Amy & Bernie's Blog – October 2010 Archive (4)

Time to vent! Poor Bern, I guess I should also vent when he's being adorable but we're entering what we believe may be his 'teenage phase' so he's more piss & vinegar than sugar & spice lately.



Fortunately for him he still has the same charming face, no matter how naughty he's being.



Lately though Bernie has been talking back. He's not a big barker in regards to outside distractions, but he's taken to barking at my husband and I incessantly. When my husband and I hug,… Continue

A friend of mine from college is visiting for the week and Bernie immediately assumed she's here for his entertainment! He loves people, which we appreciate, but he won't leave her alone!



He brings all his toys to her, he wants to sit on her on the couch, he chews his bone while draped over her legs. He even sat outside our guestroom door until she got up this morning!



Do any of you experience this with your Doodles? I'm genuinely convinced he thinks she's his. …



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I just need to vent about a couple issues we're having with Bern lately. Overall he's a sweetheart, and isn't being naughty to be naughty, as in I really don't get the feeling he's doing what he knows is bad to get our attention. But lately we've had two (I guess very common) issues: walking without pulling and jumping up.



We've tried so many different things on his walks, and we give every 'method' at least a week's dedication before moving on to something else, but nothing seems to… Continue

Bernie just finished up with all his shots about a week ago, so it's been a big tease walking along the water every day - for us both! Well, he was being such a good boy on our walk today, calm, responsive, I decided to introduce him to the water. Plus, being about 70 out I knew he'd dry quick if we ran around for a bit when we were done!



It was so funny! If anyone reads this I'd love to hear about your Doodle's first water experience!



At first Bernie was scared of the tiny… Continue