I thought I'd email you an update on Bigby since we missed your call a couple of weeks ago.
Bigby's doing great as always. He's growing fast and learning quickly too. Last week he had passed the 40lb mark. He's gotten all of his vaccinations and seems to be very healthy and content. We're taking him to the Saint John Animal Hospital on the west side (Magawagonish Rd). He really seems to enjoy his visits there.
He's picked up a few new tricks and he's really good on walks. We're focusing a lot on 'come' and 'heel' training right now and working on his puppy manners. Also working on 'drop it' and 'leave it' while on walks, and he generally does quite well. I have signed him up for obedience classes starting next month so we can work on the next steps but so far I've been really impressed with how fast he's progressed.
He has most of his adult teeth in now, and he's been getting ice cubes and frozen toys to chew on to sooth his gums. He loves chewing. For the most part, he sticks to his toys though his favorite toys never last long. The teething did bring on a renewed interest in mouthing people though, something we're working on again. Overall though, he's pretty good.
He's been housebroken for quite some time. We've got a bell attached to the door that he'll ring when he wants out. He's very quiet too.
He finally got into the water while at my in-laws camp. Once he saw everyone else in the water, he wanted to join in. Now you can't keep him out of it. We've also taken a few trips over the summer, and he's always done very well on them.
I've attached some photos that were taken over the last month.
-Greg
