Week Three on the Homeland

To the few of you who may in fact read my rabble...

Apologies for the weeks off - I have to work and the other dog owners are leaving this blog to me, despite them requesting I create it! At least they are updating things on his Facebook page!!!

Humphrey has now been with us for two and a half weeks, and good lord it has gone quickly! He is full of character and is fitting into family life well.

Some Pupdates:
1. Crate training - absolute failure here, Humphrey eats in his crate and is forcefully put in there for short periods of time to allow us to shower, clean, or the occasional gym session. I have at times caught him lying in there of his own accord but the instant you shut the door the wailing begins and I guess you could say we are too bloody soft.

2. Other training - He's doing well here, he knows 'SIT' and "Come here" and 'Leave it' Not that he leaves it the little bugger that he is. The in house accidents are down to a minimum, no number two's and the odd wee if we miss the signature 'Widdle walk!'  He is now responding to a whistle if we call him and miraculously managed to spend some time off the lead on a short walk this week.

3. Socialising - Humphrey loves people, make a fuss of him and he will get seriously excited, bless him, however scare him and he runs away.
 - Things he is scared of... The Hoover! Umbrella's! Loud noises from the kitchen! Dogs running past him at high speeds! Obviously we are working with him to make sure these don't develop into large fears. He has spent sometime with another dog in the family, Bruce, Humphrey is desperate to play with Bruce (who is about 10 times his size) when he is still, Unfortunately Bruce doesn't bat an eyelid at Humphrey and isn't a fan of his outrageous levels of excitement. On the few occasions Bruce has shown willingness to play, Humphrey has run off and hid behind the sofa!

4. STAIRS - He has learned how to climb these, on a number of occasions when we have been unable to find them, he has taken himself upstairs and hidden away in my room! Needless to say the stair gate is now on until we can be 100% sure that he is house trained!

He has his second jabs this week and will be able to do a lot more socialising after this!

Humphrey is actually for a 12 week old puppy, incredibly well behaved, he is mostly chilled out and sleepy and will happily play on his own, as I am writing this he is asleep on the floor by my feet.

He loves all of his toys but mostly we have learned "Don't touch the duck" as the duck is his favourite toy.


 The only issue we have had is that he makes a run for the front door the instant it is opened. We almost lost him once as he absolutely loves being outdoors. Which brings me to my final point.

SNOW!!!!

The 'beast from the east' may well be Humphrey's favourite event of the year. Unlike any of our previous dogs who hated the cold and rain, Humphrey has had an absolute whale of a time in the snow, he loves it!!! So I attach a video for you to enjoy! Along with a couple of pictures to show just how comfortable Humphrey is in our home!

Until next time...

Humphrey's traits

Hello all,

Just thought I would do a little post about Humphrey's likes and dislikes, he is quite the little character.

1. All of Humphrey's toys must be in the same place, or similar at least! He likes them to be on the rug we have here! I dont know if anyone has seen the "maracas child" on YouTube, but Humphrey is exactly the same when it come's to his toys! If you squeak one and he isn't nearby, he comes running in and takes it off you and puts it in a pile with his other toys!

2.  Humphrey loves the garden! We have some bushes in our garden that he is in and out of all the time. He has learned to go to the backdoor if he needs the loo, which is great, but his first stop is the bushes next to our patio! He has been running through them, attacking the twigs and earlier I caught him trying to drag one of the branches off of the Hydrangea, I don't think he realised it was attached!

3. Humphrey hates his lead. As soon as it is on. He sits down! Now sitting down is obviously great behaviour but he needs to learn to walk on the lead!

Thats it for now,

For those who haven't seen it. I've attached the Maracas child as a link on YouTube!

Beginning Life on MARSh

I was born on Friday 8th December 2017, and on Boxing Day 2017 I first met my new family, Karen and Bob. I think they liked me and I certainly enjoyed their cuddles, they decided to call me Humphrey, a name I think suits me very well!

I know Kelly, from Sleepy Hollow Clumberdoodle's, took lots of photo's of me looking grumpy to send to Karen whilst I was still too young to leave my Mummy.

Fast forward a few weeks and I have certainly grown.

Karen and Bob came to pick me up on Saturday 10th February and I had a LONG journey home in the car. I enjoyed my cuddles with Karen the most during the trip, but I really didn't like it when they took me outside with the lead on. I just sat still and decided that I didn't want to move. Karen and Bob just laugh at me when I do silly things! When I got home I played with Bob, I didn't get to spend much time with him in the car because he was driving. I like playing games with Bob, he is good fun!

That night Bob and Karen tried to put me in a large cage, I didn't like it and I wailed. LOUDLY. So much so that I got Bob, the big softie, to come and get me, he let me sleep on his bed! I hope this lasts!

The next day Rachel came home, she is good fun too, I really enjoyed running around the garden with her! She has been trying to teach me to 'sit' and 'come here', I have been working hard but I don't always do as she tells me, as other things are just far too interesting. Later that day, I went and met Ben and Emily, and Bruce! Bruce is a very big dog compared to me but he just didn't want to play!

I met the vet on Monday and he says I am very healthy, He gave me some injections so soon I will be able to go on some lovely forest walks.

On Tuesday, Rachel gave me a bath, it was not fun! I cried and cried, and splashed and splashed! Rachel got soaked!!!  Then in the afternoon Rachel took me to her friend Hannah's House! Hannah has a big dog called Bailey! She is fun to play with, although I am still a little too small for chase and she scared me a bit when she ran past me. But it was fun, when I got home I was far too tired to play with Bob so I just slept all evening!

Wednesday morning started with noise, lots of noise, made by me! I got a bit too excited playing with Bob and skidded on the wooden floor when I was running around, I ran straight into the door frame. I squealed and woke Karen and Rachel up. Then Bob and Karen both went out so Rachel put me in my crate, I decided barking and crying was the best way to go until she let me out! I spent the rest of the morning playing and sleeping.

It's been a good first week with the Marsh family! My favourite things to do are to run in and out of the bushes in the garden! I like to attack all the loose twigs and leaves as well!
I also enjoy playing with my toys in the house, I have a few toys but they have to stay on the rug! I don't like it when Karen, Rachel and Bob throw them off the rug, so I go and get them and bring them back! Other than playing with my toys I like to eat the tassels on the rugs and blankets!
I've also learned sit and come here and I am learning to Leave it!

I can't wait for next week's adventures!

Good night all,

Humphrey Clumberdoodle xx

Meeting Karen

In the car home!

Nap Time!