Sunny Day at the Dog Park

Like I said, Sailor looooovvvees playing with the dog pack at the dog park. Looks like fun. I wonder why people don't just break out in spontaneous rough-housing and play?
Click on the short video below and watch the puppies play!

Sailor's Giant Stick at the Dog Park

We took Sailor to the off-leash dog park on Sunday. He LOOOOVVVVES playing with the dog pack. I think from taking him to doggy daycare, he's getting well-socialized. He played with a bunch of dogs including a Bernese Mountain Dog, Buckley his buddy. He also likes to play with sticks, but hasn't figured out that a bunch of them are small trees that are attached to the ground. This is a funny video, late in the day after he was fairly spent from playing, where he tackled a giant stick and started an chewfest. Click on the short video to see how big the stick is

Sleepin'

This is Sailor sleeping in his kennel (which is in our bedroom). He actually has plenty of room, but he likes to sleep on his back with his legs spread. He also goes in here for "Time outs" when he gets in trouble and a bit rambunctious. He sometimes sleeps with his eyes half open and his back legs moving like he's running. There's a video on Youtube of a sleeping dog named, Bizkit that's pretty funny, but at least Sailor doesn't run into walls! To see the video, go to youtube.com and find: Bizkit the Sleepwalking Dog.

What a Life!

A typical day at Day Care. We should all have such a life! Look how big he is and all his buddies (oh, and the snow!)

Swimming!

Sailor's Day Care forwarded these pictures of him swimming in their indoor pool. He went in the other day and also today. Karen from the Canine Club said once he got in, he didn't want to get out - she said he was so cute. He will be all ready for ice out on our lake! We were worried he would be one of those few Newfie's that doesn't like to swim, but hmm - guess not!

Dog Pack

Todd made up a funny tune to sing/whistle for when he walks the pups. He calls it "Dog Pack." I don't know all the words so I can't sing it for you (and you wouldn't want me to, but here is a photo of our Dog Pack of 3.

March Snow

We had a snow storm on Thursday of last week. March came in like a lion, so hopefully it will go out like a lamb. Sailor is sitting in the snow on our deck. The cold temps don't bother him, but he wants to be inside with us all the time. It's like, "Go play" and give us some peace for a little bit.

Loves his Lambie

Our older dog, Osa doesn't really like toys too much - she never really has. It's so different with Sailor as he will go in his kennel and pick a toy up and run around carrying it. It's just too cute. This is one of his favorite toys - a squeaky, fuzzy stuffed lamb. The other favs are a stuffed squirrel and a fake tire on a rope. Can't wait till we can throw toys in the water for him to fetch. Now doesn't hesitate either when he runs and jumps on the ottoman. Poor Todd gets displaced a lot as Osa likes to sleep here too!

On Sunday afternoon we took Sailor to the Dog Park at Minnewashta Regional Park which is nice as it has trails and is not just one big open space. Right away we spotted another Newfoundland! His name is George and he is 9 months old and weighs 121 lbs! His owner (funny, but I didn't get HIS name. . . ) told us about a new Doggy Day Care that just opened which is right by our house called Canine Care. He said they have an indoor and outdoor pool. We thought it worth a try as Sailor has not had the opportunity to swim yet, so we dropped him off on Monday. Ironically, they said he "circled' the pool but did not jump in. Soon enough, we bet! They emailed us these photos of him playing which is sweet. The close up is one of the better ones we have of him.

Back to Reality

Todd and I are back from vacation and while gone, we really missed our pets! However, they were all well cared for - Todd's friend Dan stayed at our house with Osa and Mia. They seemed to barely miss us as he took such good care of them. We returned on Saturday night, and picked up Sailor on Sunday morning. We expected him to weigh close to 62 lbs by the time we got back, but he only weighed 59. Probably all that running and playing kept his weight down! He also had 3 personal training sessions and Libby the trainer, said that Sailor really doesn't like "Down". He kind of fights it, so we have to work with him more on that. Although we had a good time, we are glad to be back home.