Hi, I’m Dr. Maja! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and my two crossbreed canine, Lava and Hela.
Lava has liked sticks since being a pup. Of course, then she picked those who matched her in dimension. With time she bought bold and her sticks have change into even larger than I may have imagined. Her favourite stick, which is longer than she is, is neatly stacked subsequent to her canine home within the yard, and she or he goes again for it at any time when she’s within the “stick” temper. I believed I’d share Lava’s stick obsession over time with you, and I’d love to listen to from you when you’ve got a canine who’s obsessive about sticks too (and even when you’ve got one which couldn’t care much less about them!).
Lava as a Puppy
We discovered her when she was solely a small pup, and we may inform she can be a complete mischief. Or, at occasions, an absolute nightmare of a canine, for the dearth of a greater phrase. But a completely lovable one for certain. She captured consideration anyplace she went, and she or he nonetheless does at 4 years outdated. Being a fairly lady, it’s onerous for her to go unnoticed on our canine walks, particularly when she’s carrying a stick her dimension. Besides wanting cute, it has gotten us in a couple of pickles over time, as she has no respect for private house, and would usually brush in opposition to different individuals’s legs along with her stick. Most discovered it humorous.
In that first yr, she additionally found that there have been all types of sticks, and though dry ones with out leaves have been her favourite, she quickly began chewing on any sticks she may discover. Gardening grew to become a problem as she would take away the sticks from a pile I neatly made, and would depart items in every single place as she chewed them via.
Teenage Years
Then she found bamboo sticks. Interestingly, all of our earlier canine liked nibbling on bamboo leaves we’ve in our backyard, and once I noticed Lava do it for the primary time, I felt this heat inside. Then, bamboo sticks became fun toys to chew on. Lava can also be very peculiar about sharing her sticks. She will solely do it with canine she is aware of and trusts, and can in any other case attempt to run off along with her stick, which will be harmful for everybody round her, along with her being utterly clueless concerning the chaos she would create in every single place she went. If we went to a canine park, I might at all times must preserve an in depth eye on her and throw all of the sticks throughout the fence, as though it might all begin nearly as good enjoyable, with 3-4 canine pulling on the identical gigantic stick, somebody would at all times get possessive and attempt to declare it for themselves.
It’s Different with Hela
Hela has been part of our life for 1.5 years, and Lava has began sharing her favourite stick along with her, which is beautiful to see. Hela will fortunately take part and the 2 of them play tug of war, with Hela normally backing out. I don’t assume she totally understands the that means the sticks have for Lava, and she or he resorts to her favourite pastime as a substitute: digging holes. Still, Lava will run round carrying her stick, hoping Hela will chase her.
Another One of Lava’s Strange Obsessions
Besides sticks, Lava realized she was actually into fishing nets. When we took her to the coast with us for the primary time, she wasn’t very eager on the water or the boat rides, however she liked the fishing web and every part that got here with it. This truly made numerous sense, which I solely realized later, and it was all concerning the fish. Lava liked fish and was on a fish-only eating regimen, on account of her skin allergies, so the odor of the web will need to have felt mesmerizing. She would lie and roll in it and had even fallen asleep on high of it. Luckily she confirmed no intent to chew it, as I may already envision a international physique ready to occur. All in all, Lava at all times had a wierd style and awkward hobbies which solely made me love her much more.
