MiyasMomma wrote:

Also the investigating, I love watching the two of them dig a hole together, or investigate something together.

Must be its not in your daffodil bed

For whatever reason, they've dug a hole, complete with at least a dozen bulbs flying...I fill it, they dig it, I fill it...ad infinitum. Now that Thanksgiving is over, tomorrow I'll be hauling a length of chicken wire out and stapling it to the ground.

Brats.

Amy, no flower beds, but I have a very special peach tree, and every time Sofie goes to eat a leaf off, Miya chases her away. My persistence with Miya must have paid off, as in no Miya that's mommy's lol, or Miya just doesn't like eating leaves, lmao.......good luck with the chicken wire, hope you can get it done without the 4 legged assistance, haha.

So Jimmy says I have been stingy on the pics, lol. I average 50 a day, but the last few weeks, the girls have been too fast to get any good ones, haha. Sofie will be 18 weeks old on Monday. She has started the dreadful I need to keep my paws clean in the water dish play, ugh. She has been 100% perfect in the potty department for two weeks now, hmmm, maybe 3 weeks. 0 accidents, yay!! she sleeps through the night, 9:30-6, so more sleep for me, another yay!! which corresponds with her potty, oddly enough. She is a big lover, and on occasion has even taken a few licks on Miya's face, which gives Miya the look of shock, haha. She is more talkative than Miya, how did this happen? She sounds like a bullfrog when she does her grrr, yaps like a hyena when playing with Miya. Moans and groans while sleeping, which sounds like an old man or a ghost, haha. The rest of her sounds are like a pack of coyotes. She puts herself into her crate when she thinks I am going to give her a time out, preemptive discipline. Most importantly she gives Miya and I the valuable noise this house needed. There's never a dull moment, and she has made Miya eat 95% of the time. Lastly, she has discovered how fun zoomies are......pics will be uploaded, as soon as I figure out where I left off, lol.

So for dinner Sofie's 3rd meal is not kibble, the girls get their raw. i hand feed them, and then they get their bones so hubby and I can eat our dinner, no beggars this way. They have to sit and wait, and this is a pic of them waiting.


First few days of December it was cold, like in the 20's at night and upper 30's during the day, we got 7 inches of rain, and this is Miya swimming and prepping for zoomies. Not a great pic, because Sofie hides between my legs when Miya does her zoomies, so she doesn't get rolled, lol.


So I had a series of pics of Miya stalking sofie, this is from a different day, well it happens every day haha, but this is from a different angle. Miya seems pretty innocent watching Sofie....

BUT......


some play pics.....











a quick dose of fall


The never ending stick war


And yes Sofie wins this battle


Watching the world go by


Sofie is such a goofball, she can't figure out what Miya is looking at and can not take it anymore.....


and this my friends was my attempt at Christmas pics, haha. The bells drove Sofie crazy, and Miya decided to tell her to act right for momma, lol....


Whew....sorry for so many pics, and I had probably 50 more I could have added, lol.....until next time.

She is growing so fast! Haha you made me laugh with the stalking pics, serously cute pic of jumping Miya
Soon Miya will be able to stand under Sophie !
The watching the world go but pic is so sweet you got so many good pics i cant even say enough about them all lol glad things are going so well! Maybe have them do a sit wait and have some bones for a xmas pic?? Thanks for sharing Renee

Renee - isn't it wonderful having two? This is my life when Archer is here. And that pic of Miya with Sofie underneath - Archer STILL does that with Ami even though he is less than an inch shorter. Cracks me up every time

Amy it is. Miya needed an all the time buddy. Funny I see Sofie and Miya doing the same things that Ami and Archer do, from the funny stories you tell of them, I always lol, and tried to imagine it, now I get a first hand view. The innocent standing under Miya turns into I am biting your legs Miya, I am grabbing your belly Miya, Hey what's that, your tail, let me chew on that, haha. I LOVE IT!!

MiyasMomma wrote:

Amy it is. Miya needed an all the time buddy. Funny I see Sofie and Miya doing the same things that Ami and Archer do, from the funny stories you tell of them, I always lol, and tried to imagine it, now I get a first hand view. The innocent standing under Miya turns into I am biting your legs Miya, I am grabbing your belly Miya, Hey what's that, your tail, let me chew on that, haha. I LOVE IT!!

The tail thing is my favorite - when Archer is chasing Ami, who seems to be a bit faster and more agile than Archer, sometimes the only thing he can catch is Ami's tail. Then they are zooming around the yard, Ami in front, Archer hangin' on to the tail. Then Ami speeds up and Archer is fast after him...with a mouth full of tail feathers. Then stops for an "acchhh achhh achhh" - like a cat with a hairball

Renee, they are having so much fun together! I love each pic! "Watching the world go by" is one of my favorites, I see my two in that one as well, it always makes me wonder what's going on in those little heads of theirs, haha. The first pic, just as cute as can be, AND I think, the best way to get a great Christmas pic of them . Love the pics Renee, every single one of them

Artic_Wind wrote:

"Watching the world go by" is one of my favorites,

We call it "surveying their domain"

@Amy....Sofie's speed is getting better. she trails behind Miya, but not by much. There will be a day very soon when they are equal in size, and I imagine speed. Sofie has huge paws, lol, at least I am hoping they're big so she can keep up with Miya. Watching their domain works, when they lift their heads up to smell the air, I call it news of the world, haha.

@Jimmy....Thank You!! They are so much fun to watch, so watch with my camera. I love how their markings are similar. I tried to capture that in the pic of them sitting next to each other. I love how one will stalk the other, it varies, sometimes Miya will stalk Sofie, and Sofie is learning to stalk Miya. She is also learning the play bow. I so want to capture them play bowing to each other, it is so cool to see.

I love these two girls! My favorites are #13 and #14 it's so cute seeig them sitting together after all the fighting/playing they just chill together

Ah, Thank You Dave!! It is all husky play for sure, I seriously believe Sofie was a husky in a previous life, since all her shenanigans are husky like, haha. Miya and Sofie have similar personalities, which I find helpful. Sofie picks up a lot of Miya's "habits". Both are natural protectors, and for me that is a plus, out here in the country, that's why I got the pic of them sitting together. Miya heard something, and Sofie thought it best to stop playing and see what Miya was looking at. Sofie has actually "scared" me at night taking her out to potty, because she at times will refuse to potty, and bark and growl at????? When she does this she does not sound like a puppy. I have to admit though, I use a flash light, and I am beginning to think she is growling at her shadow, hahahahaha.

beautiful pictures of them playing. love the 13th and 14th pictures where they are sitting together watching the world go by and where they are looking in two different directions with a very cute Sofie looking at the Carma.

Thank you Ronin. My husband loves that pic too, and has it on the computer for our wall paper background. They make a cute team.

Renee, something i noticed in the next to last pic...the hole they dug is in the shape of a bone, LOLOL

They are so cute together I love the one of them watching the world go by! She is growing up! Very cute!

@Jimmy.....lmao, I noticed that too, haha. I think it's because Miya starts it and then walks off, Sofie goes for the digging in a different direction, I tell Miya..Sofie is digging your hole, and then Miya kicks Sofie out, hence bone shape.

@Zoe....She is growing up It's starting to become a challenge to pick her up. She is so long, not so much heavy. I love how her coloring is turning out too. Her silver at her shoulders is exactly like Miya's, so they are similar, yet very different in colors and markings, very cool to me. Thank you!!

LOL Renee, youre an instigator!

I am Jimmy, haha, it is just too funny tho. I have 2 balls that are the same, Miya's baby ball and Sofie's squeaker ball. Sofie loves to squeak the balls, She has 3 different kinds, and pick one up squeak, then the next and so on. well every so often she picks up baby ball, and no squeak, Miya killed it a long time ago, and yep, "Miya Sofie has baby ball", roflmao.......It is precious, Miya doesn't get angry, but just nonchalantly walks up to Sofie and gently takes it from her, and then brings it to me. Haha, I am an instigator, but it is so much fun.

Renee, Sofie is getting so big. Such a sweet girl, her and Miya look great together!
I love the picture of them "watching the world go by", they're both sitting so perfectly!

Thank you Haley!! I never would have thought a pic of 2 dogs backs would look so good. Sofie is as much my shadow as she is Miya's, she loves to mimic and do what Miya is doing.

Before jimmy says i haven't updated recently, lol. here are the last week or so pics. Sofie will be 5 months old on Monday, wow time flies, she's growing up so fast

So Sofie found this big branch and Miya thought she should share


They kept taking it from eachother



Then many twigs fell off and the tug of war was on



Then we worked on play bows




Then a little digging



Sofie still happy with the stick


Then Sofie's "first" Miya roll, lol, not really, Miya just made it look good for Sofie



Sofie really believes that Miya is a horse



Follow the leader



Cool pic


Running


Just Chillin'


Good times


The last one I am hoping to duplicate every few weeks, so I can see Sofie's growth and Miya is a good "object" to see against,lol. Miya is wagging her tail, because daddy just got home, I put them in a sit and stay until he is in the yard.


sorry so many pics, i actually didn't post all the good ones, but I knew I had already posted too many, lol. Sofie is doing great. she knows a ton of commands, even some hand commands,  but I am baffled, I have worked with her quite a bit, and she doesn't understand lay down, I'm puzzled, Miya picked up on that real fast, and Sofie, not so much. Not the end of the world she will get it. Anyways, enjoy!

I find that I use hand commands far more than verbal commands. It keeps them in the groove of looking at me a lot.

Mishka hates down. His least favorite.

Sophie has GROWN so much! Oh my goodness.

They are so cute together. Two peas. <3

She's so big! Logan has never really gotten the hang of "down" either and I don't know how to switch up our methods so he gets it.