Emma

It was a sunny today - I wondered why it was called Sunday (hope I don't have to sit down all next Saturday). It was so nice that we went to visit Emma. She lives with a couple named Gareth and Carol, who Dad says are nice people but must be a little confused because they support something called Liverpool. I tried asking Dad what Liverpool was but he was laughing so much about something called three-nil that I couldn't understand him.

Emma told me she spent a lot of time teaching Mum and Dad how to behave - how she taught them to give her little treats when she did good things; In that way people like Mum and Dad find it easier to tell puppy girls like Emma and me what they want us to do and move much quicker from asking boring things like sit to things much more interesting like getting washing or finding car keys.

After Emma had told me all about Mum and Dad, we had a good play.

Big Wide World

I'm getting to be a big puppy girl now. So much so that I'm allowed to go for things called walks. Unfortunately almost as soon as we get where we are going, Mum and Dad decide to bring me straight back - it's not fair! I want to explore.

Mum says it's because I'm only a little puppy girl and they're only allowed to walk me for one minute per week of my age. I don't know what a minute is, but it doesn't seem very long.



Still they give me lots of puppy treats to encourage me to come straight back to them.

Rolls

Mum has got me something new to play with - they're called toilet rolls. They're so much fun to play with: I can roll them down the stairs - I think that's where the roll part of the name comes from, not sure about the toilet though.





I don't think Mum likes playing it as much as me, but once she gets good at it she'll start to enjoy it as much as I do.

Bank Holiday Monday

It's bank holiday Monday today, which means Dad has stayed home from work. I've spent lots and lots of time this weekend playing with him; Hope it has tired him out - I'm certainly tired.



Later today I'm going to meet Jim and Slvia (Mum's mum and dad) - I hope they're nice. Perhaps they'll have lots of puppy chews for me.

Snow

Today when I woke up a lot of a white thing had fallen from the sky; I really didn't want to go out in it because it looked very cold.




Dad explained that it was a think called snow and that I should have a play in it because it doesn't happen very often. Dad was Soooooo right it was so much fun - it's gone now someone took it all away.

I wonder what other coloured things will fall from the sky.

On the news

Today Mum took me to see the people at canine partners puppy class in Bedford. It was a special day at the puppy class because people from the news were coming to talk to them about how they need more people to become puppy parents. Canine partners train little puppies like me to become assistance dogs for disabled people, which can make the world of difference to their life,.

Although I'm not going to be a canine partners dog, I told Mum I wanted to help out and the people at Canine partners said I could be a demo dog for them - I'll learn all the special puppy skills they teach and get to use them to help recruit new puppy parents.

Since I was the cutest little puppy girl there, they asked if I would help the TV presenter introduce the spot on the news. I was a little nervous but I don't think it shows.

Puppy Class

This morning Mum told me I was going to go to puppy class. I was so, so excited - I've never seen any other puppies other than my brothers and sisters.

Mum told me that these were very special puppies - they were all in training to be assistance dogs. I don't know what that means, but some of the dogs told me that it is a very important thing to do.

At class I met Freddy, who had been training Mum and Dad before I got there. He's going to be an assistance dog and looks very handsome in his uniform.



Freddy gave me a few tips which I'm sure will come in handy, but he told me not to post them here because humans aren't supposed to know all a puppies secret tricks :-)



The dogs let me have a go at doing some assistance dog work - it's not as easy as it looks.

Maisie

Today Jack and Eunice Carmel to visit. They brought something with them called a baby. Babies are much smaller than people and they have very interesting toys to play with. This baby's name was Maisie and she liked laughing and kept trying to climb up the stairs but she wasn't allowed to. I'm not allowed to climb up the stairs either - but Mum carries me up. I could climb the stairs by myself easily if they let me. Maybe I should show them what I can do.

Mum's Away

Today Mum was going on a course so me and Dad drove her to the station in Dad's sports car. I got to ride in the front seat all by myself on the way back. I liked it so much I didn't even want to get out when Dad drove me and him back home.

Me and Dad had a very nice time only I forgot to use the special toilet bark area in the garden and had a few accidents in the house while we were watching a special football team called Manchester United playing on the TV. I love watching TV - especially when there's dogs (or football) on.

Last time we watched Manchester United Dad gave me a treat everytime they scored a goal but this time they didn't score any - I think that made Dad really sad.

Ouch place.

Today I went in my special travel dog crate in Mum's car to somewhere called the vets. I was very very good and the vet lady said what a good girl I was. But then she stuck a needle in me which wasn't very nice. It was very ouchy. I had to have some tasty treats and a big cuddle when I got home.

Gardening

Today I helped Mum in the garden. I'm very good at helping.

Mum's Birthday

Today was Mum's birthday. She got lots of cards. She especially liked my one because it had my pawprint on it. Dad helped me a little bit by painting my paw but I put it on the card by myself. Mum gave me lots of cuddles. I like cuddles.

Washing

Mum did the washing today. I helped by making the clothes dry more quickly.

Saturday

Mum tells me that today is the first of March. I don't know what that means but hopefully it doesn't mean they are going to make me walk everywhere.

It's also a thing called Saturday which means Dad is not going where he goes on other days - some place called an office and he's going to be home all day to play with me - I'll try not to tire him out. 

I've found something I'm really good at - chewing. It's so much fun. 

Dad said that later today, when I bored of chewing (like that will ever happen), he'll let me teach him how to give me treats when I sit down. It may take a while but I think he'll get it in the end.