I thought you might like an update on our not so little guy. Yesterday at the vet he weighed in at 23 lbs!! I was a bit surprised that he was that heavy already. He's now tall enough to reach the handle on the oven. It makes it more interesting making lunches and dinner with him trying to help. He's also lost 3 teeth so far. That means that the biting has gotten worse but it will soon be over. On the up side, our puppy class teacher gave me a really helpful idea.

We've been taking him for walks along the trails of Burnaby Mountain. Because it's set up as a mountain biking area, there are some training structures set up. Newt has been having fun going up the ramps and across the skinnies (it's actually a board about a foot wide that's elevated a bit). We also took him to the local park where he's discover the joy of the slide. I think he's a natural agility dog!! :~)  I've attached a photo of Frank and Newt enjoying the slide.

Our next door neighbours have taken a strong liking to Newt as well. They've become our evening puppy sitters. Tonight we went kayaking and he spent the evening playing with their 2 dogs and 3 teenagers. Every time one of the girls came into the room, he went running up to pee on their feet. He gets almost as excited to see them as he does us. If Newt ever goes missing, their house will be my first stop. They think he's just the greatest puppy ever. The dad gets upset if Newt doesn't say hi to him right away and Newt waits outside their house in the morning to see him before our morning walk. It's great to have such fantastic neighbours.