Julie,

We have been on the go, so much that time has flown by. Kodiak has been growing like a weed! He will be seven months old on 6/12! When I was at Petsmart last week I had him step up on the scale–he weighs 61.2 lbs now! I am so glad he is eager to please, he walks well in a nice loose leash heel position and loves to work for his Pupcorn treats! He has more tan on his chest and legs now, and the ears are up to stay–every where we go I get comments from people about how beautiful he is.

He loves to play with our 9 month old Springer Spaniel, Chloe as you can see from the pictures I sent. If he can’t get a good grip on the toy they are playing with she will take off with it so he rarely let’s her win! He is definitely an all-weather dog he doesn’t mind the snow or sunshine. We did notice he will go find the shade when he gets to warm.

Kodiak is part camel–we put a wading pool in the back yard for the puppies to play in and cool down in our hot humid weather. He loves to try digging to the bottom of the pool and drinks as he splashes. I definitely want to get a picture of that! If I can remember to grab a camera.

Craig sent pictures of Kodiak getting a belly rub from Scooby Do and a picture of him with Arnold at King’s Island Amusement Park. He also sent a picture of us after we finished a MS Walk in Springfield, IL. We are flying to Alaska next weekend for a four week vacation! Kodiak will be traveling with us, we will have lots of pictures for you in August!

Marcia, Craig, and FLD Kodiak

Bear today, getting to play ball, no doubt celebrating passing his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test last night. Bear is Hoss x Funny and is he ever handsome! Bear is owned by Lee Poland

Bear’s accomplishment tonight at 7 months:

Bear is Funny son sired by Hoss, owned by Lee Poland

Betsy and Tanner tracking

Betsy with her very close friends Dr. Ed and Marallyn Wight. All three are AKC tracking judges.

Tanner found the glove and looks mighty proud of himself!

 Bear is an awesome puppy! He has A LOT OF ENERGY and is very smart. I am going to try doing different things with him and trying to keep him busy. I found someone to help me with tracking. He is very, very friendly dog.

 Lee

Getting ready for a new session of classes with Bear.

Just kidding!

Although, I did warn the instructor last week that the Bear will be coming to class.

Lee and Bear