Diary of Pyrenean mountain dog Raya
(If you appoint a picture you will see the description)
11 February 2012
I am not a fussy eater. But I only eat when I'm hungry and/or if I find it good. Mommy find it very important that my food has the best possible composition but also analytical constituents for my growing legs. So there are not many brands that qualify.
And I am now really fed up with the Eukanuba puppy kibble. Always having the same food in front of my nose, ugh. And I still need a lot of food! That's because I'm outside a lot where I have a lot of exercise. And it's also very cold so it takes more energy to keep warm. But the consequence is that I get a big bowl of food in front of me. Then I start to sigh and get restless as I still have to eat it. And especially in the morning I regularly eat just nothing. I am now a bit spoiled since they put liver pate or tripe through my kibble. For now I'm starting to get a bit too thin for my age and that is not good.
And it turns out that I love variety. Sometimes they give me a bowl with everyday kibble that I really don't want to eat. But if they change that for a different brand than I immediately have appetite . Until I've had enough of that brand as well. Fortunately, I am almost 1 year old. Then I do not need puppy food anymore and there is more variation in adult food.
Occasionally we get Carnibest raw meat. Well, that's always a feast. I never have to hesitate over that.
But recently we got 30 kg RopaDog raw meat for free in 15 different flavours because other people wanted to try it out with their dog but he did not eat it. That's healthy, but many dogs do not like it. Mom thinks that too much meat is too fat but for a short while it won't be a problem. I need to put on a little weight anyway. There are also berries and herbs in it and it smells and tastes very special. And you have to really chew on it. Much more than on Carnibest. Noor, the food monster first class, does not eat it! If this is presented to her she hesitates and eats it with much aversion. Noor! Our Noor who always finishes everything in a minute. It takes fifteen minutes for her to eat a few hundred grams. She thinks it is so filthy! But I find it very tasty. Because we have so many flavours every meal is also different. Only the lamb/horse I do not like so well. I left a bit of it. And when I'm done then Noor always sees I have left over something. And she ate the lamb/horse! So if she gets it in her own bowl than she finds it incredibly disgusting. But if she can steal it from me than she does not know how fast she should get it. Silly girl!
5 February 2012
Mommy made a separate page about shows so it does not all need to be in my diary. But today is surely a noteworthy day. Mommy stayed at home with Noor and I went to Eindhoven with dad. There were also my first mommy Marina and first daddy Aad. And of course I had to greet them enthusiastically. My brother Kosmo was there too! Whom I had not seen for a very long time.
Uncle Aad went with me in the ring. And then I won! I won of all the Pyrenean mountain dogs that were there! And so I was Best of Breed. Or BOB. The first BOB of mom and dad on a big show. So mom jumped in her car to watch me in the finals. For the first time any of us was in the adult finals! There I was no longer selected by the judge. But that was fine. Mom and dad were still very proud of me. Even prouder than they are every day already. And now they call me Bob while my name is just Raya.
4 February 2012
Yesterday there was finally my first real snow! It was not super thick so I was not immediately crazy, run through it or play with it. But I thought it was weird. I looked like a bloodhound. I did nothing but walk around with my nose on the ground. The entire property.
And when I
was finished I went to eat the snow. Bite. And more bites. Bite bite. Bite bite bite! I was crazy with the bites. And then I had to run. And make curves, and then slipping on the bend. Cool man!
In this video you see me in the first snow of my life.
And Noor was also enthusiastic about it so she was playing. And rolling on her back. But I wanted to play and so I went running. And then she went running too. It was fun!
And today was a beautiful sunny day. So mom and dad decided that we had to take the opportunity to enjoy the snow and make beautiful pictures. So we did. We went to the National Park Loonse and Drunense Dunes. I was so nice up there! I still acted not over-enthusiastic but I needed to watch everything and we had a lovely walk.
And after that we ate in a cafe. I now had more trouble to sit down as Noor. But yes, I was really tired too so I went lying down anyway. It was a very nice day.
Here is a video of our trip.
30 January 2012
It is winter in the Netherlands at last. And mommy has always said that we would drain the pond. Because we expect considerable frost in the next week. And after frost it will thaw and mom is too afraid that I'll continue to step on the ice and fall through it. So now there is only a small layer of water. Well, water? It is muck. Because the pond should be cleaned a lot (so spring is now a good occasion). I don't understand any of it. Where did it all that water go? I even stood on the thin ice to investigate and promptly dropped to my belly in the mud.
And after that ice there was also some snow. Not enough to really know what it is. But surely enough to find it very strange to my feet.
29 January 2012
Today aunt Marina and uncle Aad came to visit. Actually they are my first mom and dad. And boy I do still know them very well. And they brought my brother Conan with them. After my half-brother had visited me earlier it was now my whole-brother that visited me. So yes, I had to show the pond again. And my mountain of course. Conan also liked the mountain. He does not have such a high mountain at home.
But it starts to be pretty cold so we are also inside a lot. And of course I had to ample hug aunt Marina and uncle Aad. I once learned "kiss kiss". And I remember exactly what that word means. I have extensively demonstrated that.
14 January 2012
My reputation as a seal is now very well known. I love that pond. I really adore it. I just cannot stay out of it. But never further as my belly. I do not like swimming. I always need to have solid ground under my feet. Biting in the water I find delicious. That makes little whirlpools and I must beat them with my feet.
And then of course those aquatic plants. Tasty rotten roots and leaves. Very soft and slippery. I pull them out until the whole pond is empty. Mommy and daddy should still go thinking what they want with that pond because I make a mess of it. But that water is beautiful in the garden. So it is time for a kind of dog swimming pond. This is a fun project for spring.
And then I also got a visitor. It was family. Floyd came to visit! Floyd is also a son of my mother when he was still together with another man. He is my half-brother. We seem quite similar.
And of course I had to show the pond to Floyd. Who found it a little weird. But I just lured him into it. And since then he jumps at home in the water also when he sees a puddle somewhere.
Floyd did not understand so well that some things you just don't do with your sister. So I thought that it was not that nice. And when Floyd was a bit too wild then I found that not so fun. Then I'd hide myself. I was hiding under the porch or with mom. But soon Noor understood the situation. And she was so sweet to me! Really my great protector. If Floyd was too rough with me than she let him know that he had to bugger off. Then she put her paw on his back for example.
And he listened very carefully to her. Floyd knew he could play rough with Noor but not with me. Thank you, dear friend Noor!
8 January 2012
We have received visitors from Finland! Jukka I already knew a bit but Sari not yet. And I found them very sweet. But they stayed very short and we did not really done a lot of fun things together. But that will change. Because sometime in the future then we go on holiday to Finland. In a big car. Noor has already done that and it was very nice she says.
And then I have a weird habit that you must see to believe. And fortunately there are now pictures of it. I'm going to sit on the window sill regularly. And now you would think this is a big window sill, but that's not true. That window sill is 90 cm high, 74 cm wide and 18 cm deep. I look like a circus dog! With a leap I'm there and I sit down. And then I have a wonderful view of the carport and I can always see if mommy and daddy leave or come home.
25 December 2011
And now the year is almost over. The year that I was born. And when mom and dad have made the best choice in my life (and in theirs). I could live with them! And with my great friend Noor of course.
Noor and I always miss each other when we did not see eachother during the day. Then I'm not sure who I must greet first. Mom and dad or Noor.
And I am so happy. With mom and dad, with Noor, with my neighbor dogs with whom I enjoy to run and talk. With my huge piece of forest. With that lovely pond. And the sand where I can dig. That porch where you can lie back comfortably and dream.
Yes I am the happiest dog in the world. It's no wonder tha I always am such a happy and cheerful dog.
That's why I'm glad and happy to start the new year. And I hope 2012 is even better than 2011.
18 December 2011
Just some pictures of a sleeping me.
But I'm not just sweet when I sleep. I am always sweet. But when I sleep you can see a bit of what a princess I've become. I now know that I am imporant too. So I do enjoy the best and most important place on the couch. But my place in the curtain is also not forgotten.
At night I sleep in the hallway nowadays. That's because I always wake up around six. And then I look through the house searching to find something to play with. And in some way that is never really something that was originally purchased as a dog toy.
So now I sleep at night in the hallway. Against the door of mom and dad's bedroom. Noor must stay in the living room.
Furthermore, I now also like sucking thumbs. Or that is how mom calls it. Noor has also done this for a long time. I want to keep the hand of mom or dad deep in my mouth. And than not bite them, but just a little nibbling. It's so nice!
5 December 2011
I had not forgotten. But when I was a little kid of 6 months Jukka from Finland came to visit. And now we have received gifts from Finland. Noor was quite close to the gifts at first so I did not dare to come near. Because I thought it was food and that is important to Noor. But it was no food, so I got a look too.
There was toys! I love that. I love playing with toys. And then there was a mouse pad in there. With a picture of me from about 3 months ago.Wow I did grow a lot. I hardly recognize myself.
28 November 2011
Nothing special. But mommy is just so in love with my appearance at the moment. This beautiful sweet little face, those beautiful eyes and still fluffy puppy hair waht makes my cute face so nice and wide. So luckily on a rainy day came a beautiful sunbeam that shined on us. And we wanted to pose. Here are some pictures from this series. So mommy will now always remeber how beautiful I was at (almost) nine months.
5 November 2011
I'm a dirty little doggie! My biggest hobby is to wade into the pond and then dig into the black sand. Noor is even inspired by me. She never goes in the water by herself but I do! And then I eat the water plants. Tasty rotten plants. Mom and dad have long given up to keep me from doing that. You cannot get the instinct out of a dog. And it cannot be too bad for me or I would have long been sick.
Here is a movie of my pond-adventures.
And now I'm a big girl. Those little bottles of water I used to play with are not so interesting any longer. Now I get those one and a half liter bottles. And then I turn the cap off and then I make them flat with my jaw. And I do not know whether there is soda in it or not. Even when it is still half full, when I get the chance I take it to the couch with me and turn the cap off. Fortunately for my mom and dad, so far they have always been there on time.
23 October 2011
I am more independent and do not always need Noor around me anymore. Sometimes Noor just stays inside on the couch and then I lay outside in the chair. Also, I can als challenge my neighbor Aibo very well on my own. Together with Noorit is even much better. Because Aibo is in love with me and wants to protect me. And he is always barking against Noor when she plays too rough with me. And than Noor gives it a little extra of course. And if Noor doesn't remember then I will challenge the situation myself.
I simply no longer have ears than to listen. Then they can call me whatever they want but then I fly through the forest. So if I get too crazy than I have to go inside. And then they already do that with the leash because at such moments I do not really succeed to listen.
But at the dog school I manage to listen very well.
Because I had exams today. And of course I was successful. With flying colors even. I was among the top three in my class. But I am a sweet girl. Actually, I always listen very well. And certainly for a Pyrenean mountain dog.
And I am now really fed up with the Eukanuba puppy kibble. Always having the same food in front of my nose, ugh. And I still need a lot of food! That's because I'm outside a lot where I have a lot of exercise. And it's also very cold so it takes more energy to keep warm. But the consequence is that I get a big bowl of food in front of me. Then I start to sigh and get restless as I still have to eat it. And especially in the morning I regularly eat just nothing. I am now a bit spoiled since they put liver pate or tripe through my kibble. For now I'm starting to get a bit too thin for my age and that is not good.
And it turns out that I love variety. Sometimes they give me a bowl with everyday kibble that I really don't want to eat. But if they change that for a different brand than I immediately have appetite . Until I've had enough of that brand as well. Fortunately, I am almost 1 year old. Then I do not need puppy food anymore and there is more variation in adult food.
Occasionally we get Carnibest raw meat. Well, that's always a feast. I never have to hesitate over that. But recently we got 30 kg RopaDog raw meat for free in 15 different flavours because other people wanted to try it out with their dog but he did not eat it. That's healthy, but many dogs do not like it. Mom thinks that too much meat is too fat but for a short while it won't be a problem. I need to put on a little weight anyway. There are also berries and herbs in it and it smells and tastes very special. And you have to really chew on it. Much more than on Carnibest. Noor, the food monster first class, does not eat it! If this is presented to her she hesitates and eats it with much aversion. Noor! Our Noor who always finishes everything in a minute. It takes fifteen minutes for her to eat a few hundred grams. She thinks it is so filthy! But I find it very tasty. Because we have so many flavours every meal is also different. Only the lamb/horse I do not like so well. I left a bit of it. And when I'm done then Noor always sees I have left over something. And she ate the lamb/horse! So if she gets it in her own bowl than she finds it incredibly disgusting. But if she can steal it from me than she does not know how fast she should get it. Silly girl!
Uncle Aad went with me in the ring. And then I won! I won of all the Pyrenean mountain dogs that were there! And so I was Best of Breed. Or BOB. The first BOB of mom and dad on a big show. So mom jumped in her car to watch me in the finals. For the first time any of us was in the adult finals! There I was no longer selected by the judge. But that was fine. Mom and dad were still very proud of me. Even prouder than they are every day already. And now they call me Bob while my name is just Raya.
And when I was finished I went to eat the snow. Bite. And more bites. Bite bite. Bite bite bite! I was crazy with the bites. And then I had to run. And make curves, and then slipping on the bend. Cool man!
In this video you see me in the first snow of my life.
And Noor was also enthusiastic about it so she was playing. And rolling on her back. But I wanted to play and so I went running. And then she went running too. It was fun!
And today was a beautiful sunny day. So mom and dad decided that we had to take the opportunity to enjoy the snow and make beautiful pictures. So we did. We went to the National Park Loonse and Drunense Dunes. I was so nice up there! I still acted not over-enthusiastic but I needed to watch everything and we had a lovely walk.
And after that we ate in a cafe. I now had more trouble to sit down as Noor. But yes, I was really tired too so I went lying down anyway. It was a very nice day.
Here is a video of our trip.
And after that ice there was also some snow. Not enough to really know what it is. But surely enough to find it very strange to my feet.
But it starts to be pretty cold so we are also inside a lot. And of course I had to ample hug aunt Marina and uncle Aad. I once learned "kiss kiss". And I remember exactly what that word means. I have extensively demonstrated that.
And then of course those aquatic plants. Tasty rotten roots and leaves. Very soft and slippery. I pull them out until the whole pond is empty. Mommy and daddy should still go thinking what they want with that pond because I make a mess of it. But that water is beautiful in the garden. So it is time for a kind of dog swimming pond. This is a fun project for spring.
And then I also got a visitor. It was family. Floyd came to visit! Floyd is also a son of my mother when he was still together with another man. He is my half-brother. We seem quite similar.
And of course I had to show the pond to Floyd. Who found it a little weird. But I just lured him into it. And since then he jumps at home in the water also when he sees a puddle somewhere.
Floyd did not understand so well that some things you just don't do with your sister. So I thought that it was not that nice. And when Floyd was a bit too wild then I found that not so fun. Then I'd hide myself. I was hiding under the porch or with mom. But soon Noor understood the situation. And she was so sweet to me! Really my great protector. If Floyd was too rough with me than she let him know that he had to bugger off. Then she put her paw on his back for example.
And he listened very carefully to her. Floyd knew he could play rough with Noor but not with me. Thank you, dear friend Noor!
And then I have a weird habit that you must see to believe. And fortunately there are now pictures of it. I'm going to sit on the window sill regularly. And now you would think this is a big window sill, but that's not true. That window sill is 90 cm high, 74 cm wide and 18 cm deep. I look like a circus dog! With a leap I'm there and I sit down. And then I have a wonderful view of the carport and I can always see if mommy and daddy leave or come home.
Noor and I always miss each other when we did not see eachother during the day. Then I'm not sure who I must greet first. Mom and dad or Noor.
And I am so happy. With mom and dad, with Noor, with my neighbor dogs with whom I enjoy to run and talk. With my huge piece of forest. With that lovely pond. And the sand where I can dig. That porch where you can lie back comfortably and dream.
Yes I am the happiest dog in the world. It's no wonder tha I always am such a happy and cheerful dog.
That's why I'm glad and happy to start the new year. And I hope 2012 is even better than 2011.
At night I sleep in the hallway nowadays. That's because I always wake up around six. And then I look through the house searching to find something to play with. And in some way that is never really something that was originally purchased as a dog toy.
So now I sleep at night in the hallway. Against the door of mom and dad's bedroom. Noor must stay in the living room.
Furthermore, I now also like sucking thumbs. Or that is how mom calls it. Noor has also done this for a long time. I want to keep the hand of mom or dad deep in my mouth. And than not bite them, but just a little nibbling. It's so nice!
I had not forgotten. But when I was a little kid of 6 months Jukka from Finland came to visit. And now we have received gifts from Finland. Noor was quite close to the gifts at first so I did not dare to come near. Because I thought it was food and that is important to Noor. But it was no food, so I got a look too. There was toys! I love that. I love playing with toys. And then there was a mouse pad in there. With a picture of me from about 3 months ago.Wow I did grow a lot. I hardly recognize myself.
Here is a movie of my pond-adventures.
And now I'm a big girl. Those little bottles of water I used to play with are not so interesting any longer. Now I get those one and a half liter bottles. And then I turn the cap off and then I make them flat with my jaw. And I do not know whether there is soda in it or not. Even when it is still half full, when I get the chance I take it to the couch with me and turn the cap off. Fortunately for my mom and dad, so far they have always been there on time.
I simply no longer have ears than to listen. Then they can call me whatever they want but then I fly through the forest. So if I get too crazy than I have to go inside. And then they already do that with the leash because at such moments I do not really succeed to listen.
But at the dog school I manage to listen very well. Because I had exams today. And of course I was successful. With flying colors even. I was among the top three in my class. But I am a sweet girl. Actually, I always listen very well. And certainly for a Pyrenean mountain dog.
