Carter Updates

I'll start with the pup because he's so much apart of our life :D Carter is doing well!

Health

As I said in my last post he had to go to the vet for tail, but it's doing MUCH better. He doesnt mess with it at all anymore and it's healing nicely. The vet also said he was a chubby boy, but he already looks like he's lost some more weight. He's been working on his figure with me ;D. He still sheds a ton, so we have started to defurminate (the name of the brush, it's supposed to get underlying hairs out of his coat on top of the ones already loose) him more often. He's been eating MUCH better lately. I guess because he is no longer in cone :D

Toys

He still destuffs them all and loves to make a mess. BUT he knows which toys are his and which are not :D He's such a good boy when it comes to that. We got him a bunch of goodies from Bullysticks.com and he has been enjoying them very much. I also went to goodwill and got him a bunch of cheap stuffed animals. Since he rips his toys apart from the start, no need in spending a ton on them. One of his favorite toys right now is a squeaky tennis ball. He LOVES to chase it and will play fetch with that longer than anything else. Tug-of-war is also still his favorite game:D

Tricks

Still working on teaching him give and take. He's gotten really good with give it, not so much with take. He'll take it and then drop it. haha. I hope to teach him a new trick by the time we go home again. We'll see. He has been getting a little better at walking on his leash but will sometimes have that puppiness in him and dart off. He's so cute.

Trip home

He did GREAT on our trip home! The care ride up- he slept most of the time or watched out the window. While at our parent's houses (they dont have doggy doors) he was really good about letting us know he wanted to go outside to go to the bathroom. The steroids were supposed to make him have to go to the bathroom more, so he had to go a lot! Every time though he went to the door to let us know! I was really proud of him. He was very good for Mom and Dad Martin while we were at their house too. The first day he had a TON of energy (even after running 4 miles with me) but he still listened pretty well. At my mom's house the next day, he slept most of the time. haha I think he was so worn out from the day before! Then on Saturday the Martin's said he was well behaved again. I love hearing that I have such a good puppy! There were a few times during the trip he took off in the yard to chase something and we had to chase him down. He got time out twice because of it. I chalk that up to him being a puppy still though. We also learned that he LOVES to be outside. I cant wait for him to have a backyard one day, so he can play out there whenever he wants :D On the trip back, he was also great! He slept most of the way then too. He got kind of clingy too- he wanted to ride in whoevers lap wasnt driving for a long time on the way home. haha. He just loves us :D

That's all for now! :D He's also decided he is going to start taking over our bed. Not when we are in it, because he gets too hot, but it's his place when we are at work. haha.