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aliki ([personal profile] aliki) wrote2004-01-27 03:34 pm
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Kaiser

Do you know how big Kaiser is? He measures 27" at the shoulder blades. This means that the top of his head passes at about an even 3 feet. Can you imagine a 3-foot tall dog?

Kaiser's visiting us for the week (Tues through Sun). Poseidon, who has never seen a dog, much less a 3-foot large 90-lb (actually, he's) 110-lb dog, is as poofy as a football. Tyler and Ratso, who've lived with him for the last 7 years, didn't give him a warm welcome either (I think they were rather getting used to being rulers of this new home).

Edited to say:
In case you were wondering, this is what Poseidon has looked like *ALL DAY*


Though, understandably, he's looking at a dog that is as tall as I, a 5-foot-9-inch-girl, am sitting down.
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[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2004-01-28 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure she'll still grow a little, at least till she's 2 years old? Also she's a female. Our next door neighbor has a male Rottweiler, and from a rough estimate of the World War 3 that just erupted at the fence-line (both dogs charging the fence, barking furiously, clawing in each other's direction), the Rottweiler looks about 27" at the shoulder?

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[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2004-01-28 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I guess that is their nature... Rottweiler's are stoutier than Shepherds, and Kaiser is mainly just really tall and long, but doesn't have a lot of bulk to him.

[identity profile] superkumquat.livejournal.com 2004-01-27 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. I've never kept cats before, so I've never seen them in poofy-football mode like that!

[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2004-01-28 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yup, he's normally a really skinny cat, and now he's so round!

After 24 hours, now Poseidon just hisses at him a lot. Kaiser really doesn't care and has been really calm (I'll tell Kaiser to lie down and not move.. and he'll do that), so it's given Psi a chance to walk up to him and sniff his feet. (Hilarious sight, because the length of Kaiser's forearm is more than the length of Psi's body)

[identity profile] kaytethinks.livejournal.com 2004-01-27 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
That dog is teh coolness. We need to hook him up with Jersey so they can have fabulous babies. Except she's spayed. Whatever.

[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2004-01-28 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
I know-- that's why I go so crazy over Jersey!! They'd be a good match (too bad Kaiser is neutered too).

[identity profile] kaytethinks.livejournal.com 2004-01-28 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
Damn you, science! There could have been beautiful puppies! ;)