Round and Round We Go

ive been at my new home for a whole week now, and mom and i have had a lot of talks about who is really in charge - i think its me but mom says no and i get n trouble when i try to be in charge so i think mom is in charge now. i dont bite so much any more and im getting better about not grabbing fingers when i take treats. i am learning how to do high fives and i already know sits and downs with hand signals! (but sometimes i still need help). today we took a walk and met some new friends. tomorrow i get my booster shots and get to go to the vet for my first puppy check up. and i get a micro chipp - but i dont know what that is.

Well it’s been a week and there have been more than one occasion when Cowboy and I have debated over who is in charge, and I had to roll him a couple of times, but we are making progress.

He pretty much has the “paw press” down and is doing it reliably, and he’s beginning to understand the “sit” hand signal.  He’s still thinking about the “down” but with a little help he does it very quickly and reliably.

We’re still working on not snatching food, and probably will be for longer than I’d like, but it’s a process of baby steps. I’ll have to find the buster cube and he can eat his supper that way.

Dropped him off at Danette’s office so she could keep an eye on him while I reported for jury duty.  I wasn’t selected and arrived to pick him up around 11:30.  She said he did very well in the crate under her desk until someone came in and he thought it was me.  After that she couldn’t keep him quiet and ended up putting him in the bigger crate in her truck.  We walked to the UC for some hot chocolate and he did very well on the leash, got to meet some people and saw a bicycle, which didn’t faze him at all.

Tomorrow he goes to the vet for his first puppy check-up (at no charge!), and he will be micro-chipped.