And The Pipes said “I Release Thee!”

When it rains it pours…or in this case explodes off of your toilet and floods your entire home with 2 inches of water.

That’s what has been up over here as of late. I would post photos of the damage, but guess what…the cameras got soaked too!

I’m thankful though, I turned them on a day or two ago in blind hope…and they work again. If they hadn’t though, I have insurance so it would all be fine regardless.

The terrible thing is that two very important hand-made japanese swords were water damaged. I’m still waiting to hear from the claims people on what can be done about them. I’m very uneasy about that given how difficult they will be to replace, the sentimental value is immeasurable.

Good news though in the fact that my computer and all of my data storage drives are in tact. I’m pretty sure this is the first time Murphy’s law hasn’t cost me some photos.

So that means that as soon as I can get everything cleaned up and get my home back in order I’ll be posting those photos I took last week!

Keep your head up,

David

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I forgot a few.

I was so rushed last time I posted that I completely forgot a couple of images.

Now that I have a few minutes I can actually post up a real update too!

Over the past month a lot of things have happened with him. First off, he’s doubled in size. I took him to the vet in early May and found out he was riddled with parasites from the shelter so he was on meds for about 3 weeks to take care of all of that. He’s a bit underweight still, but I’m guessing that it has a lot to do with how fast he’s growing. It seems like his weight just can’t keep up with his bones yet.

He started losing his puppy teeth last week. I was giddy, and so was my skin (I’m kidding, he doesn’t bite me…ever). I am hoping that his chew toys might last a bit longer now though.

Overall, he’s doing great even if I can’t spend as much time with him as I’d like. He’s training well, and his puppy retardation is starting to diminish. Awesome.

In photo news, I have a new shoot set up for Sunday, so be on the lookout for photos of humans very soon.

Hope all is well with you!

-David

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Sokah in Repose.

I finally had some time last week, and Sokah was calm enough, that I got to take some real photos of him.

I know he looks noble and mature and such…but it’s a lie.

He’s nothing but trouble. 40lbs of trouble.

I don’t have a whole lot of time to write today..but check out the shots anyway!

Until next time.

Ciao!

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Finally. A Name.

It was right in front of me the whole time. Sokah, a name I made up a long time ago…for a wolf, oddly enough.

We’re in the last days of week #2 and he’s doing great. Though, he is the only puppy I’ve ever seen that learned how to heel before learning not to pee in the house. I suppose I understand how that’s happened, I mean we do spend substantially more time walking than peeing. Thank God.

His food aggression issues are getting better by far, not completely gone but definitely better.

I thought I would hate getting up at 5:30 to take him for a morning walk. While it would be substantially easier if I would get a good night’s sleep, I really enjoy those times. Same for when I come home. Especially since that’s when he gets to meet the other neighborhood dogs. I wish I could give him a constant playmate like he would have had were Otto still around. Right now that’s just not possible though. I am taking him to the vet this weekend so I can make sure he’s healthy before I take him to the dog parks.

He’s changed a lot in the time that I’ve had him. The most obvious being his physical changes. He’s gained about 5 pounds and his topcoat has started coming in so he’s getting much darker.

Last week:

This morning:

Much much darker. No tricks of light either, he’s just that different.

I hope you can all forgive me for the quality of these photos. I know I’m supposed to be the pro and all, but we take snapshots too.

I’m still working hard at exposing him to new things/people/animals. The last thing he needs is to become an 80 pound dog that is afraid of everything. That just leads to fear biting, and that leads to someone getting hurt.

Anyway, as I get him more well trained I’ll be able to grab better shots but for now…yeah right, I’m lucky he’s not a blurry grey streak.

Ciao for now.

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