That's A Wrap for Ryo's Summer Staycation with Us.

The boy seemed to have had a fun time these two weeks. He has bonded with us much earlier (having Choya helps), but he's even more familiar now. Ryo's probably the only dog I truly have affection for besides Choya. I generally like all my friends' dogs, but I'd take him in a heartbeat in an emergency or for the long-term. Yes, his mom and I have discussed it. Oooof.

Ryo's turning six at the end of the month, and we've known him since he was a wee pup! He has finally come to trust us fully. He knows that he is welcome in this home, and he's found his corners and is comfortable here. That's not an unusual time-frame to gain a jittery dog's trust.

Ryo had to switch food suppliers (that's a whole brouhaha that went to the Small Claims Tribunal and we got the order in our favor), and I had to actually use my certification and some brains and what I know of Ryo to tailor a brand new food plan. Nutritional needs stay similar since his health profile hasn't changed, and his level of activity remains the same. 

His mom had such a giant headache figuring it out, and we're still checking out what each brand really offers and will settle on the few whose quality and delivery timings and punctuality that we're fine with.

I told her to never pay upfront S$3000 for a long-term food subscription that might not materialize after that first delivery. Choya's food supplier doesn't support a long-term subscription plan either. They give clients the freedom to choose. We only need to order food that will last for two weeks or four weeks. We're not obligated to anything else. 

I found solid alternatives for Ryo. There will always be as long as I search, and I didn't even have to search that hard. Ryo's fully on a raw diet now. He does fine on it. He's simply fussy, and he's not motivated by meal-times unless he's actually hungry. He likes desserts; I refuse to feed him tarts and cakes. Found him a decent base, and rather fun toppers. 

I had to sleep on the floor for two nights because they suddenly decided that it was fun pouncing on each other in the middle of the night, and then going full-on Crazy Shibe Bork Battle with spittle flying and fangs showing. They did that once in the first week. In the second week, they went at each other like thrice a night. I opted to sleep on the floor to physically restrain them at the first moments. Getting down from the bed was too slow. I was also concerned that they would really sink their fangs into each other. The husband was sanguine and said he trusted them both. Nope. No can do. I asked the floofs what the heck was going on. They complained loudly about it. Riiiiight. 

The first week was because Choya did her usual pacing, and decided walk over and up her stairs to check on me and see if I was still breathing. Ryo decided to police her about it and said that walking around at night and climbing beds weren't allowed. So they fought. The second week was this same thing about Ryo wanting Choya to follow the rules, except that he didn't wait for her to come nearer. He stalked her. The husband said he was waiting for her. I was like, NO. He was stalking her! Then he wanted to play with Choya at 2am. Choya hates playing at 2am, she wanted to sleep. So they fought again and again. So much pouncing. OMG. 

So I slept on the floor to tell them NO. Had to do night training. Haha. The floofs got it, and pawmised that they would leave each other alone. They refused to pawmise me that they wouldn't do it again. Haizzzz. Thankfully, I got to sleep on the bed for the next three nights till Ryo went home. Those three nights were absolutely peaceful. 

Ryo is practically my second dog. He comes over all the time. Sure, he gets along with Choya, he's a Shibe. They can be trusted to stay home alone for a few hours. He does fit into my schedule and I don't actually have to adjust much for him. He's also a dog who has been taught home etiquette which meets my standards. Byeeee Ryo. See you again.