Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Reno came out to play toady


Finally we got some nice weather, it was 55 outside today and you guessed it Reno the Boerboel was out to play. Today I was well prepared and had my camera in hand and ready to go. We had just return from a short walk and lo and behold there's Reno. It is amazing how much he has grown since I last saw him, I should have expected it considering Remy has grown just as much but since I see her every day she looks pretty much the same to me. I guess she will always be my puppy. It was a really nice day and they were able to play for about 45 minutes, which seemed like enough for them because they were both panting and slobbing pretty hard by the time it was time to go in. They play very well together, a lot of the neighbors were out due to the nice weather and everyone remarked how nice the dogs looked playing together. What also amazes me is that almost everyone I have met here has never heard of a Boerboel as I have said before so it is very nice to have a Boerboel owner as a neighbor, and they are cool with the dogs hanging out. I hope you enjoy the short clip of them playing.

Friday, February 6, 2009

General update



Time seems to be flying maybe I am now living in dog years. My beautiful boerboel Remy is growing so fast. This is a general update a progress report of sorts.
Remy is now about 5 1/2 moths old and doing great. The house training has been going pretty well, we had a couple of minor incidents over the last couple of days, but each time I have got to say the blame rests solely on the human members of my pack. I think we have been taking for granted how well Remy has been doing and have not been sticking to her schedule.
The issue we were having with her barking has all but dissolved occasionally we will get a little growl when people approach the house, when we are out, at the dog park she is a perfect little lady. The dog park seems to be her favorite hangout because she not only is the star of the show as far as the humans are concerned but she is quite popular among the other dogs. I am always so surprised how many people are in awe of her and those who have heard of a Boerboel, most have never even seen one. She gets a lot of attention and even more compliments and handles it all in stride, in fact I don't think I would be exaggerating if I said she looks forward to it.
I am continuing to train her and so far it seems to be going pretty well in fact when I think she doesn't get it I have found out at other times she knows full well what its going on she just is being stubborn. I am always looking for new ways to challenge her and she keeps rising to the task, although like I said sometime she comes thru at the most unexpected times.

As I mentioned I am Raw feeding, Remy, it seems she likes everything, but the basis of her diet is beef tripe and chicken leg quarters. Occasionally I will give her some salmon and also some crushed egg shells.
Remy is a very good girl but sometimes I forget she is a Boerboel and, even as a puppy she is a big dog, many times when I am out walking her off leash and we come upon people they are a little intimidate by her, but once they see that she is a nice puppy they cannot get enough of her. I must remember that not everyone looks at her and sees sure a wonderful little puppy like I do .