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Originally Posted by Maxi  Congrats and welcome to YT!  I love his Russian name!  |
Yes, wer,r quite amused at the reaction of our Russian friends. Basically they NEVER call dogs after people,s first name. It,s possibly a sign of disrespect to people. However with me being Scottish and my wife only a Soviet by reason of her Motherland having been occupied and therefor having Russian as her first language, we both felt, to hell with tradition. Lets go for something different!
So with the most famous Yuriy having been the first man in space and with my name being John (Ivan in Russian) Ivanovich is basically the son of John, loosly translated. Its also a name which Spanish people here will find very difficult to say there is lees of a possibility of someone trying to call him away. Problem solved!
If I register him with the Kennel Club in the UK they may have something to say, well that,s just too bad
He has spent his second night very peacefully, sleeping in his crate/play area designated for him. Has already been introduced to our version of pee pads quite successfully. Just the type we buy from local supermarkets for children who bed wet, obviously cut into 3 to save costs and none of this pee spray stuff. He recognises his pee although wants to GO a few inches away so naturally missses a bit if not facing HIS correct way. We,ve taken the views of our young Vet and already starting to wean him away from cooked chicken which he was previously getting, to a top of the range, all in one solid food. Not eating just as much as prescribed on maker,s recommendations but enough to satisy and, most importantly, taking water regularly. So, for a pup who is not yet 7 weeks (will be to-morrow) all in all he is much better than we might have imagined, although my wife had to be made aware that to have a good adult, it is so much easier starting all forms of training as soon as possible. Our poor cat who is 7 years old, male Balinese, has been knocked off his reigning position in the order of dominance. I really expected dramas but, making sure in a very calm way, that he is very muched loved in his own little way, we have had no problems. Obviously we have the cat understanding, that for the time being, Yuriy,s living quarters are out of bounds, until we feel totally comfortable with the 2 mixing and certainly after Yuriy,s completion of injections and the like.
So ladies and gentlemen of the Board that,s a full up-date after only 2 days with Yuriy Ivanovich
