Check Mate (NOT CHESS RELATED)

[Gary Ruben]

Check Mate has arrived.





Introducing Ennismoor Check Mate.

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[Peter McKillop]

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A nice looking lad! Congratulations on the arrival of your new best friend. :)

[Gary Ruben]

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Thank you.

The dog is only 12 weeks old and still has some growing to do. She's a Rough Collie.

[Gary Ruben]

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April 14, 2014

Ennismoor Check Mate

Gained 7 pounds and some inches.





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[Gary Ruben]

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When she gets hungry, she eats. When she gets tired, she sleeps. When she has to go, you know, she goes. (apologies to Forest.)

Check Mate is really doing well. She's gone about 2 weeks without an "accident". That counts night time as well.

We hung a bell on the door knob of the outside door. She's caught on that when she need to go out she has to hit the bell so it rings. When she goes out we ring the bell. It was something the dog breeder suggested and it seems to work well.

[Gary Ruben]

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Now the discussion has moved to FIDE politics and gone to the dogs, it's time to post an update on Check Mate.



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Lots of growing left. It's not a lap dog.

[Gary Ruben]

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I checked the CKC registration list. Although the certificate hasn't arrived the dog has been registered. The name is slightly different than we'd thought but OK.

The names is:

Ennismoor's Checkmate which is better than splitting checkmate into two words. I'd thought that name would have been taken so split the word.

If she can play chess probably depends on the definition of what constitutes playing.

[Gary Ruben]

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Checkmate is now 5 months old. So it's time for more baby pictures.





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I'll keep feeding the puppy to enlarge her.

[Gary Ruben]

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More shameless pictures.






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[Gary Ruben]

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Checkmate has a new chess set. However, resistance is futile. Checkmate always wins!



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[Gary Ruben]

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Checkmate has now reached 6 months. She still likes toys.

Lately, I've been picking up soup bones at the grocery store. Checkmate likes them fried up and they make a good chew. The reason I fry them up is that I never feed raw meat. She really likes her food.

Checkmate now stands 21 inches at the shoulders. The standard is 22 to 24 inches and with 3 months of growing to go she should make that.



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[Gary Ruben]

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It's been a couple of months since I updated Chackmate. She's now almost 9 months and mostly grown. So some baby pictures.



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Sometimes, for whatever reason, a dog doesn't work out. Lots of reasons why it can happen but the dog doesn't turn out to be a fit. We thought Checkmate would be like that and we were talking about finding her a new home about a month ago. The dog is 50 pounds of muscle.

We noticed the dog had an eye infection so took her to the vet. Eye drops 3 times a day for a week. After a week of having to submit to that her behavior improved greatly. Now she's much easier to handle and even allows her teeth to be brushed. It seems like she will work out OK as she's calmed down.

I've had Rough Collies before. The tend to get cavities. At the age of around 5 years, if you don't look after their teeth the dog tends to lie around and moan. Toothache and a vet bill of around $700. for cleaning and pulling teeth.

Some people have probably never heard of brushing a dogs teeth. I get the tooth paste from the vets office. I don't use toothpaste for humans which is not meant to be swallowed. Dogs don't gargle and spit it out. It's a case of buying the right product for the job. A good part is the dog gets used to being handled.

During the past few days I heard a news report of someone buying a dog and the dog dying after a few days. Over the decades I've had many dogs. I always take a new dog to the Veterinarian within 24 hours. Same day if possible. I know it's an added expense over the price of the dog but I get a good check and any needed shots and worming. Young puppies are fragile. With puppies from a small breed they can dehydrate quickly.

[Nata Navodylo]

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Sound like having a new baby at home :)

[Gary Ruben]

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In a lot of ways it is. The dog started out with 3 feedings a day. It's only now down to eating once or twice a day. The good part is the dog is completely house broken. She barks when she wants to go out.

Many of the illness are the same as a person gets. As an example, I once had an American Cocker Spaniel. The dog developed Epilepsy at around 3 years of age. The veterinarian prescribed Phenobarbitol twice a day and I gave it to the dog every day for the next 10 years.

[Nata Navodylo]

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How do you make dog take medicine?