56 lbs of dog in the bed

Hope it's not a trend that Sailor wants to sleep with us as he can get up on the bed with us now.

Luckily he's still is happy to get "kenneled up" at night.

Boob guy

I see Sailor running off with something and he's got one of my bras. Didn't take him for a boob guy.

Brown Bagging

When you take your pet to Doggy Day Care, they actually (well ours does) provide them with lunch and a nap (cute!) unless you want specific food then you can bring your own. You can also send a bag of treats so they have some rewards throughout the day for good behaviour. My friend's talk about getting their kid's lunches and snacks ready for school, and on Sunday night, Todd reminded me not to forget Sailor's snacks for the next morning. So, I found myself putting together his snacks for the week to save time like a mom getting lunches ready for their kid.

Let's Go Walking

We bought this cool little Flip video camera that's easy to take anywhere, use and even I can upload videos (I'm not that good at this kind of stuff.).  This cute 24 second video is our first attempt.  Beats the old days where you had to bore everyone in the room for 2 hours with last year's vacation photos.  We took the dogs for a walk in the neighborhood on Saturday during the "Heat Wave of 2009".  It was 37 degrees.  Sailor walks pretty good on his harness as long as Osa is lead dog.  He's still clumsy though and often falls in the snowbanks. 

Know-it-all

I guess Sailor doesn't think he needs to learn anything in puppy pre-school as he laid down with his back to the instructor as if to say, "Nothing you say or do is going to make a difference to me as I already know it all".
He weighed 54 lbs at weigh in on Saturday - up from 49.9 a week ago!

Sailor, Todd, Duke (the Boxer from next door) and his Mom, Nic took the pups for a run on the lake last weekend. Even though Sailor does a lot of face plants when he runs (he trips over his big feet), they had a great time. Wait until he figures out there's a lake under all that snow!
We are trying to teach him to come to us when we call him no matter what the distraction. It's hard when there are other dogs and sights and smells, but we want him to be able to be off- leash when around the yard - unlike Osa who would take off and run like a banshee.

Report Card - A+

This is Sailor's first "report card" from Doggy Day Care. As you can see he's the "best one in his row" (don't all parents think that about their kid though?). Funny how they track if they go potty. Also, looks like he has a girlfriend named Zoey (who they tell me is a lab puppy). All in all a good boy!

First Day of Doggy Day Care, or Swimming in the Water Dish

We need to get some sleep, so hoping that Doggy Day Care will do it. Sailor gets restless in his kennel at night and barks and whines at least every couple of hours. We have to get up and let him out to pee.
Needless to say, we are way losing sleep. Todd in particular, even though he was an RA in college and can usually sleep through parties and bands playing in the same room with him. Although we do walk him and play fetch with him at night, Sailor needs to play really hard to get all that 4 month-old energy out. Up until today, we hadn't been able to take him to Doggy Day Care. There are a lot of rules before you can get "admitted". Your dog has to be up on all their shots (which some they can't even get until they're 3 months-old), has to be fixed and their stitches out, can't be sick, etc. It's really just like having a human kid in day care.
Today was his first day and was put in the "big boy" room with the larger dogs. During the day he gets a ton of play time, nap time and lunch from 12-1. Pretty cute!
My co-worker came in the office around 11 am and announced to me that "Sailor is the new fav at day care and he went swimming in his water dish". Huh? Apparently Bryan dropped off his 2 Australian Shepherd's and the staff told him he would have a sweet Newfie to play with. Bryan immediately knew it was Sailor.
I couldn't resist going to see him at lunch. When I got there, he was in the play room in the back, so I could only watch him on the monitor. It was like watching the "Puppy Bowl" during the Super Bowl. I have to admit I was a proud "mom" as he was so cute and having so much fun.
I know he will sleep really good tonight - yay for us! Hopefully we can get him there at least a couple of days a week for his sake and ours.

Magic Well

This is where Sailor likes to drink when he thinks I'm not looking. I think it's super gross. We call it the "Magic Well" as it seems to have some mystical power over him that draws him to it. I try to keep the bathroom door closed, but wish I could "train" Todd to just put the seat down. I guess after 16 years of marriage, that's not going to happen.

Sheets are yummy!

It's almost impossible to do the most mundane tasks when there is a 50 lb puppy chasing you around. This is what happens when I try to change the sheets. Sailor thinks sheets are a big pile of fun and jumps on top and tries to chew them with his razor baby teeth. Luckily he really doesn't do any damage. It's also difficult to do little things like put on your pants or socks as he wants a piece of them as well.