Well balanced Mickey

Thank you so much for being such an awesome breeder! Because of the wobble board (I assume) he doesn't even flinch about unstable surfaces.

~ Lisa
P.S. He got up there, himself.

Potty training Mickey

ACTUALLY we had a major breakthrough, today! The backdoor is open which leads into the garage and an open man door into the backyard. MICKEY TOOK HIMSELF OUTSIDE! Did you get that? Let me repeat, myself; MICKEY TOOK HIMSELF OUTSIDE! Later, I had company and the door was closed. He cried to go out! Oh I am so happy I could just piddle on the floor.
Aside from the housebreaking our only troubles have come from that mouth of his.  No back talk, just his desire to use it to “feel” me with it!  He likes pulling at the blanket over the sofa, as well.  I keep replacing my body or the blanket with the bully stick or his rope but it doesn’t seem nearly as interesting.  I’m looking forward to him outgrowing this little phase.  Of course he has performed the obligatory toilet paper train, once.  ~ Lisa

Mickey's new home

We’ve made it home. Only about 10 minutes of intermittent whining and when we stopped for a burger in the drive-through I put him down to eat and I lost him… found him under my seat.


We stopped at Shilo (he slept the whole way) and didn’t go potty. Back to sleep and didn’t need to go until we got home (already living the rock star lifestyle trying to create stones). At the Shilo he, initially, did not care for the leash but by the time we left he had no problem with it at all.

He’s met some neighbors and one dog.

Whining when left alone until he realized that he could explore and he does whine to ask to get up on the sofa. He only gets up when he stops. No picking him up if he stands up and scratches at our legs, either.

He does enjoy the bully stick and gorged himself on dinner and water before passing out again. So far, so good, on going outside and not in the house. He’s also coming when called with some encouragement.

So many things to remember to do and not to do to have a good dog. It’s not easy being a doggy momma!

Thank you so much for the wonderful little boy! ~ Lisa

P.S. I’ve already yelled, “NO!” once… he was chewing on his paperwork.