Hi Kristi,
Hope this email finds you well! I thought you might like an update on Dougal's adventures over the last little while. Dougal is doing all the right things--playing, eating, growing, sleeping and learning all of his basic obedience--we're going to be graduating from obedience school on Wednesday! He's at about 36lbs now and still growing. With all that fur, he looks about the size of most of the 50lb dogs in the park, so people are always shocked at how light he still is. He's got a few seasonal allergies (as does everyone in DC this season it seems) but other than that he's a healthy boy.
We spent a recent weekend up in Canada for Canadian Thanksgiving and Dougal had a fantastic time playing with Paterson, hiking and generally enjoying the outdoors. He's got endless energy on hikes and definitely doubled the distance of every walk we took by flying through the woods. It was the perfect occasion to practice our recalls, which he is doing really well! He and Paterson still get along great--they fetch together and do a little tug of war, though Dougal is no match for Paterson's 150lbs (as you can see in the pictures, sometimes he was a tug of war observer)!
I've attached a few pictures from our time up north.
Back in DC, Dougal goes to doggie daycare once a week and is otherwise entertained by his fantastic dog walker as well as morning and afternoon walks to the dog park. He has a lot of friends in the dog park and is a really social, happy guy. I am definitely a proud momma!
He's scheduled for his neutering on Nov. 10th. His adult teeth are growing in, one of his baby incisors fell out yesterday! He's eating about 3 cups a day (1/2 in the morning, 1/2 at night) He seems pretty good about self-disciplining his eating and he doesn't finish his meal every single time, but I want to make sure he's getting what he needs. The Taste of the Wild is still sitting well with him so we've stuck to that.
Best,
Dougal Chouest Family
