Another crazy week

Well firstly sorry we are now dropping to weekly updates as the moment Laatu is still for more than 10 mins I'm sleeping (with one eye open).
As you already know last week was all about swimming in the pond. This week has all been about biting and climbing.

Ok so I'm off the kennel roof but how did I get up here?

Tarkka and Laatu continue to bond and are now firmly best of buddies.

Bestest buddies or is it double trouble?

Tarkka sleeps by Laatu's crate at night but we have had to put the pen around it as Tarkka wakes Laatu up when he wants to play which is not funny at 4.30am

Laatu has also decided this week that sleeping on the floor is for common dogs not him he's somehow found ways to get on chairs.

We haven't seen him do this but he sleeps for a few precious hours so I'm not moving him.

Josh is loving the new addition to the family and I offen walk in to find them all playing nicely or just chilling together on the floor.

 Laatu is starting to get naughty for nipping but Josh takes this all in his stride (normally with Laatu swinging off his socks or trousers) Josh warns all his friends to keep their shoes on when they come over to play and if it gets bad he puts Laatu in his pen (kitchen).

So when not lifting Laatu down off walls or the roof of Tarkka's outdoor kennel what have we been up to this week?

Well Laatu had his first injection and was so good, I don't mean he didn't cry I mean he didn't bite anyone or cause trouble in fact he sat with the vet nurse on her lap covering reception while I talked to the vet (butter wouldn't melt in his mouth)

We have also been out most evenings as Laatu needs to get use to travelling in the car and I want him to meet as many people and experience as many new things as possible.

We have been short walks around the block, short because Laatu now weights a whopping 5.9 kilos so I struggly to carry him for long.

Are saving grace has been living near the beach we have been to the beach 3 nights this week and here's a few photo's.

Mum did you bring a towel?

Wait for me

Tarkka went very deep in this pool as he found a ball he wanted

This evening we did something a little different we headed down to Plymouth Hoe which looks out over the sea, it's a stunning setting and allowed us to grab a few photo's of the dogs with Josh and his best mate Ethan who's staying the weekend and also coming with us to Wales (so is use to the biting yappy lappy). It was a lovely evening and the boys had a fab time on their skate boards while Tarkka and Laatu storked the sea gulls and had a fuss from people out for the evening.

The boys x

Me and the furballs x

So as you can see we have had a busy week and we are now on the week count down to the trip to wales when Laatu can show us how easy it is to escape from the caravan and fencing.

It's taken me all evening to type this update as Laatu decided to dig in the big water bowl soaping himself and the kitchen and we also let the dogs come into the front room at night but I've just had to get Laatu from the top of our stairs, need to move the stair gate in the evenings from kitchen to hallway, it's never ending but we are still smiling, shattered but smiling.

Have a good week everyone, love Jo & the boys x

Beach, park and a spot of swimming

So what have we been up to these last couple of days?

 Well Laatu has settled into a routine of sleeping (under the clothes airer), eating and causing chaos.

Tarkka has no undercoat left due to Laatu ripping chunks of fur out of him.

We went to the beach the other night more to get Laatu use to being in his crate in the back of the car as he still howls in the car. This was great fun we met a family in the car park and the lady asked if the dogs were Finnish Lapphunds and went on to explain she is from Finland and loves the breed while her toddler gave Laatu a cuddle.

Today I took Laatu to the park next door to the school and was surprised how many boys came over in groups to ask about Laatu and give him some fuss.

Back at the house I decided to do some bits around the garden and was watching Laatu as he was getting very close to the pond, next he was paddling in the shallow shelf and ripping the pond plants up, then without warning he decided to lunge for a plant out of reach and yes straight in, head first under the water then came up swimming and when I fished him out ran into the kitchen, water everywhere.

Here's a couple of photo's of us drying him off and also him fast asleep in his crate while I was out fencing off the pond argh I've always had a pond, never fenced and Josh never went near without an adult and Tarkka only ever paddled.

  Wonder what tomorrow will bring !!!!