Maine Millers

This afternoon I strapped on a few leashes and took both dogs around the block. It went pretty well with the exception of trying to clean up the mess they left. Taz has to go first and as soon as I clean it up then goes Scout. Trying to hold the two leashes and clean up without getting tripped was a challenge.

Scout did pretty well for a long walk. He was extremely curious of a storm drain with water running under ground. He would look down and cock his head this way and that way. It was quite funny.

He is getting big, we weighed him last night and he is about 14 pounds right now. He was 8 when we brought him home. The only down side to weighing him at home is I was on the scale with him and then without to subtract the difference and I need to lose a few pounds, maybe I can give them to him 😉

We got a few thunder dumpers today. Scout didn’t seem to scared of the thunder and lightning but the very heavy rain, that happened to be falling when I got home to put him out did freak him out a little bit. We went out in the yard and maybe it was the noise of the rain on my umbrella, (ever try to walk a puppy with an umbrella in your hand?) but Scout just wanted to sit ON my feet and hang out under the dry umbrella. Wet puppies are kind of silly looking :-).

Tonight I introduced Scout to a frisbie. He loved it! It’s just a small floppy one made of nylon and rope around the outer circle but to him it was pure gold. He would run and pick it up, shake it to be sure it was dead, and then the best part was he would bring it back to me. Getting him to let it go was not an easy task, we are just starting the drop command and trading things for treats and praise. Once he did drop it he was rarin to go again. We played for a good 15 minutes in the yard.

This was right on the heels of his longest walk yet we went from our house #12 to #31 down the street. Came home and I ate dinner while he rested and then off to the yard for frisbie.  He is getting to be a lot of fun, just cannot wait until he understands the “no bite” command.  Teeth on skin is not good.  Teeth on bare ankles is even worse!

We decided to try something different for a walk tonight. We took both dogs and went down the street. It was the longest walk Scout has been on yet, a whopping about 12 houses down the street. It was interesting how Scout wanted to be the leader, as long as he was at least a half a body length in front of Taz he walked pretty well, when she was in front he pulled and tugged to get in front. There is a little over 12 years difference between them and he thinks he is top dog.

Hopefully he will crash tonight. He has been sleeping very well the past couple of nights.

So, Michele got Scout a Jolly Ball to play with today.  He thinks it’s pretty fun running around and throwing it.  Here’s a short video.  If some of you cannot see the videos let me know and we can try something else.

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