This is the first time I’m posting here. I moved from Johannesburg, South Africa to Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique in January with my husband (Graham) and two Jack Russell Terriers (Harley and Layla).
A month ago, my little male, Harley, ran under Graham’s car as he was driving up the driveway. Graham didn’t see him and drove over him
We had been planning a trip to South Africa to visit family when this happened, and we started talking about maybe looking for some puppies while we were there. I wasn’t very happy about getting more dogs so soon after my little boy died, but after a bit more convincing from my husband, I agreed to investigate different breeds. We decided on Rotties and found a registered breeder in Johannesburg. When we went to see him, we fell in love with two of his pups, a boy and a girl. We named them Thumper and Bambi
We brought them back to Pemba on the 16th of March and they are very happy here. We take them to the beach every day and they love swimming in the sea – they look like a couple of baby seals!
We have been importing their food (Royal-Canin) from South Africa and they have been doing very well with their training.
One Problem: We bought crates for them (big enough for a fully-grown rottie) and we’ve been trying to use them for housetraining. The problem is, it is very hot here… 97 degrees F and 95% humidity… at 7am in the morning! They have been struggling with the heat in the crates. I have tried putting the crates in an air-conditioned room with fans blowing onto the crates, but as soon as I let them out, they dash off to their water bowls, gulp down water, get into the bowls (!) and then flop under the coolest tree they can find.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Take care,
Christie Hewlett