Oh Great Alpaca!?

In Norway we have an expression that can be translated to something like "Oh great alpaca!" which is used to show surprise or shock.

So who live further up our street?




Oh Great Alpaca!



We even got a video of Gummi watching the Alpacas - and their funny noise.

Puppy Socialization - Dog Show

Hi everyone! Mom went to our puppy class theory night on Wednesday and among other things they got a nice booklet with lots of stuff for us to work on. Mom and I were rather proud when we handed it to P.A. - he looked through it and said "But you've DONE lots of these things!?". Because yes, we had! But there was also lots of things we haven't mastered yet and one of the things on the socialization list was: take the puppy to a dog show. So, when Mom discovered there was a big dog show THIS weekend.. Well.. You can imagine.

This morning we got up early, drove to the station and found a train!


Once we reached Oslo we found a bus!

The bus driver was very nice, and chatted with Mom most of the way to the show. He talked about the dogs from his home village that guard the sheep and cattle. I also got to talk with a German lady. Neither of us speaks German, but she could scritch and kiss me just like anyone else.


Then we arrived at the craziest place I have ever been!


Did you SEE that thing, Mom? It smelled like a dog, but it looked like a walking mop!?


We saw very skinny whipped dogs.. (Whippets, Gummi, they're called Whippets!)


...dogs the size of houses (or at least a car)..


..dogs running over and under and through all sorts of stuff.. It truly was amazing. We walked through a lot of different little shops that sold yummies and toys and such, but Mom didn't get me anything. Unfair!! I got loads of kisses from people working there or walking by, and I spoke to lots of different dogs. An American Cocker Spaniel, a Bordeaux Dogge, a Whippet, a Boxer, a Jack Russel and probably some I've forgotten.


Then we got back on the bus and then the train and then the car and when we were driving home the rain started. Pretty good timing, huh?

Now it's time for a nap! Hope you've done some fun stuff this weekend, too. I hope there are more adventures in that booklet.

Kisses,
Gummi

Play Time!

Friends come in all shapes and sizes!




We apologize for the lousy pictures - Casper's furs seem to make the phone camera go crazy..

Talented Puppy

Gummi is the first puppy I have used the clicker with almost from the start. He is catching on fast, and we're just shaping silly little tricks to get the hang of it. The very first thing we tried was the "touch". I'm going to transfer this to other objects later, but you use what you have available.

I've tried to take some videos with my phone while handling everything else - making both the quality of the video and of the training a bit below average, but at least we have some proof. :)

Meet Gummi! Yay!

Happy Sunday, Friends!

We have some exciting news for you. We now know which of the puppies will be our new brudder! It's the puppy with the white neck patch! His name will (most likely) be Gummi! It started with a suggestion of Ruben or Ruber for a name, meaning red. Someone mentioned how that sounded almost like rubber. Mom thought rubber was a fun name for a bouncy dog, but it doesn't sound good in Norwegian. So she translated it to Gummi and liked it. It's also got association to gummy bears wich are sweet like Gummi is. Do you think a name like that will make him too bouncy? BOL.. At least I've lived up to MY name.


Here he's pictured at 6,5 weeks old. He turns 7 weeks today!

Here are a few older pix

Only a day old!


Everyone at the milk bar @ 6 days!


Gummi @ 12 days



We can't wait to see him again next Sunday. Now we're at T minus one week and 1,5 hours! ;)

Happy Sunday everyone.

Kisses,
Bajas