Progressing

Hobart is learning quite quickly! He is one smart cookie. He's responsive and very intuitive! I love it! It's so cute to see him "sit" on command! It's amazing how much they can learn at such a young age!

fast asleep

snoozing with such a comfy pillow!

Sorry! I've been really busy and I haven't had time to get a REAL photo shoot! By next week there will be better pics!


~Elijah & Hobart II
P.S. I found Hobart's sister Haddie's blog. She will be arriving soon! Please stop by and follow their blog!!!! Paws for Independence 

P.P.S. Thanks to all of you for following! 9 new followers in a week! We're doing great! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!

Still Recovering/Dembre Update

Last time I posted I said that I was recovering from sickness. Well, I'm still recovering! I've regained about 1/2 of my usual strength and can hold out long enough to do some chores around the farm. Unfortunately I have picked up a cough and some congestion. I continue to do all I can to have a full recovery to health. Since I am feeling well enough to do some work I can also give Dembre more attention. He has gotten a lot of play time and I've thrown a ball for him to fetch inside. He got a long grooming session today and have tried to show Dembre I care every chance I get. I still don't feel like I can do a whole lot in the cold outdoors, except for short walks and bathroom breaks. Dembre would really like to play more in the snow though. Before I was sick he got to play quite a bit in the snow, but now that I'm not feeling well he's missing the play outside.

Dembre sitting by fire at our house

Beautiful! (Of course I'm not out there jogging with Dembre)

Sun through the icy trees!

Update

I went to an indoor waterpark for the weekend so Dembre went off to the puppy sitter. He just got back :)

When Dembre was about 5 months old I clipped his nails and he was struggling a little bit. As many of you know it's hard to cut the nails of a squirming dog with black nails. So I hit a quick on one of his front paws. His nail bled for awhile, but the blood stopped within a couple of minutes. Since then nail clipping has been a struggle, but whenever he goes to another PR for awhile and they cut his nails they never talk about him being bad.  I started to give him treats when I had the nail clippers and praised him when he allowed  out and praisedToday when I picked up Dembre the puppy sitter said that she clipped his nails and he was perfect. No problem!!! Realization... Dembre is scared of me when I have the nail clippers. I don't need to change his fear of nail clipping. I need to turn around his fear of me clipping his nails!

Everybody PLEASE stop by and follow CCI breeder Cara's blog. Cara is Dembre's mom and recently whelped her 5th and final litter. The 'O' pups are now just a little over a week old. There are three boys and 6 girls. So PLEASE go visit this blog. The photographs are beautiful :)

~ Elijah & Dembre

P.S. I'll post some pictures of Dembre in the snow soon :)

Dembre Update

Dembre is now 30.5 lbs. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures. I'm getting a new camera...... a Canon Powershot A590IS. I was hoping to get a Canon EOS Rebel T2i, but it didn't work out. I love photography, but I'm still adjusting to black dogs. CCI just sent out a message saying that they want good CCI cape pictures. I guess I'll probably be sending some in, but they'll most likely be of yellow puppies from class.