Happy 1st Birthday Bear!

 Happy Birthday to our Bear!  We sure love this boy with a bit of an attitude.  He loves to run around at the dog park chasing new friends and barking the whole time.  He loves to play in the water and romp around with Jack and Marshy. 

End of Summer Update

 So I was finding Bear getting very barky with the neighbors, and getting aggressive with Jack and Marshy just a little too much.  And with him getting older and his testosterone really kicking in, I figured it is better to get him neutered now rather than later. 

Marshy is such a lovable soul!

His recovery has been going really well.  He is on his last day of medication.  His head cone however only lasted a day with him playing with Marshy.  Marshy managed to rip it off which I'm sure Bear was grateful for.  But I got some zip ties and attached the cone to his collar.  Good luck getting that one off buddy!

I weighed Marshy yesterday, and was surprised at how much he has put on since the last time I weighed him.  He was 75 pounds a couple weeks ago.  He had gained weight and is now 87 pounds.  He has a ton of skin and I see him still gaining as he gets bigger.  

Sam loves Marshmallow. 

Jack is such a good boy and plays well with them, and lets them get rowdy with him always trying to challenge him as the alpha. He is the alpha in a leadership way, but not in an in your face, I'm the boss way.  When we go on off leash walks at the dog park, they just follow him around and let him take the lead in what adventures to take on. It does my heart good to see these boys get along so well.

Sam caught this picture of 
Marshy snuggling up in 
the crack of the sofa.  I posted
this on the Great Pyranese 
Facebook group and it went 
viral.

This meme spoke to me.

The dogs and I snuggling in the trailer early one
morning after taking Cathi to the starting line
of the Beaver Marathon.

Jack looking for flies to hunt down
in the trailer.

The dog park in Blackfoot Idaho is pretty nice!

They ran for about an hour within the dog park
trying to get the energy spent.

Buddies

Hot Tub club with Marshy wanting
to become a member.

There was a dog show in the neighborhood and here is what I wrote for each dog:

1st entry

Name: Jack Gridley

Owner: Gordon Gridley

Age: 1 yr 10 months

Breed: English Setter

Weight: 45 pounds

Bred by our wonderful neighbors, Chris and Makenzie Banz. 

Jack has a decent arsenal of tricks: Sit, Stay, Roll over, Turn around, Go get it, Bring it, Find it (Where's the bird?) 

Jack loves to find and chase birds, go Jetski riding, run around at the dog park, and go camping. He follows Gordon around constantly and doesn't like being separated even for a couple of minutes. His growth and skill development have been blogged from an early age at: http://gordsdog.blogspot.com/

Some of the Gridley kids claim that Jack has a higher standing in the house than they do. That's Cap!

2nd entry

Name: Bear

Owner: Gordon Gridley

Age: 1 year birthday coming up 9/15/21

Breed: Newfoundland/Poodle  (NewfyPoo)

Weight: 65 pounds

Cathi loves big dogs and wanted a Newfoundland breed, but doesn't enjoy the shedding so she found this breed which helps with much less shedding.  Bear was also raised starting 7 weeks in the Gridley home. Bear is a very social dog at the dog park and loves to play chase with other dogs and barks constantly as his way of laughing.  He tries to assert dominance over Jack, but when they are off-leash, he constantly follows Jack and Jack is the leader.

Bear has recently undergone surgery to make sure he maintains his single status and encourage a more laid-back lifestyle, hence the "Cone of Shame".  More information on Bear also found at the  http://gordsdog.blogspot.com/  website.

3rd entry

Name: Marshmallow

Nickname: Marshy

Breed: Great Pyranese Mix 

Age: 7 1/2 months

DNA Testing on Marshy reveals he is 55% Great Pyranese and is definitely his dominant breed with his loveable laid back and loyal personality, protector of the home by invaders.  He is mixed with about 8 other breeds at 5-7% each.

Marshy was an unplanned addition to the family as he was received at Cathi's wishes after winning a bet with Gordon.  She had to endure a cold water dip to obtain the funds for her big-dog fascination: Fun video of the event: https://youtu.be/JVyw1yAlKrI

Marshy loves to eat, sleep, dig holes, scavenge garbage cans when nobody is looking and lazily follow his brothers around at the dog park.  His loving personality and feigned innocence help him to receive forgiveness and social standing in the Gridley house.

All three dogs love to play at the dog park and find interesting smells from other dogs.

More information on Marshy also found at the  http://gordsdog.blogspot.com/  website.