School

 Hi!  Chai here today.  Have. i told you about puppy school?  I don't think I have.  Puppy school is very serious.  We are learning so much important stuff!  First, we learn to sit next to mom or dad, perferably on their left side.  And we must also watch mom or dad very carefully.  They get so distracted if we don't keep a careful watch on them.  Then we learn to walk beside mom or dad so we can keep our eye on them while in motion.  It is very improtant to not be a sniffy puppy, or our humans can get lost or walk into something.

  Next we learn that if our human stops, we stop and sit.  Then we learned stay.  Stay can be really hard.  Humans are always on the go, but for some reason, they like it when we sit in one place.  We have to wait while they walk all over the place.  Silly, I know.

  My favorite trick is down.  I get to chill during this one.  All of this training is hard work!  I sneak a few downs in while our human teacher is talking.  Boy can she talk!   I try to say something sometimes during class, but mostly I listen so I can get more treats.  Did I tell you about the treats?  No?  We get treats for doing all of this silly stuff!

Our teacher says that the most important thing we can learn is Come!  It is very important to come to mom or dad when they call us.  They might have something very tastey, or somewhere fun they want to take us.  And we have to be sure that those silly humans are not getting into trouble and need our help.

The very best part of school is that we often stop on the way home for ice cream!  I LOVE ice cream!  The place we go makes special treats for us doggies with a bit of ice cream and a dog cookie.  Yummy!

Mom has been making us frozen treats at home too.  She makes chicken broth and gizzard pupsickles and fruit and yogurt pupsickles.  These are really yummy when it is hot out and are great when mom or dad go out without us.  I can chill in my crate with a pupsickle and not make a mess.  Messes make mom unhappy and I like to keep mom happy.  

Well, I need to go study now so I can wow my teacher next week.  I hope you are keepin it cool!

Arf!  Chai

Pooped

Big Helper

Hi!  Chai here, workin in the studio with Mom today.  I am trying very hard to be a big helper.  She says she wants to get things done.  Not sure what things she is talking about, but I am here to help.   mom needed to cut some fabric and some fell where I could help by holding it in place.  The right pup for the right job!

  

Mom says I am getting bigger too.  We went to visit Dr Ross the other day and he said I weighed 18 pounds.  I also outgrew my collar, so Mom got me this really pretty purple one.  I have also graduated to a bigger crate for bedtime.  All of these changes!   Mom says they are just the beginning.

What I like the best is riding in the car and going to the dog park.  Genny knows the way and helps Mom get there.  I am taking notes in case I have to fill in someday.  At the park there are lots of doggies to play with!  And boy can we run!   Mom says that is the most helpful thing.

I wonder what other jobs I can help with?

Until next time, Arf!

Chai

Summer Daze

  

 Hi, everypup!  It's Chai.  It has been a lot of fun here lately.  I have been in my new home for over a month now and settling in quite nicely.  My big sister, Genny, has been very patient with me, although I still have a lot of work to do getting her to play more.  Mom and dad have been trying to help both of us in that area by taking us to a terrific dog park and also by inviting a bunch of puppy friends to our place for puppy play dates.  It seems that a lot of their friends also adopted puppies recently and they all want us to get socialized and play togeter as often as we can.  I sure don't mind!  What fun!

It has been pretty hot, so we all got to play in the pool as well as run around the yard and wrestle.  Here I am with my new friends Sansa, Raven, and Max.  Raven especially liked the water.

Genny and the older dogs were their to teach us the rules.  Izzy and Pilot were a lot of fun for grown ups.

Well, I need to go take a nap now, so we will check in soon.  Stay cool!

Chai