pillow 3.avi I call this pillow diving. As every athlete knows you have to mix up your training. So plenty of walk time, park time, park runs and just play. Maybe I should produce a video.

Ah, September already. It seems like summer just started and we have now had the last official weekend of summer. I have had a great time with my new family. We have gone to many parks, had lots of friends and relatives visit and learned all sorts of new tricks. I am very tired today as I am growing like a weed and it takes a lot of energy to grow. I graduated from puppy school and mommy and daddy have enrolled me in graduate school the end of this month. I guess they figure that I still have a lot of learning to do, but really it is them that have to learn how to teach me to do what they want and not what I want. My best friend Amelia, continues to come out and greet me on a daily basis and the cookies just keep on coming. It seems that my former tummy problems have cleared up, thanks to the new food that they are feeding me, expensive but effective. That’s it for today, after I finish my daily exercise routine, it is off for a nap and mommy comes home from work soon. See ya!

push up 4.avi Who would have thought puppy school would have gym classes. They taught me how to do these - puppy push ups.

Well I am a certified big boy now, I weigh in at 30lbs! I had a little bit of help with all the good food my parents have been giving me and the Doc’s suggestions. I ate my way though my last bag of Wolf Cub and since the Docs thought my tummy may still be tender to the bacterial infection I am now on a pure I/D kibble diet. I liked it as soon as I tasted it and my parents starting using less bags (if you know what I mean?) within 24 hours.

I had two trips to water this week. One day Dad and I walked over ½ hour to get to a beach only to find it posted for not swimming. That’s OK as it was not a hot day and I really enjoyed the walk. Another day we drove for an hour (good trip in my big crate-looking forward to another) and what do I see travel up the St. Lawrence- but Greenpeace’s Artic Sunrise (I don’t know anything about the boat but everyone in attendance was impressed so I thought that I would mention it). I’m looking forward to checking this beach out again, I really like being at the cottage!

All this travel makes me want to sleep (on another new bed).

The young fellow beside me is cousin Noah. He visited me for two days and he was so nice I did not even try to eat him. He went to the lake with me and watched as I got my tummy wet. The lake should be fun but I’m not sure yet how far in I want to go but it sure does taste great. I have been into my pool but not enough water to drink there as Dad only put in a couple of inches. I think next week I will ask him not to be so cheap, but then his Mastercard has been given quite a chewing by me.I am now up to 24 pounds and on the good side Mom does not have to carry me downstairs in the morning and forget about night calls I am a big guy now. The school even moved me from being with the small students and now I'm with the big boys and girls. I like the Great Danes but then I like everybody even if they are not a dog. I had a very busy couple of days. On Monday, I got my first haircut and on Tuesday I went to the vets for my finals. There were many visitors at the house too, I met mommy's friends, Greg, Karen and a new person Betty-Anne. I think I'll take a nap now as I find it very hard to sit on this chair and type all that has been going on with me. I'll keep you up to date.

Nemeau has earned his Working Water Dog title this weekend! Right on Dad! I like the surfer cool look. I want to be just like you.

I’m almost there, I now weigh 21 lbs. A lot has happened so here it is in no particular order. I got a new Big Boy bed, I wasn’t sleeping very good as it was too hot so we ordered a new big boy bed, on line and it was delivered the next day! This is just my day bed, the other is HUGE. Now I am sleeping all night long (sounds like a great name for a song!). I only get up when Mom does and she takes me out if I sit up by the back door. I got to see my Auntie Sue again. She visited me when I was just about 5 weeks but I have grown 3xs that now. I met my very first PWD that I wasn’t related to. He was a 5 year old male named Marley We had a great time playing until I got a little nippy and he growled at me to go away. But then we played again. I hope that I get to be as nice looking and calm as he is (my mom told me to write that part, she liked the calm part). I met my groomer and got a peticure, a full moon moment when you have to get hair cut off your hands. School! What is this? Lots of fun with 11 other kids. They all smelled so nice. The drag is homework.