We've been working hard with Finlay on us being the "boss", it seems to be working. We've had very few grumpy growls from him and getting him off of the furniture just requires a firm "off" and he gets off without question. I say without question, certainly without grumbling but often not without play-bowing or some fun gestures, because let's face it, being where you are not supposed to be is great fun. Photo to show that down below!
Something we were also keen to do was try Finlay with some swimming. For health reasons we swam our previous Tibbie Nemo and he got on ok with it, although he was never the biggest fan. But we wanted Finlay to not be scared of swimming or the water, I know a lot of dogs are a natural in water, but still. A friend of ours runs a local dog hydrotherapy pool and she is brilliant and we already know Finlay loves her (well, he loves everyone). So we took him along and although the session was fairly short, he did really well.
He walks in via a ramp which gradually goes into the pool and as soon as he was offered, he swam. What a star, after a few laps around the pool he was out. The next bit he was fine with surprisingly, which was a shower and shampoo. However, the next part was drying with a strong 'air blaster', and that he did object to. We got there in the end, but he wasn't as dry as we would have liked. Then big fuss and treats at the end which he loved. So in summary, it is another thing Finlay has taken in his stride, I wouldn't say the next time he sees water he'll jump in, but at least we know he won't be scared or sink!
Another milestone this week was wearing his dog coat. We aren't one for dressing our dogs up, but they have always worn a dog coat when it is bucketing down with rain, as it did this week. Finlay has resolutely refused to walk anywhere in a coat up until now, and it has been a source of growling. But this week, he not only wore it without swearing, he actually walked in it absolutely no problem. Perhaps the boy is growing up and starting to be a bit more confident.
Here is Finlay on the furniture, he isn't allowed up there and he knows it. Because he is still young it isn't so much the getting up as the getting down, we didn't want him jumping down from high places and jarring young bones. Getting up is ridiculously easy for him and has been since he was about 4 months old. Don't you just love the cheeky face though....
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| Clever or what dad!! |
Here is a video of him at swimming, the eyes are a bit wide but he is a really strong swimmer for one so young.
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