me and my rottweiler Panzer caricature

I needed a break from all the web stuffs I have been doing for the past week... I also needed a quick break from the snap fitting of my Real Grade Aile Strike Gundam commission. So I just got home from walking my 5 month old rottweiler and sort of remembered that I have a drawing of him with me that I did a few weeks ago.

Nothing much here really, it is just a pen drawing using a BIC blue ball pen, that I did weeks ago in my office. I rarely draw anymore these days... but I guess you won't really lose the skill or talent or whatever you may call it. My cross hatching is kinda rough though as it has been years since I did this. But as it is a drawing of my dog and me, I kinda like it of course.

I actually did a lot of caricature stuff 12 years ago when I was in college. I used to get hired as sort of a clown in children's parties. But instead of putting up a makeup, I then had a small table and lots of papers and pencils, and all the kids line up and I drew them their caricatures. The line of kids in front of my table was actually always longer than the line in the face painting table.

It was really fun and I got like 3,000 pesos for 2 hours which is I think good money until now. But I guess an old man like me won't really get a long line of kids that I used to get back then. lol. Oh btw, that is my happy face in the drawing. hehehe

Anyways here are a few more photos of my caricature.

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I got RABIES yesterday!!!

Yes I got rabies yesterday! I was accidentally bitten by my dog Panzer yesterday. I was telling him to leave the plastic bag in his mouth and I managed to take it from him as usual after telling him no. But I noticed that there is a small piece left in his mouth and I got scared my dog might swallow it. I then quickly took it in his mouth and my dog quickly tried to grab it from my hand.

Notice that the wound is not the usual round hole bite marks? Simply because Panzer ( my dog ) was trying to grab the plastic bag from my hand and NOT bite my hand. Basically one of his fangs slashed through my right thumb. It was a bit messy and bloody and my right thumb is still swollen up to now.

I then went to the hospital for a toxoid and anti rabies shot. I will be getting 4 more anti rabies shot up to August. I'm good but just was not able to do Gunpla yesterday and today. However I am still praying for Panzer's health. Hopefully he will be okay. The vet told me that he is basically under observation for two weeks and his supposedly last vaccine yesterday was cancelled.

Hoping the best for my puppy... hope all is well in two weeks. 

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No wonder my dog is still hungry...

I just got home from the office and just walked my Rottweiler Panzer for his poop walk ( so that he won't poop in his house ). Anyways as I've posted a while back, Panzer got sick for 3 days and is all well now. However he seems still a bit hungry after 2 scoops of kibble every meal.

He gets 3 meals a day with 2 scoops of Eukanuba Lamb and Rice. As I have suspected, I am NOT feeding him enough! Apparently my kibble scooper ( a toy cup ) is 1/3 cup only, so basically I am feeding him 2/3 cup a meal. After some research, I discovered that I am feeding him 1/3 cup less than what I should be feeding him at 3 months of age. I should be feeding him a cup a meal and not 2/3 cup a meal.

Panzer just turned 3 months 5 days ago ( June 26 ), so I have been feeding him 1/3 cup less than what he should be getting for the past 5 days. I already took a different scooper for his kibble earlier before posting and it should fix the problem. 

Glad I researched earlier, at least I know I have only been underfeeding my Rottweiler for 5 days. Now I have here a chart to remind myself and save myself from googling " How much " should I roughly be feeding my Rottie.

Age                          type of food       meals/day       cups/day
2-3    months             growth               2-3                   2-3
3-4    months             growth               2-3                   2 1/2-3 1/2
4-6    months             growth                  2                   3-5
6-8    months             growth                  2                   4-6 1/2
8-18  months             growth                  2                   4-6
males-1 1/2-2 years  growth                   2                   5-6
Adults                       adult                      2                   2-6
pregnant/nursing     growth                 2-3                   2-12 go by condition

Sorry for the irrelevant post, but this post would save me from googling everytime. :)

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Panzer at exactly 3 months old today!

I am really really happy that my Rottweiler Panzer is 3 months old today! I got a serious scare 4 days ago when Panzer vomited his breakfast a few minutes before his lunch time. He did not eat at all that day and I had to make sure that he drinks water at least.

The next morning we rushed to the vet. The vet gave him 6 cans of Hill's ( soft ) prescription diet which is a liver spread like meal. The vet also injected a multivitamin shot and an antibiotic shot. I am still feeding Panzer the Hill's soft diet until now and he is still taking his antibiotics twice a day until tomorrow. Panzer gobbles up a can of the Hill's soft diet a day but I am adding a bit of his old kibble since yesterday.

Eventhough Panzer is still in meds and soft diet, he is doing fine now! Gladly the antibiotics, the soft meal and the Gatorade in his water helped him survive the ordeal. It was such a scare and the vet said he might have eaten something bad. I am now more vigilant whenever we walk as he might eat something bad again.

Anyways, we will be walking in an hour as the weather is really good today. Also Panzer has lost interest in noontime meals these days, I am just feeding him breakfast and dinner since yesterday. Anyways, here are some photos of my now healthy 3 month old Rottweiler Panzer...

Thanks for dropping by! Til next Panzer post! :)

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Rottweiler puppy for SALE!!!

NOPE I am not ever selling my Panzer, I'd rather sell half of my Gunpla collection ( unbuilt ) than sell this not so little guy. My Rottweiler Panzer is 3 months old by June 26 so his about 10 to 11 weeks old now. I've got a few blog posts about my Rottie and some photos but I never had a photo of me carrying the fur ball.

After seeing some great photos of my Rottweiler Panzer's siblings with their breeder and owner, I thought of asking my wife of taking photos of me carrying Panzer. Of course I always carry him around sometimes, but I always hate seeing my fat face in photos. But I thought these photos is the best way to see how much Panzer has grown since I got him.

Panzer is pretty average for his breed, but the furball ain't small in any standards. Love looking at the photos of my Rottie so much, though I always hate looking at my fat face but I think photos like these is the best way to see how much a puppy has grown. 

On a side note, Camiot Paglinawan ( breeder ) is still selling ONE more female Rottweiler puppy at 11 weeks old. Hope another responsible owner gets to get a black Rottweiler furball soon. 

Now here are more photos of my Rottie Panzer ( and me )...

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my Rottweiler Panzer at 9 weeks

My Rottweiler is basically 3 months old by June 26. So I realized he is basically 9 weeks old and not 10 weeks in these photos, my bad. Anyways I doubt he will look different a week from now in the photos. My Rottie just had his 3rd visit to the vet, this time I had him leashed at the back of the pick up truck. He kinda enjoyed the wind in his face I think.

At 9 weeks old, Panzer is now 6 kilos or 13 something pounds. I am now the only one who could carry this 13 pounder out of his crate and the only one who could walk him around our village. He is starting to " heel " well during our walks but is too fond of sniffing sometimes.

Anyways, just wanted to document and share these photos of him relaxing with his block of ice before his lunch. It is really hot these days whenever it is not raining, so a block of ice or some ice cubes during the daytime and noontime is a must. Panzer actually barks for some ice whenever we forget to give him one. He needs a couple of ice blocks until around 4 pm everyday. Now here are some photos of my " still " cute Rottweiler puppy Panzer...

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)

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How to leash train your playful puppy!

Nope I have no plans of renaming my blog to " DC Dog Crating " blog. However I thought of sharing how to properly leash train your puppy. I just got home from watching Kung Fu Panda 2 with my wife and kids and I also got a nifty expensive leash for my pup! 

This retractable leash is for my Rottweiler Panzer. Panzer is still 2 months old as of this writing, but I figured the best leash to get is the one for large breeds already. I basically do not want to buy leashes every 3 months.

This is basically the best way to leash train a puppy that is too playful to walk with. This leash extends and retracts base on the movement of the pup thus you do not restrain the neck of the little guy. The leash has a locking system if you want and need it to have a fix length. This leash can extend to 16 feet and can handle dogs up to 132 pounds. 

Anyways for those who are interested on HOW to use this and properly leash train your puppy, here is a video on how to...

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)

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Just finished my Rottweiler Panzer's new crate!

At 2 months and 2 days old, my Rottweiler Panzer basically outgrew his old red crate. I finished painting the crate yesterday and managed to finish putting the roof and the floor panels today ( with some help of course ). Although the new crate is too roomy as of now, I am pretty sure my Rottweiler is going to fill those spaces sometime soon.

The crate is 6 feet tall at the tallest point, 4 feet at the front and 3 feet at the sides. The roof area is 6 feet x 6 feet... not too big once Panzer is fully grown in roughly around 13 months. The crate features a nice gap at the bottom to slide his dish and the door is big enough for me to go inside with my puppy.

Panzer immediately loved his new crate as he jumped around it while playing with his red ball. Rottweiler puppies loves to chew, so I also placed some chew toys for extra fun. It is not advisable to put a puppy in a large crate as he might think there is extra room for his bathroom. But I could not afford to buy crates every 3 months, so I hope he does not soil it as often.

Panzer has a nice home now, but our own house is still pretty much under construction / renovation. I still do not have space to do Gunpla... but I am hoping to do so very soon.

On a side note, anyone who has a Rottweiler puppy should know that these pups loves ICE so much! I basically put a huge chunck of nice every noon time and Panzer licks it and sleeps on it! The photo below actually captured Panzer sleeping over the ice chunks. :)

I bought a Rottweiler book a few days back and I have read it thoroughly. In fact I have read this book twice from cover to cover already. I highly recommend the book as it is so informative and fun to read. My wife not being a dog lover kinda liked Panzer a bit more after reading a few pages of this book.

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)

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Lincense to KILL for my Rottweiler Panzer soon!

It's my Rottie's second visit to the vet and I also did a lot of other stuffs today as we are extending the house and adding a new living room. We are also adding a 3 bedroom second floor to the house thus I am super non-Gunpla busy these days. More house space means more Gundam diorama space anyways.

Panzer's second visit to the vet is way cheaper this time as I do not have to buy all those expensive meds and vitamins. And Panzer is I think kinda used to traveling in the car and being handled by other people now. I am really happy to know that all of the lactose free milk and Eukanuba dog food he has gobbled up has paid dividends as he grew from 2.7 kilos to 4.2 kilos in 2 weeks!!!

1.5 kilos of weight in 2 weeks is relatively fast but the vet told me he is not overweight. So I guess all the morning and evening running with the dog has exercised him enough. I hope I loss the same amount of weight as I was running with him in the past couple of weeks though.

My Rottweiler Panzer also got his Pedigree papers today so I could now ask the Philippine Canine Club Inc. for a License to Kill for my Rottie. Yeap! a license to kill is license to protect me and my dog from law stuffs if ever he kills a stranger inside our house premises.... sounds cool yeah? hehehe

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)

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my 6 week old Rottweiler's first vaccination

It's mother's day, Manny Pacquiao versus Shane Mosley and its also my little 6 week old Rottweiler Panzer's first vaccination today. I will be grilling some barbecues in a while as my wife wanted some grilled chops and steaks for mother's day. I simply had to follow her as it is her mother's day request.

Anyways, me and my kids brought Panzer to the vet for the first time and my Rott got his first shot. I also got him a couple of vitamin stuff aside from getting him his first collar. He got irritated with the collar at first but I successfully diverted his attention away from the collar with some treats.

Panzer is still resting right now and I hope for his full recovery from the deworming and vaccination soon.

Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)

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