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dreiser: (Vlad: Big Grin)
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 08:13 pm
It's no secret I've been wanting to get a friend for Vlad for awhile. The girlfriend and I decided that it's for the best if we don't get another dog until we expand to a larger dwelling. But my parents adore Vlad and were talking about wanting a dog of their own. Today I went with my mom to a toy dog rescue in the city to pick up a three year old female pug named Daisy who is meant to be Vlad's playmate at my parents house.

She was a bit manic hyper at first which is to be expected since she was held originally by a backyard breeder who kept her in a small cage most of her life turning out litter after litter of puppies. Because of this she's not properly potty trained, never walked on a leash before today (though she did swimmingly on her walk with Vlad once she got the hang of it), and has absolutely no idea how to approach going up/down stairs.

I still think despite them getting Daisy my parents are plotting to steal Vlad from me. They coo over him too much and mention a little too often how they want to keep them for themselves. Makes me a tad paranoid.

Anyway! Here are some pix.

Daisy who is a teeny weeny little girl. She's a meager twelves pounds to Vlad's hulking thirty. She's like a pug ballerina or something.



Daisy and Vlad. The picture is less than wonderful because they were next to impossible to keep still together. The tiny girl on the left is Daisy and the big guy on the right is Vlad.

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dreiser: (Vlad: Say Awwww)
Monday, May 26th, 2008 05:16 pm
I have a little bird house that I attached to a tree stump in the backyard of our duplex. It was built for these pretty Cardinals which frequent our area but recently it has been claimed by the evil that is Blue Birds. The Cardinals have temporarily relocated to my neighbors yard and their bird house.

Vlad has a specific areas he's allowed to pee and poop in. He poops in the far right corner of the yard and he can pee on the tree stump and a small tree. Since he's been trained to do this, those are the only options for peeing and pooping that he has in his mind.

Lately, every time he goes out and pees on the tree stump the new occupants of the bird house dive bomb him from various angles. They're not attacking him because they never get close to hitting him but they're definitely trying to intimidate him. I'm torn by amusement and irritation with the situation.

Amusement because Vlad isn't bothered by it and is quite entertained by the Blue Bird trying to scare him off. He usually stares at it then goes back to peeing. I am irritated because these birds kicked out my pretty, red, and good tempered, Cardinals though.

I'm going to try and take pictures of it the next time I let him out. It's something to see.

ETA: I've attempted to take photos of the Blue Bird dive bombing and it's just not possible to capture as it happens. Plus Vlad pees quickly. Though he has taken to standing around the area after he's done to irritate and/or study the birds. However, I do have pictures of both parties in their natural environment during this fiasco. Voila!

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