Albus Photo - Barking Outside To Come In

Here is an Albus photo ....

It is of him barking outside! He is at the door, wanting to come inside. So when Albus is at the door outside and wants to come inside, he barks. He does the same when he wants outside.

Albus Video - Learns to Jump

Here is an Albus video. This will also show some of the progress Albus has made on "Jump"...
"Dog Learns to Jump"


So, now Albus is much better at jumping! He was able to do it about 10 times in a row.
Anyway, the video shows 2 videos of Albus jumping over this bucket lid, and a photo at the end of Albus in mid-stride! Albus gets rewarded with treats each time he jumps over.

Here is the description from YouTube: "My dog, Albus, has finally learned to jump!
I had to do this for a while. When he finally 'manned' it up and jumped over the bucket cover. Albus was rewarded with treats each time he jumped over. And then a bone for the jump with the photo :)
I'm so glad I got him to do that!
Music-- Red Barchetta by Rush (Part- Bridge)"

Albus - Learning to Jump

Albus is a dog that knows what he knows. For tricks, he knows the tricks he knows and is not open minded to new tricks. So, it is hard to get him to start doing other tricks.
Now, he knows:
Sit
Up
Stay
Paw
Albus is trying to learn a new trick though! Called, "Jump"
He has successfully completed this three now, amazingly on the first few tries. He got treats the first two, and the last one he got a small bone!
Sometimes though, Albus still doesn't jump. He will just sit and stare, or go up.
Check out the "Albus - "Jump"" Page (soon to come) for progress on this Albus trick!

Albus and His Cat 'Friends'

So... Albus has cat friends? In a way, he does.

We set out cat food for stray cats to eat! When Albus sees them, he will sometimes go bonkers, other times just stare at them. It all depends on what mood he is in. When he is hyper, is when he will usually want to run outside and play with them. When he is calm and sleepy, he normally just stares, probably wanting to be with them.

These cats do have names....

"Kitty"

This cat is called 'Kitty'. It was the first cat that started this whole feeding thing. It came in our garage and was eating....................... Albus food! We then set Albus food out for it. We then got the name Kitty and Kitty came regularly now. We bought cat food instead of feeding it the expensive Albus food. Which is smaller, and probably tastes better (Albus likes trying to steal the cat food). So, with Kitty coming regularly, Albus was getting somewhat used to it.

"Fluffy"

Here is Fluffy... Our most known visitor. She (or he, but for now she), has fluffy fur as you can see, so we called her fluffy! Fluffy is the cat that shows up most often and eats the most. She is the least likely to run away is startled. 

One time, when heading out and about to the stores, Fluffy was eating. So, we went out, and she barely went away. She only hid in the bushes near our front porch. 

"Milk Cat"

Here we have 'Milk Cat'. It got its name from being partially white, and has stuck ever since. This cat has not come around recently though. It used to come daily, but stopped showing up during the day.

"The Story of Fluffy and Kitty"

Here is Kitty eating in the morning, as usual.............

 But wait... This isn't Kitty anymore?

Yup, that is Fluffy now....

So what happened?

 Now there are both Kitty and Fluffy.

So, two cats?

Yup....... 

Here is how it started:

It was a normal day of cat eating for Kitty. She had some peace and quiet filling her hunger. Until, another cat came from under our car. This was Fluffy. Fluffy was bigger than Kitty. So, Kitty started to back away from the food as Fluffy began slowly going towards the food. Kitty started walking away, back towards the car Fluffy was under. Fluffy started eating and kept looking back at Kitty for a little bit. Fluffy had complete dominance over the food. Fluffy usually stays eating a long while, and this time wasn't different. She was eating for a long time. Kitty started to lose patience and was walking slowing towards the food. As she crept towards the food, Fluffy was staring her down. Were they going to fight? Nope, Kitty just sat there finally after edging closer. Fluffy finally left after a few more minutes and Kitty could return to eating.

Wait a minute.... Albus wasn't in this story???

No he wasn't! So here is a picture of Albus...

In this picture Albus is staring at...... One of the cats! Most likely Kitty or he usually would be standing up if it were Fluffy.

What Type of Dog is Albus?

"What type of dog is Albus?" That is a question I get asked frequently... The answer is not simple though.

When we got Albus, nobody knew exactly what type of dog he was. They did know that he was part German Shepherd though.
His tail usually does stick up (that way he gets to show us his butt, where there is an ongoing 'joke' of "Albus's Butt"). Sometimes when he barks he will carry the bark on for a few seconds, but not like a howl, similar to a Basset Hound's bark.
So, he could be part Hound, or even Husky. He may even be Hound/Husky/German Shepherd. He could possibly even be somewhat wolf, who really knows?

Now, time for you to decide what you think... What breed dog do you think Albus is?

There are some more photos already used in this blog, if you want more help deciding, you can go to the 'Albus Photos' page

Albus Video - Coughing

Here is our video of the week! "Dog Coughing"



In this video, Albus is coughing (twice), both are from two different videos. Often when he coughs, it is just to cough, it appears. Although sometimes, Albus coughs because he needs to throw up! Have your ever had to rush your dog outside so they won't throw-up on the floor? If yes then you know how annoying it can be if you don't get there in time.
Overall this video is not of my favorites, just because coughing isn't a good thing.

Here is the description from YouTube: "My funny dog, Albus, coughed twice while on camera!"

Albus Photo - On the Steps

It was a normal day of Albus picture taking, which is pretty much every day. Just taking pictures of Albus wherever he went: his bed, upstairs, couch, downstairs, basement, any bed, a room, the floor.... When Albus was on the steps for one of them!

Albus is looking right at me. His back paws are at the very top of the steps, his front paws one step down. This created a wonderful angle to take a picture. So, Albus was stopped at the top of the steps and was getting his picture taken!