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Cake, Wakinyan & Fenris


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Thanks Sherab,

 

Those pics are GR8!!!!!

Fenris is quite the handsome guy.

(OF COURSE the AI Dogs are too!) Cake has matured into quite the beauty ....

 

I like Photo 6. Waki's "stylin'" spring into the air - and ya' can't teach that!

 

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Denise, yep he's got a style all his own and I adore it. They've also taught Fenris to look me in the eye frequently to check in. I love that I don't have to hold treats up by my eyes and try to get Fen to look at me vs the treats.

 

 

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Which one is cake? Darmok's father is Jay silver heels.

 

Cake is the tan/brown one.

 

My girl, Tayamni is a half sister to Cake and Darmok because her daddy is Jay Silver Heels, too!

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Cake is the blond. She's taken over Fenris's bed in photo 2. Denise I never know what to call her color. Some people ask me which is the orange dog or the red dog. I think she looks more butterscotch but different depending on the light.

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And the pup facing away from the camera in photo 1 is not an AI dog? And the one in number 3 (showing its teeth) is that pup grown up, but is a shepherd? That one and Darmok could be twins. Very interesting!

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Cake is the blond. She's taken over Fenris's bed in photo 2. Denise I never know what to call her color. Some people ask me which is the orange dog or the red dog. I think she looks more butterscotch but different depending on the light.

Cake is a girl so I vote for Blonde or Butterscotch!

Some people tell me Tayamni is champagne. Seasonally she is. She changes coloring a little bit throughout the year.

A little more red and black hairs, then less black hairs and a more even light tan to ..... I dunno.

I know she blends well with drying prairie grasses! Also hard to spot her in brush, maybe her coloring is camouflage????? or coyote brown - LOL!!!!!

 

Does Cake do that? Have variations in her coat coloring through out the year????

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Darmok is very handsome. You must get stopped all the time. We have the opposite. Most people don't believe Fen is a GSD. Fenris is the wee pup with Cake in the first picture and the giant 4 month old baby in the other pictures. He's going to be probably the largest GSD we've ever had. He's not even 1/2 his final size yet. His coat is called black sable. If you saw him you would not think he looks at all like Darmok structurally, except that he has upright ears and his coat color. You would also notice that his behavior is not much like an AID. He speaks a little AID based on Papa Waki and Mama Cake but with a distinct GSD accent. For example he rarely now bothers to point but when he does it's "I want" or" Can I have" not "oh look, game". He prefers pointing with his nose now more than with his leg. His drives are starting to come in, which is distinctly different from AIDs. Also he will be going to board and train plus we have socialized him with 561 people on track for 600 different people (direct contact) before 8 months. It's a necessarily much more serious training commitment. AIDs are much easier to have as go anywhere dogs. That said, the coyotes stopped coming and pooping right up by the house as soon as Fen came home. They don't sing to us at night either. A little GSD pee does wonders apparently.

 

 

Oooo, Champagne. I like that. I think Cake looks very consistent but changes in ambient light make a difference - much like sunset against a canyon.

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The goose is getting big.. IMG_1809.pngIMG_1810.pngIMG_5331 (1).pngIMG_5337.png

 

We got to see how dogs are trained for drug detection. It involves a lot of hot dog. Fen was suppose to have his nose tested but his head was too big for the testing device. Oh well. Not sure I want him to be able to detect pot. It could make for some awkard camping in Colorado...

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Wakinyan and Fenris compete to sit on each other. Fen will stick his nose under Waki's belly and slide under him, going down on one shoulder so that Waki ends up on top of Fen's belly. Waki will then try to pin Fen by sitting on him. IMG_5533 (1).jpg It doesn't work. In the truck the boys compete for the front seat. I had to throw out the 15 year old ruff wear tent Waki loved because it was falling a part and starting to smell (can't wash it). He loves his replacement tent ️ probably in part because Fen can't it into it. IMG_5588.jpgIMG_5591.jpg Cake and Fen have been playing "pass the apple"with a little red ball. I'll try to get some pictures. Darn I'm back to wee tiny pictures again.

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Wakinyan and Fenris compete to sit on each other. Fen will stick his nose under Waki's belly and slide under him, going down on one shoulder so that Waki ends up on top of Fen's belly. Waki will then try to pin Fen by sitting on him. http://www.iidoba.org/forums/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gifIMG_5533 (1).jpg It doesn't work. In the truck the boys compete for the front seat. I had to throw out the 15 year old ruff wear tent Waki loved because it was falling a part and starting to smell (can't wash it). He loves his replacement tent ️ probably in part because Fen can't it into it. http://www.iidoba.org/forums/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gifIMG_5588.jpghttp://www.iidoba.org/forums/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gifIMG_5591.jpg Cake and Fen have been playing "pass the apple"with a little red ball. I'll try to get some pictures. Darn I'm back to wee tiny pictures again.

OMG, I was dying laughing looking at the pictures and the descriptions!!!!! This is EXACTLY what Kitchee and Wyot do! They do the back and forth stealing the chew toy that houses the bully stick....in and out of the kitchen, until a tussle ensues, with a bit of AID "talking" back and forth, then rolling around, and then Wyot squishes him into a corner and sits on him, while Kitchee wriggles out and nips at his neck, at which point Wyot's mouth goes over Kitchee's entire head (those teeth, lol! ), then the barking...which prompts me to settle them with a "quiet" command...and they go under the bench, laying on each other, just looking out at me- like we are good boys, now mama, LOL! Quiet ensues for a bit as they each chew on their own sticks, together. Just love watching them together!

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Cinnamon Girl. She's the Cinnamon Girl. And I'm sticking to that.

 

Can't wait to meet Fen in May....I can almost taste the cheesecake! LOL

 

The Fuzzard Sisters® are doing well ... bored to tears sometimes with Big Alf's workload but doing well none the less...

 

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IMG_5666.jpg The hounds of heck are waiting for their guests...Just kidding. Fen is more of a Scooby than a hound of heck. Give him a hot dog and he'll be your friend for life. Looking forward to seeing you guys again!

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Wak looks to be lovin' his new bud!

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Is it just me or did we sort of lurch into Fall and The Dark Time of Year all of a sudden? The little dogs and I are sitting by a campfire. It's breezy and cool for early September. Have you ever noticed how universally pleasing a camp fire is? Even the dogs seem very natural and relaxed in the presence of one. I was watching an older Nova (2009) on humanities origin and even though much has been superseded by new findings much was quite interesting. It seems fire has been our ancestors' mother (cooking that gave us our big brains, smaller teeth, gut and probably language) and father (protection of our weak eyed, ground dwelling ancestors from fierce nocturnal predators) for millions of years. I wonder how long dogs have been there with us. Speaking of dogs, the little guys are most contentedly laying in the grass near the fire. We've been trying to suck the marrow out of every bit of late summer & fall. Farmers' markets, long hikes, camping, swimming, etc. Just got back from the UP. Can heartily recommend Tohquamenon falls as gorgeous and dog friendly. Cake is now 5 and Wakinyan is 7 in 2 months. He's just as active as ever, showing no signs of being "a senior" except a little more marshmallow on his muzzle. He had a great wellness exam this week - teeth are excellent. Honestly they just get smarter, mellower and better. Cake is now an off lead dog. We left all the gates open today, did some work in the woods and our girl hung out. No interest in butterflying off.

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Does anyone do dock diving? I think we will do private dock diving this winter. I think it will be easier on the dogs' joints. Fen is still gangly and Waki is not as bullet proof as he us to be. They do put a ton of chlorine in the water so wondering if anyone has any experience with how that effects the coat. Supplements like oil or how to dry them for the trip home or if they need a rinse of water at home or any other advice appreciated.

 

Fenris seems to perpetually weigh in at 83 lbs but he's kind of a giant. I can't figure out why he's not putting on weight. I'm happy he's a giant because our neighbor is feeding the deer for the season and also the local coyote pack. It (the pack) was regaling us starting at 15 to twilight and every 2 - 3 hours through dawn for a while. Cake and Waki were not happy and not pooping. Basically I got sick of it so Fen and I went out and howled back one night. Seems to have shut them up. Our vet mentioned that a dog in town was attacked during night potty. We're very careful with everyone from twilight to dawn. It will be good when we get snow and I can see who is around and how close.

 

So we took Fenris and Waki to Therapy dog training class. They basically cut up in class and we ended up having to put Waki in the car and then drop him out of class. He really didn't like the obedience part anyway. He did summer salts on the teacher during the inspection. Heeling is "optional" for him. Once they said no treats in class, Waki lost interest. Fenris does obedience better. We figure if we can pass Fen then we'll know if its a fit for Waki. We're also looking at private agility. Neither of us really want to do competition but a little indoor fun in the dead of winter would be great.

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