My first day at home
Hello. I'm Ilga Lotos Luk. I had to drive 500km from Volgograd to Rostov to get home. At last I arrived at sweet home. Everything had been ready for my coming- bowls, private place to sleep, a lot of toys The cat was astonished, looking at such a big guinea pig (it was me), but she didn't want to hurt me, only was staring at me. My first day at home was rather productive. I was sniffing, tasting, discovering the house, and at night I was sleeping hard, biting my master's finger.
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Checking my teeth for durability
Puppies love to chew something and I'm not differ from them at all. I've always had a lot of toys. They were of different sizes, different shapes and different stiffness. That is why, perhaps, I had no time to chew something else. So I can make some conclusion, the more toys, the less damaged belongings and furniture. In my track record of spoiled things there are only a computer chair and a pedal on the bike-trainer. In all other respects, I'm just an angel.
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Picking up in the street
It's not a secret that a lot of tasty things are always lying about in parks and in the streets.If you try a bit, then suddenly, you find yourself at vet hospital. That's why I was put a softbear muzzleon my head for some period of time. Of course, I didn't feel comfortably and I felt bad, I tried it every way off, but my master and mistress went onto save money on trips to the vet, and I had to accept. To tell the truth, I still can't pass quietly past a "homeless" bone.
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About my meals
It was not easy enough to explain my chef what kind of meals I liked mostly. Without special tricks I could not do. I was fed with high-quality pet food, as my breeder recommended. And when I was 7 months old an insight came over me. I strongly objected to eat it. And how could it be otherwise? A lot of tasty smell around-roast meat, tasty salads, and I mean pet food? Suddenly, I realized that I was the only dog in the family, why not to feed me tasty home made meals (money approximately is the same)? Of course, my personal chef prepares a balanced diet, taking into account various essential vitamins, respecting all the nutritional requirements. And since then, for more than three years, I've been eating lean lamb with cereals and vegetables. I am very pleased and feel good.
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Paws
Just know that feet should be protected from childhood. That's what I think. If a puppy is trained much and over exercised, if runs on slippery tiles, up and down the stairs, has nonstop games like "go-fetch" for hours, no paws can bear it. In the kennels all the puppies, and adult dogs, walk on solid non-slip floors. (Non-slip tiles, cement floor, gravel). The latter, they say, helps to "collect" paw. Also it is very important to clip claws. But about trimming claws I'll tell later.
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Trimming claws
I hate this procedure. Having only seen the clippers for trimming my claws, I'm losing my good spirit at once. Well, if they remove something extra, then I start heart-rending screaming, and they have no chance to continue this awful procedure. So, instead of clippers, my barber uses special nail files. The process of sawing claws takes more time, but believe me, it is absolutely safe. Want to say more, if some snacks will be given, then you can saw my claws all day long, and I'll be sleeping at the same time.
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When I was extremely excited
When I was a little bit over 2,5 months old, children came to visit me. I was playing with them for a long time. The children were noisy, they were running, jumping, and I was trying not to appear meek, repeated everything after them. When they were ready to leave, I couldn't stop playing, running and barking. I was so pleased. Then I was calmly picked up and held in arms of my master, he turned off the light, I tried to resist, but in a couple of minutes I fell fast asleep. They say: When a chicken's head is placed under the wing, then she falls asleep. I am certainly not a chicken, but the situation is somewhat similar.
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Walking
A puppy doesn't need long walking. My first walking was when I was 4 month old. At the age of nearly 12 month, everything changed. Anhour in the morning and an hour in the evening is my daily walking time. I like to walk in parks. There are two small parks and a large one nearby. It takes 15 minutes to get to the large park, so I can go there if we have time or on weekends. There I am allowed to walk depart from my master at about 200 meters and to be independent. There’re a lot of dogs in the park. I am friendly and a peace-loving dog, but sometimes I have come in a brawl with very nasty males, that certainly do not approve of, but not prohibit. I always wear a collar with my telephone number on it(just in case). The main command for me in a big city is "stand". It protects me from undesirableactions, such as entering busy roads. I've known this command since childhood. I'm also walking on a long leash or in a special yard for dogs walking (if necessary). I have clothes for walking(special pet suits, hats), I can't stand them, and dress only in the case of the most extreme necessity. During my walking, I also learn a lot. Every trip I try tospend with a lot of use (next to go, do jogging, train stack), why must I waste time? I still have much to learn.
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Trip
I have travelled long way only by car. After each trip they had to clean the car inside. Everything was dirty with my hair and saliva. I often got carsick and we had to make stops several times. In general, I delivered the inconvenience to all passengers. Now I drive in a soft dogs' cage. It is very nice, and I feel comfortably in it. I disturb nobody, just sleep peacefully all the way. I can drive about 500km in it, and no one will hear me.
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Dog Show
At the age of 6 month I had my first dog show. A lot of dogs and smells impressed me greatly. I do not remember how I was showed, but I remember that I was barking all the time. After it, I had to rest for a couple of days. Now dog show is the joy of preparation, travel and meetings for me. I like to show. I try to prepare for each show: cutting, claws, moustache, have tail grooming. I train to run around the ring and to stand in stack properly. Successful shows please me a lot, but, if I failed I think over the reason of my loss and try to correct the mistakes.
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Staying alone
One day I was staying at home alone. I felt very uncomfortably and I had already braced myself to start screaming, when suddenly the door opened and my mistress came in. I was very pleased, but soon she went out and I was going to scream again, she came in and out many times. It repeated rather often. And I was just waiting for her coming in. Sometimes she was away for a long time and I was beginning to worry and even started to whine, but finally she came in and praised me. Within a time I got used to her leaving. I thought:" Why must I worry if she comes for sure? Now, I am even glad to be alone sometimes, as I can have a sweet sleep. If you know that you won't be deserted, the loneliness isn't awful enough.