Bubba 18wks Video

The bear cub is starting to look less like a bear.  His puppy fur is being replaced by shiny adult fur and is forming a weird stripe down his back like a skunk.  With time he is also starting to chill out.  Zoomies now occur mainly at night time and are now a sign that it is past his bed time.  There are even daily moments of peace where I find a Bubba just calmly lying down and sometimes he even has his eyes closed!  He's still not a "real" dog though; Bubba needs another half a pound before he reaches that 10lb mark!

I'm not in any rush with his training, but I can't help but notice he will be my oldest puppy who still does not have a stay.  We sure are having a lot of fun shaping tricks though!  Moving is not his problem :)

But while we don't completely have the concept of staying still, we are making progress on our boundary training.  With little reminders from his leash, Bubba is learning that he needs to stay in the cubicle with me even when the office cats and dogs walk by!

And then he has also squeezed through the last bar of the baby gate when it has been closed.