“Karen,
Here are a few
pics of Kayba and Mika. It is hard to get them to sit still long enough to
have a pic taken, so some are through the chain link fence. Kayba
weighed 57 pounds on June 1 (4-1/2 months old) and Mika weighed 49 pounds.
They are both doing great!
Mika is the
cautious, thinking one, and looks so much like her father (-Pui). Just a
beautiful dog. Kayba is very affectionate, and also gorgeous. She
looks a lot like a German shepherd in the face, while Mika looks like a
wolf. They are totally inseparable which makes them hard to train, so
we have started taking them out individually. Neither of them likes being
w/o the other, but they are learning better individually.
They are very
smart, and learn quick. Only trouble we had was keeping them in our 3 acre
yard. They would take off for the woods and totally ignore us. So I
finally put up an electric fence just along the wood line, above ground
with a wide ribbon-like wire (made for horses). Each of them hit it one
time, and since then they have been incredibly well-behaved in the yard!
When they start to run off we say "No!" and they come back. So
the fence at least put a little fear into them about running off on their
own! They escaped from their kennel the other day (pushed their way
underneath a loose portion of it) and were sitting in the garage waiting
for us when we came home 4 hrs later. So they have learned to stay home.
I bought a
stock tank that is 2' wide by 6' long and 1' deep and fill it with water.
They LOVE to sit in it, and as soon as the go back in their kennel after
running out in the yard, they jump in it and all you see is their heads!
It really keeps them cool when it gets hot (it was 90degrees today). Mika
really loves water, and being sprayed with the hose. Kayba likes being in
the water, but not so sure about the hose. They are a blast to play with.
Anyway, just
wanted to let you know how they are doing. We are really enjoying them!
Bill, Nancy,
Krista, Kelsie, Kayla Groff”
