On the Boat at Sunset

On Friday Night, we took Nic and Charley's pontoon out and the dogs came along. We saw a beautiful sunset and realized Sailor doesn't like the boat (he likes the pontoon better though). While Osa LOVES the boat, it doesn't work for Sailor at all - he's too big and can't sit still so he tries to crowd everyone. I guess it's time to get a pontoon (trying to convince Todd) as the boat is too small for all of us. Nic looks great in these photos. Osa looks funny, like an Ewok and she and Sailor look like they're attached with all their black fur. Look how much bigger then Osa he is getting. 97 lbs and counting!

Size and Age don't matter in Dog Land

Our neighbor, Nic Webber took these photos of Sailor, Osa and her boxer Duke all playing together in the back yard. We had a bonfire that night too and it was all symbiotic. These great photos show harmony in Dog Land. In their world, you can be any size and age to play together and get along! Osa is 14, Duke is 6 and Sailor is 8 months

Osa's Snacks

Osa never gets any peace to eat while Sailor is around, so I wait until he goes to "bed" and then give Osa some treats just for her so he can't steal them. She is looking so old - her eyes are getting rheumy and a bit sunken back, and and she can't hear as well as she used to, plus look at that grey little face . . . She's still doing well for age 14 though!

Out of his Crate

Sailor is now 8 months old (and 96 lbs)! So, we got a little lenient with him and let him sleep on the floor next to the bed rather than in his crate. I got him a dog bed and now, when we put him out at night for the final time, then tell him to come in and "kennel up" he goes directly to his dog bed and grabs one of his toys from his toy box (yes he has a toy box).

He is one smart puppy as I don't have the heart to make him go in his kennel after receiving his puppy eyes.

Fox 9 Feature with Sailor as the Star!

Fox 9 featured The Canine Club and Spa on their 7:00 am show last week. They spent a lot of time in the back yard and the pool area. Todd heard about it from the Canine Club, so we Tivo'd it. Sailor was in it from the beginning. He is the one on the left in the pool. Keep your eye on him as he plays and has a great time with his lab buddies. Labs were bred from
Newfoundlands and when he's wet, you can see these characteristics in Sailor. It's worth watching, so if you can't get on the link here, please type this in your browser:

Canine Club and Spa Pampers Pets While You Vaca
Published : Monday, 18 May 2009, 8:43 AM CDT
CHANHASSEN, Minn - There's a new place to keep your pet when you're out of town, and give them a little pampering as well. M.A. Rosko is live at the Canine Club and Spa in Chanhassen.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/pets/news/Canine_Club_MA_May_18_2009

Friends at Graduation

These are some of Sailor's friends from Puppy school. Pony is a Great Dane and the same age as Sailor - now 8 months. Her owners are Leigh and David and they are pretty cool. Cailee is a yippy black lab puppy whose bark will give you a headache in a second. Not really sure what her owners names are, and then Rose the Retriever (again not sure of her owner's name). Sailor is of course, the best in his class! :)

Intermediate Graduation

Sailor graduated from Intermediate Puppy School recently. He learned things such as loose leash walking, come, etc. The graduation hat is kind of dorky cause you have to hold it on their heads, but the photos came out cute.

Contented Cat

When Sailor is not chasing our cat, Mia, around the house and bugging her, this is the kind of cushy, leisurely life she leads. It's a tough life for the pets in our household!

Up on the Deck Furniture

Since Sailor believes he's "people", he thinks it's just fine and dandy to get up on the deck furniture, He also thinks it's cool to eat his messy bone on the couch and taking up seating for 2 people while he's at it. Look at those big webbed feet holding that bone!

New Updates. . .

Hello friends. My last post was May 14th - right before I left for Vegas with Anita. We had a great time, but when I got back, it got crazy at work and then right into Memorial weekend, so I have not had time to update you on Sailor and his recent activities. Also, I dropped our digital camera on our rocks and the lens will not pop out now so you can't take photos. Can you say frustrating!

I have to admit that we have been a bit lenient with Sailor and now let him sleep on a doggy bed on the floor next to me instead of his crate, but for some reason (and we think because the tiles are cool), he likes to sleep in the master bathroom. . . okay then. He has been very good except for one night when I got up to find him and stepped in pee. He was covered in it and it was super gross but Todd cleaned it up! Love You Baby! He also came up with the new product for just such a thing " Shamwow Shoes"! :)

There has been so much going on in the last few weeks and I owe you guys so many photos!
Such as:
He graduated from Intermediate puppy school.
Sailor was on Fox 9 - they did an article about The Canine Club and he was on it swimming.
He now weighs 96 lbs!
We got Sailor a kiddie swimming pool that we filled up and let him play in. He seems to really like it.
He met the new neighbor's dog, Hardy (a 3 year-old yellow lab) so they swam in the lake together and chased tennis balls.
Our neighbor, Nic and her Boxer, Duke are back from Vegas now (yay) for the Summer and Fall, so Duke and Sailor had fun play-fighting in the front yard. In all of these cases, why is so heart-warming watching dogs play? Because they play with such abandon?