I WAS AT THE ADOPT-A-THON

Woohoo!!! Did I ever do great! I was at the Adopt-a-thon today. Mom said she was SO SO proud of me (Dad even called Mom to check to see how I was doing!) Trudy from Sit Happens (http://www.sithappens.org/) was there and when she saw that I was going to come in she offered to help my mom try and keep me calm. Mom brought me into this big building that had lots of dogs and people everywhere. Some of the first people I saw though was Uncle Dale and Auntie Sarah.....................I LOVE them!!!

I was very nervous and did not want to do anything but shake and stick close to my mom. She sat on the floor with me for awhile and as the day progressed, I became braver and braver. Auntie Sarah and Auntie Clarissa (one of my rescuers) actually spent some time with me, making me feel special.

By the time the event was over, I was getting lots of pets from strange people and was snacking on liver treats from my mom. I met my real mom, Angel, again. She is up for adoption too. She loved my mom's liver treats. I told Angel...............Ruff, rrrr, owww,rrrr, bow wow" (translation: My mom ALWAYS has the best treats).

Oh and last but not least................I would like to thank Auntie Loralee for taking pictures of me so that my mom could post them on my blog!

Wags and Licks,

Smitty

Hi there people.
Summer is winding down.................it is getting a little chilly in the morning when I go out for my morning pee break!
Yesterday I went for a car ride with my mom. She said it was a surprise.................. I was so excited to see where we were going. We pulled up to Dale and Sarah's house!!!!!(they were my temporary foster home a couple of times when Mom and Dad were away).
Mom tried to get a bag of food out of the van BEFORE getting me out but I wasn't having anything to do with that.....................I wanted out! Mom hooked me up and walked me into their yard where Sarah was waiting on the steps for me. I was wagging my tail but not sure if I was ready for a cuddle or not. I sniffed around the yard for a bit and then decided that it was time to have a visit with them.
Dale brought me a little BABY pup out to see! I gave it a sniff and wagged my butt the WHOLE time. Then Dale brought another one out!!!! How many did he have in there you ask??? EIGHT!!! But I only met two of them. They are so cute and wiggly...............
Did you all know that there is an Adopt-a-thon on Sunday??? I am going to make an appearance. Mom said we will stay and visit for awhile - it would be good for me!

Aren't you glad to see that smoke go away. It was getting hard on my little canine lungs! So I met the potential adopters last night. They thought I was a pretty sweet dog but they said they need to do some thinking. Understandable as a dog is a big commitment.

So today I hung out on the deck with my mom. She decided to take an hour out of her day and read. I got to sit by the flowers which I was amazed I was allowed to because just this morning, I thought I would check out the pot of pansies! Crash over they went, and then the screen door open and out mom came! She wanted to know why I was on the "other" side of the fence where I wasn't allowed...................oops!

Mom, Moblee and I are going to go for a stroll later. Mom said we have to wait till after her and dad have dinner. I really, really hope they eat soon!

Hello Mom!!! I need more blogs!!!!

oh..........oh..........Hi People.........sorry about that. I just had to let my mom know that she is slipping with snapping the pics of handsome young me!

I have been behaving myself on the most part, --enjoying the nice weather and not having to do my "business" out in the rain. Did I mention how much fun it is to take the empty toilet paper rolls out of the bathroom garbage? Apparently my mom does NOT like picking up all the little pieces of cardboard.

Guess What! I have an application on me! They are coming to meet me on Friday night at Sit Happens. Mom told them ALL about me. They know that I am unsure of new people and mom has talked to them about how to handle me when they first come see me! Most people have a real hard time not to make eye contact with me as I am one of the most handsome dogs ever! But it is really, really important for me to get comfortable on my owner terms.

Mom took me for a walk on a new route yesterday. A cyclist went by and I just "kept on truckin". Then we took a route down an alley and there were dogs barking and human voices and I just "kept on truckin". Mom said she was really super duper proud of me..........no woofs or growls.

Anyway - I just got my evening treat..............a chew stick so I must go gnaw!

Hey Humans!!!

So I went to Sit Happens (http://www.sithappens.org/) and met two really nice trainers. I was very nervous at first and growled and woofed a bit. They decided to give me some frozen cream cheese....................YUM!! That seemed to calm me down some. Then they started tossing liver treats at me................can you believe it! My dream come true............liver treats everywhere!

I eventually went and took treats right out of their hands. Mom said I did a really awesome job!

Today we had company over. I gave them a woof so mom hooked me up to the umbilical leash. I settled down right away. She decided to let me off the leash and I got to go outside and supervise dad and his friend fixing the roof! Then we all came inside and I laid quietly right my mom and dad's friends feet (well - two feet away.................his feet were kinda smelly! ;o) )

Thought I would show a picture of me and my big brother. His name is Dexter. Did you notice we are holding paws. Now that I am getting bigger, Dexter sorta likes me!

Time for another update!!!



Friday I am going to Sit Happens for an obedience lesson! I am a little excited but pretty sure I will be overwhelmed once I arrive there. But that is okay............it will be good for me. The more exposure to the outside world the better. And Monday Dallas, from Calgary Dog Walkers, is going to take me on a "pack" walk. Mom said that I may be nervous at first but Dallas goes to really fun places and she will make sure I am safe!

The other night when mom and I were out walking some cyclists went by. I was really brave and didn't bark but I kept my eye on them the whole time.

Last night my mom's cousin came to stay with us. Mom told her just to ignore me! Unbelievable!!!! Mom kept me tethered to her and everytime I thought I would "talk" at her cousin, Mom made a correction on me. Eventually I just decided to ignore the 'cuz and eat the treats that mom had. Today I didn't even bother with her. Mom told me what a great boy I was for that........................

Hey - I had mom take this picture to show you how big I am getting. I am just about too big for the Costco bed when I am stretched out!!!! I weighed in at the Vet's last week and was 22.3 kg!

Gotta run.......................I hear the bag of Elk Tendons rattling!