New Dog in Northern Virginia

[GoingMyWay]

The weather finally cooled off enough to be able to take Parker back to the dog park and I got to try out the Chuckit.  The 26M model really does make throwing super easy - maybe too easy.  Just my luck - on my very first throw I managed to get the ball to magically slip through the small gap in the gate of the fence.  Maybe a slightly shorter model would have been better.

Here's a picture of Parker cooling off after chasing the "ball ball" at the dog park.

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[Cheese]

Parker looks like he's gotten longer in the last couple of weeks. [smile]

 

[GoingMyWay]

Good observation!  He sure has gotten longer and he seems a little bit taller too.  He weighed 24.6lbs at the vet last week.

 

[RKA]

A tired dog is a happy dog!  Great weather too!

 

[GoingMyWay]

You know that's what they say - BUT he didn't want to go to bed last night!  Normally we go upstairs and put him into his crate and he runs right in and goes to sleep.  Last night he started whining, barking, and scratching at the door right after we put him in.  I took him outside again to do his business and then put him back inside but he didn't want to stay inside.

Since he wouldn't stop, my wife had to take take him downstairs and she slept on the couch with him.

The only thing different that happened yesterday was that I took him to the dog park.  Very strange.

 

[RKA]

Ahh, he's learning to train you!

 

[GoingMyWay]

LOL I think he figured out very early on that his pet humans are very well trained.

 

[peter halle]

I hope you enjoy every minute with Parker.  Two days ago we celebrated MacGyvers 8th birthday (not to be confused with 8th anniversary of coming to live with us which will be in eight weeks.)  Time flies.  Now please don’t take this to mean that MacGyver is slowing down.  He is just using his knowledge to his advantage.

My big boy who once fit into a systainer and guarded a bunch of blue Systainers.

Peter

 

[GoingMyWay]

We have our ups and downs  [tongue].  Most of the time he's so adorable cute and funny to look at.  At other times he drives us mad - like the other night when he wouldn't go to sleep and kept barking/crying in his crate.

We took him to the dog park again yesterday and then we went to an outdoor shopping area where he got to walk around and sniff lots of things.  He even got to go inside the Plow and Hearth store - I had no idea they were dog friendly.  It was actually the first time I had ever been inside the store.  I guess he finally got enough exercise and stimulation yesterday as he went right to bed and didn't bark until his usual time of 6:30am this morning.

Did you throw a party for MacGyver?

Parker's going to be a pretty small dog since he's a mini labradoodle, but it's still pretty amazing looking at how small he was when we first got him.

 

[Bill Chang]

I’ve been trapped all week doing admin work on the computer my 4 year old dobe has been very patient sitting under my desk.

He’s out terrorizing the wildlife right now, gonna wash the truck and spend most of the day w him outdoors...well, next 3 hours before it get too hot lol.

 

[GoingMyWay]

Parker got a haircut yesterday.  The groomer called it a "schnauzer cut" - he looks like a different dog!

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