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.  

Very Polite

Last night Tim and Mary came over to our place for dinner. 

I was a little worried about how Mylo would react to having people over in our house since he's still getting used to it, but I must say he was GREAT.

He barely pounced on Mary or Tim and this was the first time meeting them. Then he left them pretty much alone while we hung out in the living room

We decided to eat downstairs away from Mylo since he definitely would've been begging for food and I dont think that nice expecially when we have company. 

I think we are making progress and hopefully it won't bother Mylo one bit when we have company. It's just going to get him used to having people over.

A new look.

So yesterday while Chris was walking Mylo, Mylo decided to eat his leash. (He gets nervous and starts to chew on the leash when he's to close to another dog on his walks) 

Chris went out today and bought him a new leash which is blue. We've had this blue collar for a while just as an extra so we thought we'd throw it on to match his new leash. 

Mylo has a new look for the summer.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

 Also the quick change to this hot weather has not been great for Mylo. He gets tuckered out so fast on our walks in this heat. I feel bad for the poor guy. We keep his walks short during the day. He needs to go out for a pee. In the evenings is when we've started taking him for his long walks. Its not as hot, and the sun's not beating down on his black fur.