A Pomeranian Dog - Rusky

by Jireh Chew
(Singapore)

My dog's name is Rusky, he's a Pomeranian and he's 11 this year. It was a present from my sister's friend who had too many.
Rusky isn't trained, we decided to self-train him. To ensure he pees on the newspaper (his toilet) we use treats to reward him when he does it correctly and scolds him if he doesn't.
Rusky can do this cute trick where he cuddles against your lap when you say 'hug'. Doesn't make sense but it stuck when we named it.
He likes to chew on plastic toys if he can get them (rarely).
One problem he had was barking too loud. But in the end we realised he only barked at strangers so...he became a guard dog.
He has worms sometimes but we always give him half-yearly deworming pills. His fur drops out sometimes, but i think it's just shedding.
His skin can turn red if he scratches too much, but it's gone now. The doctor gave us some cream that helped alot.
Any mention of "walk" and Rusky will start barking at the door. Sometimes we unintentionally say it and he will take a long time to calm down :X
His favourite fruit is apple, coz he likes the crunch. And if he's lucky, he gets a chicken bone. Favourite food? Chips, weirdly enough.

Hope you like my dog :D