Hello from Lhasa Wrigley & Akita Kuma

lange · 08-04-2010

Hello out there! I have a 5 year old male Lhasa boy and a 2 month old Akita girl. Which means it's time to refresh on my puppy skills. Going through the puppy years is going to be a challenge..THAT I remember!

This forum seems to have a lot of friendly people & wisdom so I had to join. I may be a little slow on the forum (it's taken me 20 minutes just to write this intro! haha) but I look forward to meeting every one & their doggy kids.

DoggieVogue · 08-04-2010

Hello and welcome Lange! Your pups sound adorable. The site is great for advice and tips, I've had a lot of luck with it myself. So I hope you have a great experience here as well. I have a 9 year old yellow lab- Jamie, and a 3 year old mini dachshund- Moxie!

skivvies · 08-04-2010

Hello! Thanks for telling us about your dogs. I love it when big dogs (although the Akita must be pretty small at 2 months) and little dogs are friends.

lange · 08-04-2010

Thank you both for the welcome! Skivvies, I agree. It will be fun watching them as she grows. Kuma looks about 2/3rds the size of Wrigley right now. LOL I've never had 2 dogs at the same time so it's been interesting for me.

DoggieVogue, thanks for your doggy introductions

That's a nice store you have. I'm going to have to buy Wrigley a Cubs jersey!!! I can't believe I never thought about it before!

lil mutt · 08-05-2010

Sounds like you've been here, welcome back then. Congratulations for your new pup and challenge, don't hesitate to ask questions, enjoy!

nattiej1976 · 08-05-2010

welcome, you have come to a good place

and you even have some other Akita owners here with you

Would love to see some pics of your kids

skivvies · 08-05-2010

Haha, I was wondering if Wrigley was a Cubs-related name. My friend's dog is named Addison, after the street that Wrigley Field is on.

My dog Tiffany has a Cubs shirt. She also has a blue plushie bat with the Cubs logo on it...when you squeeze it, it goes "Let's go Cubbies *bark bark barkbarkbark*"

lange · 08-05-2010

Thank you lil Mutt & Nattie

I'm so glad there are Akita owners on here. I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions as time passes. Nattie, your long coat Akita is gorgeous! I assume it's male? How old is he?

Skivvies a fellow Cubs fan?? Oh we're fast friends already! lol "Addison"..what a clever idea. I have relatives who live off Addison. I live in NW IN so we'll park there when we see a game. Well, you'll appreciate the name "Kuma" too, it means bear in japanese. Although my husband offered "Fukudome" when we were searching for Japanese names. LOL

Krissy48lowes · 08-05-2010

Welcome to the forum...I can't imagine not having two dogs, though right now I have three. My border collie/aussie mix Max (8 yrs), my mini aussie Rusty (4 yrs), and finally my 7 month old min pin/chihuahua mix Trip.

Dogs are the best...good luck with your new little four legged herd!

skivvies · 08-05-2010

Ahh...Kuma's a very appropriate name. Although it would be funny to hear someone call their dog Fukudome.

nattiej1976 · 08-05-2010

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Originally Posted by lange

Thank you lil Mutt & Nattie

I'm so glad there are Akita owners on here. I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions as time passes. Nattie, your long coat Akita is gorgeous! I assume it's male? How old is he?

Yes its our boy. He has just turned 4

lange · 08-06-2010

Thank you Krissy. You're home must be a very fun place.

He is a gorgeous boy, Nattie!