Rye at 8 weeks 4 days old.
Rye had his first field trips this week. I think field trips are an important part of raising a well-rounded puppy, but caution is required to make sure the field trips are constructive and that the puppy does not get overwhelmed. Yes, I am an overprotective mother. :) In other news, his ears seem to get a bit taller every day and I hope they will stand nicely.
On Friday he got to go to Fido's Farm. He enjoyed meeting a few new dogs including uncle Dodge. He got to watch sheep through the fence:
He had fun choosing a fancy expensive new stick (well Mom got a new stick, why not Rye?)
After watching through the fence and getting his stick... I mean crook... he decided to take a stab at handling and started experimenting with my whistle:
Ok little man, you may be a super genius, but get your own whistle! Ick. Dog spit. Of course, I later forgot and used the whistle again without washing it. Dumb mom.
On Saturday, Rye rode along to Deltabluez Farm to drop off his sister Reba with her new mom Diane. He got to meet the Deltabluez crew and play with the big dogs. I think the Border collie in him thought about coming to the surface, as he was certainly stalking something...
GOTCHA! (L&M Nana)
Rye's dog-stalking days will be few as I feel like it is a very bad habit and can create inter-dog conflict. I was surprised to see him doing it though and snapped a few shots before calling him off. Perhaps it is a shade of things to come. You've got a lot of growing up to do, Rye. But you're off to a good start!
Today, Rye got to come along to the dog training center while I taught classes. He got to practice being alone in his crate (ok but a little noisy when I took Magick out and left him behind) and we did some name recognition practice in exchange for tugging which was a big hit! I am very pleased as he seems to be catching on to his name and responding in the house when we call him. Very fun.
Perhaps the funniest thing is yesterday our African gray parrot started saying "Rye!" and "Rye! C'mere buddy." Too cute. That didn't take long.
Those stalking pics are awesome! Even if he was just stalking a dog you'll have to save them and do a side by side comparison of him when he's old enough to do it on sheep!
ReplyDeleteHehehehe. He is a lot of fun. Went to Fido's with BCXFour on Friday and she took a few more of him stalking in the snow while he was playing with her pup, Bea. Will post in a few days.
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