Taking you outside!

Today was the first day i took you outside for a walk/ potty trip. you had no idea how to react to the leash that pulled at your neck. but being a smart boy and a quick learner, you realised pulling at it would make your neck ache and so you trotted with me. I wish i was not so paranoid about juggling the leash and the iphone along with giving you instructions! i wanted to take a million pictures to capture how excited you were to see cars, school vans and bikes whizz past. you also are at that stage where people find you incredibly cute! ask K he cant seem to get enough of you....and so a couple of strangers stopped by to ask your name and pet you and you were quite the study of a good dog. showing your excitement at meeting new people, but also knowing that unless you sat down and behaved, no one would pet you.

the biggest relief to me today has been that you realised you needed to potty on these walks. i was rewarded suitably by you!

My legs are aching from the five trips we made today my darling. but just seeing how much you love going out and watching everything, also swallowing a few stones when i wasnt looking has made me so happy.

We also made our first solo car trip. It was always K and me, with you either at my feet, or in my lap or on the dashboard. Today i had to step out and i had nowhere to leave you. I also wanted to check to see if i could manage you and the car on my own. So i leashed you, put the loop around the headrest, you jumped onto the passenger seat, then sat on the floor, tried to climb up on the dashboard but couldnt. then finally jumped back onto the seat and sat the whole 7 km drive. We went to K's parent's home for a visit. they were suitably impressed by your behaviour too! and then we came back home... here's a picture so i never forget how you slept after you chewed my hand on the gearstick.