Here and There

Today Buddha is four months old and Simba is seven months old. Yes they were born on the same day but obviously different months. Just in the seven months that we have had Simba he has changed drastically. He has always been very smart and it took him only a week to learn to ring a bell to go outside. He was a bit timid in the beginning and it was impossible to take him on walks. There was no way to get him to walk without dragging him by the leash. It was actually Onix who showed him how to be more rambunctious. He is slowly getting over the wetting of his several doggy beds. It seems that his seperation anxiety is what caused those messes. The crate was his mortal enemy. Buddha brought in a more relaxed personality. They are not left in the crate very often (unfortunately that is about to end) but when they are; Simba and Buddha are far more relaxed than they were before. Buddha still has a lot of growing but something that has not changed is that he always wants to cuddle. He will always jump on the couch and lay his head on your lap and follow you everywhere you go. Buddha is not your average whiny husky. Once in a while you will hear him whine when he is shifting in his sleep or if he wants the toy that Simba is playing with but otherwise he is silent. He is just a happy go lucky puppy.

On the other hand Simba is restless and very playful now. He is always mischievous and finding random things to eat or destroy. He is still absolutely adorable because when he is happy he flattens his ears, shakes his tail and grabs his favorite monkey toy. Simba has a lot of the typical Shiba characteristics such as independence and being fastidiously clean. I thought Huskies were supposed to be worried about their appearance but that can't be true because Buddha will stick his entire head and paws in his food. He couldn't care less about being clean!