WOW!!

Has it been 3 months already?!? Oh boy have I been busy.

Quick update - I will be 10 months old this Dec. 13th. My weight is over 75 lbs. and I still have feet too large for my body. Am I still growing? Will I weight even more when I finally reach full-size? Better still, will I ever learn to control my feet?

The man standing with me in the picture is "Daddy" (RoyalT is his internet name). He is a great Dad. We go for long walks now several times a week. I especially love going down to the water at sunset. We sit, watch the colors of the evening sky and the boats sailing on the gulf.

In October I had foot surgery to correct a previous dew claw surgery. Mom and Dad went on vacation that same week, so I was kenneled with Dr. Bell to make sure I got the care I needed. I did not like the bandages or the stitches and managed to chew them off; just to be restitched. Once I got home I managed to chew off the bandages several times and even got the stitches again. Those funny collars are easy to break. That time the area was left open to heal naturally. It looks very good now, not even a scar.

Oh, I met a new friend! His name is Zorro and he is a standard apricot poddle puppy a month older than me so we were the same size. We had a lot of fun playing chase and fetch the stick. Zorro even let me share his water bowl and lay on his bed too. I hear he might be a Daddy some time early next year. It would be nice to have a younger brother or sister as big as me to play with, and Zorro could come see us both anytime he liked.

The family (us puppies too) had our pictures taken for Christmas. Sadly the pictures did not come out well enough to order. The studio used a darken room and I am just to black for their digital camera to make decent pictures. Mom is working on finding another place for better pictures. Maybe this time the pictues will be worth having and Mom promises to post 1 or 2 here!

Mom & Dad have been Christmas shopping! Think I'll go peak and see if they got me anything.

Everyone have a great Christmas and we'll see you soon.