Glad to be back

After almost 2 years of dormancy, I am waking up this blog to continue our journey.  Several big changes happened in the last 2 years.

1. We bought a new house.  We live in Raleigh now. 
2. Marley has a new brother.  A 3 y.o. Basset Hound named Schooner. They love each other dearly. I'll introduce him to you soon. 
3. We've been to a lot of new places that Kaye hasn't seen before.  
4. And, the whole family celebrated Christmas 2012 here in North Carolina. 

To all contributors, please post your updates. 

Marley - Where's your treat?

Marley Retrieving in Water at Bond Lake

Marley Presented with His Diploma

Here's Marley and Kaye with Marley's diploma from completing the Senior Puppy Training.

I think that we're going to continue training him. Next up will be Rally Novice Training. It will start July 12.

Marley and Us - Part 21

Marley graduated from his Senior Puppy Training June 1st. He passed all 20 steps of AKC's STAR Puppy Program.

Happy Birthday Mama!!!

To the best mom anyone can ever ask for.  Happy Birthday and may you have many more blessings to come.  We love you.

Marley and Us - Part 20

Hello everybody!!!

I really need to put some time to blog regularly.  We have been so busy with a lot of different stuff and going back to amateur radio (just got my license a couple of weeks ago) does not help to clear some time for me either. 

Anyway, tomorrow will be Marley's last day of Senior Puppy training.  He has learned a lot of new stuff but most importantly, he learned how to pay attention.  He still needs to improve that but he is getting there.  He is the youngest in his class but he is doing much better than most of the other dogs there.

He went for a swim yesterday at Bond Lake, which is about 8 mins away from our apartment.  He was so excited to see the water and was retrieving a stick that we were throwing in the water.  He even goes underwater when the stick sinks.  I wish we remembered to take a video of him doing all those things but I guess we were also very excited to see him retrieving in the water for the first time.

Air Power Airshow at Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA

I have not been able to blog for quite a while.  We have been pretty busy lately.  Kaye had her biometrics done.  Marley is in his last two weeks of Senior Puppy Training.  I took and passed my Amateur Radio Test and now hold a Technician license.  Too much going on.

Anyway, we went to Langley Air Force Base last weekend to watch the Air Power Airshow which featured the Thunderbirds.  They were amazing and it was quite an experience for Kaye and also myself.  We took a lot of pictures.  Here's some:

Marley & Us - Part 19

It's quite a while since I last blogged.  We were just pretty busy and can't find the time to post things here.  Marley is now 20 weeks old and he has gotten pretty big.  He is now about 35 lbs.  He has been going to Senior Puppy Training at Durham Kennel Club and Kaye is his handler.  He is also changing his puppy teeth to adult dog teeth, which is much better.  Puppy teeth are so sharp.

Kaye and I are going to Langley Air Force Base this weekend to watch the Thunderbirds.  I'm definitely taking lots of pictures and will post some here after our trip.  So standby.

Marley and Us - Part 18

Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since I had time to post something here.  I've been pretty busy lately but a lot of things have been going on with Marley.  He is now 18 weeks old and about 32 lbs.  He started his Senior Puppy Training last Wednesday with Kaye as his handler.  After the 6 week course, he will be evaluated for the AKC STAR Puppy program.  I hope he gets his medal.

He's the youngest puppy in his class.  He was not supposed to be in the Senior Puppy class but he already knows the basic commands and he will get bored with the other younger puppies so the trainers recommended that he joins the senior class.   Most of his classmates are very good with attention already, he's still struggling a little bit with that as he is still very young.  But other than that, he has been very good.

He hasn't had any accidents in the apartment lately so I guess that his housebreaking is already paying off.  We completely ignored the crate training as we feel sorry for him so he roams around the house and sleeps with us in our bedroom.  So far, he has proven to us that he can be trusted with that.

Anyway, he's also been spending time at the Cary Dog Park around 2 to 3 times a week.  He burns all his energy there.  As usual, he prefers to play with bigger dogs.  He likes roughing it up with them.  He thinks that he's already a big boy.

We will bring him to Pupsi tomorrow so he can see his regular playmates and socialize and play for the whole day.  He needs this to grow healthy and strong.

Dondi Dondoyano's visit to Pflugerville - April 2011

Marley's Video @ 16 weeks

Marley at Cary Dog Park

It's his first time at the dog park.  I forgot to take a video earlier when he was still very energetic and was running around with all the other dogs.  He likes playing with the bigger dogs.

Marley and Us - Part 17

Marley is now 16 weeks old.  He will have his last puppy booster shots tomorrow afternoon.  He will also have his rabies shot during the same appointment.  He will be able to go to dog parks after that and have fun playing with other dogs.  He will also start Senior Puppy Training @ Durham Kennel Club on April 20th.  It's a 7 week class.  Kaye will be his handler.

I'm really excited to see him get his AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Certificate when he passes the tests that will come after the classes.  He is very smart and is always ready to please. 

Go Marley!!!

Marley's Videos - Part 2

Here 3 videos of Marley @ 15 weeks old.  Taken after he came back from obedience school.

Marley and Us - Part 16

Marley is coming home today.  We were at Pupsi yesterday and we worked with him.  He lost all his unwanted fats and looks like a very handsome dog now.  He did good with his basic obedience stuff.  He heels, sits, stays, comes and he even went down one time. 

He is still a puppy so some mistakes are excusable.  We will have him home but will bring him to Pupsi everyday to continue working on his obedience training and of course continue playing with his friends.

He likes to roughhouse with the bigger dogs/puppies.  He knows that he can only get the kind of play that he prefers with bigger dogs so he is somewhat biased and kind of snobs little dogs in their play area.  He picks dogs that are at least twice his size to play with.

We're glad to have you back Marley!!!  See you later this afternoon!!!

Marley and Us - Part 15

Marley is back in training at Pupsi since Monday, the 21st.  We miss him already.  I need to bring some more food for him.  I hope my knee gets better.  I've been home since Tuesday, getting old (arthritis).

Marley @ Lake Crabtree 3/19/2011

Here's Marley's first visit to Lake Crabtree.

Marley @ 8 weeks old

Here's Marley when he was 8 weeks old. Still very tiny. Now he's a big boy.

My New Website

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