Slowing down

This past week Mylo has been a little off. After going outside for his walk with me when I come home from work or come in from the dog park, Mylo tends to find a spot usually on our bed and rests for the rest of the evening. 

It wouldn't be strange if he was up all day but he sleeps with Chris while Im at work.. so really he's only up for a few hours of the day. 

It is a little odd. Not sure if I should be concerned or just be glad he's settling down.

Good Job Mylo

Today Mylo, Tucker, Meg, Dan and I went to bloomingdales. Mylo does wonderfully out there. He walks off leash and listens very well to me which is a blessing to us both. 

Mylo is a very energetic dog who needs lots and lots of play time. Bloomingdales is wonderful for that because they have trails to walk and ponds to swim. Also I have begun letting Mylo walk home from the crescent on his own during walks. Its not far, only 5 minutes from our house and I still keep the leash on so that if he were to run I could hopefully step on the leash and stop him. Luckily I haven't had to do that because he walks great! He even stops and sits at the corners before crossing the street. Mylo even walks straight into the house with out me pulling or holding on. 

I am so proud. Mylo's getting so much better! I just had to brag. Way to go Mylo! He has come so far! 

Must love dogs.

Before I had a puppy, I always wondered.. Why do people like dogs??

Although Im still not a huge dog person, having Mylo and loving it makes me realize what there is to love about dogs.

Dogs never hold a grudge, you could leave them for the weekend with a friend and they may be sad at first or even grumpy when you first get home in no time they are jumping up at you giving kisses with that tail wagging in the background.

Also who is always happy to see you when you get home? My Dog! He's not grumpy cuz he had a bad day at work, or cause he got no sleep. He's racing around the house ecstatic that you are finally there! 

And when you are tired, sleeping or just had a rough day? Mylo is there to just lay beside you and let you pet him or sleep too. 

Those must be the reasons to must love dogs.

Mylo at the cottage

This past holiday weekend Chris and I went up to April's cottage for a few days. 

We brought a long with us .. MYLO!

He enjoyed himself soo much. He loved playing with Kyla and swimming in the water. 

I think he did pretty well for a crazy puppy beinging in a strange place. 

Mylo is a swimmer!

Last week while Chris and I were on vacation we took Mylo up to Bloomingdales. Its a little conservation area with a bunch of trees and a lake. 

We were impressed with how well Mylo did off his leash. He stayed with us the whole time. 

But the funniest part was him and the water. There were at least 7 other dogs there going in to the lake and swimming. Mylo would only go as far as he could still be standing. Luckily Chris' aunt brought a ball and we would throw it into the water and mylo would retrieve it. 

At first he would wait till it waded closer to shore then slowly he would go a bit further to get the ball but when he would swim he was splashing like crazy, panicking to get back to shore.

Happily though, by the time we left Mylo realized that he could swim and that there was no need to panic and swam gracefully in the water.

Mylo Graduates

So Mylo has graduated from beginners obedience. He wasn't "TOP DOG" but he did come in second place. (Only because Mylo and Chenga were the only two dogs that showed for evaluation) But he still did FANTASTIC. He scored 44.5 out of 50. 

YAY MYLO!!

We are taking a short break before we continue on with training.  The next class started tomorrow and that was too early and its my birthday so Chris and I wouldnt be going. So the end of August Mylo will be in intermediate obedience.