Kashi (RIP Jan 2011 - Feb 2022)
Born January 2011
Deaf and Blind
Kashi (which means 'Shining Light')
is from the same breeding pair as Teija.
Although it is not against the law to breed merle-to-merle I find it morally questionable.
Deaf and Blind
Kashi (which means 'Shining Light')
is from the same breeding pair as Teija.
Although it is not against the law to breed merle-to-merle I find it morally questionable.
Kashi's nick-name is 'Thug'
He has none of the subtleties of his big sister and has no interest in learning to do anything that does not prove to be in his interest ... and his interest consist of food, anything he can destroy, food, tuggie-games and ... food .
However nothing is enough of an incentive to get him to learn anything, he is a typical boy and just wants to be off doing his own thing.
We had decided that he was going to be my dog, sleep with me, be trained by me and generally be mine but Kashi did not let a little fact like that get in his way and it was soon very obvious that he had decided that he was in fact a daddy’s boy. Training was a nightmare, I spent hours upon hours getting him used to his harness and then gently tried to introduce him to the big wide world ... once out of the house he would hit the floor with a leg splayed out at each corner, tail rigidly out the back as a counter balance and his chin on the floor flatly refusing to budge.
I thought he was scared. He had other ideas.
In desperation and knowing he was all for his dad Colin had a go to which Kashi trotted off quite happily at his side as if it was the most natural thing in the world. He still only walks with me under duress.
He does know his touch signs but often can’t be bothered and will simply ignore them if it is something he does not want to do.
Kashi is also the first dog I have conceded defeat over and now use a crate when we are not in the house. We tried everything but he was so annoyed at being left even though the others were there as company that he would destroy the house. Counter surfing progressed to opening the cupboards and chewing everything he found in them so we tried a policy of clearing all surfaces and put child locks on the doors.
No amount of bones, chews or toys were good enough. If we left him we were going to pay for it. He then started on the cupboards doors to try and chew through them, he ripped wall paper off, chewed the freezer door and the last resort was when he started on the double glazed back door and water pipes.
We gave in and put him in a crate with loads of things to keep him amused. He loved it and we have never looked back, his crate means a big treat and that is good enough for him.
He has none of the subtleties of his big sister and has no interest in learning to do anything that does not prove to be in his interest ... and his interest consist of food, anything he can destroy, food, tuggie-games and ... food .
However nothing is enough of an incentive to get him to learn anything, he is a typical boy and just wants to be off doing his own thing.
We had decided that he was going to be my dog, sleep with me, be trained by me and generally be mine but Kashi did not let a little fact like that get in his way and it was soon very obvious that he had decided that he was in fact a daddy’s boy. Training was a nightmare, I spent hours upon hours getting him used to his harness and then gently tried to introduce him to the big wide world ... once out of the house he would hit the floor with a leg splayed out at each corner, tail rigidly out the back as a counter balance and his chin on the floor flatly refusing to budge.
I thought he was scared. He had other ideas.
In desperation and knowing he was all for his dad Colin had a go to which Kashi trotted off quite happily at his side as if it was the most natural thing in the world. He still only walks with me under duress.
He does know his touch signs but often can’t be bothered and will simply ignore them if it is something he does not want to do.
Kashi is also the first dog I have conceded defeat over and now use a crate when we are not in the house. We tried everything but he was so annoyed at being left even though the others were there as company that he would destroy the house. Counter surfing progressed to opening the cupboards and chewing everything he found in them so we tried a policy of clearing all surfaces and put child locks on the doors.
No amount of bones, chews or toys were good enough. If we left him we were going to pay for it. He then started on the cupboards doors to try and chew through them, he ripped wall paper off, chewed the freezer door and the last resort was when he started on the double glazed back door and water pipes.
We gave in and put him in a crate with loads of things to keep him amused. He loved it and we have never looked back, his crate means a big treat and that is good enough for him.
Education is always going to be the key that unlocks the irresponsible breeding of merle dogs together and although the rescue where Kashi and Tieja came from strived to get this point across, the message was not always welcomed. As no laws were broken so nothing could be done legally to stop this from happening, a moral and logical approach was all they had and to also do their best for any disabled pups that were born as a result.
Scotland
In 2013 we moved to a house on the West Coast of Scotland right on the seafront overlooking the Isle of Arran. There is a grass area and the beach straight outside the front door.
Kashi eventually decided that he LOVES the beach (as long as his dad is on the end of his lead) And he is no longer created because they have their own dog-house (converted garage) with carpets and settees for them to lounge about in while we are out.
He is now just coming out of the terrible-two's and starting to settle down into a well adjusted collie ... which means he just has a better hold on life to invent more mischief to get into - lol
Kashi eventually decided that he LOVES the beach (as long as his dad is on the end of his lead) And he is no longer created because they have their own dog-house (converted garage) with carpets and settees for them to lounge about in while we are out.
He is now just coming out of the terrible-two's and starting to settle down into a well adjusted collie ... which means he just has a better hold on life to invent more mischief to get into - lol
Kashi’s Mountain Adventure
Goat Fell (Isle of Arran)
Date - Sunday 18 September 2016
The aim is to fund raise for an equipment fund for a little boy with cerebral palsy OR a rescue of your choice.
For updates click HERE to see his Facebook page
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