First Snow!

I am about a week late posting this but we ended up with about 12-15 inches of snow, lost power, and there were other weather-related worries but another first - Bodie's first snow!

What is this stuff?

Wheeeee!

It started snowing last week Friday night and by the time we let Bodie out Saturday morning, there were about three inches of snow in the backyard and big snowflakes were coming down.  The puppy stood on the porch for a minute just looking.  Then he cautiously put a paw out on that strange white stuff, waited a minute, and did what he does with everything - he bit at it!  It must have tasted good because he was off like a shot gamboling all around our huge backyard!  He would run like crazy to one end of the yard, stop, change direction and then run some more.  It looked like he thought everything was new and exciting, trees and bushes and anything snow-covered.

It was so much fun to watch him enjoy the snow, running and jumping and trying to catch snowflakes in his mouth!  That is one thing I have always loved about dogs, they can have such unadulterated joy in the simple things.

Then and Now

Comparing the then with the now and you can see how much Bodie has grown!  Where is our cute puppy?  Back then his rope toy was almost as big as he was.  Now, he could probably fit the entire toy in his mouth!

King of the Hill

Bodie, King of the Hill, surveying his kingdom from atop his cushion - which he is ripping apart as we write!

He is turning out to be a wonderful German Shepherd.  Bodie is devoted and protective, wacky and silly, and above all intelligent.  I am amazed at how long he will wait after we drop a treat, and how quickly he picks up new commands.  We really need to get him into Schutzhund training.

Brain Surgery Continues GSD Style - Kyjen Hide-a-Squirrel

Bodie, the brain surgeon, has now lobotomized all his squirrels.



He is now working on monkeys.

First Christmas

Bodie is getting to be such a big boy!  This was his first Christmas.  He was a good boy so he got a new toy, some treats, and a really cute treat cannister.  He also got a sticker for the car "Wag More Bark Less".  RB suggested that we mount it facing inside so Bodie could read it while guarding the car!  :)

Just Hanging Out

German Shepherd Puppy or Car Alarm?

Bodie is turning out to be as much a nuisance barker as the shelties!?!?!  But he sounds so much more intimidating!  Our sweet puppy sounds vicious and horribly aggressive when he barks.  Even when he is just playing with his toy!  My last German Shepherd, Willie, barked so seldom that it was a shock when he did.  We can seldom let Bodie have free rein of the backyard because it abuts up against a trail system and there are too many people going back and forth.

Another problem is when we take Bodie with us in the car.  We have finally got him to stop barking when we are driving.  We are even able to take him through the drive-thru at McDonald's without having him sound like he wants to take out the entire restaurant.  We just haven't figured out how to control his barking when he is left in the car.  So we just park as far away as we can and let him bark.

RB was coming out of CostCo the other day.  Glancing towards our car she saw people startle and give our car a really wide berth.  But that was nothing compared to Friday!  RB and I had lunch and she walked in with me when I went back to work.  She was still in the office when my boss walked in.  He had parked two slots away from us and as he walked by our car, Bodie started barking.  It scared my boss so much that he spilled his coffee!  He said that with Bodie in the car, we don't need a car alarm - we don't even need to lock it!  He thought that Bodie sounded like he wanted to take his face off!  Yet when we bring Bodie in the office, he is as sweet as he can be and my boss feeds him cookies! 

It Is the End of the Squirrels - Kyjen Hide-a-Squirrel

One of Bodie's favorite toys has been his Kyjen Hide-a-Squirrel.  Plush toys don't last long as the puppy will tear them apart fairly quickly - even the Kong plushies.  But this Kyjen set has lasted for four long months!  However, Bodie has recently taken up surgery and lobotomized two of the three squirrels.

At least he still has his stump - for now!