He is just over 9 weeks old now. I did tons of research on dogs to try to find the perfect running buddy. I grew up in a house with only English Bulldogs and the first and only dog I've owned before Loki was also an English Bulldog. Exercise for an english bulldog is walk half way around the block. I love my sweet bulldog and would own another one in a heart beat however I really wanted a dog that could jog with me. So I researched and researched and decided on a labrador retriever. We are pretty proud geeks in this house and so we decided we liked the name Thor for the dog. The small problem was that if we didn't get a yellow lab Thor wouldn't fit (you know Thor is blonde) Thor's brother Loki has black hair and that would work. And when the doggie is being really bad we can always quote Thor from The Avengers "He's Adopted". Ok geek moment over. :-) Labs have the ability to keep a slow and steady pace with you and that is what I need. I don't need a dog that can sprint or run super fast I just need one w/ stamina that can keep trucking along. He has allot of training to go through before he will start going on runs with me but I am working on getting him used to his leash. As you can see in the pic below, the first day he wasn't very fond of it. LOL!
The top pic was today and the 2nd time we tried out his leash and he is already doing WAY better. I will be putting him in puppy classes very soon. So as he grows you will see more and more pics of him and I eventually want to participate in a 5K for owners & dogs like the Furry5K.
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