Whats a mooseopotamus? Cross a hippopotamus with a moose and walla… mooseopotamus or moosamus for short.
I’ve got some new pics coming… The moose is almost 8 months old now. He was weighed at the doc’s yesterday for his next round of heartworm, flea, & tick stuff. He’s 82.5lbs! What a big moose!
The new lead has him walking on leash much better. He hates the lead, but it works! Although he gets trips to visit friends and the dog park I don’t feel that he’s getting enough leash training. Luckily he doesn’t stray far even when he has the chance. The main issue is keeping him from lunging. If not using a no pull lead he is strong enough to pull you off your feet quickly. I can still restrain him by wrapping my arms around him, but I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be able to do so. We are lucky again in that his temperament remains easy going and friendly. He is certainly a ladies man, but is nice to the guys too. People at the dog park always make comments about how well natured he is. A few weeks ago a smaller dog was trying to mount him and he didn’t care. The dogs owner apologized and made a remark about how she was surprised he didn’t even nip at her dog. I explained that he’s still a pup of only seven months and is still very care free. She was shocked he was only seven months old. Most people are shocked at his age due to his size. He’s such a big moose.
He has become much more vocal. He now cries when one of us leaves the house. We keep in his cage when we both leave and he doesn’t seem to mind. If one or other leaves he will go to the door and cry for a few minutes. I think he’s just upset that he didn’t get to go. He has also started barking much more often. He now barks at the other dogs while playing and barks at just about any little noise around the house. I’ll sneak around corners and spook him from time to time and he’ll let out a big mean bark. He’s such a good moosamus.
He is still having allergy issues. We’ve tried benedryl and different detergents and have seen some improvement only for it to get worse a few days later. We are currently on an upswing and his skin seems to be clearing up. I’m not sure if it’s the new detergent or something in the air. We will be asking about allergy test soon if he gets bad again.
What a loverboy, still momma’s boy! Momma was sick one day and let him crawl up in bed with her… a big no no in the past. Now he crawls in bed with either of us if the other is not in bed. He just loves to snuggle! He used to sit in his moms lap but he cant even fit in the chair anymore. He tried to crawl in her lap one night recently but could not figure out to lay down in her lap. It was comical to watch him try to squeeze in between the arms of the chair. I still hug on him at night before bed. He doesn’t mind a big bear hug or a headlock and sometimes start to snore with my arms wrapped around his neck. If you ask for a kiss he will gladly slap his huge tongue against your face. He only sticks out the tip to give kisses which is a good thing since his tongue is about the size of my hand! He’s such a sweet mooseboy!
Well that’s all for now.
