Our “little” boy is about six months old now. How time flies…. I’ve been doing some more leash training with him and he’s doing pretty well. Having a pocket full of carrots really helps but even without treats he responds well to a small choker and is learning quickly. He’s easily distracted, so that remains a challenge but I think with more training he will be fine. He’s still growing, of course. Its not as noticeable as the first couple of months but he’s finally outgrown his cage and we ordered the largest one we could find. It should be here in a few days. I’m sure he’ll be more comfortable once we get it setup for him. He is starting to get some skin allergies. He recently started scratching his right arm up pretty good. We think it’s the fabric softener we used on his blankets based on a few tests we’ve done and his reaction. We will continue our tests to see if we cant figure it out. I’ve been giving him a small dose of benedryl which seems to help a little. I normally put it in a glob of peanut butter so he now runs anytime he hears a pill bottle opening thinking he might get his PB treat. His new favorite toy is a plastic motorcycle that Ronnie and Trista bought him when they were shopping for their new baby Boerboel. He’s already eaten a hole in it and I’ve had to take it away from him so now I’m on a hunt for another one. His second favorite toy is a heavy duty thing made from ballistic material or some such stuff. Its supposed to be the indestructible dog toy, but he’s about got it torn up too. He seems to be over the worst of his teething and hasn’t torn up much other than his toys so that wasn’t too bad. He likes tags though and we have to correct him when he tries to eat the tags from our bed, sheets, pillows, rugs, clothes, etc…. He remains a big baby that I give a big bear hug each night before bed. He doesn’t mind his daddy hugging on him too much, but he’s still momma’s boy.
