Hi Melinda,                                                                                                                                      31-May-2005

 

 Kian is wonderful.  He is so well behaved.  We are not having the puppy problems I expected.  There is no nipping, and he is well on his way to being potty trained, we've only had one accident in the house and that was my fault.   He has slept through the night and no accidents in the crate either.   

 He is so funny too.  I have kept him on a leash.   After the first day he decided this wasn't to his advantage and started picking up the end of the leash and walking with it in his mouth so we couldn't grab the leash.

 He went to the vet on Friday and had a good visit.  We are going back later this week for his shots, as she didn't want him to be too stressed with the travel and visit.

 He has been eating his chicken/rice mix, and loves it.  We added the marrow bone yesterday and he was in heaven.   He's also been eating yoghurt, cottage cheese and a bit of banana mixed together.  The vet has several clients on a raw diet and we are leaning toward eliminating the kibble. 

 Kian weighed 6 pounds on Friday --- 3kg for you. 

 So  the only problem we have  is he doesn't like to be alone and whines.  He cries for about an hour when he is put in the crate for the night...   I think he is happiest curled up  on the sofa being cuddled.

 Robert (husband) was grading papers (math teacher), left the room for a moment and Kian shredded a few papers.  The dog really ate the homework!!  Husband will need training too I guess!!

You and Kian are wonderful.

Sue

Melinda,                                                                                                                                              27-May-2005

 

 He's arrived!!  He is perfect!!  He came romping out of the container in such good spirits.  I can't believe he was in such good shape after such a long journey.  He is very playful and so friendly.
 

 We have a vet appointment tomorrow.  Monday is a holiday here so we wouldn't have been able to get an appointment until Tuesday.  So off we go tomorrow.  I have not yet gone through the 'instruction manual' you sent.  I will do so before our appointment tomorrow. 
 

 So  after all this time he is finally here.   He was worth waiting for.   He hasn't been out of my arms for more than a minute.  He is napping now.  

 Thank you so much.  I am sure you will be hearing from us soon with questions.
 

Sue