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Marty has been part of our family for three weeks now. He is now completely house-trained and is walking well on leash! What a smart boy! He has met most of the dogs in the neighbourhood and has learned how to play with them. The children come over every morning and evening to say hi. His morning walks have become his favourite. He runs to the door and sits waiting for the door to open. He likes to run through and roll in the long grass. When he hears "where is our Marty?" he pops up his head and comes running back to us.
He
loves to curl up with us in the evening. He watches Wexford for his
cues on how to behave. He loves to give kisses and we give him lots
of hugs! It has been a seamless transition for Marty. What a joy he
is and has adopted us as his forever family! Thanks again for
allowing us to adopt him. Update June ‘09 ... Hello, my name is Marty and I'm writing to you to thank you all for the kindness you showed me while I stayed with you. I was sure lucky to have you folks around so that puppies like me can find a great home. My Mom and Dad are great. My mom takes me and my big brother Wexford for nice long walks and lets me play with a lot of other dogs! We have really great children in the neighbourhood because they come over and play with me too. My mom keeps telling me not to jump on them. She says that I have learned 'Off' really well (I guess it's because I hear it so often). I'm really trying my best to do what she asks. I now know sit, stay, come and down. The stay command though needs work. My favourite game is Marty in the middle (I think the game used to be called Monkey in the Middle). My big brother is sooo patient with me. He is quite calm and good natured. I couldn't ask for a better brother!
Update June ‘09 ...
Hello
Again Folks at the SPCA!
My mom
finally sorted out the picture taking issues. I've attached a few
pictures of our trip to Nova Scotia including me playing on Crescent
Beach in Nova Scotia (that was fun!). I learned how to retrieve
sticks from the waves in the ocean. The rest are photos of me and
some of me and my big brother Wexford taken on Canada Day. He says he
likes me but sometimes I drive him crazy! Mom and Dad took me for my
operation on July 6, 2009 and everything went well. I'm 33 lbs. now
and a growing concern. Things are back to normal and Mom says that
she is going to take me to some classes so I can learn more about
manners and agility training. That's all for now. Gotta run (Ha!) Update September ‘09 ...
Hi
All at the SPCA! Update April ’10 …
Just to let you know that Marty is doing VERY WELL! He and I
were enrolled with Carolark's training classes (Level 1, 2 & 3 and
Rally O Basics) for most of the fall and winter months. The training
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I've
been to see the doctor twice now and all my shots are up-to-date. I weigh 12.8 kilos! The doc thinks I'll probably weigh about 50 to 60
lbs when I grow up. I have a new leather collar and a name tag with
my name and phone number on it (in case I get lost). Well, I
have to go now - I'm off to Nova Scotia for a holiday with my family.
Dad says we're going to three different beaches so I can run and play
in the ocean! I can't wait! I'll send some pictures when I get back.
Mom says we don't have the right equipment to download pictures on the
computer but when we get back from the trip, she'll sort that out.
Thanks again for everything!
Update
July ‘09 ...