I'm a 9-week old yellow lab living in Bowie, Maryland.
[10 weeks, 1 day]
Daddy took me out to play in the snow today. I really like sitting under one of the bushes in the backyard.
After a long day of playing, I love snuggling in Mommy’s lap. Daddy laughs because he knows it won’t be long before I won’t fit in her lap any more.
[10 weeks]
Today when I was outside white stuff was falling from the sky. Mommy called it “snow.” Whatever it’s called, I had fun playing in it. I love chewing the clear cold rocks that I’ve been finding on the ground and eating the snow that falls off of Daddy’s boots when he brings me inside.
Mommy and Daddy are amazed with how much I’m growing each day. So that I can show them how much I grow, I’ve added a growing puppy page.
[9 weeks, 5 days]
I had a pretty busy day today. In the morning I went to my new vet. When I was waiting to see him, I met a few dogs including a big, black lab. I wanted to get down and play, but I spent the time in my Mommy’s arms. My vet seems really nice. He said I now weigh a little bit over 12 pounds. That means I gained almost two pounds in the last week!
When we got home from the vet, I played outside with Daddy. I needed a rest so I decided to stop and sit by a tree.
I also spent some time running around outside. Here’s a video clip (2.7 Mb QuickTime) of me running. My Mommy likes when I run because my ears flop around.
Mommy and Daddy had a party tonight. Over thirty people came to the house! I was told that I was a very, very good girl. I got tired during the party so I took a couple of naps.
[9 weeks, 4 days]
Tonight as I was playing nicely with my ball, Daddy started laughing at me because I had the ball hanging out of the side of my mouth and my ears look too big for my head. I didn’t like this so I dropped the ball from my mouth and gave Daddy what Mommy called the “evil eye.” She started laughing because my staredown actually got Daddy to apolozize. Looks like it’s two girls against one guy in the house now!
[9 weeks, 3 days]
Watch the video clip (8.4 Mb QuickTime) of some of the moves Mommy taught me that she learned from Grampa Jeff. He calls it a beak draw, gnaw, and go.
[9 weeks, 2 days]
Daddy said some people think he and Mommy are writing my blog entries for me, but Mommy took this picture of me typing. I’m double clicking with my left paw and trying to find the shift key with my right paw. They really don’t make keyboards puppy paw friendly.
[9 weeks, 1 day]
Today is Daddy’s birthday. Mommy bought me a few weeks ago as an early birthday present for Daddy.
I like my toys more and more every day. Today I played “swat at the ball” (click for a 2.2 Mb QuickTime) and “swat at the bone” (click for a 752 Kb QuickTime). These games are so much fun because I get to run around with the ball or bone in my mouth and swat at them.
As I was playing tonight, I realized that I don’t like Paul McCartney—sorry Kara (click for a 752 Kb QuickTime).
When I went to go potty tonight, there was water falling from the sky. Dad says it’s called “rain” and Mommy says that it makes me a wet puppy.
[9 weeks]
I spent my first day home alone while Mommy and Daddy were at work. I was very good and only had one small accident in the morning while they were gone. Daddy came home at lunch to feed me and to let me out to go potty. I was so happy to see both Daddy and Mommy when they got home.
I think I finally have the hang of the new command I learned yesterday—“paws.” Mommy and Daddy say this every time I come in from outside. This means I should stop by the door and let them wipe off my paws. I’m still learning “crate” which means I’m supposed to go in my crate all on my own. I still have to work on this one because sometimes I like to stay out and play. I’m also pretty good at “come.” My favorite is to run full speed when I hear that word. Mommy and Daddy sometimes laugh because my big floppy ears bounce around as I run. I heard Mommy say that’s one of her favorite things, when I run toward her really fast!
[8 weeks, 6 days]
Daddy went to the grocery store and brought me back a new toy—a nylabone!!
It’s now my favorite toy and Daddy and Mommy love it because it keeps me busy. So far I’ve only tried the bacon flavored one but I heard Dad say that there is a chicken flavored one and I can’t wait to try it.
My Mom is good at snuggling with and comforting me. It usually puts me to sleep and I often yawn.
It’s almost bed time so I need to go potty one more time and then it’s off to dream about swimming and running. I really like my crate. It’s nice and warm and I love sleeping in it.
[8 weeks, 6 days]
I discovered something new today-SHOELACES! This morning I tried to pull Dad’s shoelaces after he tied them. It’s much easier to get the ones that he hasn’t tied yet. My other favorite game to play with Dad is “pickup sticks” while he’s trying to clean branches out of the yard. The winner is the one who picks up the stick first. I need more practice because Dad seems to win every time.
Mom and Dad call me “shadow” sometimes because I seem to walk underneath their feet.
I think I’ve finally figured out how to get in and out of the big door in the kitchen (the drop off is almost as big as me!) and when I want to go back inside after going potty, I just go over to the door and sit by it or put my paws on it. It helps let Mommy and Daddy know that I’m finished.