Hippie, that is a good article! I recognised Lokis name right away, being a Marvel comics fan from way back, and it is a great BD name...It captures the attitude, for sure.
Nujohn, Hakuna is looking good! He is so adult looking!
I love the photo of him ahowing his "sexy leg"! That is what some of us call it...I forget who on the forum called it that first, maybe if they read this post, they can let us know, so I can give credit, where it is due. it was such a good description, it caught on and now it has become a part of the dragon vocabulary on this site The outstreched back leg is so cute. Sometimes, they even do a double sexy leg pose!
I trained Dezi to a leash early, and it has been a good thing. I suggest you get him one before he gets much older, so he will be easier to train to it. I went through a few store bought ones, with mixed results. Had a bad experience with the first,which looked like the one in the article. It was a nice cord with the beads on top that make it tighter or looser. Easy to get on and off. Dezi was ok with it at first, but outside, he became alarmed at something, puffed his beard, and the rope was tight around his fat throat, which scared him even more. Suddently, he was thrashing about,
black beard, just freaked out. I tried to get ot off him right away, but finally had to cut it off with sissors. I felt like a terrible mom. So, we tried one made of soft leather that looks like an oval, with leg holes. It worked, but he outgrew two quickly, and they are not cheap. Also, I felt it did not accommodate his fat under his chin. So I made him one, using the old leather one as a template and the beads and chord from the first one. It is made of a flexible fake leather, very thin and soft, shape like a kidney bean--oval, with a inward curve where the chin is. Leg holes custom made, big and roomy. Used a hole punch on both ends, to thread the silk chord through, and the beads to adjust it. I used wax paper to make the pattern first. Took some time,but Dezi loves it. Got the material from a table cloth bought at Goodwill. Plenty of leftover material for new ones, if he outgrows this one.
If you decide to make your own, I can find my pattern and take some photos for you.
Here is Dezi in his home made harness and leash...
and walking at my side...