New leash!

Zoli bit through his leash... yes, I said he bit through his leash! He was on a walk with Chris (one of the workers at my building who will walk Z for me when I'm out of town!). They went over to Eden Park - yikes! From what I've been told Z tried to eat some ducks, then went crazy when he saw a dog - while Chris was trying to get him in control the leash went in front of his mouth (yes, the muzzle was on - thankfully!) and he gave it a good bite. It looks like a razer was taken to it...a clean cut right through. Good grief! I went out and bought a VERY strong leash - there's NO WAY he can bite through this one!!!

On a completely different note, I've posted a movie I made from some pictures. I'm taking a photography class at Cincinnati Art Academy and last week we had a field trip to Krohn Conservatory. These are the pics I'm bringing into class next week. Also, I'm putzing around on Google Picassa...hence the movie! ;)

Fatty, fatty two by four...

I hate to admit it, but Zoli has gained more weight...he weighed in at a LARGE 50 pounds last week at the vet. She didn't seem concerned one bit but he is now officially on a diet! When I got him he only weighed about 41. My goal will be to have him back down to 45 before he heads to Africa. We can't send him to his new home overweight!!!!

As I mentioned many months ago, I often make up dorky songs to sing to him while getting his breakfast ready...here is this mornings:

Breakfast is coming, the dog is getting fat,

Please put a biscuit in the doggies hat.

If you have no biscuit, a slice of cheese will do,

If you have no slice of cheese, he'll eat your shoe.

Don't judge me!

Do you think the fact that I'm always singing about food has something to do with his overeating??? Since I've been unemployed Z get's at least one to two MORE walks a day...we should both be losing weight! However, we do lounge around on the sofa a lot...do you think that's the problem??? :)

So here's good news...back in the early days of A Year With Zoli whenever we would see another dog he would tremble and shake all over, A LOT, and at the same time he'd go crazy, pulling and snarling as he tried to eat them. Such a good multi-tasker!!!

Now days... he doesn't tremble AT ALL... and he only goes a "little" crazy! Of course, I do believe he still wants to eat them! Now, THAT is progress!!!!!