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3 Months!! Grizzly!

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I remember finding out the day he was born and now he's 3 months old!! They grow so fast - already 23 pounds. Is that about the average size at 3 months?

Ok, I have a question for all you awesome people. Grizzly has one eye that seems to water more/has more of a stain than the other eye. He's a really light golden, so the staining is more apparent. Is this normal? He has his vet appointment on Monday and we will be sure to ask, I just always appreciate everyone's advice. Nothing seems to bother him about it.

Three months today and he's busier than I ever imagined, a nut who tries to make us laugh and a mellow yellow dog who is so calm and chilled out. All in one.

I occasionally take him when I drop off my kiddos at school - and to pick them up. I am AMAZED at how we get mobbed, everyone loves a golden retriever - I had no idea. We've had to make a plan just so we're not spending 20 extra minutes at the end of the day getting mobbed. But he's sure getting socialized. Our trainer taught us to hold a treat between our finger tips, let him nibble it but never give him the whole treat and keep him "down" while people pet him. After a 30 seconds we tell people thank you for petting our dog and move on. I'm also asking people to not pet him and then have him practice sit and stay on a leash (with a gazillion treats) while people are flocking around us. Not easy, especially when he's not hungry, but I'm trying!!

He's doing pretty good on walks. Like I mentioned in other posts, we walk for about 3/4 of a mile in the morning. Just in the neighborhood. All of the dogs he's met have been super awesome, most are on leashes - a few aren't. That walk wipes him out, but boy does he love getting out and smelling everything. His nails are nice and short from the sidewalk walks. They are easy and fun walks, no running (yet - I can't wait to have him run with me when he's 18-24 months) and just nice to let him see cars, trucks, lawn mowers and other loud vehicles.

The beef bladders, grass fed organic, have been a life saver these past few days. He's sooooo chewy but these keep him busy and that's what we need. I need to buy a Kong! I can't believe I don't have a Kong!!! What do you put in your Kong??

He's a good little guy - we are so thankful he picked us! Anything interesting to expect now that he's 3 months old and coming out of shell? I'd love to hear what other people noticed around the 3 to 4 month age.

Thanks for letting me ramble. :smile2:
 

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Grizzly is adorable!

You do need to buy a Kong (actually buy at least 2 so you can rotate them). We've found they work best if you freeze them.

Because Finley had digestive issues early on, we stuffed his Kongs with a mixture of pumpkin and plain yogurt, smeared a little peanut butter on the opening, and put in the freezer. To this day, at a year old, he runs to his crate as soon as a Kong comes out of the freezer.

Some people stuff Kongs with a mixture of beef or chicken broth and frozen green beans, but we've yet to try this. Cut up apples and bananas work well, too.
 
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It kills me how much Grizzly and Trudy look alike. I love watching them grow up together.

As you know, they are only a day apart in age. Trudy is going for her vet checkup today and I'm looking forward to her weigh in. I'm sure she's at *least* 20 pounds (she was 18.9 when I stepped on the scale with her last week). I'll let you know after our appointment.

You mentioned that "Our trainer taught us to hold a treat between our finger tips, let him nibble it but never give him the whole treat and keep him "down" while people pet him" - I actually just did this with her this morning as she met a friend of ours for the first time (it was early during one of her active times and I didn't want her jumping up, biting, and generally going crazy), and it worked pretty well!

We give her Kongs daily; once when we leave for work in the morning, and another after we come home to give her lunch and play for a bit. I typically just measure her lunch into her bowl, and then take out the food I need for the Kong to make sure I don't overfeed her. I like to layer her food with something else in-between (like cut up apple or carrot) and then top with either pumpkin or plain greek yogurt. At first, I would give them to him unfrozen until he figures it out. Then start freezing. I think my next step will be to mix her food with a bit of broth to make it "solidify" a bit more in the freezer to give her more of a challenge. They definitely keep her occupied in the crate. We give them to her right before we go, and she's so happy and distracted that she stopped crying when we left pretty quickly and she doesn't cry at all anymore when we leave. Same as the other poster - she'll go straight to her crate when we get the Kong out, so leaving has become pretty easy!

I will say that she doesn't tend to play with Kongs outside of these times we give them to her. I've see other dogs play with them like toys, but she seems to only see them as a vehicle for food.

Thanks for your update! I'm also looking forward to what other people have to say about what to expect going forward.
 
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