Today was Ayla's very first bath. One would think that since Newf's are supposed to be water loving dogs that they would also enjoy a bath in nice warm water...but apparently that is not the case. Maybe something for us to work towards? lolWe got out the doggy shampoo...
A little trip to the city
This morning we took a journey to visit some friends in Holland. It's about 3 hours ride from here and a good warm up for Ayla since she'll be spending a lot of time in the car the last few weeks of September and beginning of October travelling from place to place. On...
Ayla’s New Toy
So we've already had what must have been a very exciting day for Newfie standards since Ayla was passed out for hours since we got home again. We have pretty much given up all hope of trying to take her for a walk in the mornings. She won't even go with the hubby...
New antics
One of our newest "tricks" is to launch ourselves and the bushes outside in a lame attempt to get on top of it...or to get at whatever might be on top of it. Rather humorous to watch since she basically just bounces off them. I am a bit concerned about her doing it on...
High Energy Wednesday
Is it possibly that it's only 8 am?? Feels like I've been awake all day already. At 6 am we went for our first walk since Ayla was SOOO full of energy after Stefan let her out to take care of her morning business. Playing in the yard is definitely not an option this...
Have a water phobia? Beware of Newfoundlands
It's pretty common knowledge that Newfs love water and Ayla is definitely no different. She was outside today with her water bowl and instead of drinking everything in it, she decided it would be better to use her paws to get all the water out of the bowl as fast as...
Is this the same puppy?
So today we got to pick Ayla back up from the breeders and we almost started to think that we had brought home the wrong dog because she was on her very best behavior. I guess romping around in the back yard with mommy, sister and brother was enough excitement to wear...
Busy morning with the new puppy
Anyone who thinks that your life doesn't change when you get a dog has obviously never had one before...or at least not a puppy. It is not even 9 am and we have had more antics and human interaction this morning than we usually have in an entire day or even weekend....
Food control is working on doggo
So I tried the food control method for lunch and it worked really well. After the first couple of times of putting the food back on the counter when she lunged for it, she seemed to get the message very quickly. Of course she is HIGHLY motivated by food so that helps....
Friday has arrived – Time for some training
Is it a full moon or something? This morning at about 4:30, Ayla decided to break out of her crate. Don't know if it was us being careless with the side door on her crate or if she's getting smart enough to open it herself (not my favorite scenario to be honest) but...
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