Yay! We have our girl!
Replies: 17
Views: 4646

Wow, thanks everyone! It's funny, a lot of the things I went, "hmmm...maaaaybe" about were questioned by someone else. Most of the alpha dog and socialization stuff someone posted wasn't very pertinent, but I may refer to it later on. I also am not crazy about the idea of rewarding her wit...
by Vic-O
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Yay! We have our girl!
Replies: 17
Views: 4646

Yay! We have our girl!

She is beautiful and adjusting well, I think. She refuses to eat the dried kibble her other humans provided and doesn't like any treats. I figured she was really nervous and just on a food strike, but I've been mashing up veggies and ground chicken necks per our friend's advice and she LOVES it. She...