Shilo & Lily are now 7 months old!

Shilo & Lily are now 7 months old!!
January 30th, 2008

Five months ago, I wrote my first blog about my new life with Shilo & Lily. It’s about time to give you all an update as they just turned 7 months old.

Good news is… they have finally grown and turned to be both good looking Shih Tzu and very well behaved kids! I sure am a very proud Momma. After visiting my veterinarian (sometimes I call him my pediatrician, ha-ha!) several times, Shilo & Lily have received countless compliments for being calm and tough throughout the whole process. They’ve survived a lot of “firsts” in their dog’s life: they lost their baby teeth and now have their permanent teeth, they have done their first grooming session, first holiday photo shoot, they have been spayed and neutered, and they have been to puppy school, believe it or not!! And they have survived their first Christmas! They like to play out on the deck full of snow! They have survived without momma for 8 days when I went to my business trip in Texas on the first week of this year. They have never been sick. They are always full of energy, and very loving to each other. Well, the latter is not true. They are just like children, they will fight over a toy, or a treat, or our attention.

Shilo and Lily have shown more of their individualities. We have better communication now, like I would know what they want and don’t want in many things and routines. Shilo barks if he wants to go outside, and wants to be carried or needs our attention. Lily hardly ever barks. She’s very independent. Both are hyperactive especially when I come home from work. They know the sound of the garage door and my car’s engine. I will hear Shilo right away. It’s the best thing that I look forward to coming home is to see them jumping for joy in their play pen when they see me (or anybody). I don’t ever experience that from my husband or my friends. I don’t jump like that when my husband comes home, or even when my friends visit me. I usually pretend that I’m already asleep when my husband comes home late at night.

Shilo and Lily like to eat, and love treats! All kinds of treats! Once a week, daddy would feed them something special, like hot dog, turkey, ham, cheese, and crackers. And oh, Creamies popsicle! This is their heavenly treat. Luckily, their tummy doesn’t get upset with these. One time, they had purple stain on their face. Guess what? It’s Ube Ice Cream! (Purple Yam).

Shilo and Lily are not perfect. They would have accidents in our living room and our bedroom until now. They can run upstairs on their own, but they can’t go down. Lily has occasional amnesia. She forgets things. Daddy says she’s all beauty and no brains. Shilo can’t sleep right away without me singing a lullaby. And he’s very picky on treats, and gets bored with toys after 5 minutes. They would take and hide my slippers. They will lick their “thing’ and each other’s ‘thing’, or sometimes they want to “do” each other. Vet says that’s normal for animals but I thought that was perversion. They will stink after a hard rough play. Lily is also getting fatter and rounder, and needs to do Dog Weight Watchers.

But Shilo and Lily would play with each other a lot. They will run after each other around the house. They will do funny tricks. Lily snores. One of them farts. They like to dance with Daddy. They take care of each other. They don’t wreck the house, thank goodness. We will scold them when we caught them doing things, and they know when we are upset with them. They will hide under our dining table. After 2 minutes, they will come up to you and look at you like they’re saying sorry. Their favorite routine is in the morning – to wake up daddy. They will run up the stairs and hop under our bed barking for me or daddy to take them up to our bed. This is just the best thing in the morning. They will wake up their daddy with their kisses! They are so obsessed with their daddy and love him so much that makes my heart melt… And most of all, they love posing for the camera, especially Lily! That’s what she got from Momma.

So far, all the trouble and expenses that we had in raising our 2 puppies have been so worth it all. My family and all my friends love and adore them! But the most important of all, is that they will remain healthy and happy as they grow. They hold and embrace me when I feel depressed. They put a bright smile on my face. They keep daddy entertained when he gets home tired so I don’t have to. God bless my babies!