I PASSED (sorry for keeping you hanging in suspense)

I passed "puppy kindergarten" with flying colors. Well, it was a "high five" that actually got me my diploma (I had to learn a trick from Mom and Grandma that hadn't been taught in class). My "high five" is a hit with everyone, and Mom makes me show it off all the time. Here are some pics from graduation night:
Look at my "sit", I do it very well:

Here is one of Mom taking me up to get my certificate and ribbon from Grandma Beth:

And here's one of me in my graduation cap (handsome and smart, the whole package):

And here is a shot of the graduating class (L to R: Archer, Maya, Tory, River, Me, Molly and Cheddar. Jessie Rose and Abigail couldn't make it to class that night and Paddington and Laddie couldn't join us for class and they were greatly missed):


I do at least get to see Paddington, he comes over for a playdate every once in a while. He was over the weekend before graduation. We had a blast. Here we are chasing each other around the yard:

Action shot (Mom does a pretty good job at catching these):

And here we are tuckered out in the sandbox after all that running:


It's been a hot summer here in North Carolina, so here's how I spend those "dog" days of summer.
Just chillin' in my lawnchair:

Just hangin' out:

Posing for endless pictures for Mom (she actually used this one on a layout. "C is for Chase", at her scrapbooking weekend and won the Most Humorous category out of 19 entries. Way to go Mom, aren't you gald you have such a good subject):

And a hot summer day wouldn't be complete without a dip in the pool (Mom and Grandma have forgot about having the hose running and overflowed it the last two times):

Another action shot:

And of course after a swim I have to dry off before Mom will let me back in the house:

So, life is good. I start my next class on July 22nd, so we'll see what other tricks I can learn (so far I have: sit, stay, down, "high five", shake, and Mom is still working on heel (loose leash) and off and she's trying to teach me "burnout" too). I've lost the biggest majority of my puppy teeth (I think Mom has found about nine of them for her scrapbook and she refuses to look for the rest of them). I weighed about 46 pounds by Mom's home method late last week, so I'm getting big.

Mom has more videos to post, but she has to find the cable for the camcorder first (or order a new one).

Well, I think that's all I have for now. I hope I can start updating more regularly, but with my busy schedule (and Mom's too) it can get "ruff" at times to keep up with everything.

Ruff,

Chase