Colt 45 Trying Hard To Fill Big Shoes!

Brianna really did some good with Colt yesterday! He slept like a rock last night! That little girl really knows how to train dogs! I think she has a very special gift! Colt has some big shoes to fill since we lost Ruger. Now Colt 45 is my hauling partner! Today I think I am gonna teach him to "stay close" meaning that when we are out in the pasture, he has to stay close to me. Ruger would get a few yards away and I would say "stay close" and he would come back to my side. Colt also did something really smart last night. I told him to "leave it" referring to his toy and him going outside. I used to tell Ruger to do that when he wanted to carry his toy outside. He would drop it and go out. I told Colt to do that and he took the bone back to the living room and dropped it and came back to the door. He is very smart and I am very pleased at how well he is learning things! Brianna taught him to heel and to walk on a leash! He also is very good at the trailer. He just lays down and waits. No barking, crying or anything! I think that he will be an awesome dog and he is working really hard at filling those shoes!

Ellis, the black lab, looked for Ruger last night. He knew that I had returned from a BR and expected Ruger to come through the door. He got a lot of loving last night and settled in. I snuggled with him on the floor and he settled down. God Love him. Jeff played fetch with him and spent a lot of time with him yesterday.