My first puppy class

On Monday night I went to my first puppy class. I was the youngest there, but I wasn’t scared because Charlie was there too. Charlie and the 2 girls are about 6 weeks older than me and have been going to class for 4 weeks already. I tried very hard and did the best I could. I came to Mat when he called and sat down in front of him like he told me and when we did ‘roll over’ I did lots of them for Mat. I wasn’t very good at ‘close’ though, so that is my homework and I have to learn ‘watch’ as well. I’m practising every night with Lucy and she says I’m getting better.

Snow, visitors and buses

I had another very busy week last week. It snowed on Monday so there was no puppy class but Mat and Lucy still took me over so I could see their mums and dad. At Mat’s parents house I stole his dad’s sock from his foot. I like his socks, they smell nice. At Lucy’s parents house Bramley and I played in the snow in the garden. It was great fun, we played hide and seek. I stood really still and Bramley couldn’t find me, and we played chase.

On Wednesday night Helen and Matt came to play with me. We had lots of fun playing on the floor and I showed them I could be a good boy whilst they ate their dinner.

Thursday was the best day, it snowed so much that Mat couldn’t go to work, so he said at home and played in the snow with me. It was very deep snow, the deepest I’ve seen. We played fetch with my ball and had a snow ball fight. I was so tired after I had to have a big sleep.

There was less snow on Friday so Mat had to go back to work, but that was ok because I need to conserve my energy so I could play with Hannah and Pete when they came round to see me. I showed them the tricks I had learnt and entertained them after dinner.

Saturday was Great Grandad Colin’s birthday, so Lucy took me to Bramley’s house to play whilst she went to visit him with her dad. Bramley, Nana Lesley and I played in the snow in the back garden until they came back, then we went on walks and I met Charlie. I was a bit scared at first because Charlie and Bramley were playing big boys games but then Charlie and I had a puppy game so that was fun.

On Sunday I had my biggest adventure yet. Lucy and Mat took me on a bus into town. I was a very good boy and didn’t cry or anything. In fact it was quite fun because I could see everyone getting on or off.

When we got to town Mat and I sat outside a shop whilst Lucy went in. Lots of people came to say hello to me and gave me a fuss. Then when Lucy came back we went for a walk.

We went past the fire station where there was a fire engine outside. This was very interesting so we stopped to have a look, then we walked down to the river. We walked along a path which had lots of people and dogs on and then we found some grass to play

on by the cathedral. When I got home Mat gave me a bath because I was dirty from playing with Charlie and my adventure.

What a busy week!!!

Well what a busy week I have. Last Sunday I went to my first dog obedience class. There were 3 other dogs there and I was the youngest. We did ‘sit’ and ‘touch’ and ‘come’ and we had to pretend we were going to cross the road so had to sit by a white line. Lucy and Mat had taught me these things already so I found it easy and meant I could sit and watch the other dogs have their turns.




On Tuesday I had an exciting afternoon. Lucy took me over to Bramley’s house to meet Rosie, Elliot and Honey. Rosie and Elliot are black labs like me and Honey is a Long Haired Dachshund. We all went to the hills to play. Rosie, Elliot and Bramley played fetch and I had a little go. I played with Honey too. I like her, she reminds me of the puppy I played with in Wales.










Thursday and Friday were very tiring days because I had to help Lucy do her work. Lucy did some typing and I helped by playing noisily with a lemonade bottle. I also learnt some new tricks. I now know what my bed and crate are and can go and sit on them when I’m told and if someone says ‘tummy’ I have to roll over and they will rub my tummy.

On Saturday morning Mat and Lucy took me to play on the Astroturf. We took a ball and played fetch and footy. Luckily we went in the car, so I didn’t have to walk home because I was tired out. In the afternoon Bramley came over and I took him for a walk in the woods. We had fun and met some new dogs.



Today I went to obedience class again. It was very cold this week so I didn’t enjoy it as much, but there was another puppy there. Her name’s Millie and she’s a golden lab. I liked her and wanted to play instead of having to do class.
This afternoon it snowed so Mat took me into the garden to play. I wasn’t too keen to start with but once I got out there I realised its really good fun.



I’ve got another busy week ahead of me. Mat and Lucy are taking me to puppy class tomorrow. I’m looking forward to making some new friends, and seeing Charlie again, now I’m big enough to meet him properly. Lucy and Mat say I must be on my best behaviour and I shall try. I’ll post how I get on.