Raising Happy Dogs – Tarzan

So i would like to introduce you to the little babies…..Meet Tarzan, better known as taz or tazzy-poo by me. (Yea, us girls love giving pets all kind of goo-goo, ga-ga, cutesey names….and i’m no exception!)

King of the Jungle

Just as his name suggests….he’s the king of our “jungle.” All the dogs know he’s the “big kahuna” as my dad says. He’s also the biggest in the bunch….with rugged good looks and golden eyelashes.

But don’t get me started about when the thunder rolls or fireworks crack. In moments like those…he’s the BIGGEST BABY!!! Yes its true and he cries like a little baby too. Poor thing. Kisses tazzy, we still luv you!

Well i could go on and on about stories of frisky and Duchess….and believe me…I WILL, because there are so many. But firstly i want to introduce you to the entire family. Frisky and Duchess’ babies: -

1. Tarzan – a.k.a Taz
2. Thunder – a.k.a Teddy
3. Pancho- a.k.a Guy Smiley
4. Flipper- a.k.a Flippy
5. Zorro
6. Zeena
7. Sugars

Zeena and Sugars are the only 2 girls.

Frisky on Vacation

Me and my entire family had so many wonderful moments with him. But eventually my sister decided she wanted another dog – a big dog and a girl this time.

So my dad spoke to one of his freinds who recently had some pups to give away. These pups were from a belgian shephard and a doberman. So we went to meet the puppies and they were so adorable, just like all puppies generally are. And boy were they playful! WOW! They were all around our feet, playfully biting and jumping around us. So the owners told us which one they were keeping.

Out of all the others my sister picked a fawn coloured little baby girl. From the stories we heard she was the most energetic and mischievous of the bunch. We even heard of a story about how while one of her brothers were asleep she chewed on his ear, until he woke up.

Look at me!!!

 

Welcome to the house, our latest addition….DUCHESS!!! She and Frisky totally hit it off. Of course he was all too happy to show her around and she would just follow him around and look at him as her teacher. She was just so vibrant and energetic, we almost couldn’t keep up.

 

Frisky hard at work

I could just remember the joy within me and all the fun I knew we were going to have. We took him home and he was so scared being in a new environment. As we rested him on the tiled gallery, he just lay flat on the ground. But little by little, as he explored the house and the yard, he became quite as home, so much so that I totally believe that he thought he was a human, just like us….eating food with us, snacks, drinks, ice cream, everything.

I remember how he smelt…just like a little baby, with pink toes. One of the funny things was seeing him eat a mint. He knew how to take out the paper and get to the mint. I mean even dogs need to freshen their breath once in a while!!!