10.26.08
Kainoa
A friend of ours got married last weekend and asked if we could dog-sit one of their dogs, a golden retriever named Kainoa. They dropped him off on Thursday and he stayed with us until Monday. He is an older dog, I think they said that he’s about 10 years old, but he’s as frisky as a puppy. He LOVES to roll around in the grass and get his tummy rubbed. He was such a sweet dog.
Unfortunately, Irwin didn’t think that he was such a good thing. Every time Kai would go near Irwin, Irwin would tense up. Once in a while, when Kai would get too close, Irwin would lift his lips to bare his teeth just a bit. You could tell that Kai really wanted to be Irwin’s friend. We tried all weekend to get Irwin used to Kai… He got a little better towards the end, but not enough that we felt comfortable leaving the two unsupervised.
It’s a good thing that we have our yard fenced off… Kai spent most of the time on the grass, while Koko and Irwin stayed on the concrete. When we were home, we would let them hang out together, but only while they could be supervised.
We loved having Kai… he’s such a great dog… we just wish that Irwin thought so too.
When I get a chance, I’ll post some pictures of him.
Cheri Cogswell said,
October 30, 2008 at 9:03 am
We can’t thank you enough for watching Kainoa! Believe it or not, he missed you guys because when we brought him home, he didn’t eat for one day!! Kainoa too lost his playmate Gucci and his “Papa” this year so he knows what Irwin and Koko is going through. We will definitely swing him now and then to visit with his new friends.
Thank you once again!!