Growing up- wk10 - Nurhan

Nurhan's take:

Had another trip to the vet's last week... this wasn't a planned trip... I went in to ask if there was anything else that I could give Kin as his eyes were red (wash them out with salt water). The vet assistant mentioned that if the discharge from the eyes was white, that was okay, yellow then he should be seen by a vet... discharge from his eyes was yellow... came out from the vet 600 kr poorer with the information that I should rinse his eyes with salt water... (Redness is a common problem with Newfies, Karma had it on and off. The lower eyelid tends to hang down with Newfies and this goes reddish, (all dogs) also have a third eyelid down there this can cause irritations). I did get to weigh him (now almost two weeks ago - and he was 20.5 kgs... one week later {different scales} he comes in at 25 kgs!).

Was back out again to Lager Zoo for more food.... we like Lager Zoo... a pet shop where you can bring your pet in! (I'm trying to figure out how I can drop him off there in the morning and pick him up in the evening)!

Been to puppy class, which is generally embarrassing when you own a Newfoundland, who looks at the high speed motions of other dogs with disdain, as he lies down and takes a little nap!

A lot of time has been spent 'practising' cute poses...

Problems we have:

Leads are evil... and the answer (according to Kin) is to lie down every time the lead is attached... this means that a tortoise would beat us on a walk...

Peeing... If Kin pees inside, it's only on his bed! Last two nights I've removed his bed and just left him a rug, and then he doesn't pee... I think that the breeder must have had some form of pee mat that Kin's bed reminds him of...

Kin still has a preference for hiding under things, although he can no longer fit under the sofa!

Kin playing at the snowline!

Kin paddling in a stream... Like Karma, he has the Newfie ability to sniff out puddles, streams, any source of water.

Take a toy with a Monkey's fist (knot) on it, wet snow, and a Nefoundland dog... and hey presto you get this! Sadly I didn't manage to get a picture of the Kinerist charging around the garden, raking up snow, dragging this toy around!!!

Kin met two Newfies last week... Here he is meeting Santos, and two days after he met Balder at Bråstein.

He's now had his third bath. This went well, and we got to use the dog drier! He was quite happy with it ( a cow was sacrificed during the whole bathing/drying procedure, but all in all it went well!).

Karma, loved to steal balls, sticks, toys, you name it; and the game was especially good if he had people running after him! Kin I am working on differently. He gets something, and I call him over, he comes, gives it to me, and gets a treat! It's great! He's even recovered Gita's (border collie) throw toy from the bushes and much to her owner's surprise (who was accustomed to Karma running for the border, with tail held high), dropped it at my feet!.

Kin is growing up and becoming more of a dog. So far his character and body seem to be great!