Splash

Splash
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Mom says I need I diet. I say, NO WAY, look at me I am a perfect example of my breed.

Ki's getting pretty big now!

Ki's getting pretty big now!
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But I am still far bigger, much tougher, and will always be more handsome. Just sayin'.

Jewel says "Hmmm verry intewesting!"

Jewel says "Hmmm verry intewesting!"
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Ki does not like family photo sessions

Ki does not like family photo sessions
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Notice that I am sitting nicely for mom's photo, Jewel is watching Ki, and Ki, well he is outta here.

Ki and Splash in the office

Ki and Splash in the office
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Mom is trying to teach Ki to not go under the bed. Good luck with that.

Splash and Ki playing

Splash and Ki playing
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Ki is considerably bigger at 10 weeks than when he came home, but the game still goes on. And on.

Ki learns to go through the standard

Ki's Lessons

Monday nights we get to go to a place with a big fenced field and we all get to play ball until we are worn out. I played with my fav mini soccer ball. I just love it when mom kicks it. The thing is, Ki kept getting in the way of the kick, so mom ended up throwing it mostly. That's okay with me, as long as I get to run and get it.

Ki spent a little time running halfway after me, then flattening out on the grass. He looked pretty weird. I would never do that when there is something to be fetched! Then, when I was almost past him, he would run up to me and almost but not quite bite me. A little freaky, but since Ki is about as big as a bug I do not care. Anyway, I am the boss of Ki.

Jewel mostly just wanted to play on the grass.

Mom spent a bit of time trying to get Ki interested in my floppy frisbee. He already is a bit frisbee obsessed, and mom is trying to send him over the edge, I guess. He did some short runs after the frisbee, but mom quit the game pretty fast. She told me that will make him more obsessed for next time. Whatever. She told me she needs a second identical frisbee because Ki is not as polite about giving the frisbee back as I am. He doesn't really give any toy back, actually. He likes to collect them all into a pile and lay on top of them.

All this activity was apparently not enough for Ki, because he yipped and fussed in his crate until 4 am.

This morning Ki worked on touching the plate with both front paws. Right now, it is mostly just one paw. Mom noticed it is usually his left paw. He also worked on touching the Alley-Oop target with his nose only on the ball part. He is very good at that. Then mom got out the treat dispenser and tried to get Ki to touch the lever with his paw. This is going to be a little harder for Ki, but since he is already pretty much doing everything else nicely she thought well why not.

Tonight mom is going to get out one hurdle and try to get Ki to go between the poles. Why not. Ki is already 10 weeks old, nearly over the hill.

She also got her video on agility foundation training, which she plans to start watching tonight. Maybe she will get some more ideas to keep little Ki busy. And tired!

What Ki learned today

Today Ki worked on not just touching the plate but going about 1 human step to it. He is kinda small so that is a bunch of steps for him. He also almost but not quite learned that if you let go of the Hole-y Roller ball mom will immediately throw it again, which is nice because you get it back and you get to run too. I could tell he was working on this one from the way he was looking at mom.

Also, he worked on sit, down from a stand and from a site, and going to his crate.

Ki's taking a nap now, and I'm beat from puppy-watching so I am sacked out on mom's bed.

Ki's ears are almost standing up!

Ki's ears are almost standing up!
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Not a very good picture of Ki

Not a very good picture of Ki
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Ki was moving too fast here for mom to get a really good photo.

Splash is a good boy

Splash is a good boy
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I am working very hard taking care of my puppy.

Ki's very first class!

Mom forgot to take photos of this big event, but I will report what happened anyway. Today Ki went to puppy kindergarten class at the Right Steps. There were three other puppies there! Two were Labradoodles, Pombo and Charlie, which are sort of like me on a very bad hair day. Ki spent most of his time trying to cut one of them out of the herd and keep it separated. For some reason, mom was pretty pleased with that. I would have gathered up all the toys that were laying around and brought them to mom. I will have to speak to Ki about proper Retriever behavior. There was also a little Shih Tzu, which although four weeks older than Ki was considerably smaller. This little guy was named "Rambo", but he wasn't exactly an outgoing guy. Maybe he was having flashbacks like in the movie. Anyway, Ki had an awesome time. He wasn't afraid of anything or anybody, and the big noise in the parking lot didn't bother him either.

He's out cold now in his crate. He was sooo tired that he only ate part of his lunch. Can I have the leftovers, mom?

We have all passed out for the night

Ki has passed out on the big bed
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Splash is sleeping next to his gorilla
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Ki brought out all the other toys.

Jewel is the Sofa Princess
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Ki's daytime hangout

Ki's daytime hangout
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Here's a photo of Ki's daytime hangout. It's actually the laundry room, but we don't run the washer when he's in there. It makes odd noises. Ki would rather be anywhere than here.

The New Plan

As a rule, I am a Very Nice Dog. Consequently, I do not believe I have ever mentioned how diabolically clever my mom is. When I was a puppy, she was always one step ahead of me. Of course, I was her fifth Yellow Lab, so she pretty much had Lab antics scoped out.

Ki is another matter. Usually Mom lines the laundry room with x-pens for us puppies to stay in when we are little. This is so we do not get squished up by Big Dogs. (like ME) Anyway, Ki figured out almost immediately that he could scale the x-pens like a ladder and achieve freedom. Fortunately, I did not squish him, although it was tempting.

So today, mom developed a New Plan. Oh, yeah, this is good. Here is the plan: do not try to contain the puppy. Yeah, that's a great plan. All she did was use the x-pen to prevent little Ki from going behind the washer and getting stuck, and she has a nice unscalable gate over the door to prevent Ki from getting out and getting squished like a bitty bug by me.

The puppy-proof gate?
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Here's a photo of the gate she borrowed from my agility instructor for the doorway.

Ki's view
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This is the Ki-angle view of the x-pen and supposedly unscale-able gate. ;)

Now that you are all done reading the funnies, here are some photos of me teaching Ki to play my most FAV game in the whole world. It's called "Everybody Get Splash". This game is where pretty much everyone in the house, including mom, get me. Mom usually rubs my tummy, Jewel usually grabs my neck and pulls and growls, and Ki is a Splash-getter Padawan learner.

"Everybody get Splash" game, action shot
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"Everybody get Splash" game
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Ki and his favorite toy

Ki and his favorite toy
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Ki just loves this toy. He likes tugging on it and also chasing it. He loves it when mom says "READY STEADY GO!" and then rolls it across the grass really fast. He is not very good about bringing it back.

I have always felt this toy is beneath me so Ki can have it.