Mojo and Thor update

Mojo

Thor

Mojo and Thor are doing great. Thor has learned so much in a short time. Yes, he has taken a break on the China dig. The poop in the hole has worked, but now he thinks that is where he should poop. We will just have to continue to work on the correct potty area.
In regards to play time, there are times that Mojo just has had enough and almost looks like he's begging me to get Thor off his neck. LOL!

"Hey, did you hear that?"

There are some very nice quiet times with them both too. Sometimes after a calm few minutes of Thor adoring Mojo, Mojo seems to give in and gets up to egg Thor on to come and play. It is really sweet.

Mojo "Can you get him to leave me alone for a minute?"

Mojo "Alright Squirt let's go play."



Thor has learned to sit for the door to open.



Thor after ringing the bell to go out.

Thor has learned that doors do not open until you sit.  He has also learned that we will open the door to let you go out to do your business if you ring the bell on the door. Of course, he also thinks this bell is for play time too!

We have been so blessed to have these two beautiful and smart animals. We hope they both continue to learn and grow to be happy and healthy. We just love these boys and I think they love each other too.

Puppies!

Okay, so this isn't Thor digging but it makes my point. Thor is a digger. I know most dogs that dig do it because they are bored or frustrated. This doesn't seem to be the case for Thor. He likes the smell of something in the middle of our yard. He smells and smells and then stops. He smells again and at just the right spot he will dig. Of course if he's already started to dig he will dig in the same spot. If we let this behavior continue he will be to China by the weekend. So far positive reinforcement has worked with Thor but I'm not sure how to handle the digging issue. Mojo never dug in our yard so this is new terrirory for us. The funny thing is how fast he is about it too. He looks like he's trying to find a spot to do his business, so the whole time I'm like go to your spot (he digs outside the potty area) and he keeps sniffing and then with a blink of an eye he's digging a hole. If I could just find a way to get him to dig up only weeds, I'd have no problem with this behavior. Puppies - you have to love them because they are so darn cute.

Puppy = Lots of Play + Lots of Rest

Mojo and Thor have had a great first week getting acquainted with each other. Thor is doing well learning his name and the rules of the house. He's getting the "Sit", "Leave it" and "Stay" command. He has also learned to go to his crate when we eat at the table. We don't even need to close the door. Although he has ran out a couple of times just to find out that we can catch him in the house! LOL!

Play time!

Mojo being a good sport letting Thor chew on him.

Mojo enjoying his bone.

Thor enjoying his bone.

Boys waiting for Mark to throw the ball.

Thor resting in his crate while we eat dinner.

Thor resting after a long day. Note the
 bone being kept in a safe place while he rests.

8th Grade Graduation (Part 2) Oops wrong Blog!

Gettting excited about being a Knight, Scott chose to wear his high school colors under his graduation gown.

He looked so good we all wanted a picture with him. Here he is with Grandma.

Mark and Scott

Scott and Annabelle. What??? Looks like she dressed to match. Good call.

Me and Scott. Yes, he's finally taller than I.

Papa, Scott and Mana.

Godfather (Uncle) Kevin and Aunt Dana.

It was great to see Scott embrace the new clothes he picked out himself. The boy has some style, that's for sure.

Mojo's newest cousin

Charlie - The Seymours dog. Isn't he a beauty?

Mojo, a bit tired out.

I don't like how dogs play but they seemed to enjoy it.

Mark and Mike made great referees.

After a rough introduction, these two dogs ended up being pretty good. They are both good dogs, we were all pleased. I'm not sure about Charlie, but Mojo slept great that evening.

Mojo turned 3!

Mojo and his gal Annabelle

Happy Birthday to Mojo and Annabelle. She loves this dog so much she insisted he be on the cake!

Mojo loving the snow storms natural drifts so he could get around the yard.

We have been blessed to have Mojo be a member of our family. We can not believe he's 3 already. He was rescued at 7 months and he's been such a great dog. People who do not have pets will never understand how a pet like Mojo can just make you smile even on a bad day. Although Mojo likes the snow in winter, we know he loves the warmth and sunshine of summer. On days when we get tricked by sun he lays in it by the back door, hoping for that first spring day when he can just lay in the sun and bake. He's my kind of dog!