Ole day 9 and growing

Ole is BIG! He has gained 3.6 lbs in 10 days! Holie molie Ole! He is still a cone head with sometimes criss - crossed ears. What a sweet calm boy he is.
We worked on fetch today. I really would like him to enjoy that game as it is a great and easy way to exercise a dog and get them working for you at the same time. I use a ball on a rope, tease him with it and then toss it about 2 feet away. As soon as he grabs it , I back up calling him and when he gets to me, I hold on to him praising until he drops the ball on his own. Then I sit him and start again. He's getting better at it every day. I will use other objects as he gets better with the ball.
He has his second puppy class tomorrow evening so we practiced his homework...sits and downs , restraints, go to his mat and stay and ran him through my mini puppy agility course. Abner is taking him to the class, so I set the course up for them at my art studio and they practiced together . It was fun to watch.
On our family walk this morning, we walked down the ocean front on the boardwalk. Ole was attracting fans left and right! I noticed that he was a bit excited about the passing bicycles so we are sitting him whenever we see a bike and keeping him in the sit as they go by and until he is calm. Distance is also a factor, so if we are too close to the bicycles, I move him a little further away until he can calm and then bring him in closer as he learns to calm faster. I don't want him lunging at or chasing bicyclists 6 months from now. You always need to think about what you want 6 months from now when dealing with puppies and young dogs. It's much easier to train for what you want than to break bad habits. Dogs learn by doing. Whatever you allow them to do they are learning to do.
Ole is on the learn to earn program. Whatever he wants , he gets only if he sits on one request for it. If he doesn't sit , it ( whatever it might be) is unavailable at that time. I don't ask him to do anything twice. He has turned into a sitting quickly pup. I took him with Elmo and I today to The Animal Healing Center as Elmo had an appt for a chiropractic adjustment. I weighed them both and both have gained weight since Ole got here. Elmo has gained 4 ounces. to Oles 2lbs.6 ounces. Elmo has been cashing in on Ole's stuffed kongs. He is an opportunist! Elmo really needed the adjustment as Ole has been grabing him by the tail. Dr. Amanda said she sees this a bit with dogs that puppies play hard with. Elmo enjoyed his session. I noticed that Ole didn't seem as bore sighted on Elmos tail today. I will keep a close watch on this as I don't want him making Elmo sore . Elmo is now St. Elmo as he is so good with Ole.