Adventures with Nadia

I can't believe it's already the end of June!  The summer is slipping away quickly.  Applebee's has been good to me.  I actually really like working as a server, but I never knew how hard they worked!!  I have a new found appreciation for waitresses and I'm already a bigger tipper!  However, it's not exactly my dream career.  I love teaching, and I'm already starting to miss it.  I am still in limbo, waiting to sign a contract from the Clark County School District for a job at Brinley Middle School.  If I get that job I will be teaching 7th grade U.S  and Nevada history.  I'm a little nervous about teaching 11 and 12 year olds.  I really enjoy high school kids, but I'm sure it will be fine.  Volleyball has started back up, which means that Chris has officially become the stay at home Dad.  I'm not sure how much he likes it.  Watching Nadia is a full time job.  She goes everywhere with us, and she's getting more and more energy!  We keep thinking... when is nap time again?   A lot of time I come home to find them both fast asleep together.  Above is a picture of Nadi crashing hard at Grandma's house after a full day of playing in the yard.  She did get her second set of shots this week and she's almost 10 pounds!  If you have a pet, Lied Animal Shelter is the place for shots!  They're a lot cheaper than the vet if you don't mind waiting, and they spay and neuter for $60.00.  

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Hope you enjoy the most recent video of Nadia's play dates.

Practice Makes Perfect

This week Chris has been doing a lot of training with Nadia and she's doing pretty well.  Potty training is going a little better.  We hung bells next to the door that we ring every time Nadi goes outside to potty.  Now, Nadi rings the bells if we don't let her out.  It's a pretty cute trick and very convenient!  She did a lot of socializing this week.  We went to a graduation party and I think Nadia stole the show with all her cute tricks.  She also met Charlie, Toby, and Tink (puppy playmates).  She's still a little too small to play with Charlie and Toby, but I'm sure she'll be their size in no time.  She has gotten a lot more lively since we got her and chewing is her new favorite thing.  The picture to the right is of Nadia licking her peanut butter Popsicle.  She loves it!  She's also gained 2 pounds since we got her.  Hope you enjoy the video below of Nadia's latest training session.

Busy Week!

         Lots of things have happened since we picked our little Nadi up last Saturday.  First, Chris finished up his first rotation in year 3 (the FINAL year!) of pharmacy school.  Now he has a break for 8 weeks.  He doesn't return to school until August 18th, which means he'll have plenty of time to train the new pup.  Below you'll see a couple clips of Nadia's new tricks.  She can now sit, down, stay, come, shake, and she's learning speak and roll over.  She still has a pretty short attention span, so we think she's doing well.  She had her first bath this week, and I'm not sure how she feels about the water.   Chris has also started walking her.  If we could only get this potty training thing down!!  Nadia has also visited grandma's house and loves the backyard!  

         I've started a new job working as a server at Applebee's.  I've been training this week and I think I'm really going to like it.  Nothing like a few extra bucks for the summer!  

Welcome

Alright...

I have officially decided to join the blogger world.  Chris and I usually have nothing that special going on, however we just got a brand new puppy!  We have been complete nerds over this dog and have done lots of research on our new golden retriever, so I have decided to do some blogging on her training.  I'm going to try to post an update every week.  Hopefully this will keep me committed to training!  School is out, which means summer is here and I have some extra time on my hands to make cute videos of my new pup.  Her name is Nadia by the way, and we just got her on Saturday.  She is 7 weeks old and we're pretty proud of her progress thus far.  She hasn't had too many accidents inside the house and we just can't get enough of her!  On Sunday she met her cousins Burton and Annie and another puppy Tonka. I'm sure that she'll have lots of play dates, because we have a lot of friends with dogs.   See the video below for a quick glimpse of Nadi's progress.

Training Nadia