Water Dog

Hello friends! I hope you all are doing great! Wow, alot has been going on around our house. The first thing, is I am getting huge. Ryan said I weigh almost 50 pounds now! He also said I'm the same size as their old friend Shep, and he was fully grown. I guess I'm going to be a big dog. I'm a little clumsy still, because my legs have gotten really long; I'm not very good at going around corners on the hard wood floor, or very good at stopping on the hard wood floor.

On Easter, Ryan and Nichole took me to the park with Nichole's family and my doggie friend's parents came too! They let me off my leash, and I got to run around. They kept throwing these things in the air, that were alot of fun to chase. But, for some reason they weren't very happy when I brought it back. I guess I'm not supposed to play fetch with frisbee discs. But, Ryan said he'd get my my own frisbee that I can chase, I'm excited for that!

It's been getting warmer out lately, which is kinda weird to me because I'm a winter puppy and I sort of prefer the colder weather. But, Nicholes' been taking me on walks down to the pond by our house which is lots of fun. Every time we go, I always bring a stick back with me. I even carry it all the way home by myself. One time, I carried one all the way home that was twice as long as me! The other day it was really warm out, so I went and stood in the water up to my chest, it felt nice. I discovered a new game that is alot of fun, I call it splashing! I tap the water with my foot, and water comes up toward me and I can bite at it! It's a great game, and it feels nice when it's warm out. Last weekend, Ryan and Nichole took me down the the pond again, and threw a stick for me. Well, it went out in the water, and I decided to go after it! I swam halfway across the pond and back! Turns out, I'm a pretty good swimmer, having big paws helps too. Nichole was pretty proud of me, she even did a happy dance.



I'm learning really well too. I know sit, stay, down...and I'm learning a new trick called "Bang" which I think means play dead. I like to play games, especially when I get treats at the end! Good to talk to you friends. Have a good day and go play outside if you can!

~Colby