Monday 7 September 2009

Whenever I try to vaccum this rug Neo appears to cause havoc! When I finally managed to finish he immediately fetched his bone and set about providing the next lot of dirt for me to vaccum!

Thursday 3 September 2009

Better late than never!

How lazy i've been, can't believe i've not posted since the begining of July!
Neo is doing very well, hes had another growth spurt, his head is huge and his paws as big as my palms but the more he grows the softer he gets!!
Hes had his second holiday last week, we went to the Pembrokeshire coast for a week. The accommodation wasen't as ideal as the one we had in Norfolk as there was nowhere to let him out to wander around on his own, we just had a small veranda which wasen't enclosed. We had to drive 20 to 30 mins for the nearest suitable beach, not spoilt like were were in Norfolk with the beach a five min walk from the bungalow. It took us a couple of days to settle into it but we explored in the car and found some lovely walks and beaches, at least when we go back to the area we will know the places to go. He was very well behaved as always and took no time at all to settle into the cabin, he was rarely left alone, a couple of hours a couple of evenings when we went out to eat, he was probably glad to see the back of us for a while!
It was a longer journey this time but he handled it very well so perhaps next time we can venture further afield.
We've started attending a new dog class, during the summer they've run weekly fun sessions which he and his friend Floyd have enjoyed, they've been learning fun stuff like weaving under our legs, playing dead and doing turns while moving forwards, I don't think Neo is going to take up 'dancing' but it was fun to learn a few of the moves. On Monday the real classes begin and he'll be working towards his Silver award. I'm pretty confident he'll do ok as hes mastered most of the required elements of the award, just some rough edges to iron out. Both him and Floyd have taken a fancy to a pretty little spanial there so there will be some muscle flexing going on i'm sure!!
We go on regular walks now with Bev and Floyd, both the dogs love playing together which is great as they've known each other since they were 12 wks old. Neo is very vocal when hes playing and often sounds like hes killing floyd, we get some strange looks when people see them jumping around together, Neo has the brawn and Floyd has the agility so they are well matched. I have now made a new friend in Bev and really enjoy our hour long natter a couple of times a week.
Will post some new photos when I get home on Monday.