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The Lifecycle of a Star

Thursday 6-2-2011

This morning Mom decided me and my big brother Kenai were going to do some "honors" work. I had to sit next to Dad while Mom worked with Kenai with the clicker and food!! I wanted to get down but Dad held me so all I could do was watch them. They had so much fun!!

Then it was Kenai's turn to sit next to Dad while Mom worked with me! First she worked with a fist full of food and I tried to get it out of her hand but she wouldn't open it. Every time I stopped trying she clicked and gave me a treat.

Then she called my name several times and every time I looked at her she clicked and gave me a treat. She calls it the name game. After a few times of sitting on the floor with me she got up and ran away calling my name. I ran after her and she clicked and I got a treat for that!! It was all about the treats!!

We did some puppy push ups. Mom just lures me into a sit, stand and down. She tells Dad she'll name each behavior later when I know them really well.

Lastly we did some fronts. Mom sat on the floor with her legs in a V and I had to come in and sit as close to her as I could. I had to sit nice and straight too. Mom asked me to watch her and pointed to her eyes. Each time I looked at her eyes she clicked and gave me a treat. Then she would throw a treat a few feet away. After I went and got it she had me come back in close and sit straight as close as I could again. She said, "Front" as I came in by her.

Then me and Kenai got to play in the back yard for about an hour! We found a small tree branch and "debarked" it. :P This is all by 6:00 in the morning!! I wonder what the rest of the day will bring??

New Home and First day!

On Monday March 30th my new Mom and Dad came to visit me and my breeder. They talked for about two hours and played with me. Then all of a sudden Dad lifted me into a crate in their car and we were on our way to my new home!

In the back yard I got to meet my new brother Kenai. He's a big guy and was WAY too wild for me! So I hid under a lawn chair whenever he came running toward me. I tried to be brave and come out and play with him but I didn't want to get hurt!

Later they brought me in the house and I met my first cat! He hissed and scratched at me and I backed off but something deep inside told me this varmint was for chasing! We'll get around to that later... I've got some sniffing around to do!

After getting to know the house a bit and spending more time outside I was exhausted. Mom lifted me up next to her on the couch and I slept there for hours! I was one pooped pup!

Later when it was time to go to bed, I wasn't quite as sleepy. Mom made me some bones stuffed with some of my food but it was wet and had some peanut butter in it. I worked for a little while on getting the stuff out of it and then fell asleep.

The next morning Mom got up early, took me outside for a bit then brought me in the living room just her and me. She got some treats, sat on the floor and held the treats up, down, forward, down, up... and every time I layed down she said, "Yes!" then I would sit to get the treat she'd say, "Yes!" and give me another bite. Then I would stand as she pulled the treat away and she said, "Yes!" She called them "Puppy push ups." That was fun!

Then she took a little fleece toy with a knot in the middle, played a little tug with me then tossed the toy. I ran after it and grabbed it!! I was thinking about just laying down and chewing on it but she started clapping her hands and running away so I ran after her and brought her the toy. She was so happy she said, "Good girl!" and pet me all over! We did that two more times and then Mom got ready for work!