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Mon, 24 Mar 2008
I got the puppy Saturday as planned; he's adorable and very smart. In the end the names came down to Shockley or Tycho, and I decided to go with Shockley despite Katherine's preference for Tycho.
I'm not 100% sure yet, but I'm leaning towards feeding him a raw diet because it's better for him, I have backyard space in which to feed him, and he doesn't seem altogether impressed with dry food at the moment.
Meanwhile, the cats are divided in their reaction. Anya is just pissed that we brought another thing into her territory (especially at me, because I'm the one who carried him into the house). If I go near her she'll grumble audibly, and if I pick her up she'll yowl and even hiss. She's not actually all that scared of him: she walked right up to him and sniffed him before deciding he was the enemy. Dinah, on the other hand, is a bit more affectionate since we brought the dog home, presumably in a bid to keep our attention. Meanwhile, she seems like she's trying to work up the courage to play with him. My guess is they'll eventually be best buds.
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Sherv wrote
might want to consider this first:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/19/raw/
rsw wrote
He is eating better now; I've taken to putting a little bit of chicken broth and a bit of water over the kibble and microwaving it for a minute. I also picked up some frozen calf liver at the grocery store (it's surprisingly cheap!) and I microwave some of that for him, too.
Maybe this kibble thing will work out after all.
I think I'll still give him BBQ bones or the like pretty regularly to keep his teeth happy. He's been burying and digging up the first one I gave him in the flower bed, and he's about halfway through it. I'll try to get a picture of him digging with his little legs.
-=rsw