He's still biting and chewing his way through various items of furniture, limbs of family members, and the lawn.
After waiting for a week after his second jab at the vets, we could finally venture out of our own backyard with Trigger on a lead instead of in my arms. I have to say he is not yet what you could call a keen walker, probably because of the road we live on. It's extremely busy with lots of scary big vehicles pounding past us all the time. So it's a battle getting along that bit. Once past it and in the field, he relaxes enough to enjoy it. Apparently walks should be kept quite short to start with. We've been out for half an hour and even that's a bit too long for his age really. He's got enough energy to keep going for hours, I'm sure, but it's not good for his bones, apparently.
We've been to two puppy-training classes so far. Trigger was very aloof the first time we went. He didn't want to know the other dogs there at all. The second time he was a lot more confident. He even went up to one dog voluntarily (it was one of those Dulux dogs - cute and enormous).
I'm trying to introduce him to new experiences as much as I can, like it says in the books. We've seen other dogs - though always at a distance, so not much use. I'm constantly on the look out for horses and other bigger animals so he can get experience of them, but even though it's been unseasonably warm, we've not met a single one. Perhaps horsey types are up and about a lot earlier than us! Will try the woods again tomorrow.
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