JET:

Hey Beth!

Glad to hear you enjoy the updates, haha, Jet is quite the clown and we do have fun with the little shaver!   Here is a photo of the boys sharing a chew on a stick!

We are on a new communication level now too about potty time!  Today he barked when he needed to go out!  YAY!  He is such a smart guy!  So cool that he just sorta figured it out and he probably thinks I'm a bit weird cuz I was so excited about taking him to go pee, haha! 

Yesterday we went out and spent the day raking and cleaning up the patio.  It was the first time Jet and Kel were outside together and they did just fine!  I have to keep an eye on Kel because he thinks he is the same size or something because he honestly doesnt realize that he is rougher in his play.  My reminders help and he will slow down to let Jet catch up.

This morning was a cool breakthrough too because Jet had managed to get past the barrier that I have up keeping him and Kel seperated overnight.  Kel came in and woke me up to let me know that Jet was eating out of his dish!  He seems to know that Jet isnt supposed to do that for an important reason so he came runnin to get me.  I thought that was pretty awesome!   Haha, Jet didnt think it was cool to get told on and he knew too he was doing a no no so he ran like heck, haha!  So I keep Kel's dish up overnight too, just in case.

Jet is growing!  Gaining weight and is very active!  Impish!  He still gets a charge out of chasing the cats and is curious about anything that moves or makes noise.  He is so fun to watch outside exploring the big world.  I hope these pictures, taken today. give you a good idea how well he and Kel are getting along and how good he is doing.  We've got a routine for feeding going and so far so good with it.  I am making sure that I have upped his calcium intake so that he is doing better with the front feet too.  Hopefully, he will overcome all the stuff he has going on and he'll do just great!  He doesnt let his condition slow him down much, he seems to be doing really good.  I hope that it only gets better for him.

NEW PHOTOS - May 23rd!

Hi there!

Jet is doing great! He is growing and loves it outside! He will chase
anything..leaves, bugs, his tail...he is a little character to be sure!

Kids are just having a ball in this warmer weather and they love that Jet can go out and play with them. Kel got Jet to follow him out to the swampy area on the last really hot day and Jet came back totally black! So bath time for him! Kel is tall so he just had black legs but he took off once he figured out he was next! I'm fencing off the whole yard but that part is in the back yet and I havent quite got that whole part finished but I've decided to reroute it more in now cuz trying to wash off that rich black yucky stuff is nuts! Best to avoid that!
So anyhow, thought I'd let you know whats going on and that I havent
forgotten about ya, just havent been online as much. Take care and
I'll get you some pictures soon!

JUNE 22, 2007

Jet is doing GREAT! He is growing and having a blast outside. He continues to have issues with his tummy and eating. It is sometimes tough to know how to adjust his meals with his growth spurts but we are figuring it out. I have a tough time getting him to gain weight but he is doing fine. I have to really keep an eye on how much more he can have without giving him too much because he'll just throw it up. So
its still sometimes trial and error but we find a formula that will work until he grows a little more and it changes again. I can tell when he needs more but the trick is figuring how much is too much.

He and Kel find lots to get into and literally had me on the ground laughing at those two. This chipmunk had run into a plastic pipe. Jet has his nose in one end, Kel's big snout is in the other and the two of them are pushing it all over the yard. Jet would yip and get frustrated, Kel would then push the pipe all over til Jet got back on the other end. They had it rolling and zipping all over and I can only imagine what that chipmunk was having to go through inside that pipe! It was sooo funny! They kept after it for about 15 minutes before Jet finally ran from his end over to Kels and the chipmunk made his getaway. Quite the entertainment! That chipmunk has been teasing those two relentlessly ever since and its fun to watch all three of them. I just hope that the chipmunk doesnt ever make a mistake and either one of those two get a hold of it, ha! After all that teasing, I dont think they'd be too merciful!

So thats the update so far! Things are going good and although a little bit of a struggle dietary wise, its still all good. Hope things are going fine on your end too and you are all out and about enjoying summer! The heat has been crazy but I guess I'll still take that over -40 anyday! ;-)

Note from Beth: WOW...is he ever looking like DAD!!!

OCTOBER 2007

Jet is doing good, its a constant struggle to maintain that weight for him. He eats well, we've got him now standing on his hind feet, paws up on a high stool and keeping that back upright so he gets it all slid down. We have to watch EVERYTHING he eats because he's at the point where solids will make him cough or throw up. He can only have blended up food otherwise anything else sticks in that esophogus. He hears that blender and boy oh boy, he's up on his stool waiting! :-)

Otherwise he is doing just fine with his health, is very active, playful and finds tons to get into! He continues to entertain and amaze us!