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puppy training and kittens

puppy training and kittens

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i have to admit i am getting pretty good at this pee and poop thing.  about every 5 hours i do have to pee so my mum says that my little bladder is getting stronger. of course when we go for walk i pee as much as i can, i’m pretty sure that’s what border collies do. we have to mark our territory to let everyone know that we are around and this is my home.  but poor mum, i wake her up every morning at 5am and it is still dark outside but i know i must not pee on the bed! we do go back to bed for another little nap.  well mum tries but i keep biting her head because i think it’s play time.  when we do get up, i have learned that if i sit by the door and look at her, she gets the hint that it is poop time.  mummy training is going well i would say.  mum did get mad at me though the other day.  she let me outside to pee, but i did not.  when i came inside i went straight to the bedroom and peed on the floor and looked at her with a little smirk on my face. she called me a bad puppy and pointed her finger at me, this sign i am understanding is a no no! i was naughty. best not do that again. 

i am making friends with our 2 kittens. well perhaps they are adjusting to me.  yes i chase them but i think they understand that i am playing.  nosey bats me on the head with her paws but does not hurt me.  lucy still hisses at me if i get too much. that will change i am sure. they jump up very high, don’t think i will be able to do that or at least don’t think i should.
yesterday we went to this really big store that has shelves full of food for me. i really liked this place. there were all sorts of toys and treats too.  i wanted them all. mum did let me bring one home and it squeaks when i play with it and i talk back! wonder how long the squeak will last?  mum throws it into the corner, i chase it and am starting to bring it close to her and she throws it again.  i’m going to like this game.
playtime in the snow
chuck and yummy marrow bones

chuck and yummy marrow bones

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my mum got a message from my first human mum and she gave us an update on my brother, chuck.  he seems just like me. playing and biting, trying to learn the pee and poop thing, and basically being a very cute and mischievious border collie puppy.  i can’t wait to see him this summer, we will have so much to tell each other. do you think he will remember me? and i will get to see my real mum and dad too. hope they will like how big and brave i will be by then. maybe they can teach me a few things, or be aloof as border collies can be!  here’s a picture of my brother chuck, look at that face!  bet we could get into all sorts of mischief!

chuck, my brother

yesterday we went for a short car ride and mum left me in the car while she went into this big building.  i watched intently at the door waiting for her to come back to the car.  when she did she was carrying these bags of food! when we got home, she opened a package and gave me what is called a marrow bone. they are so so good.  when i had finished chewing my little heart out i tried to hide it in the couch but mum was having none of that. better find another spot and make sure the kittens don’t find it.

oh and mum did let me sleep on the big bed last night but i woke her up at 5am because i really had to pee.  i wanted to go back to bed but mum was awake now so i couldn’t! we waited till daylight and off we went down the lane for poop time.  it had snowed again last night. i love running through fresh snow nose first, chuck you should try it!

yummy marrow bone

getting dizzy

getting dizzy

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i am getting very good at not pooping in the house. mum takes me outside very shortly after we wake up and we head down the laneway. there are lots of places to poop, so every morning i find a new spot.  mum praises me when i do.  i love my mum.

but sometimes accidents do happen, i am still a border collie puppy in training.  last night, well first thing this morning before the sun came up, i had to pee really really bad and i was trying to wake mum up but it wasn’t working.  sorry mum, i couldn’t hold it any longer. i hope that she still lets me sleep on the big bed tonight.

those kittens are constantly teasing me by jumping up on things so i cannot reach them.  they don’t seem to like it too much when i try to herd them into a corner.  but this though is what i do, i herd. here’s a little video that mum took of me and nosey, me trying to make sure she does not jump down.

getting dizzy

little escape artist

little escape artist

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bet you have been wondering where i have been for a couple of days. i have been busy. so much is going on!

my mum is trying to teach me to pee and poop outside. i understand. think i am close to teaching her when i have to go outside to do the pee and poop thing but maybe i should be a little more vocal. i’ll work on that one.

outside is HUGE. there is so much to do, so much to smell, i don’t know where to start. and now i see things up in the sky, mum calls them birds, and of course i try to chase them to no avail. i am also small enough to get through the fence into the great big open space.  my mum doesn’t like that and keeps calling me to “come here”.  i will once i have caught that bird.

at night time when it’s pee and poop time, it’s really dark and mum does not want me to wander far, so she puts this collar on me with a leash that i constantly try to chew so i won’t go very far. of course then i forget to pee.  i don’t like the collar so i promise i won’t go far.

sometimes mum has to leave, it’s this thing called work. she doesn’t like putting me a crate although i don’t mind it too much.  last night she put me in the bathroom with my crate and a gate at the door.  this way i have my sleeping spot and a room to play in. well i managed to get over the gate and greeted mum at the door.  she was impressed that i did not chew anything nor leave any pee and poop. but was worried that i might have hurt myself. wonder what will she will do next time she leaves? she has called me the little escape artist!

i’ll leave you with this picture, it’s the cat’s toy and i love it!  lots going to happen today, i can feel it in my bones!

i must i must destroy!

cuteness

cuteness

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right now i seem to be all about cuteness. well take a look at the picture below and you tell me. my mum keeps telling me that i am the cutest border collie. but i bet all mums and dads out there that have border collie puppies say the same thing. we are just full of cuteness.

another car ride today. i was really tired after a morning of exploring but was definitely up for a car ride. mum took me to a couple of places. in and out of the car to recieve kisses and hugs from everyone. i really like car rides. i wanted to get down from her arms but mum was concerned that i might pee on their carpet and then i may not be invited back, don’t want that to happen.

my pee time and poop time, well it’s hard to hold sometimes but i am getting better and my mum praises me all the time when i do it in the snow. i am doing my best to understand humans, they are quite strange at times.

my crate, my little home when mum is not here. thank goodness she does not leave for too long and she leaves music on for me too. wonder if i could give her requests?

and the best thing that happened today was that i discovered puddles!!

cuteness 

mummy’s boy

mummy’s boy

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yes, i admit it, right now i am a mummy’s boy. i just love all those cuddles and kisses i get.  when we go for walks, i make sure i am right there beside her. my mum keeps telling me what a good boy i am. and when srange people come to visit, i am right by her side where i suppose to be.

i learnt two things today. one was lots of fun the other was not.

first, i don’t mind being in my crate but i sure don’t like it when my mum leaves. she left me for what seemed hours and hours but infact was only two apparently but i was howling when she got back and really happy to see her. later she left me again but the music was still on and no howling this time but i was tired this afternoon cos i didn’t have my nap!  and i had to help shovel all this white stuff called snow. i tried to help by barking at the shovel, is this the right thing to do?

and second, when it’s pee time now, i will go down the step by myself and i have discovered that i can play hide and seek with mum by running around the garage.  all the time i hear her calling my name and i know i should come but there is so much to explore i get side tracked. honest, mum i know where the front door is, i won’t wander far, promise.

oh and lucy our cat is meowing like crazy, my mum says she’s in heat, doesn’t sound very nice. she has even come up to me when she thinks i am asleep and puts her nose to mine.  i let her cos i know we are going to be really good friends very soon.

so much has gone on today, i really am tired. wonder what tomorrow will bring.

rough day in the hood
pee time

pee time

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my mum keeps scooping me up and taking me outside. i don’t like the step down into the unknown, of course no problem to go back inside where it’s nice and warm. once outside we either go for a walk down the road in front of my new home or mum stands there shivering saying pee-time seven, pee pee time. sometimes really hard not to pee inside, honest i don’t mean to. i’ll work on that one, promise.

the last two nights, when its dark and there are no lights on, i slept on this big bed with my mum beside me. how nice is that? it’s a long way down to the floor so i haven’t tried to jump down in the dark, later for that one.
no car ride today. i quite like those. we visited lots of people yesterday. i recognized one person, the nice lady who came with my mum to take me to my new home. but i didn’t know the others. they were really nice too and i think i will be going there often. this adventure is going to be so much fun.
this is what it was like today, trying to find a spot to pee, not an easy thing to do.
not too impressed
whew what a day

whew what a day

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so much has happened in the last 24hours, not sure where to begin. but when that really nice lady, my new mum showed up again, i knew big changes were going to happen. she scooped me up in her arms and i gave her lots of kisses. we quickly left the house because my first human mum was feeling very poorly and she couldn’t even give me a kiss goodbye but i know we will see her again this summer, they promised me that.

and then i was on my mum’s lap in what is called a car.  i wanted to explore but i couldn’t so i talked all the way. wasn’t really sure what was going on! after what seemed a very long time, we stopped. then these amazing smells came into the car but again i couldn’t. nevermind because i really wasn’t hungry, too much going on!  then we stopped again and i got into another car with just my mum.  i quickly made it to the back seat and was falling asleep and then we stopped again.  good job too because i really had to pee!
then she scooped me up and took me inside a new house, my new home. all these new smells and 2 cats!  i thought one was one of my siblings, same size, same colour and i side checked her.  found out rather quickly that she was not.  after i settled in and smelt just about everything, i had dinner and promptly fell asleep.
whew, what a day!  lots more to come, life is good! see you tomorrow.
totallly exhausted
little seven movie

little seven movie

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look how much i’m growing! i am quite interested in the smells coming down from this big white door.  i think it’s called a stove. but i do know my name is seven. everything is so exciting.

my human mum sent my new mum this little video of me. do you like it?

moving day is soon and i will have so much to tell you.

if the above doest load try this link little seven movie

vet check

vet check

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the other day this person called a vet checked me out. i was poked in all sorts of places, not really sure what they were looking for.  they did tell my human mum that i was good to go and a very healthy border collie puppy.  i weigh 8.6 pounds, must be all that good food i eat.
march 10th is not very far now even though i have not mastered the counting of days but i am sure that will come because we as border collies are of the utmost intelligence, so i am told.  march 10 is the day of my big move to my new home, it’s going to be so much fun.
i will miss my brothers and sisters but i am sure they will be going to lovely new homes too.
most of all though i will miss spot, he’s going to be staying with mum and dad. we have become best friends, playing and getting into mischief all the time.
my human mum keeps repeating the word “seven” to me cos that is what my new mum has called me. i like it!
you won’t hear too much from me until i move to my new home and then the tale/tail of seven will grow and grow just like me. so you won’t forget me, here’s another picture.

looking for mischief

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