Maika has left on Wednesday morning..

and we have given his owners Lacey’s Acana Wild Prairie since she doesn’t like it that much..Hopefully,they will see the difference in Maika and start looking into better dry food so his training will go better!I know they won’t have to put added food to get him to eat! But..Lacey did miss Maika for a short while after she went out riding today she came back in the house sniffing for Maika!Think she enjoyed having a playmate for a bit..

Maika does a turn around for the better!

This morning I took a different approach with Maika.I gave him a choice of his dog food or Lacey’s “old” dog food Acana Grasslands…and he went over to his bowl sniffed it then went over to the Acana Grasslands & decided to eat that instead!This morning I had put about 1/4 cup and tonight I put 1/2 cup of Acana Grasslands.Maika ate it all without a topper!Noramlly,his food..the amount given is 3/4 cups X 2 meals with chicken every meal!That’s equivalent to over 2 cups of dog food a day!Way too much for a dog who looks more like Jack Russell than King Charles Cavilier Spaniel…His owners have said he’s getting fat so I actually cut him back by at least half.I go according to weight guidelines for the breed(s) and which breed does that dog look more like if it’s more than one breed.Here Maika’s been getting only 3/4 cups a day and it seems he likes to nibble through the day.Given good food & discipline Maika overall his behavior is a lot better,does not beg for people food,eats with eagerness…not as hyped up and is a lot more submissive…

I don’t know what Maika’s owners feed him but from his poop and how much comes out I can imagine it’s a cheap dog food maybe Pedigree?? & I can imagine Maika would have high end energy even more so on a food like that..Lacey was the same way on Science Diet/IAMS but also had a little less energy on healthier dog food as well..

Observing Lacey & Maika

By observing Maika & Lacey & the different type of breeds(Lacey a Maltese/toy poodle & Maika a Jack Russell Terrier/King Charles Cavilier Spaniel) I can say for sure in the future I will be most defiantly sticking to the toy breed group and not the medium dog breeds.Maika is trained somewhat but he is very high strung,very destructive,needs LOTS of discipline,does not know his commands ie Sit,stay…proper behaviors like being submissive…to other dogs or people… nips/eats anything/everything in site basically.Don’t think I’ll ever own a terrier type of dog..Plus Lacey seems to get along with mostly toy breeds as long as they are/will be socialized at a very young age.

Lacey is still kind of scared of Maika so we try to keep the two apart when possible.You can tell she’s scared because when you pick her up & feel around her ribs you can sense she’s shaking..Had she been cold..she’d have shaken one of her paws.Poor thing also regurgitated this morning as she’s off her “program”…usually she gets people food for about 2-3 days then by 3-4 th day I “make” her eat her own food but since Maika’s been around she hasn’t eaten her own food for going on 4 days..so it’s only natural for her to regurgitate…running around on a very empty tummy…So we tied up Maika on his leash to the foot of a chair in the living room with lots of books on the chair….,so I could get Lacey girl to eat…and she was hungry…

Lacey Princess & Maika

For one week it will be two dogs in one house!Lacey Princess the maltese/toy poodle with Maika,a jack russell terrier/king charles cavilier spaniel who we will be watching.It will be interesting to see how the two of them get along..Whether Lace will eat as a pack,feed separately…Maika will be coming over in the afternoon so check back for an update on how Lacey accepts Maika into her pack!Maika is Gail’s dog(my mom’s boss at Waikiki Realty 2)
Update:March 20 2011:Lacey has welcomed Maika into her pack last night and they hit it off pretty good.Although Maika did cry when his owners left he soon got used to us.He eats dry food.From what it smells like I am thinking it is something from the supermarket.This morning after he eat he had a whole bunch of poop which is how Lacey’s was on IAMS/Science Diet…Sometimes Maika will scare Lace so she comes to her owners for comfort to being on the lap.She doesn’t always eat when he eats…Overall,he’s doing good & Lacey..well..she’s surviving with lots of love..