New Happenings

Since my legs have shoot out from under me several things have changed around our house:

NO MORE CRATE

 My legs make me too big for the crate, so now when we go for car ride I no longer have to be inside the crate.  I get to ride in the back of the car like a big dog.

 This is so neat.  I get to look out the back and the side windows as mom drives down the street and see all the sights.

 Now if I could just figure out how to get the dog gate down so that I can get into the back seat and maybe make it into the front seat with mom.....

BATH TIME
 Of course now that I no longer can fit into the crate, I have to sleep in the wire kennel at night.  That also means no more sleeping in mom and dad's bedroom at night.  I have to sleep in the living room like a big dog.  Sometimes it's gets a little lonely, but I just shut my eyes real tight and pretend that I'm still next to mom's side of the bed.

 
 Mom said that I'm getting too big for the bathtub at home, so now I have to go to the PetCo self service dog wash.  Here I am sitting inside the big tub.  It's kind of scary.  But mom talks to me the whole time and tells me I'm doing good, and keeps me calmed down.

 I definitely do NOT like the blower !!  But afterwards, I sure do smell good and look real fluffy.










Also, today mom took me out for my first solo outing to Wal-Mart.  It was real exciting.  We bought some vegetables and lots of moms and kids in the produce section petted me and told me I was a good puppy.  Mom gave the little kids treats to give me.  I liked that.  Mom said I did real good since I didn't jump up on anyone.  I wouldn't let mom know, but I was a little scared.  I stayed real close to mom and walked just the way she showed me.  And when she told me to sit I did.  I was a little scared and didn't know what to expect.  When we came home, I got on my bed and took a long nap.  I even dreamed about the trip to Wal-Mart and mom said that I barked in my sleep.

Mom says I will have lots more outings coming up and will get better with them.

Until next time, stay tuned and I will let you know how things are going.  Remember don't like and keep your tail wagging.

I love mom's Irises

4 Months old

On May 9th, I turned 4 months old and my legs are really shooting out from under me.  I finally received my last set of shots from the vet, (yea!!), and I weighed in at 32.2 pounds.  I am almost as tall as Roudy, (and I can keep up with her when we are running and playing outside).

On Thursday I started puppy kindergarten class at Petco.  There are 3 in our class and I am so far ahead of the other 2 puppies - they don't know any commands and I already know all that we will be learning during the next 6 weeks.  Mom says I am so smart!!  The teacher is going to be working on my socialization, (I already think I'm very sociable with the other puppies), and distraction, (apparently I'm not supposed to be snooping in the aisles and visiting with people and other pets while mom's shopping). I was so tired after the first day of class that I came home and plopped down on my bed and went out for my afternoon nap.

Dad and I have learned a new game this week.  It's called "bring me the ball".  He throws my ball, I run as fast as I can, get the ball bring it back to him, then I get a treat and he's so happy to get the ball.  Sometimes, I watch what direction I think he's going to toss the ball and I get a little bit of a head start running to get to the ball, so I can get back quicker for my Charlie Bear treat.  A couple of times Dad tricked me and tossed the ball in a different direction - NOT fair!!  But not to worry, I will get him trained. 

In the meantime, keep wagging your tails and working on those commands.  Until next time -