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.