We've been busy!

There has been a lot going on these last few weeks. Brent is busy building back his herb garden, hopefully they will all survive this time! He started back with summer school, so we are all settling back into a routine.

We have signed Boston up for some basic obedience classes through parks and rec. We had our first class last week and we are teaching him boundaries. So far so good! We have introduced him to the dog park - he loved it! He did come completely dirty, but also completely exhausted. We are looking forward to dog beach, but we still need a little more time with him before we bring him there.

We took Boston on his first field trip to San Diego, he got to visit his second home :) He adjusted really fast and of course mom loved having a dog around. There is big park down the street there so we introduced him to the chuck-it. Took playing ball to a whole different level for him, he got tired really fast! We will be back down in San Diego this weekend. Last weekend was a test run to help him get more adjusted on this trip. The family will be in town and he will get lots of attention.

When we've been taking him in the car, we bring his create - we want to keep him safe and don't want him running around the car. The last piece of his VIP area arrived today.... (we now have the rubber mat and the cage so he gets the entire 3rd row to himself)



Tomorrow he is meeting his new Vet - Bellflower Veterinary Hospital\ http://www.bellflowervet.com/ . They were just recommended by our new groomer/pet store Your Elegant Pet http://www.yourelegantpet.com/. We are slowly transitioning Boston to a more natural food - to help with his coat and overall well being. He is getting his first real groom with us Thursday and then we are off to San Diego to celebrate the 4th!

Fun with Boston

Boston is adapting very well to his new home. He is playing catch well, met some new friends (Menlo - puggle and Bella - min pin), and riding a bike!



We think he has some training before he came to us - he knows a lot more than we initially gave him credit for! We have found a few dog classes we want to take him to. One starts this week, but until we get all his paperwork (shots etc) we can't take him. So, hopefully they come soon!

Here are some of our upcoming goals:
- Moving his sleeping location out of our room and into the hallway. He will still be in his crate....
- Responding more to his name, he does come to "come"
- staying on his bed while we eat. It's hit or miss and the fact that he is a hit makes us realize that was his old pattern. Just us being too weak (he does have a cute face!)
- laying down on command

This week, Brent is back to school. It's just Boston and I all day. So far, so good!

Meet the newest member of the Garriepy Family!

We found this cutie through a Rescue here in LA http://grcglarescue.org/ His rescue name was Chad, he is now Boston! He is 2 years old, pure golden.

After playing ball, to run some energy out of him, he found a spot on the lawn to enjoy his new toys.


We wanted to help him calm down with lots of ball, a long walk and some training. we slowly introduced him inside the house. This is the result of the first few hours of play.


He was great sleeping in the crate all night, just needed to go out once. I will update more as we go!

More Wedding Pictures

I thought it was time for a few more pictures and of course a job update! The job is going really well. I am settling into it nicely. Definitely took some time to get my feet wet and to learn a whole new system, but I am off and running now...let the games begin~~

I decided to pull a few pictures (there are so many to pick from!) as a few of our favorite moments. All of these photos have been provided by:

http://www.cheetahdesignstudio.com

Enjoy!

Pre-ceremony shot -



The girls -




Walking with Dad -




When he first sees her! -



Ceremony (Wedding party) -



Mr. and Mrs. Garriepy -



That's all for now~