Ahri update

So I've gotten a lot of questions from friends and family on how our puppy, Ahri, is doing. Currently she is around 5 months old and is growing at a rapid rate! When we got her she was .15 kg and at her last appointment she weighed in at 2.21 kg (almost 5 lbs). She was away during the time we were in Thailand and we she returned I almost didn't recognize her from how much she grew. She is also in the stage of teething so we are dealing with biting, chewing and destruction of our apartment at times.

Her newest milestones is that she can jump up on the couch on her own (had to teach her how to jump down) and is able to sleep in her crate in the living room with the crate open.


She loves to nap in the sun and sit on the window ledge and watch the city life. She recently received all of her vaccinations so we are working on getting her used to going outside and being on a leash. Hopefully she will have her first visit to a dog park soon!

Here are some photos and videos of Ahri enjoying life!

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Little girl sitting pretty 

Ahri trying on her winter coat...and not knowing how to use her legs anymore

Hanging out with her lizard

Ahri's morning and nightly ritual: run as fast as possible until somebody pays attention to her

On her first walk outside...eating leaves and cigarette butts

Tried giving her ice to help with teething but she only knows how to lick it

Ahri trying mint for the first time

Making out with her monkey

Our pretty girl

I promise the next post will be more about our life in Hong Kong but so many people have asked how Ahri was doing...plus, she is more fun to look at than Ryan and I! 

Meet Ahri!

Well, we have a new addition to our family and much to our family's guessing over the holidays it is not human. My Christmas gift from Ryan this year was a small dog to be my companion to keep me company during the week!

We had previously gone to the pet market in Hong Kong before and just window shopped at dogs (who doesn't love doing that!) so we knew we wanted to get a miniature pinscher before we went shopping. We loaded up on dog supplies in the states before we returned as many items are expensive here that we could easily bring back with us. Once we returned, we headed back to the pet market after new years to find our new addition!


There were only a couple of stores that had miniature pinschers to choose from. One had 3 brothers that were all brown which wasn't the type of coloring we preferred. Another store had one small female that was black and tan. After debating between the two types, we chose to go with the small female. She is around 3 months old, small enough to hold in the palm of your hand. Her name is Ahri, a name I picked off a list Ryan showed me from characters from a video game he plays so that we would both be happy.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Smaglik 

The past few days have been filled with cuddles, playing and potty training. She has been doing well so far though she is fighting a cold she caught from being in with other puppies for awhile.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Smaglik

Photo courtesy of Ryan Smaglik

Cuddling