Koko - Traveling Dog Around Town

The wee man is being so brave, but seems to be he is liking the hand feeding a little too much!! Loving the attention by the sounds of it, Miss Zoe will be getting jealous!! Hope he keeps bouncing back now he is over the anaesthetic, can really knock them can't it. xx

Hi All,

This is Koko's thread. I merged his multiple emergencies into one place (my bad for multiple threads :o )


Hopefully, the rest of his thread will not have any more emergencies and be a happy place.:):)

I am not sure how often I will post here but I thought Susan was right and Koko should have his own home here.:):)

Please do not panic at the original posts- they are all old issues that have resolved long ago.:D:D:D:D

This is a great idea Addy. It doesn't hurt to share some of Koko's adventures and life along the way. It's all a journey and what is important, I think, is the journey itself.

hugs to you and koko
Sharlene and molly muffin

LOL, Koko actually took his paw tonight and pushed his puzzle open.:D:D:D:D

I was not expecting that, he has been nudging it with his nose. LOL

I'll probably have to go buy him a new puzzle toy now.

First laugh I have had all day.

I thought I would post this here.;) It seemed right.

Koko is quite the bright little boy. I think you might well need a new puzzle for him. Maybe 3 and alternate them to keep him on his "paws". LOL
What a guy! :)

Glad you got a smile going today and even a giggle!
love
Sharlene and molly muffin

So happy that Koko made you laugh! What a guy! Xxxxx

Addy:
So glad that Koko is adjusting to being by himself. There is not a day that passes that I don't look at my sweet Toby and tell him " one day it will be your turn." He seems to understand what I am saying. He has always had to take a back seat to Tipper as she is an alpha female. Thinking of you always. Blessings
Patti

Glad to hear about Koko
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo

Koko still has his ups and downs as we do but being able to walk twice a day helps him if only the weather would cooperate. Last night we played hide and seek and he thought that was great fun.

He thinks it is his job to protect the house now that Zoe is gone and he is a bit scared about that. Insecure, I think.

He is doing ok in the kitchen alone. I continue to leave everything as it was when Zoe was in the kitchen too.


He is so opposite of Zoe, like night and day. He is just this happy, gentle little mama's boy that can be quite the drama queen if someone takes him away from me which is why hubby usually takes him to the groomer.

He loves children. I need to find some little kids to come visit and play with him.

So that is my Koko update. We think he will turn 7 years old this year. He was a stray when we adopted him so they could only estimate his age. I dont know where the time went as he has been with us six years already. Seems like only yesterday.

Love hearing about Koko. He is carrying on for Zoe. He sounds like such a sweet little guy.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo

Koko just is very very adorable. I love that he becomes a drama queen if someone tries to take him from you. I love that he is a gentle soul who adores children and is basically a mommas boy through and through.

He is completely different from little miss independent jump bark for chicken Zoe. Zoe had this inner spark to her, that would shine through at the worst of times. You just knew there was more to her than what you saw on the outside, a strong spirit inside.

hugs Addy,
love
Sharlene and molly muffin

yeah, remember when Koko could not solve his puzzle and I had to help him and Miss Zoe picked up the puzzle bashed it against the cabinet and then flung it in the air so it crashed on the floor so all the treats fell out?

Pretty much sums that up:D:D:D:D;););)

I saw some of me in her at times.:o:o:o

Omg yes!!!!

That does sum it up exactly right. Gawd I can still laugh at that. LOL.

Oh I am sure. Haha. So what do you pick up and bang to make work? :rolleyes: :eek:

Giggles
Sharlene

Welcome Koko!! The Adventures of Koko! Koko the Wonder Doggie! Newly Appointed/anointed guardian!:D:D:):D:D

Koko reminds me of my happy-go-lucky Maxwell. Max actually has a smile that is so obvious strangers will comment on it! But, unfortunately, kids scare Max so he is not good with them.

Addy, we are so fortunate to have our sweet boys to help us now!!

love hearing about Koko, he and Arial are so alike. Zoe and Apollo were the leaders, the suborn, the independent ones, the smart , the brave.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo

Well, here we are on Koko's thread. Brought it up to page one and renamed it.

Apparently Mr. Puff is not fond of geese. I was home sick today with a bout of sinusitis. I decided to put him in the car and take him to our local park for his walk before dinner. He was very happy seeing all the kids playing at the park.

Across the street is a huge school yard and it had quite a large flock of geese hanging out on the grass. A man came along with a border collie. He turned the dog loose to chase away the flock of geese. Well, of course, the border collie did a great job and the geese took off flying low and honking like crazy.

Koko was indeed a Puff and totally freaked out. It dawned on me then, my dog around town had never seen geese before. When he gets stressed, he pants and then does calming signals.

Poor Koko Puff.

I think we will have to do some counter conditioning at the park so he does not get so nervous and excited.;)

Love Koko Puff's new traveling journal!:D It's awesome!:p

I got your back Koko. Those geese are huge, scary and bite! :eek::D

Okay Addy, I've been thinking it over and I think you should change Koko's thread title to.....

Koko, man about town and Addy his trusty sidekick. :D Think about it!!! ;)

Is that like Batman and Robin?

hehehe
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Precisely my dear and I am the joker! lol :D:D:D

hahahaha I can probably find plenty of black and white in the closet and I'll woddle around like The Penguin! :eek: :D:D

Trish, Tina and a bunch of others will want to play too! :eek::eek::eek::D:D:D

Cant I be Cat Woman instead?:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Sure, why not? No one wants to be Robin. :D:D:D

well, he is a bit dorky poor boy, not really grown into himself yet. I thought Koko was robin and Addy was Batman hmmmm

LOL
Sharlene and molly muffin

Well Bat Boy, I mean Koko Puff went to visit Sasha Cat. They were in my daughter's kitchen about three feet apart. I kept Koko on his lead and he was a very good boy. Sasha cat was not sure what to make of him but as long as he lay on the floor then she would lay on the floor looking at him.

I am hoping they can be friends as then Koko would have someone to play with.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Koko Puff has someone to play with Addy. That someone is you!;):D

OMG we missed cake??? Flynny is most upset we missed Koko's birthday!! Flynn can be junior Superdog and I will be hmmmmm... Witchypoo hahaha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOKO WE LOVE YOU!! XX

Thanks Trish,he had a good birthday, actually we celebrated all week:rolleyes::D So you did not miss anything but ice cream.

We spent the weekend cleaning all the windows inside and out along with the blinds. Koko had thee long walks yesterday, lounged on the chaise watching us clean the pool- lol 87 degrees water temps. The older I get the warmer I want the water but my arm does not hurt in the warm water. Went to visit mom, I took her outside to watch the finches play in the sun flowers. She enjoyed that.

Koko was a tired, happy dog last night after a round of throw my squeaky toy a million times.

So far the Sentinel has not bothered his tummy. Knock wood!!!

Hey Addy,

How is the teeth brushing coming? Is Koko letting you brush his teeth? Buddy was always easy and never fought any sort of grooming. He didn't like it, but accepted it as inevitable. Rosie not so much. She fought like crazy at first, but now let's me do it quite agreeably with a finger brush. No regular tooth brush yet. The more she fought me, the more I did it. Every day for about a month, until she gave up and submitted. Now I do it every other day and it doesn't even faze her. She pops up, goes and grabs a toy and all is fine.

Hi Kathy,

He is getting better about it but the finger brush is big for my finger and his mouth. His vet gave me samples of the CET toothpaste and they said I could try a soft baby tooth brush. They also carry dog tooth brushes and I was going to take Koko for a ride and pick one up. He likes the flavor of the Arm and Hammer toothpaste and it is enzymatic.

We have been practicing commands everyday and his stay and down are rock solid. I can even leave the room and come back. I am toying with the idea of trying to get his good canine citizen badge. Koko loves children and he would make such a good dog to visit kids but he is a licker so whenever he meets someone he wants to give kisses.:rolleyes::)

I need to send molly to you for some training :) :) Koko can be her training buddy. LOL

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

LOL send her over for a visit, Koko would be so happy.

I trained the work dogs too. I call one time and they come. Their dad gets mad about that.:rolleyes:;)

I love to do clicker training and free shaping with my dogs. I am fascinated how they think and learn, their body language. If I had a do over, I would be an animal behaviorist. :):):):):):):)

Love reading about Koko.
Can you come over to my house. I'll beam you up and you could help with little Arial's issues.
Sonja and Angel Apollo

I'll send Rosie over for some training. She'll have you both trained in no time. lol :D She'll let Koko know that he doesn't have to stay if he's not feeling it. ;) :D

LOL, Zoe trained us:D:D:D:D:D:D

Koko was much more comfortable at the park. Perhaps the memory of the honking geese has faded.;):)

I still don't understand the beagle bark when he gets really worked up. It is so funny. Where is that hound sound coming from?:confused::p

Maybe his DNA test is wrong. Do cocker spaniels bark like that? He only does it when he is really worked up about something. I cant help but laugh when he does it.

I keep wanting to try free rein of the house for more than an hour but I just don't think he can handle it if someone comes to work on the yard or rings the bell. The kitchen is his safe place but he really is not happy in there without Zoe.

Drum roll please- the kitchen table is going back into the kitchen!!!

Let's see, it has been six years since we ate in the kitchen:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:. It took me one rug a month to remove all the little rugs from Zoe.

When we go to clean the pool, Koko goes into his bed in our bedroom.

I think we may be able to pull this off!!
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Wish us luck:D:D:D:D

AWWWWW! You added Koko to your avatar. Love it! :D i'm sure that Zoe does too. ;) xxx

I love that picture. Zoe and Koko just look so beautiful there together.

big hugs Addy
love
Sharlene (with a molly muffin on the side LOL)