SQUIRREL SIGHTING

I have a very small fenced yard area and upon returning home Chief has been excitedly running the perimeter with nose to the ground.  He can smell a fresh squirrel track but up until today hadn't seen the critter yet.  Timing is everything and we've gone outside for his business and no sooner do we get back inside then the squirrel runs along the fence and up the tree.  This has happened quite a few times where it's waiting until we're gone to show itself.  Chief was excited enough without having seen it and he even watches from inside, checking out the tree branches.  Well, today he finally got outside in time to see the squirrel on the fence.  No barking or anything crazy but he's now on the watch even more.  His pee breaks take alot longer now and it took until noon before he'd stop watching the tree so he could pee (and he'd held it from bedtime, the night before).

He's not a huge fan of the wet grass and he uses the garden wall as his catwalk to get around to find his 'perfect spot' and also to go on squirrel patrol.   Today was a nice day out so he just used his walkway for a better vantage point of the tree.

I swear dogs have a better sit-stay for a squirrel
than they do for just about any other reason

On Saturday it was raining pretty hard so we went to No 3 Rd in Richmond and walked quite a ways along the main route trying to stay under the shelter of the skytrain line.  We weren't very successful at staying dry but we both had our raincoats on.  We had a good walk and Chief is doing really well on leash.  He is unconcerned with people and traffic around him.  Even the loud sound of the skytrain overhead didn't startle him. 

I've had Chief with me for four weeks now and he's starting to pick up more toys and play.  He'll entertain himself with a toy - throwing it in the air and then pouncing on it.  It's pretty cute!