The first two weeks

Tonight marks two weeks since Toby arrived from Arangold in Christchurch, and it has certainly been an interesting two weeks.

Toby is sweet, a real charmer, and a quick learner. He already knows the command "busy" and he is learning to "busy" on different surfaces including grass and bark.

After allowing a few days for him to settle in, we started training him seriously and he is well on his way to knowing the "wait" command, and he has made a good start on "sit". Because he is not fully vaccinated yet training on the lead has been baby steps, but he is learning to follow the lead rather than eating it.

Retreiving training has also begun with Toby learning to retrieve toys, and he is learning the safe place to travel in the car. After several photos of him fast asleep we finally managed to take pictures of him while he is awake. Including this picture of Toby with a John Campbell toy from the General Election '08.

Look out for words of wisdom from Toby over the coming months - he has already discovered a few life lessons over the past two weeks.