Looking back at Lacey’s first year:Health and all

Name:Lacey Princess Maltipoo Akamine
Current Weight at one year old:7.11 pounds according to vet records,7.6 according to home weight
Birth Date:March 13 2009
Born:Kailua,HI
Breed:Maltese/Toy Poodle
Mom:Poodle
Dad:Maltese
Adopted:july 17 2009
Age of adoption:16 weeks old
Found on:Kijiji.com
Price:$600
Name of Vet:Dr John Kaya
Vet Hospital:VCA Animal Hospital aka VCA University Hospital
Weight at first vet visit:4.5 pounds
Dog Food:Science Diet & IAMS,Beneful Prepared Meals till December 2009
Puppy Pad Training:9 weeks
Health Issues:Yeast infection in ear,worms,UTI,Spaying(February 2010)
First Heat:November 2009
First Treats:Nutro Dog Biscuits,Pupperoni,The Goodlife Recipe treats
First Walk:November 2009
Shortest Walk:<<<than 5 minutes
Longest Walk:62 minutes on her birthday
First Time Out: December 2009
First Thanksgiving:Thanksgiving 2009:Family Dinner
First Christmas:Christmas 2009:A new top,Waggin Train
Brands of dog food we tried:Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit,Chicken Soup for the Pet lover's Soul,Wellness Super5Mix Small Breed/Super5Mix Complete Health Chicken,Halo's Spot's Stew
Current Dry Food Brands:Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit,Halo's Spot's Stew(Wholesome Chicken & Wild Salmon flavors),Earthborn Holistic Primitive Natural
Brands of Can Food we tried:Natural Balance,NV Instinct & Prairie can food,Wellness Can Food then lost interest,Halo's Spot's Stew Can Food,Merricks
Current Brands of Can Food:Merricks
First introduced to Raw(Freeze Dried):January 2010
Started accepting Freeze Dried Raw:Feburary 2010
Brands we tried:Stella & Chewy till APril 2010 then we'll be switching to Nature's variety Freeze Dried
First Freeze Dried Raw Treat:Primal Pet Turkey Liver(A birthday present)
Organic Treats she's tried:Trader Joe's,Waggin' Train,No Grainers
First Boarding Facilities we considered:Di Ventus Dog Hotel & Spa
First Boarding Facilities we looked at:The Ohana Doggie Day Care,Pets in the city
First Starts understanding people conversations:7-8 months old
First Command:SIT
Commands she knows:sit,stay,don't move,time out,sit & stay,shake paw/hand,"eat",hi5,shake your tail,down aka sit,lay down,kiss,learning roll over,"wait",inside,outside,table manners at the table
Uses Common Sense while walking:About 8-9 months old
Checks for cars like a human(right,left,right,left,center,then walk)about 10 months-1 year old
Goes outside for afternoon poop:December 2009-learned by example of aunty's dogs
Vaccinations:Distemper,Parvo,Lepto
First Carrier:casual Canine
First Crate:Pet Mate Kennel Cab
Characteristics:A definite mix of Maltese/Toy Poodle.Brains of the poodle.Looks of a maltese.eyes are poodle.Loves to play.Loves to sample food
Types of food she tried:Mexican,Italian,Japanese,Chinese
Favorite Fast Food:KFC chicken skin
Shops we shop at:Naturally Pet,Halo’s Purely for Pets,The Pet Spot,Kalihi Pet Store
Misc:Also tried Hartz Oinkies
Able to climb steps:10-11 months old
First Shampoo;Sergent’s Puppy Shampoo
Current Shampoo:Halo’s Cloud Nine Herbal Shampoo/Earthbath Shampoo
Grooming:Cardinal Pet Gold Metal Pets Unicoat Professional Spray

Solid Gold Berry Balance & Halo’s Shampoo

Solid Gold Berry Balance is also sold at naturally pet in hawaii.I didn’t know this before(before we ordered it online)because I never looked for it before.We also saw Halo’s Herbal Shampoo at Naturally Pet.Right now we are using Sergeant’s® Fur-So-Fresh® Puppy Shampoo which does not and I can not seem to find a list of ingredients for their shampoo.As for Halo’s Cloud Nine Herbal Shampoo I’ve always trusted Halo with the care of my dog and the results of her eating Halo and using some of their products are amazing.We haven’t used or bought it yet but I am sure it’ll do wonders for her.Like most people say Halo’s can be a bit on the pricy side but if it works for your dog and you’re pleased with the results it’s worth the money.We’ll probably eventually switch out between Halo’s shampoo & Earthbath.They both seem like excellent quality!

Gold Metal Pets Unicoat Professional Grooming Spray

I tried this grooming spray on Lacey and it works wonderfully.It brings a good powdery smell,makes her fur shinier and very easily takes out matted fur.She stays very still and every time I finish I give her a treat for staying still and standing.She never protested.The only con about the products would be it makes her shiver a little but otherwise it works wonders on her!

Lacey gets matted

So within the past week I noticed Lacey was getting matted more.Her fur is getting finer and I think that is part of the problem..To see what was intially the issue please see the following link:http://www.dogster.com/forums/Grooming/thread/652275
We got the Gold Metal Pets(Cardinal Pets) from Kalihi Pet Store.I didn’t know that it was one of the recommended brands since there are so many companies that makes grooming supplies..
We also got her Cloud Star treats Bacon & cheese Madness..For some reason Kalihi Pets doesn’t have her No Grainers anymore and I knew not to buy the bigger treats because she doesn’t like it so I looked for smaller treats and saw Cloud Star which was sort of advertised to me through the dogster thread.Lacey loves it!She really likes Bacon so I knew this was something she’ll like too.
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