Casey holding a GoughNuts stick and a Nylabone ring

Our sweet Casey is 11 months old today. She is growing up into a really good dog. We are amazed at how confident she has become since those early days. We went to Cabelas today and she actually paid attention to the taxidermy bear they have on display. She would stick her head through the railing to get as close a look as possible. Then she let out one of those deep low barks that means “don’t mess with me.” I gave her a correction for barking but it was rather funny. Since she is 11 months old lets see if I can come up with 11 things that I enjoy about Casey:

1. Calm – she is still the calmest dog we have raised or even puppy sat
2. Loves walks – I think all dogs love walks
3. Belly Girl – she loves to lay on her back with her belly to the sky
4. Chewer – since January she has become a very effective chewer (note the chewed off end of the GoughNuts stick in the photo)
5. Double toys – she loves to pick up two toys at once (see photo)
6. Chunky – we have been cutting back her food for several months now and I think she is finally slimming up a bit
7. Social – she is great at giving people just the right look to get them to interact with her
8. Gentle – she is amazing with little kids even babys
9. Tug – she plays tug in her own unique way – I call it virtual tug because we take turns letting each other win
10. Crazy – she has this wild and crazy side that she likes to show sometimes by tearing around the house – she especially likes to do this with Bill when he makes a little play faint at her
11. Caring – she is a natural at being a therapy dog and is sensitive to those who need some comfort

We are really enjoying raising Casey and look forward to see how she will mature in the next few months that we have her here. There is a puppy truck coming on May 13th and puppy #4 might be on that truck. We should find out in the next couple of weeks. I sure hope we can continue the trend and get a “D” puppy.