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The WILD Child Report

1st Christmas

Time has flown by, I have now had Nick for 3 weeks.

A great Christmas for all the guys but particularly Nicholas as this is his first. He got 4 new small stuffies from Santa that he absolutely LOVES. He has taken to carrying them around in him mouth. They all got a special dinner starting Christmas Eve along with a bully stick (those things STINK when they have been chewed on..). Many treats along the way too as well as special hours long trips to the dog park.

These past 3 weeks have been milestones for Nick. He now loves the other dogs at the dog park and loves to play, getting quite investigative too. People skills are slow in coming but I am not rushing him - just exposing him. Took him to a local feed store and he walked around on his lead like no tomorrow, no shyness at all. He has discovered he could RUN.. and boy does he LOVE to do it at the dog park - goes all over the place (never was allow to do that before) - flies like the wind. A week ago he discovered he can bark..LOL and now he is investigating *talking*. He is also learning how to jump. I suspect he will be a jump'n jack flash before too much longer... He is doing very well on leash now, knows his name, and sleeps thru the night with no problems. Nick has gotten quite cocky over the past week and it really shows at the dog park - he is developing ATTITIDE!! Nick is making OK strides in the housebreaking department considering he had no training before I got him.

All in all, I am very happy I got him. I love watching him develop his personality.