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| Sep 8th & 9th 07 | Ditto's first birthday! She was one on the 5th September and that weekend she went off to play at the seaside |
4th May 07 |
Ditto has come into season so they are now seperated for the durations of this. So far they are both being very good about it but life will be a lot easier when they are back together again! There are now some updated 2007 Vizsla Pics in the Photo Album section. |
| 9th Feb | Dexter was due his annual booster jabs today so I took the opportunity of getting them both weighed, Dexter weighed in at 28kg and Ditto (now 5 months old) weighs 16.5kg. The vet thought Ditto was looking really well and as is usually the case when they go anywhere together they had lots of admiring comments in the waiting room! Dexter also had his annual check up and was pronounced fit and healthy - just wish I could get a bit more weight on him, but he looks well and the vet said he is fit and muscled so not to worry about it. |
| 7th Feb |
Ditto is now starting to look more adult like and has a lovely temperament, very affectionate and a complete clown! It snowed this morning click here to see Video of them playing in the snow.
Think she has a bit more growing to do yet! |
| 25th Dec | Dexter and Ditto had a great Christmas, they visited their Grandma on Xmas Day, see video and photos. They had a new bed, a new collar each and various new toys, their toy box is now overflowing! Ditto was on her best behavoir during her stay, no accidents and she slept all the way home! |
| 13th Dec | Ditto is now 14 weeks old and now weighs in at 23.4lbs, she is currently putting on about 2lbs per week. |
| 11th Dec | See Photos from my Christmas photo shoot! Dexter and Ditto wearing their Santa hats for Xmas card pictures.... |
| 10th Dec | Happy Birthday Dexter..... 3 years old today! |
| 9th Dec | She loves her walks now she can go out with Dexter and finds it most unfair that he gets extra walks without her! Although she doesn't sleep half as much as when she was younger, sleeping is still a favourite pass time, normally snoring on her back! See Photos |
6th Dec 13 wks |
Ditto is enjoying her puppy classes every Wednesday night and is quick to learn, although her favourite part is the playtime we sometimes have afterwards. She sits and downs very well and is learing wait, despite being incredibly greedy she will wait in a down position watching a tit bit on the floor as I walk around until given the command to get it. She weighed in this week at 21.6 lbs |
| 26th Nov |
Ditto is also quite taken by the shower and has decided to start joining me in the shower much to Dexter's concern, I have an open shower as the bathroom is done as a wetroom and she seems to love spashing in the water, she isnt keen on the rain but doesnt seem to mind getting soaked under the shower! Dexter finds this all very worrying and sits at the far end of the bathroom with a very troubled expression on his face! He takes his role as a nanny very seriously and he doesnt consider it a very good idear to get under the shower unless you have to! |
| 24th Nov | Well the camera may not have been out much lately but Ditto has been out and about plenty! She now joins Dexter on morning and evening walks but has to stay home alone for the main walk of the day as its too far for her just yet. She has been along the pavement of the main road which didnt seem to faze her, she wasnt quite so keen on the herd of cows we encountered though! So it will be regular visits to the neighbouring cows, Dexter is used to them so he sets a good example. If we have some better weather I will try and get some videos and pics of them outdoors. |
| 22nd Nov | A busy day for Ditto, a trip to the vets for her last injection, which meant that she is now allowed out at last! Then in the evening it was off to her first puppy class, she was the only "baby" puppy as all the other puppies were 5 or 6 months, but she did very well with her sits and downs, the others did a bit more but I didn't want to overwhelm her with it being her first outing so we just did what we were familiar with. Then at the end Ditto and two of the others stayed behind for a play session which she thought was great! |
| 11th Nov | I seem to have cocked up Ditto's injections, she had her first one at 7 weeks and then they told me the second one at 10 weeks but when they made the appointment they did it for 9 weeks and I didn’t realise until after she had it, so now she has to have another one at 11 weeks which means its longer till she can go out, not impressed! Videos of Dexter and Ditto at their recent visit to see Daisy, three in a bed when the bed is quite small proves to be quite tricky for Ditto who tries her best to get in on the action. Her and Daisy are fast becoming good friends and as soon as she gets chance Ditto is in there playing with Daisy - some very tired dogs the next morning! |
8th Nov 9 wks old |
Ditto seems to be a quick learner and has now fully grasped "sit" so we are now learning "down" and also "wait" which is the down position with a biscuit a few inches away from her nose and to wait until the command before she can get up and eat it. She is incredibly greedy and knowing there is a titbit on the way makes for fast learning! Video of Dexter & Ditto - it might look like a lot of teeth on show but they are only playing! |
| 3rd Nov | Video of Ditto failing to get the upper hand over Dexter, this time Dexter wins the bed! I thought she would have been very tired today after last nights exertions but she seemed to have plenty of energy left. She is still being very good and is no longer making any noise at night (thank goodness!). She seems to be very greedy and will do anything for a biscuit, hence at only 8 and a half weeks she has learnt the sit command already! |
| 2nd Nov | Ditto's first social outing to meet Daisy and Dillon. They are both vaccinated so it was safe for Ditto to go and meet them. As you can see from the Videos Ditto was a bit hesitant at first, but that only lasted a few minutes! She soon got the hang of it all and they played for about 2 hours, one very tired puppy on the way home! |
31st Oct 8 wks old |
She is still progressing well, no accidents in the house now for about 4 days, dare I say she is housetrained already?! She is learning to come when called, see the Video and is also learning to sit. |
| 29th Oct | Video clip of Dexter and Ditto playing tug of war.
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| 28th Oct | At seven and a half weeks Ditto is now house trained! She goes to the door and cries to go out and will now go out on her own and come back in when she has finished, very clever for her age! She is now totally silent in the night, I did relent slightly, instead of being locked in her crate at night she still now has the freedom of the utility room meaning she can sleep with Dexter, both crates have doors open and they are always curled up together in the morning, she is clean during the night and waits to be let out in the morning. She has also done some short car journeys to get accustomed to traveling and seems to take this totally in her stride, again having Dexter with her helps as he is very good in the car. |
| 25th Oct | Last night not a peep out of her during the night! I think Dexer was just as relieved as I was! She is a quick learner and is going out to the toilet already, a couple of accidents which are generally my fault for not spotting her wanting to go out in time. Video is of her playing with her "bug" toy with Dexter.
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24th Oct 7wks old |
Ditto spent most of the day either playing with Dexter or sleeping! As you can see from the video clip they are getting on well and all of this play can be exhausting! She was a lot better in the night but still a bit noisy. Videos - two videos today. |
| 23rd Oct | Video of Ditto playing with Dexter A big day today for Ditto, off to the vets for her first injection and check up. The vet declared her as fit and healthy, again she seemed to travel in the car ok, it was a short journey though. Dexter and her are now really playing well together, again she ate well. And although she did cry again a little in the night it was a huge improvement on the previous night so we are heading in the right direction! |
| 22nd Oct | She was very tired this morning and slept most of the morning, in the afternoon she started to play with Dexter a lot more. She didn't eat much until the afternoon as she was so tired. A better night than the previous one but she still cried a lot. |
| 21st Oct |
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Apologies for the delay since last installment.... I've been busy!! As you can see Dexter and Ditto are doing well, Ditto is now 5 months old. There is the odd occasion when I think Dexter appreciates a little peace and quiet but 99% of the time they are the best of friends and get along great.
Here they are in bed... Ditto as usual hogging the bed and showing off her long legs!
A busy day today for Ditto, we went up onto the local gallops which is a popular dog walking place so we were sure to bump into several dogs. She coped very well and had a little play with a few different dogs (after checking of course with their owners that they were friendly). Although she did stick close to mum when we bumped into a group of people with 5 labradors! Much to Dexter's disgust we only did a 20 minute walk as didnt want to tire her out but she certainly enjoyed it! And as the pic shows she is now snoring away! . Hopefully the weather will soon pick up a bit and will try and get some more outdoor shots of them both.
Pic was taken today playing on the lawn with Dexter. 8 weeks old today so for a present she had a dose of worming tablets! Very hectic day for her, visitors came to see her with children so she was kept very occupied, plus with it being Halloween she had to contend with some very strange looking people knocking on the door!
Ditto arrived home today after a three and a half hour car journey, quite a long way for a little pup just separated from her family. She was very good in the car and wasn't sick, she cried for the first hour and then seemed to settle down. Arriving home she met Dexter properly and explored her new surroundings, she ate well but was a bit unsettled which was only to be expected. A bad first night as she yowled most of the night!