Patiently waiting until "Dad"comes home

One if her favorite spots

Where did I go?

You may have noticed a long break in between blog posts. The main reason for that is because most of my photos are on my phone now (as I have an amazing Android) and I don't take many photos with my camera anymore. that is no excuse at all because I can technically email them to myself and then post them but I guess I'm just too lazy.

I downloaded the blogger application and it was so horrible that I uninstalled it and accidentally deleted all of my photos from this blog (as you may have noticed).

After waiting a couple months I re downloaded the blogger app for the Android again and I find it to be MUCH better than before so I guess I can blog post now.... no excuses.

I don't know about anybody that reads this blog, but I usually enjoy reading someone else's blog that is 90 % photos.

My wolf has grown up to be a very sweet girl. I should probably clarify... she is a very sweet girl to her owners. Tundra has a lot of work to do on her manners with other dogs and other people that she meets but this is not necessarily a bad thing in some ways.
I like the fact that she is a protective wolf hybrid around strangers and she easily picks up on tension around conversations so she is very alert.

What amazes me the most is how smart she is and how fast she can learn. Unfortunately incidents like having 2 small neighbor dogs that always yep yep yep when they're outside had caused her to permently hate small dogs and always want to body slam them. to be honest with you, I don't really blame her. I would like to body slam them too. 1 pet peeve of mine for smaller dog breeds is the constant yipping. They're cute but some are so annoying.

Well that's my post for tonight thank you for reading :-)

Bed hog

I let her sleep with me when Jason is away  :-) she is such a bed hog.

The rules for the bed are: she's only allowed on with her special blanket and only when she's invited.

If I'm not careful I don't watch her show try to roll on our pillows. When I do laundry I let her go nuts because she just loves our smell... And while normally dogs like to roll on dead stinky things, I find her to be a very clean dog...the only thing she has ever rolled around in that was remotely stinky was a smoked oyster I let her try lol

beautiful gift of the wolf cross stitch

a friend of mine made me this. I was very touched! It took her 2 months to finish it. For my birthday this year Jason had it framed <3 Do you like it?

Snow Girl

it goes without saying, Tundra loves the snow! Whenever we go for a walk she always buries her face in the snow.

Happy 3rd Birthday

Had a family photo done up and it was perfect timing for her birthday.

Happy to be helping with laundry

Yellow faced girl

Tundra went to take a big whiff of the flowers and got a face covered in yellow pollen.

The last year with our girl has been very rewarding. The puppy years were a test and the "teenage" puppy years were a challenge too with her constant digging of holes, escaping the yard not once but TWICE (nearly causing heart attacks for me because she loves to chase traffic).

Digging

The first time Tundra escaped the yard I was calling for her... thankfully she circled back on the OPPOSITE side of the fence only to give me a saucy look and sauntered off to play in the vacant field near our place. Thankfully there is a fence surrounding the area around our home that was around the busy roads. Jason got in the car and was lucky enough to see her pop her head out at the main road only to cut her off and get a hold of her to get her in the car. We were not pleased with her first Michael Scofield - aka Prison Break - attempt.

The second breakout she managed we were lucky because she dug a hole to our neighbors fenced yard. After an embarrassed knock on the door we retrieved our bad digger.

She did escape a third time but after the last two close calls we decided to invest in a 50' leash in order to keep better tabs on her and be able to empty the dish washer or keep an eye on dinner without worrying about our little escapist; she only needs 10 minutes. 

Our lil wolf grew bored of the new backyard surroundings and the consequence was digging. The solution? The only way, like a dog, you can discipline a wolf-hybrid is to catch them in the act. Just telling her no, a smack on the noes and a kennel "time out" a couple times and she learned not to dig. I feel like a back-stabber every time I let her out into the yard as I'm digging up weeds, catching her eyes starring at me like she's saying "wth, Mum? You're allowed to dig but I'm not?!" 

Pulling / Aggression towards other dogs / Walking Nicely

Another thing we've battled with this past year is walking. Not just walking but her constant tugging, throwing Jasons back out with her sporadic "SQUIRREL" jerk out of nowhere... we needed a good solution to walking.

We purchased a choke chain to initially train her. It was good for initial training but slacked a bit in the colder windy snow covered months and when she grew her tugs became more violent. The choke chain doesn't work on her anymore, she'll pull until she is choking herself and she will keep marching on.

We then purchased a harness to mix it up and to provide a better way to take the pressure and jerking from her neck. She wouldn't listen with the harness one bit. 

We then resorted to buying a halter for her. This worked like a charm! We did purchase a size too small so upon returning several times to multiple pet stores we found the perfect size and color for our girl.

(not Tundra below)

The control over her is amazing. It's easier to make her sit at road crossings, keep her close when there are other dogs/bikes/SQUIRRELS ... once she got used to wearing it she's been a complete angel. Be prepared to have the temper tantrums at first and off and on until your fur baby is used to wearing it but it is wonderful! The lady at the pet store said this leash works exactly like it does for horses.

Enjoy the blog update :)