The importation procedure for dogs into Japan is ridiculous. Understandable, seeing as it is a rabies-free country and the U.S. isn't, but still challenging at best.

There is a 20-page document detailing the procedure, and though going to Japan isn't 100% guaranteed, I'm going through the motions anyway. Because we won't know for sure until March/ ( Read more... )

Elsa is home and doing well.

When I went to pick her up at the vet, not one, but three vet techs came out with Elsa, because apparently she had won the hearts of every single person in the office. I had to laugh - she was so doped up that she couldn't blink both eyes at the same time. So I gingerly carried her to the car, where she slept soundly ( Read more... )

If I hear one more person say "Aw, now she won't get a chance to be a mom," I'm going to scream ( Read more... )

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It's been a while since I updated on Elsa. She's almost six months now - and a seriously smart little thing ( Read more... )

Let me preface this by saying that Elsa's mother was an excellent mouser ( Read more... )

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Commands Elsa knows so far ( Read more... )

I think I need to reevaluate things when it comes to Elsa ( Read more... )