What's happening to the weather???

Well, seems summer is over!
But I have to tell you, I just LOOOVE the cooler temperatures and even the rain.
Jay, and Cindy especially, might not agree with me but they don't wear a fur coat 24/7...

The coolest thing is wet grass. I just love to roll in it and get the dust off. There is a nice fresh smell in the air ( and on every fire hydrant and bush along our regular walking route).
I just might have to add a couple of blocks to the walk.

The cooler weather has also added to my naturally bouncy disposition. Really, I am bouncing so hard, I think I am going to hit the ceiling one of these day.

Being 5 1/2 months old now, I figured I can do away with the baby stuff and start acting more like a teenager.
This, of course, gets me in trouble with Jay on a fairly regular basis.
Just because I left the cat food alone for a couple of weeks and walked on the leash like a pro, kept my distance from the cat, slept on my own bed and generally behaved like good puppy does not mean I can't start testing the limits a bit more. ;)

But Jay keeps a pretty good eye on me and he does not let me get away with too much.

The food here is very good and I keep putting on the pounds - I think I am up to 65 lbs now - still no end in sight.

Dog park news:
Well, not much there except for me still being terrified of Max - they can all tell me to relax and not be afraid all they want - that little bugger is scary. But just wait another 2 or 3 months and I'll be big enough....

On the brighter side, I started playing with a pretty big black lab called Ollie.... We go at it pretty good and usually are covered in slobber and dirt from snout to tail within minutes.
Its a great work out though and I love it!

Well, that's it for today.
Ruff,
Newman

Another update

Well hello there!

It's been a while since my last entry and I thought you guys must be jonesing some news about my life....

Over the last couple of weeks I have continued to eat, sleep, play and grow.

I went to the Vet last week just for a treat and a quick jump on the scale - 60 pounds!

Looks like the Vet scale will work for a couple more months but then Jay will have to take me down the freeway and find a truck scale...

I also still get a lot of training every day. I now know "shake", "down", "stay" and " LEAVE THE CAT ALONE!"



Just kidding, the cat and I get along just fine and
we even get to share the bed some times.

I can just see how this will work in the winter when it gets cold.

Cindy and Jay might have to move to the
guest room.





I also keep meeting new people and dogs at the dog park. I get along just great with most of them.

But I really got scared by one of the smaller ones. Max is his name. I guess he had found some old bone and thought I was considering taking it away from him - like I need some stinking old bone...





Just look at the little guy snarl...

Next thing you know some Akita actually stole the bone when Max wasn't watching.

I happened to be in the general area and Max assumed I had stolen his bone.

He got really mad at me and gave me a good scare.

Thank goodness nobody took a picture of that....




Anyway, I thought it smart to seek help from Jay.

"Daady, Max is being mean to me!!!"

I ran into Max the next day again but trust me, I kept my distance - you never know with those unstable personalities...

In other news, I also got my first REAL doggie bath. Water, soap and all.

I am not too keen on the hosing down and rinsing parts but the
shampooing and massage are just awesome. I can take that any day.

Besides, it's still a nice way to cool off on a hot day.





So that's it for now. But before I forget, why don't ya'll check out my complete online photo album at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=13gd75ur.2sgra53b&x=0&y=-605yid

There are some pretty funny ones...

Ruff for now,
Newman