Bucephalus from All Sides

Bo's Training Update

Bo's doing well with his command words.
He now knows
Sit (and does this automatically for a lot of things)
Let's Go
Come
Go Get it (Fetch)
Leave It
Go Potty
Give
No
Good Boy (Yes)

With a treat or toy, he knows:
Lie Down
Stay
Okay (Release)

He's stopped barking at other dogs behind fences when we go for walks.
He's still distracted by bicyclists and other walkers,
but is getting better at keeping his attention on us.

Sometimes, while we're out walking, he'll plop down
and refuse to move forward.
Usually this is when another person is approaching.
If we make kissy noises and say 'let's go,'
he eventually gets up and keeps walking.

Trip to Horsetooth Reservoir

We took Bucephalus to Horsetooth Reservoir this morning.
This was also our first time in the water, which was full of rocks and clay
(not very nice on bare feet).


When we got home, Bo crashed:

See a video here.

Backyard Fun

Bo had some fun in the sprinklers yesterday...

Click here for a video of him in the sprinkler.
Click here for a video of Bo shaking dry.

Best Buddies

Wapiti and Bucephalus

Messy Eater

Bo

Here is another video of Bo being cute.

Bo Does Sit, Lie Down, Give

Check out a video of Bo's training at this link.

Bo's Training

Because Bo will be such a big boy, we've been working on a lot of commands,
leash walking, and socialization.
He loves strangers and love love loves other dogs.
He ignores Baloo, Marge, and Wapiti (the cats) most of the time,
but gets excited when they tease him (walk into his partitioned room)
or when they run.

The commands he is currently learning are as follows:
Sit (he almost has this one completely figured out)
Lie Down
Kisses
Stay
Let's Go (Heel - he also has been good with this since before we adopted him)
Come
Leave It
Look (Pay Attention)
Stop (Wait)
Go Potty
Give

He also knows his name and 'No.'
Since he's teething, he's been mouthing a lot,
so we're working on 'No Biting,' though he doesn't bite hard.
He also barks or howls when he hears other dogs in the neighborhood barking.

We'll add videos as he masters these commands.
Which others should we teach him?

Hail

I call this video
"How To Achieve the 'Antique-Look' on Furniture in Colorado"


This hailstorm destroyed a lot of the foliage on our veggies.
The hail was marble-sized.

This is what was leftover the following morning.

Dog Baby

We adopted a Newfoundland puppy on Monday!
His name is Bucephalus (Bo)--Alexander the Great's black horse.
He is 5 months old, 71 lbs., and
blind in his left eye from an accident when he was very young.
The shelter, Tinker's Dream, expects him to be about 150-160 lbs. as an adult.