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 morning […]

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 possible. A new sort […]

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 her out for […]

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. Ayla had her […]

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. And she usually […]