Lola getting bully when I walk her outside

Recently, I feel very reluctant to walk Lola outside. She doesn't pay much attention to me after walking out from the gate of our house, but only sniffing, and use up her bully energy trying to pull me here and there. I guess she completely forget about the "heel" command. Besides, sometimes she acts like sleeping beauty, lying down gracefully when I command her to follow me while she reluctant to do so. What can I do? I can't lift her, she is over 40kg now... She is really become naughty recently. However, of course, when back inside the house, she is still my sweet baby, good obedient girl. I really need to put her back in "heel" training again, hopefully can make it.

Lola & Football

That day when we went shopping at Tesco, we came up with a idea playing football with Lola.
She is bored with her old toys, thus we think it's not a bad idea let her exercise with football.
Ideally, husband & I, and Lola passing ball around, however Lola use her mouth more often than her legs, she keep trying mouth the football to carry it around. It's really a challenge for her, because the football is really too big for her mouth. Lola, please kick the football, and don't eat it. okay?!

Lola's Friend ... continue

This is German Shepherd named Lucky, her another doggie friend. Lucky is a male dog, thus we always monitor them closely when they play with each other. We just can't afford if any "accident" happen, oh.. one big doggie family... no..no..no... we will end up finish all our savings to buy them food. haha...

My Rottie Grown Up Already

Lola is almost 11 months, now she is much bigger size compare the first day she was in my house. I will say her size is more than tripple up. Her weight is about 40kg now. When she jumps up, her front paws can reach my shoulder.
Lola start showing her ability to guard the house since last few months, more and more reliable from month to month. At night, when stranger pass by, she will bark at them, then stare at them, observing their movement, until out of sight of them.

Lola's Friend ... continue

big mouth Vs small mouth. Who is going to win??

Lola's Friend ... continue

haha... Timathy is higher than Lola now...

Lola's Friend

Lola was playing with her friend, a pup named Timathy belong to our neighbour, his size is 3 times smaller than Lola, but very brave, not afraid at Lola at all, keep moving forward trying to ride on her back. Both energetic, if not interrupted, they can play for long times until both exhausted.

Lola's Sleeping Style... continue

This is style no 3. We find out that this is the most normal sleeping style. She normally in deep sleep when she sleeps in this way.

Lola's Sleeping Style... continue

This is style no 2. showing her beautiful leg. \(^o^)/

Lola's Sleeping Style

This is style no 1. Lola doing yoga?

Lola with Lump/Bump on her front leg

We noticed that Lola has a lump on the elbow of the front leg, it started about 2 months ago, from small to large, now back to medium size, about 4cm diameter. Vet says this is due to the protection fluid in the joint over-react, then more fluid is generated and making this lump. We feel so sad that it may need operation to get rid of it, if this lump not going to cease down by itself. Besides the expensive operation cost, it is painful for Lola too, moreover she needs to go through anaesthesia risk. The good news is this lump doesn't bring bad effect for her at the moment, and we can wait further few months to see if this lump getting smaller. Hopefully it will.

Demolishing a carton

This was what happen when Lola found an empty carton in my house. Yeah yeah.. she is a great helper, helping me to tear the carton in pieces, making it easier to throw it away. Ah... that means I was not supposed to complain much about this messy floor, wasn't it? hahaha.. I feel like a fool.

Lola Reading Newspaper??

Today, I left Lola very early in the morning before the newspaper guy came. The newspaper guy normally will able to throw the newspaper up on my car, so that Lola won't be able to grab it. I have been expected she will bite and shake and torn the newspaper once she has it. Somehow, today obviously newspaper was on the floor..... and she definately enjoyed her moment, without I was there stopping her, and get the newspaper away from her.
When I arrived my house, I saw the newspaper was in pieces, all around the front yard. "Oh.. she has read the newspaper before me!!!"

Lola is a destroyer.....

Lola Was Swimming

Finally Lola was swimming in the sea, competing with my husband. \(^o^)/
At first, she moved her front legs very fast to avoid sinking, only swam for small circle, very fast back to the shore. After few practices, then she gained confidence, and able to swim further away.

Lola Enjoyed The Wave

Lola started her first move, walking into the sea. She was there enjoying the waves come and go.

Lola Went To Beach

We have always want to let Lola try her swimming skill. All the while, searching for a suitable spot for her to swim. Finally we find a quiet beach where we can let her swim freely. When she first arrived at beach, she felt hesitate to step on the seaside, as the sand will be brought away by waves and sink. She moved her head to right, then pause for few seconds, and moved to the left. "eii.... What's this??", I believed this was the question that bothering her.

Lola's friend: Pooh-san

Lola with one of her favorite toy, Pooh-san. Pooh-san is wearing the rabbit costume, and Lola likes to bite the rabbit ear. She always picks it up and bring to us by pushing Pooh-san to our leg, inviting husband or I playing tug-a-war with her. We will try to grab the Pooh-san from her, then throw it far away, she will ran like hell to catch it before us, then repeat playing tug-a-war.

I'm 5 months old

Lola is 5 months old already. She has grown to 18 inch height, and 19kg in weight. I always look at her and imagine how small was she when she first came home. I feel so glad that she grows up. Actually we almost lost her in March, she suffered serious diarrhea and vomit, till required to admit to veterinary clinic for 3 days.
There, she had to take several injections, then supply with intravenous fluid (IV fluid) to avoid dehydration. including Vitamin C, anti-fever, antibiotic and etc... The Vitamin C injection is the most painful one for Lola, she cried in this injection.
She had to wear the "umbrella" liked cap on her neck to avoid her disturbing the IV fluid tube that injected to her hand.
She was diagnosed to have parvovirus with positive reaction to the detection kit. However, the doctor wasn't very convinced with the kit result after he knew that Lola just had her vaccination a week before this serious diarrhea. He assumed that the safe parvovirus from the vaccine may have turns into life virus due to her weak immune system.
Oh.. no.. everybody please don't get misunderstand and scared with the puppy vaccination, it is very low percentage that your puppy going to catch this virus from vaccination injection, very very unlikely. Just Lola is so "lucky" to catch this. Why don't she hit the jackpot instead, then can pay for her medication bill. hahaha.....
She felt so miserable when staying inside the clinic, I still remembered she whined and jumped in happiness when I brought her home from the clinic.

Repeat telling you this: I feel so glad she grows up.

Waiting for Orange

Lola is trying to convince husband & I that she is a nice obedient, and cute looking little puppy. She actually wants us to give her slice of orange which we eating right now. She likes orange very much. If the orange is sweet and juicy, she chews and swallows it very fast; If the orange is sour or dry, she will chews and spit it out, then again eat and spit it out for several times before really swallows it.

She is 8.5kg now

Lola is almost 3 months now. When we brought her back on early February, she was 6kg. After 3 weeks, she is 8.5kg now. Her face also grows slightly bigger. She is more used to camera now, although still acts playful intending to grab the camera from us, but she is not that shy anymore, totally replace by curiosity, showing in her eyes: "What is this??"

I would like to share a typical growth chart for rottweiler which I read from an article.

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3 months : 17kg (male) 14kg (female) || Height: 18.5" (male) 19" (female)

4 months : 23kg (male) 17kg (female) || Height: 20" (male) 20" (female)

5 months : 31kg (male) 24kg (female) || Height: 22" (male) 22" (female)

6 months : 35kg (male) 30kg (female) || Height: 23.5" (male) 23" (female)

7 months : 40kg (male) 34kg (female) || Height: 25" (male) 24" (female)

9 months : 46kg (male) 36kg (female) || Height: 26" (male) 24.5" (female)

10 months : 50kg (male) 36kg (female) || Height: 26.5" (male) 25" (female)

11 months : 50kg (male) 38kg (female) || Height: 26.5" (male) 25" (female)

13 months : 50kg (male) 40kg (female) || Height: 26.5" (male) 25" (female)

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Lola is almost 3 months in age, with weight = 8kg and Height = 13".
Oh... Lola is under typical growth... hehe... need to feed her more food. :-p
No.. no... just joking, I will continue feeding her according to the recommended quantity printed at the package of her kibbles (dry dog food). This is because from what I study about puppy, it is better for puppy to grow slow and fit, rather than grows too fast and become too fat.

Playing With Water

I think Lola is a "water dog". Husband & I just like to laugh at her with this title because she likes to make the floor wet, then lie her body down. When we fill in the red water bowl just next to her, she put her front feet in the bowl, and steps on it, all the water splashes to floor, then she looks happily scratch the floor to wet the larger area, and finally lie her belly on the floor.... wow... I think she feels cool and comfortable.
I always tell my husband: "Hey, see.. our Lola is so afraid of hot weather, I believe this proof that she is origins from Germany... the country with winter. haha..."
Actually Lola got no birth certificate, and we don't know her parent, thus, we never know if she is pure breed. We don't really mind this, as long as she grows up become a good, and obedient dog. We just love her. In fact, I wish I would be successfully teaching her to say "I Love you", this is inspired by a movie clip which I saw in youtube, that Husky really can say "I Love you" in doggy tone.

After 2 weeks (foolish look)

When I called her, she gave me this foolish look... I think she was trying to say "Ahh.. what's up?"

Despite her adorable and innocent look, I got to tell you, she got smelly stool.
Do you know? Puppy has a very frequent bowel movement, might be 5 times a day, this is due for puppy less than 3 months, we need to feed her 4 times a day (she got small stomach and can't consume large quantity at a time) to meet the required feeding quantity. Thus, you got to withstand the dirty job, clear up your yard. This is the very first thing you need to withstand if you decided to raise a puppy.

After 2 weeks (playful behavior)

She gained weight almost 1kg for each week.... The first day she was in my house, she weighted 6kg, after 2 weeks, reached 8kg. Very playful and active. See, she was playing now with the cotton string, and the old newspaper was her 2nd target.....

Her Name

Lola is her name. mmhhh.... I choose this for I feel this name sounds cheerful and happy, and easy to call it out loud, already prepare this for might need to call her name when she playing happily out in the field and treats me as a dumb tree.

Besides, I recall an oldish "Hey, Lola, I love you.. Hey, Lola, I need you....". So, I wish my Lola behaves as tender as the song.... and grows up as a happy and healthy dog. My Lola.......

My Rottie First Day In My House

Rottweiler in short is called Rottie. Actually, Rottie sounds alike to "Roti" in Bahasa Melayu which means bun. Yeah, you can imagine the oven-fresh cooked bun every time you see a rottweiler. Then, you may forget the scaring attack ability of him.

My Rottie was born in November 2008, is a female. I have been told, if you are new to Rottie, you better get a female dog, female is less aggressive and more eager to guard your house. This is my first puppy to raise, so excited and anticipating of her growth.

She arrived my house in February 2009, so small and so fragile. She was a car sick puppy, secretes a lot of saliva during her ride in the car. She slept for the first night in the yard of her new home without whining much. Ohh.... how brave she was. Or... maybe she was just too tired of the car ride. :-)