I haven't uploaded a picture in a while, but here are the two loves of my life hanging out at home.

Our "human" toddler

Cody turned 3.5 years old this past weekend and he's acting his age!

We had a house/dog sitter stay in our guest room a couple of weeks ago and Cody "discovered" our guest bed when she was staying there.

Now, this is our nightly routine:

8pm-11pm - Cody naps on our bed in the master bedroom

11pm - Cody moves to the guest bed when we kick him off the master bed

5am - Cody wakes up, leaves the guest bedroom, and whines by our bed until we let him join us.

Cody has developed human toddler traits! At this rate, I expect him to be sleeping on his own bed soon, waking himself up to attend elementary school, and getting his driver's license in a few years. How quickly they grow up....

Cody's Hurt!

Cody is limping! We noticed a couple of days ago that his right paw was bleeding - the inside toe.  We're not sure how that happened, but all the running that he loves to do is not making it any better. He's been limping and has been reluctant to do anything that would require him to put pressure on his right paw. The biggest problem is that though he's injured, he's still active...or wants to be anyways. We'll walk him and run him these next few days and force him to take it easy until it heals. Hope he doesn't destroy the house being antsy from not being off-leash and doing "real" running. 

At lunch today, Cody snuck a taste of my cheesecake. I caught him in the middle of a bite, but he didn't seem that remorseful. He's certainly playing the entitled invalid pretty well.

How's Cody now that he's 3.5 yrs old?

Sorry that I haven't posted in awhile. I keep on thinking of stories that would be good for this blog...Cody and his ability to fetch/drop, update on flyball classes, Cody's transition to sleeping off the bed, his fear of being "kidnapped", meeting a baby, and his adjustment to his new home.

Today, I'll talk about how he's been lately. I never believed that this day would come. Amazingly enough, he's a much calmer Cody now. A couple of weeks ago, I took him to Mission Peak and he didn't bark at the cows or annoy any of the other hikers. Although he still barks occassionally, he's a little less nervous now.  He's become more obedient and is developing the right balance between being too energetic and being too lazy. He heels when we go on walks and hikes, and he seems to be ok with listening to orders now. The funny thing is, he doesn't seem to have that much tolerance for other energetic dogs now. He just ignores them and refuses to play with them, which I find ironic. I can totally see him being a cranky old dog that can't remember the spastic puppy that he used to be.

Please VOTE for US!

Phil and I are finalists for an all-expense paid DREAM WEDDING from a local radio station. We need as many votes as possible. You can vote once per day (one email address per day). Please HELP! (and Cody couldn't be happier for us since we moved in with Phil and a nice dog park is only 2.5 miles away!)

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Cody trying to swim!

While we were in Boston, Cody, Phoenix and I went on a few hikes that ended in a river. On this particular day, another dog was there and his owner had a ball and let Phoenix and Cody play fetch with them. Clearly, Cody needs more practice swimming... But at least he never gave up and kept on trying. The great thing about his swimming style is that it is a bit more exhausting than other dogs' swimming styles.



Here are some still pictures:

Cody in New England!

Cody has had many firsts this week. I'll go into all the details of each of these events, but he took his first flight (from San Francisco to Boston). He went on a boat for the first time. Met cats up close for the first time. Swam in a lake with a doggie life vest for the first time. Lived with another Vizsla for the first time. And donned his first Red Sox uniform for the first time. Yes, that's right.




Check out this link for some vocals of Cody singing with one of his favorite Sox players, David Ortiz!