Wed, 09 Apr 2003
HI ALL, WELL THE PUP IS DOING GREAT. SO FAR NOT ONE OOPS IN THE HOUSE!
YEA!!! SHEILA AND HIM ARE GREAT FRIENDS. I CAN SEE WHERE HE COULD BE A
MAJOR
HAND FULL FOR SOMEONE WITHOUT ALOT OF TIME. HE'S DEFINATELY A BUSY GUY.
SHEILA AND HIM STAY PRETTY BUSY BETWEEN NAPS. THEY'RE DOING GREAT IN
THE CAR
ON RIDES ALTHOUGH IT CAN GET A BIT CROWDED IN THE FRONT SEAT AT TIMES.
SHEILA ALWAYS WANTS TO SIT ON THE CONSOLE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE SHE
ALWAYS
HAS, AND OF COURSE HE WANTS TO JOIN IN. I THINK ITS MORE OF A SECURITY
THING
CAUSE ONCE WE'VE BEEN GOING A BIT HE'LL USALLY LAY DOWN IN THE BACK AND
STRECH OUT AFTER A SHORT STAY WITH AS MUCH OF HIM AS HE CAN POSSIBLY
WRIGGLE
ONTO MY LAP. WE'VE DECIDED TO CALL HIM CASPER. IT MEANS MASTER OF THE
TREASUE, AND OF COURSE IT HAS SOME SPIRIT LENDINGS WICH I THOUGHT WAS
APPROPRIATE WITH THE WOLF BEING A SPIRIT GUIDE ANIMAL. MY INDIAN FRIEND
SAM
SUGGESTED IT SO I DID A WEB SEARCH ON IT AND THATS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.
WILL
KEEP YOU UPDATED ON HIS PROGRESS. HE'S GOING TO BE GREAT AT SHAKING
HANDS
AND IS SITTING PRETTY WELL ALSO. I'VE BEEN SLEEPING ON THE FRONT ROOM FLOOR WITH HIM AND
SHEILA SINCE HE JOINED US. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND TO BE GOOD FOR BONDING.
Wed, 30 Apr 2003
HI ALL, WELL CASPER IS ADJUSTING TO HIS NEW HOME WONDERFULLY. THE OTHER
DOG
AND HIM GET ALONG GREAT. THE CAT'S EVEN GETTING USED TO THE IDEA OF
THIS
RATHER LARGE NEW PUP ROAMING THE HOME. ALL HIS SHOTS ARE UP TO DATE. WE
WON
EIGHT TRAINING CLASSES AT PETSMART. CASPER DID VERY WELL AT HIS FIRST
CLASS
ON SUNDAY. THERE WERE LOTS OF DOGS IN THE STORE FOR DISTRACTION BUT
CASPER
STAYED FOCUSED TO THE TASK AT HAND. WE LEARNED THE NAME GAME, SIT LAY,
AND
LEAVE IT. HE'S ALSO A NATURAL AT SHAKE HANDS AS HE USES HIS PAWS SO
MUCH.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOREWARD TO OUR NEXT CLASS. ITS NICE BECAUSE THE
WHOLE
FAMILY CAN GO AND THE KIDS GET TO WORK WITH HIM AS WELL AS US LARGER
KIDS.
CASPER IS GETTING MUCH GENTLER IN THE HAND FEEDING AREA, AND NO LONGER
TRIES
TO CLIMB UP ON YOU IF YOUR EATING. HE'S A VERY INTELLIGENT PUP AND I'M
SURE
HE'S GOING TO GROW UP TO BE AWESOM. WE LOVE HIM VERY MUCH.
Wed, 14 May 2003
CASPER HAS COMPLETED 3 CLASSES AT PUPPY TRAINING. HE'S A REALLY QUICK
LEARNER. OUR YOUNGEST LOVES WORKING WITH HIM. HE'S GETTING ALONG REALLY
WELL. WITH THE OTHER PUPS IN HIS CLASSES. THE TRAINERS ARE VERY IMPRESSED.
HE'S
PRETTY MUCH SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT NOW. WE HAD BEEN LEAVING THE
BACK
DOOR OPEN IN CASE HE HAD TO GO OUT, BUT LAST NIGHT WE HAD IT CLOSED AND
HAD
NO ACCIDENTS. HE'S REALLY A FUNNY GUY AND HAS QUITE THE PERSONALITY.
HE STILL THINKS HE'S A LAP DOG. I DON'T
THINK
HE HAS A CLUE HOW LARGE HE REALLY IS. AS FAR AS BAD HABITS GO HE REALLY
IS
WELL BEHAVED. IF ANYTHING ITS JUST A MATTER OF US BETTER PUPPY PROOFING
THE
HOUSE. IF HE CAN GET AHOLD OF SOMETHING THAT INTRESTS HIM HE FIGURES
ITS
FAIR GAME, WICH IS OK CAUSE HE'S A PUP AND THATS WHAT THEY DO IF THINGS
AREN'T PUT UP.
Fri, 06 Jun 2003
HI ALL, WELL CASPER IS DOING GREAT. HE'S STILL FOLLOWING "PUPPY'S RULES OF
AQUISITION' BUT SO FAR HE HASN'T RUINED ANYTHING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE OR
VALUE. HE AND THE KITTY HAVE COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING AND THE CAT HAS
MOVED BACK HOME. HE STILL HAS NO CLUE AS TO HIS SIZE AND WEIGHT (60LBS)
AND TOTALLY CONCIDERS HIMSELF A LAP DOG. HE HAS DONE EXELLENT AT PUPPY
CLASS AND HAS CAUGHT ON TO EVERYTHING FASTER THAN THE OTHER DOGS.
EVERYBODY THAT MEETS CASPER JUST LOVES HIM. HE'S REALLY GONNA BE A GENTLE GIANT.
Wed, 30 Jul 2003
HI GUYS!!! CASPER SAYS THANKS FOR REMEMBERING!!! CASPER IS TRULY A
GENTLE
GIANT. I'M SURE HE'S AT LEAST 90 LBS. I'LL WEIGH HIM WHEN I GO GET HIS
FOOD
IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE IS'NT MUCH THAT HE DOESN'T'T LIKE. HIS
EYES
ARE GOLD IN COLOR. HE GRADUATED ON 6-15-03 FROM THE PETSMART
PUPPY
TRAINING PROGRAM WITH TOP HONORS. THE TRAINERS SAID HE PICKED UP ON HIS
LESSONS EXTREMELY FAST. HE HAS A GOOD ATTENTION SPAN AND IS VERY
WILLING TO
LEARN AND HAS EXCELLENT RETENTION OF THE PREVIOUS WEEKS LESSONS. HE
SEEMS TO
BE GETTING BETTER WITH THE PUPPY RULES OF ACQUISITION. HE'S DOING
BETTER AT
PLAYING WITH HIS STUFF AND NOT CHEWING ON EVERYTHING. ALL OF HIS TEETH
HAVE
COME IN BEAUTIFULLY. HE HAS SOME IMPRESSIVE "PEARLY WHITES". HE IS AN
ABSOLUTE JOY TO HAVE. HE LOVES TO CLIMB IN BED IN THE MORNING AND
CUDDLE AND
GET A TUMMY RUB. HE'S SO BIG IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER HE'S ONLY 6 MONTHS
OLD.
DEFINITELY A "BIG BABY BOY"
CASPER IS A WONDERFUL AND OH
SO MELLOW FELLOW. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM A COUPLE OF THE PICTURES HE DOES
GREAT WITH FRIENDS OF ALL SIZES. HE AND OUR CAT GIVE EACH OTHER BATHS. I
WISH I COULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT ON FILM. ALL IN ALL HE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE
ANY BAD HABITS. HE LIKES TO CHEW ON STUFF BUT SELDOM EVER CHEWS ANYTHING
OF IMPORTANCE. WE'VE PRETTY MUCH PUPPY PROOFED THE HOUSE. HE AND OUR
OTHER DOG ARE GREAT FREINDS AND LOVE TO PLAY. ALTHOUGH HE IS OVER 4X HER
SIZE HE HAS NEVER HURT HER. HE'S WEIGHING IN AT A SOLID 120LBS, AND
STANDS ALMOST AS TALL AS ME AT 6'2", ON HIS HIND LEGS. WE RECENTLY GOT AN
OLD 1960 CHEV PICK-UP AND OH BOY DOES HE LOVE TO RIDE IN THE BACK OF IT.
WE WOULDN'T TRADE HIM FOR THE WORLD AND WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE THINKING
OF GETTING A LARGE DOG AS A PET TO CONCIDER GETTING ONE OF THESE GENTEL
GIANTS FOR THEIR NEXT LAP DOG. THANKS YOU GUYS FOR A WONDERFUL ANIMAL AND
FRIENDSHIP. I MUST ADD THAT I'M SURE ALOT OF THE LOVE THIS GUY HAS IS A
REFLECTION OF HOW THEY WERE ALL RAISED AND HANDLED FROM NEWBORNS.
Fri, 9 Jan 2004
WE HAD LOTS OF SNOW, HOPE YOU ALL WEATHERED THE STORM. ATTACHED SOME GREAT NEW PICTURES. FINALLY CAUGHT THE CAT AND CASPER BATHING!! HE SURE LOVES THE SNOW AND HIS NEW ENLARGED CROAKING FROGGIE!!!! (WE STILL HAVE HIS ORIGINAL BABY FROG) THIS ONE HAS THE EXACT SAME CROAK. HE PACKS IT ALL OVER.
Truly a Beautiful Boy!
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