Saturday, September 1, 2012

Koko's week update!

I have had Koko here for over a week and he has turned into a sweet cuddle bug!


I also learnt a bit more about him! Yvette has told me that his birthday is December 22, 2010! So he is 20 months old! He is very mature for his age!
And he is a purebred Belgian Malinois (His Dad is Rafiki).

He is very smart! Though he may not know many tricks, he has great recall and is very good at listening! He knows, Out, No, Come, Stay, Wait, and listens to whistles too! So far he will only sit and lie down for a treat.

I have found though that he is nervous about the stairs down to our basement. At first he wouldn't go near the door to it, but every day he gets closer and yesterday he almost took a step down!
The stairs outside the house he has already mastered :)



We are working on his separation anxiety, though he will still whine and pace while we're gone. He is non-destructive though!

Because of his separation anxiety we would love to see him go to a home where someone is home most of the time, or someone who has the time to work through this with him.

He doesn't usually play with many toys, but he likes to chew on antlers and rawhides. But he loves to play with people! He will trot around and prance and then come in for a cuddle :)


He is a nice mellow guy who can still have fun, but knows how to relax.
And he is very tolerant! He had his nails trimmed, was bathed, and brushed vigorously to get all his dead hair out and we gave him a couple breaks in between but otherwise he just stayed still!

On walks he is very good! He will perk up when he sees other dogs and people but does not pull.
He greets the other dogs well, just as said before he does not like other dogs to get in his personal bubble or the personal bubble of his person. But as long as the other dog is respectful, Koko gives them respect.

He also loves car rides! And never tries to jump out, he sits usually down in the floor of the back seat and sticks his nose out the window! (I do hang onto his leash just in case- but I've never had a reason to worry about him!)




Koko is very good at the door and never barks when people knock or ring the door bell. He waits by the door and stays out of the way of the person coming in. He stands to the side to sniff the people as they come in. He gives them a nice polite distance! He is not the kind of dog that shoves his nose into "personal" places. If it is a stranger he will give them a couple more inches of space and then gives them a once over dog style (As in with his nose). He so very polite!



He never takes food off plates or hands unless he is told he can. He is respectful of space.

We have not seen him around kids, but I believe he would be good with kids as he is so tolerant and well behaved!

He went to the vet for a check up and he was very well behaved! :D Other dogs walked past and all he did was watch them. He was so relaxed at the vet that he just laid down! :D



And he found the big wall of mirrors there! And thought they were very funny :P



And they also weighed him and he is 65lbs :) A nice healthy size for Koko :)

Koko is such a sweety and loves to nap and hangout wherever you are in the house!
He also loves the trails! We took him to the trails and he was a happy camper! :)



 I will post more soon!

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