ready to roll!

Cars. They are great inventions. They transport you from home to the dog park to church to the beach to my extended family's house to that other park in the time of a short nap. I used to jump up and look out the back then the front and then the side windows and then try to crawl to the front but I've learned some secrets to figuring out where we're going without all that fuss. The open and close trunk usually means baseball. A small packed bag if toys means going to Adriana or Lola's house. Parked and noisy means shopping time. And reversing up a sloped driveway means we're home!

So I know I'm not the easiest pup to transport in a car - I'm shedding both my puppy and winter coat and I know I bark when you leave me alone for even 2 minutes in the car (it usually takes me 2 minutes to remember that you always come back for me) - but let me assure you that wherever you take me, I'm more than excited to go!!

Lola the puppy whisperer

I stayed over with Davey's family and they're so much fun. Lola is one of my favourite people to see because I sense so much joy and love when I see her. She also likes dancing with me!

I sometimes sit by the stairs just waiting for her to come out of her den in the basement. I'm finding it hard, but I've got to learn to hold in my excitement and not jump up and dance with Lola until she says so.

everyday hero

I was just following orders." On my walk this morning, I saw Mar and her master in the ravine. We had fun sniffing and chasing until her orange and blue ball got stuck in the rocks under the bridge. I watched as she tried to get it... unsuccessfully.

So I was really excited when Emel told me to "fetch ball." I guess all those times I've had to crawl on my tummy to get toys from under the couch were practice for this. My flexible puppy legs and slim-fit build come in handy. But you know what? The best part of disappearing into the crevice and coming out with ball in my mouth was seeing Mar's wagging tail and Emel's proud smile! Mar's master kept telling me how thankful he was. But it was nothing, really. As I said, I was just following Emel's orders :)

Fetch!

Fetch is a game of surprises, and I like surprises!
By myself, I can't do much with a ball - I can chew them and sometimes they make a squeaky sound. That's about it.
But whenever Davey or Emel (or another human) plays with me, they can make the ball go really far. Cool! They can also make the ball bounce super high. Oooh! Or sometimes they can can make the ball fly high in the sky. Wow!! And you never know which way they will make the ball go.
So when they throw a ball, I like to get it as quick as possible and bring it back to them so I can be surprised with where the ball will go next! Excuse me, I have to get back to my game now!!

more human friends!

I like hanging out with my human friends. I like how I can be myself around them. They're sometimes really silly too!

Oops!!

Everyday I pull my big blue pillow out of my crate so I can sit in the sun while Davey and Emel are at work.
But you know what happened today? I accidentally made a hole in it.
And you know what?? There's fluffy stuff inside! Neat eh?! It's super soft and they float around me when I roll or run through them.
And you know what else? There's not just one or two bites of it, there's so many!! 9, 10, 11... WOW I didn't know there was so much funny fluffy stuff hiding in my pillow all along hahahahah!
Ooh there's Davey coming home! I wonder if he knew my pillow was stuffed with fluff!!
Hmmm he doesn't seem very excited to see it. He looks surprised, but not the happy surprised. Oh I guess I made a bit of a mess... you know, maybe I shouldn't have taken out the fluffy stuff after all.....

maple adventures

Davey, Emel, and I (the Brillo trio!) went to a maple farm this weekend. It was awesome! I got to play in the forest, explore the riverside, climb on big sticks (my favourite outside toy) and under stick houses, and even meet ponies, goats, and llamas. (The goat was a bit grumpy and kept running at me from the other side of the fence!)

Oh yeah, and there were lots of maple trees! I chewed lots of maple tree sticks.

tooth fairy

I came home today after playing at the dog park. (Have you noticed that there are a lot more dogs now that it's not so cold and snowy outside?) 

Anyhow... I walked in the door and then I felt something in my mouth. I was surprised because usually when I have something weird in my mouth, it's because I found something outside (like Styrofoam, pink bubble gum, a Tim Horton's cup, or even a squirrel the other day) and Davey or Emel tells me to "drop it".

But this time, the interesting thing came from INSIDE my mouth. It was my first puppy tooth that fell out!! It felt good! It's called teething and I hear it happens to puppies starting around 6 months, like me! So this is normal. But now I have this really strong urge to chew on something........

cloud walking

I went on a walk with Cloud today. He's my best dogfriend!

graduation

I graduated from Puppy Kindergarten today! Besides finally being able to play with other dogs my age, the best part about the class was that everyone had treats in their pockets and I got one for nearly everything I did.

I would like to thank my teachers, and all the puppies that I got to play with at Pawsway. I especially want to say thank you for Davey and Emel for bringing me to such a fun place.

And I want to thank... HEY!! they spelt my name wrong!!

four paws, four eyes

So it's true. Glasses actually do make you look older and/or more intelligent.

who's walking who?

I met a friend at church today. She was my size!! I liked walking with her because when I went through the chairs or under a table, she followed me through the chairs or under the table!

birthday balloon

Today was Davey's birthday. Emel gave me a balloon and it was so much fun. But then she told me to give it to Davey for his birthday. So I did. But all they did was smile and take pictures. And then Davey gave it back to me. Why didn't they just give the balloon to me in the first place?

People are strange sometimes, but if that means I can keep playing with this blue ribbon attached to this blue balloon, I don't mind!

Brillo love

I heard a song on the radio all about me. In the chorus, they say "this is Brillo, Brillo, Brillo love." Listen to it here - Brillo Love

Happy Valentine's Day

en guard

I've been thinking about being a guard dog. I want to be there for Davey and Emel since they're always there for me. 

How will I do this? Well... I can hear someone at the door before anyone else. Then I plan to attack them with kisses and cover them with slobber. I will distract them with an unbelievably fast wagging tail, and follow them around with deep, probing eyes. I'll simply overwhelm them with cuteness!

Yeah, I can be a guard dog. I already do this to everyone I meet!

family and the future me

Davey's family joined us on our walk today. There were so many people in the ravine today. I don't mind. That means I got to see lots of dogs too! 

I met a dog that looked similar to me (she smelled different of course though). She was 10 months old, so that's going to be about how big I'll be in half a year. I have lots of growing up to do!

minus twenty

Wow. I had to wear both my sweater and Leafs jersey today because of the cold. Nothing will stop us from our tradition of daily walks in the ravine! But I wonder if they make doggy toques...

smile :)

I was born with a sad puppy face. 

But that doesn't mean I'm not happy. I don't smile with my mouth. Instead, I smile by wagging my tail. I smile when I look at you with bright eyes, my head tilted to one side. I smile by running to you when you call me. I smile by sitting at your feet. I am smiling when I snuggle up on your lap, bury my face in your arm and let out a deep, satisfied sigh.

Me and Geoff working on my smile



snow and hot cocoa

I went toboganning with my cousin Adriana. She's fun. She's little like me. I thought it was more fun running up and down that hill.
We went to McD's after, but I'm allergic to hot chocolate. That makes me sad because it smells so delicious. But at least I was allowed to stay there. Davey asked the manager and I looked at her with my sad puppy eyes and we got to stay. (Doesn't seem fair that human babies can stay without asking even though they're sometimes louder and stinkier than puppies!)
Anyway it was still a fun day. Oh and sorry Adriana for popping the ball at your house.

#bestbuds

I just saw this year's Budweiser Superbowl ad. And it looks like so much fun to be on TV!! Actually, the puppies from last year's ad looks exactly like me and my brothers and sisters.


I would love to meet a horsey. Can I please be picked for Superbowl 2016?

whoa. that's a lot of snow

There was a snowstorm last night. When I went out for my morning potty, there was snow everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I love snow, especially when it's fluffy and I can roll around in it. But this was more than I've ever seen! It went up to my neck. So I had to tough it out and plow through to get to my favourite spot at the very back of the yard. It was worth it.

birthday wishes

It was Emel's birthday today!
To clarify things -- I wasn't trying to eat the cake. I was actually trying to make a wish... to not be allergic to chocolate anymore... so that I could eat the cake...

i love my friends

I have met lots of humans. Some big ones and some little ones. I even met a green one named Max!

They are all my friends! I can't wait to meet you too!!

If you have a picture of us together, please send it to me!

bath time

I got a bath for the first time today. I hear that labs are supposed to like water. I'm not sure I like it too much. I got Davey all wet. That was kind of funny. I got to shake shake shake off and that was a new feeling. And I smell nice now. hm.. maybe I do like water.

cute

I don’t like being cute. I don’t know what “cute” means exactly but whenever people say it, their voice goes up and I think they want to play. But they just pull out their cell phones and take pictures. I wish they would just give me a treat.

 

 

the day i met cloud

I met a new friend, Cloud today. He's really awesome. He's a pure white husky, which was good because we met at the dog park at night and it was dark and I wouldn't have been able to see him except he was all white! And he got me a new sweater. Go Leafs go!!

the underground world!

I went on my first subway ride today! There is a lot of funny things for me to sniff in the stations. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Actually, after playing at puppy kindergarten, I was so tired, I just fell asleep on Davey's lap the whole ride home.

today

I pooped today all over the backyard. Davey had to pick it up. I got two treats today.

DOG PARK

I have now heard my all-time favourite words! DOG PARK!! actually... I really like hearing "good boy" and "treat" and the front door opening. But I love DOG PARK!!

can we please go back?

walk walk walk

I went on my first walk today with Davey and Emel. There was so many things to see and smell. I like walking with them. It's a "brio trio".