blast from the past

To encourage everyone to vote on my poll about what to do for my first birthday, I am posting a photo from when I was brand new to the world and played with my brothers and sisters. I am the second from the left. They were way more active than me and kind of rough, but mom and dad have built up my courage, so I think I could rough-house with them now!

pretty good weekend

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit yesterday! They played with me quite a bit, and that was after dad took me on a long walk yesterday morning. Today, I went to all day dog play at the wag hotel, and they ranked my energy as medium level. I was tired from yesterday, since normally my energy is "off the charts!"

bob-a-lot "toy"

Mom went on the manufacturer's webpage for my new bob-a-lot "toy" that I have to work to get my food. It has a 3-page PDF about how to use it. I don't need to read 3 pages to know it means I have to work for my food, but if you want, the file is available at: http://aboutdogtraining.sitestreet.com/UserFiles/File/product%20guides/Bob-A-Lot2.pdf

will work for food

Mom and dad got me this new "toy" where they put my food in the top yellow part, and I have to nudge the toy around a bunch to get it to fall out of a hole in the bottom, purple part. It takes about 20 minutes for me to get a 1/4 cup of food. When it gets towards the end, and I get frustrated, I just try chewing through the plastic. Mom says I have the "toy" because I'm too smart and so I need something to focus my energy on. I say, hmph, apparently I will work for food.

puppy worries

When's my next walk? Will I play with other dogs today? Which toys will mom pull out of the toy box for me? How many hours will I get to nap this afternoon? When do I get to go to camp next? In any case, this picture was another from our weekend walk to the wharf when I was worried, because dad went into a shop and I didn't know when he'd come out!