Gods true blessing......

What an eventful, fun and challenging week we have had with Harly.. anyone spare us about a whole weeks worth of extra sleep please???? hehehe

He truly is a sweet, adorabale blessing; so much fun and entertaining til about 9pm..then the "real" fun started...we were teaching him who is the "alpha" in our house..and unfortunately he is ranked 4th...hehee..He did try altho for the 1st 3 nights to be the "alpha" and after reading thru our Training manual was adviced to nip this dominance in the bud..so we bought a crate..large enough that he will grow into it and be useful as an adult dog..so from Tuesday he cryed..and cryed...but we did not give into him..and hence wound up with loss of sleep..but Today is monday..and he absolutely loves his crate now..and even goes in on his own accord..during day for naps.. he now also follows our directions and knows who are the bosses in our house.. :)...and LOVES his treats. He is so easy to train and is truly a very good ..well behaved puppy..a delight to have around !

The major part of training a puppy for therapy is lots of socialising from very young..and coming from a fantastic breeder who worked so wonderfully with him from beginning..has made it so easy now for us . I have had lots of enjoyment introducing Harly to a few friends of mine..one who has a 14 month old Yorkie, Bo..Harly now gets soo excited to go visit him and when he visits here.. which has been a few times already in his 1st week home :) We have ventured out shopping ..and of course he is a heart stopper...everyone just wants to know what he is..how old..etc...and Harly is just wagging that tail excited to meet them all... so he is really on the right road to becoming a wonderful therapy dog.

I plan this week to introduce him to his new backpack, seeing he is adjusted to his crate . I think I will visit the local library. the farmers market...and the pet store.

These 1st stages of training are crucial..the socialising is the most important aspect . Once that is established we can go to 2nd stage..and that is obedience training...which starts October `1st for 8 weeks.

Tune in next week for more of Harlys adventures.....