myLOVE: some Art

I've had numerous requests for updates on Art, so here are a few pics I snapped this week.  He is a sm(Art) doggy - he can sit, lay down, dance, come, and stay.  He is mostly house-trained (sometimes *we* forget to let him out) and understands no and off.  We're working on playing patty cakes (which will be HILARIOUS once we've mastered it) and shake a paw.  However, we've given up on 'speak' - he just runs to the door to see who's here, every time...  ~sigh~

He's got a few puppy habits to break still - even though his baby teeth are out he has a nasty habit of chewing on hands - not hard, he never bites, but he sure gets a lot of slobber on ya...  He also needs to learn not to jump up so much.  It takes a lot of effort to get him calmed down when he's excited to see you to convince him to 'sit nice', but I'm confident that most of the puppy behaviours he will simply outgrow, and with enough positive reinforcement from us will be a thing of the past all in good time, especially after he gets fixed this month.  (P.S. Tattoo your pets - it's more readily visible and the micro-chips are linked to cancer!)

We he(Art) him.  And he he(Art)s us.