Puppy Class

Puppy class is going well. I go every Monday afternoon to the local PetSmart store. The training takes place in the middle of the store. In my class there are 3 other dogs, a labrador, a border collie cross and a maltese. I have not seen the maltese at class and the border collie has only been to one class. Java the labrador has only been to two classes so far. Yes - that means often I get the instructor all to my self! It sounds great but it is kind of boring when you don't get to practise the skills with other dogs to distract you. Hopefully they will show up to class next week or I will move to another class with lots of other dogs.

I am half way through the program and IF the instructor gave out report cards, mine would probably look like this:

As you can see, I really don't like the drop it and leave it. If it is on the ground, near or in my mouth it is mine! I don't see why this is such a hard concept for those humans!! Still a dog has to do what a dog has to do. I humour them by appearing to be obedient.

My trip to the seaside

The other night, we made a trip to the seaside. It is about a 30 minute drive from my house. First we went to the Blackie Spit off leash park. Here I had a great time playing with a bunch of different dogs. I was the littlest and the youngest. It didn't matter, we all had a great time.

After a while, we left the park and walked a little ways to the ocean. The City of Surrey has an off leash area fenced off for dogs to play in the ocean. I must say, my first exposure to the ocean was not pleasant. The water was a little cold. Rick and Bob kept throwing my stick into the water and I had to go in and get it. Luckily I could keep my feet on the solid ground. I didn't want to go beyond this.

Here are a few photos of my first trip to the ocean.

Supervising the construction

My yard became a construction site over the weekend.
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My job was to supervise. Like all supervisors, I had a very tough job.


The job is done!

Got nose?

My plan to remove Rick's nose is not going as well as I had hoped, despite repeated valiant efforts on my part. He seems like a nice enough fellow, but that nose.....that nose.......I.....just.....can't..........resist!!!!!!"
And finally - I got a piece of it!

Catching up!

I have been busy getting used to the routines of the house that I have completely forgotten about posting to the blog. I will make sure that Rick or Bob will provide me with access to the computer on a more regular basis.

First off, I really like it here. This house is awesome (totally!!!!!). I have lots of toys to play with, a yard to run around and of course a great neighbourhood for walks.

This picture is one of the first that Rick and Bob took of me. We stopped at the park in Keremeos (near where I was born) http://www.keremeos.net/. This is a very short drive from where I was born at Mary and Ken Lewis' house. (Irish Terriers of Kenwood).

This is me exploring my yard. I forgot how small I was.



And this is me this week. I am much bigger and more mature looking. I will get about double this size when I am full grown.

I will leave the update for now. Stay tuned to hear about my going to puppy school!