The Book of Zelda

Morning

• Wake up between 7-10AM (if she's whining she's gotta go)
• If she poops, it's good to clean her genital area and butt off with the Douxos wipes. We generally do this once a day at least, anyway. This helps prevent UTIs, which she is very prone to getting.
• Out for a quick bathroom trip (usually #1 and #2, not always)
• One cup of the Spot & Tango food with a Proviable chewable thrown into the bowl (if she waits to eat, tell her "OK")
• One pill pocket with a Crananidin and Zyrtec in it

Zelda will then usually hang out and sleep until around 1-2pm, either in her bed or on the couch with you, unless you are doing something, and then she will follow you around relentlessly.

Afternoon

She will start to get rowdy and restless in the early afternoon and will probably want to play a bit and need to go out. This is also usually when we do her big walk, but she is cool with a big walk whenever really.

If it is over 75 degrees during the day while we’re gone, she might overheat on too long a walk, in which case an early morning or evening long walk might be better.

Evening

• Around 6pm, feed her one cup Spot and Tango kibble in pink bowl.
• She gets one Greenie after her dinner, and she will definitely not let you forget this. Feed it to her one half at a time.
• We take her out one last time before bed (for us, it’s usually 11-12).

Walks

• She hates when it is rainy, cold, or windy, and might pull to try to get home.
• She is very friendly with other dogs and all people. We keep her at a distance from small kids because she gets too excited and tries to knock them over.
• We will leave out her 30 ft leash and outdoor balls if you want to bring her to the park and run her around a bit.
• She has a brown jacket she wears when it’s cold out—usually under 40º we’ll throw it on her. She hates taking it off, but if you treat her while pulling it off over her head, she tolerates it.

Treats

• We are pretty liberal with the treats for good behavior. We usually give her a small treat for doing “paw” to get her into her harness, and then we give her a small treat any time that she pees outside (to reinforce her house training).
• She knows the commands/hand motions for Sit, Lay Down, Paw, and (sometimes, depending on her mood) Leave It or Drop It.
• If it seems like she’s bored and needs something else to do, we also sometimes put treats in her purple puzzle thing that’s on top of the white cabinet.
• If you need her to be very distracted, there are lime green licky mats that we put peanut butter onto.

Behavior

If she is licking her paws, you can clean them with the Mal-a-Ket wipes and that should help. We often do this while she's eating her breakfast. She just lifts the paw up while she eats.

As you may already know, Zelda is a huge snuggler. She likes to be as close as possible to her humans. If she is having trouble settling down or is digging on the carpet or scratching the couch, if you sit on the couch chaise, she will eventually lay between your feet as this is where she likes to be the most.

If you are sitting at a table, she will want to be in your lap or laying on the table and will jump and whine. If you don’t want this, just ignore her, and she will eventually lay in her bed next to you.

Her new favorite toy is the red ball with holes in it (not the one with the handle attached). She will chase it through the house as long as you’re willing to roll it around. She also loves to just throttle it. If you tell her to get her ball, she’ll usually go specifically looking for it.

Obessions

She is obsessed with and will stop at nothing to obtain the following:

• Paper products, specifically paper towels, napkins, cardboard toilet paper/paper towel rolls
• Our felt coasters if you don’t have something on them (the wooden ones she leaves alone)
• Socks!!!
• She will sometimes also pick up light shoes and carry them around. If you firmly say “LEAVE IT” and/or toss some treats at her, she will put things down.

Contacts

Our information and emergency contact information will always be in the kitchen.

Veterinarian

Bond Vet

(Any location is fine)
Address: 524 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: (212) 466-6716

VERG Animal Hostpital (24 hour emergency)

Address: 196 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 522-9400