Training: Get The Bird

I love toys... and Mama knows I love toys becaue everytime I get to ride in the car (which is a lot) Mama brings me a new toy. Squeaky toys are my favorite and I love to rip them apart to kill the squeaker, but Mama says that's what bad dogs do so I don't get very many of them to play with. Oops...


But the one thing I love more than a squeaky toy... is the bird. The bird is a special toy that waterdogs get to "play" with. Mama and Daddy say that the bird is part of my training but I don't see how. It is just so much fun!

We play a game called Get The Bird where I have to be on my best behavior and listen very closely to Mama and Daddy's commands. I have to sit very quietly next to Daddy's side and Mama or Daddy throw the bird with all of their might into the water.

Then (and this is the worst part) I have to sit and watch the bird swim in the water before I can go get it! Then (this is my favorite part) Daddy says "fetch it up" and I get to run into the water as fast as I can and swim with all of my might to bring the bird back to Daddy and drop it at his feet so it will be thrown in the water again!

This game is so much fun because it means I get to ride in the truck with Mama and Daddy, and I get to go to the beach! I love riding in the truck just as much as I love going to the beach. Who knew that training could be so much fun?

Don't Talk To Strangers

I learned yesterday that it's not good to talk to strangers. Mama let me outside when we were at grandmas house to empty. She went inside to get her phone to talk to Daddy... when a nice old lady called to me and then took me for a car ride.

Do you know where that lady took me? JAIL!!!!!

She put me in her car and drove me to jail. She said I had run away! I didn't run away. I'm a good dog! I went to say hi before going back inside after my empty with Mama. I didn't even leave the driveway! She called me out of the driveway and I went to go give some lovings just like mama has taught me to do!

Mama had to come and get me and I guess the lady wasn't as nice to Mama because she was very sad and scared and shaking all over. She knew I was a good boy and didn't yell at me for being taken to jail, but I think she wanted to yell at my "dognapper". Mama was happy that someone was nice enough to help me and bring me to the nice people at Jail so I could be found, but I wasn't even lost to begin with!

Word of advice to all my furry friends: Don't talk to nice old ladies if you aren't lost! They might take you to jail! UNLESS your Mama is there to protect you!

I'm A Waterdog

Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Veatch and I'm a Labrador Corgi mix. My mom and dad adopted me from Last Chance Animal Rescue on a warm October day when I was just a little pup, but now I'm one littlebig waterdog (in training) and this is where my mama promised to help me share my training adventures with you!

My daddy and mama are big time fishers and duck hunters, well mama's still in training too but that's another story for another day. My daddy and mama have big plans for me, I'm going to be a waterdog!

Being a waterdog is one of the funnest things a dog could be. I get to go on boats, go swimming, play fetch all the time, hide in little grass houses, chase birds and rabbits, and get my special own gear! Check out my vest!

Daddy's friends have their doubts (something about short legs?), but I know I will be the best waterdog in the world and blow their smelly socks off!