Howdy everyone,

I hope everyone is safe in this pebble-on-a-dogs-paw situation. While I miss my NLK9s family, I am sure getting older. I have been learning a lot in here. I've got a lot of confidence in what I do. I've been working on removing my dad's jacket, socks, gloves, and even country kibbles. My dad laid on the floor and pretended to have an ouchie and I barked like crazy! Next time, I will figure out how to go get him help!

I've been struttin' around because I have to shed my winter weight so I've been cutting back on snacks. Next time you see me I'll be looking like a spiffy rootin' and tootin' cowboy. I love playing with bugs and critters. I don't eat them, I just play with them and everyone thinks that's silly! Oh well, we've all got our own thang right? Anyway, I've been having lots of fun with my dad and I've been going home to my puppy parents on the weekends. I hope everyone stays safe out there so we can beat this pandemic!

Howdy there my friends, family, and loved ones across the country. I don't know about you, but this O'Boy is definitely tired of this COVID-19 thing disrupting everyone's lives. Anyway, it hasn't stopped me from learning new things like removing a jacket and gloves from my handler. Is that pretty darn cool, or what? I miss my family at New Life, so hopefully I get to see them soon. I don't know what's in store for me this coming month but I know it's 'gonna be a blast growing more and learning more things. When me and my handler are asleep, he says "we gotta talk" because I take up so much of the bed. Shhhh! Don't tell him but I'm not really asleep when he says that... I just don't want to sleep on the floor without him. :) Well folks, I hope everyone is staying positive and safe! Woof! Woof! Woof! Translated as: I love you!

Howdy there folks! I bet you missed me all month, but don't you worry 'cause me and dad are doing really good, considering the COVID-19 thing has been a pain in my paw. :) This month I'm learning a few new things that may surprise ya (besides my getting more and more handsome, wink) I'm learning how to remove gloves. By the way, I like this more than the socks thing. Also, when my playtime with my friends is over, my dad holds up my hardness/leash and says, "Delta, time to recall buddy" and I know exactly what that means so I come right over to him like the big boy that I am. You should see how silly-excited it makes him when I do something he's proud of. :) And I thought I got excited over my good bowl. I'm kidding, my dad is silly sometimes but he's the best ever. I also learned how to come over to him with my toys at playtime (unless of course I am trying to get the old man to chase me!) In a couple of weeks I get to go out into the real world again on weekends. I can't wait to show everyone how more mature and confident I have become. I'm going to be an awesome service dog that's for sure!

We got these new toys this month and boy did it feel like Christmas when Kate and Nicole bought us tons of presents. I got a green ball that actually makes noises when it rolls! I play with it by myself sometimes and my dad laughs so hard because he's never seen my have so much fun. He lays on the floor with me and we play bat the ball to each other with our paws--yes, dad has paws too. :) My brother Koa and I have been hanging out a lot lately and I even gave him my old/smaller harness 'cause his old one was purple and everyone thought he was a girl. Now we both have blue and I think it's cool. I still love my rawhides of course, but can you blame me? I am, however, a cowboy. :)

Howdy therrrrre, my friends, family, humans and canine companions. What an awesome month it has been with the 2020 New Year and all. I was wondering at first why everyone was so excited for January 1st to come; I realized later that it was kinda like a "fresh start" where people can start over for the past year and make new plans/ commitments they (humans) refer to as "New Year resolutions." I'll be honest, at first I thought I would have to give up some things I really really realllllly love to do, like eat rawhides and chase my soccer ball at mommy's house and boy did I got right into "doggy panic mode." My dad said, "don't worry little cowboy, it just means we nee to set up some new things for you and me to accomplish, like goals." Boy, that right there cooled my jets an let me relax again. What can I say, I love my rawhides and bunny ball :). So, even though I learned how to open cabinets, retrieve pill bottles, and walk like a champ on my we-leash, this month is all about stepping up my game and really digging my cowboy boots into the ground (work hard that is :)). I think I'm going to try learning how to remove my dads socks from his feet without being tempted to munch on them like one of my toys (Dad wouldn't look good with his toes hanging out through the holes I chew in them :)). My girlfriend, "Pink," thinks I'm growing up into an awesome service dog, but said I better not get a big head about it 'cause she thinks that I could go all "Hollywood" on her and stuff :). I am definitely growing fast-- and my dad has been taking very good care of me. You should see me play soccer and basketball with him. Nothing really changed with my favorite things to do-- playing with all my friends outside off-leash like we are playing tag, chewing on my raw-hid until I'm pretty much tuckered out and exhausted :)- and, playing soccer/ basketball with my dad when he's not working. I had a brand new foam zip-up disc that I loved chasing, but that is chewed up now (don't work, I have a real frisbee now :)). I may not be "air bud," but I can still run around the yard like the energizer bunny. :) Well friends, I'll keep ya posted on my progress next month. Stay tuned for an update and don't mind the dust. It's Super Duper Delta the Cowboy riding off into the wind chasing that milk bone wagon!

Howwwwdy! There my human and canine friends. :) Boy was this a month to remember. They had this event called Christmas tat seemed to last forever, but one things for certain- I wish Christmas would last all year long because it was filled with love, happiness, lots of presents passed around. I got all those things even from a lot of perfect strangers. And people seemed to be much nicer to one another during this time. I told my dad that I wanted a milk bone truck (full of milk bones of course), but he said that it was out of the question-- thank you Nicole for tipping my dad off that I could loose a few pounds. This month I learned how to open a cabinet and retrieving medicine that was inside, but I still need to work on not getting too excited once I've got the medication bottle in my mouth. I get so excited when my dad and everyone is watching me proudly. :) I've also started to use my nose to turn on the light-switch on our teaching box, which reminds me, I need to ask my dad for a light switch of my own inside my crate. This next month I'm going to start off the New Year by accomplishing the light switch, being gentle and on track with brining the medicine bottle back to Keith, and losing a couple of pounds (I really do want that milk bone truck next Christmas). So folks, if I can tell you any words of wisdom from a dog's world, I would tell you that in 2020 all of you should take the world in a little slower. Enjoy the smallest of things around you and love one another as if each day were your last. Life is short and I'm definitely learning and also teaching my dad that there's so much good in the world when you are working for it.

This month, I got a pretty good ochie! The doctor said that I had to take it easy without two weeks of off-easy playtime (yup, I was devastated, but took it like a big boy). So, I spent much of the month longing and spending time with dad on weekdays and Mom and weekends-- I guess you could say that I spent December being more human than dog. Looks like I have a new girlfriend, too. Her name is "Pink" and mom put her foot down on that one 'cause Nala was too wild for her taste. Nala is still my body, but my heart belongs to Pink (What can I say, I'm a sucker for a girl that can wrestle me down and tickle me). I use to love chewing on rawhides, but boy am I chewing them up like crazy when I get them. Dad said he should find me a tractor tire to chew on :) I guess he calls that, "sarcasm" and is meant to be funny? Anyway, if anyone wants to sen me a rawhide or two, don't be shy. It's still my favorite treat! Until next month, roof! Roof! Roof! (that's translated as "this little cowboy is out!") :)

Hello there all my two-legged and four-legged friends. :) Boy! It feels like the months are just flying by, and you should see how big I've grown (I've actually grown into the big paws that I was born with :)). Three tiny brown Labradoodles moved into the neck of my woods this month and I've been learning how to play gentle with them-- but, my favorite little buddy is Finn who is a chocolate Labrador. Everyone says Finn is going to be big like me when he grows up, but we all know there's only "one" Delta. :) This month I've been focusing on my social behaviors, like how to act out in public. I can easily say I'm getting the "perfect gentleman thing down."

Well, everyone that knows me will tell you that my favorite pastime has anything and everything to do with food, but let me tell you something; I really love playing with my soccer ball on the weekends and walking around on top of my trampoline. I still love chasing Nala around, however, she's either getting faster or I am getting slower, because that girl is like chasing a road runner. :) I hope all the girls that I end up chasing after in my life won't be able to run that fast. I'm excited about next month; I'm going to learn how to turn on a light switch and maybe try opening a cabinet door. Yahoo! Yep! The little cowboy rides again! :)

Another month gone by and I just keep getting smarter, more handsome, and boy does my handler teach me so many things that are going to continue building up my confidence. I love a good rawhide, however, I seem to be chomping them up a whole lot faster than I used to with these big teeth I have now. I still run and chase the other dogs that live here with me, but Nala, who is another lab, is probably the best wrestling partner that I have here. We run, tumble and pounce on each other. I will admit I might have a teeniest weenie crush on her. :) Anyway, the "We Leash" thing is funny; my handler thinks that he is walking me, but the truth is I'm actually walking him now. :) I have learned how to carry a bag lunch or anything else in a bag all the way back home from where ever it is that we are. That right there makes everyone smile and say how cute I look; I try. :) I'm eating much slower and gentler these days, which is a good thing because I want to always be polite out in public places with my handler/ recipient. My handler asks me "touch please," and I touch my nose to the designated spot (lucky me cause I've been getting treats, too). This week, I was introduced to an empty pill bottle for teaching purposes. This, however, was a bit tricky at first cause that was what my handler used to keep kibble in. I realized right away though that I was being taught to retrieve this empty bottle for a reason; so this week I am going to practice going and getting it for Keith. We love and take of each other pretty good, so I always want to accomplish things even if it takes a few tries. id you know that humans and dogs can actually communicate better than most humans actually do? I think it's because all those technology gadgets that distract humans; a dogs life sure is a to less complicated. I don't eat yucky things off the ground anymore like I used to as a bitty puppy; I learned that it can get me really sick if I eat the wrong things. This month is going to be awesome and I can't wait to learn so much more.

I am working on leash-walking with my handler, knowing my left from my right turns, how to identify people by going and retrieving them in the event of an emergency, "yes" and "no," so that I am always given a choice in what I want to do or need, searching under things/objects by using my nose/senses, and by my being able to learn these skills I am becoming more and more confident with myself in the world. I know this is very important! And guess what? They brought in a "Wobble Board" for all of us to play on and I jumped right on that thing like I was a professional surfer! So, I guess you could say I ain't afraid of no wobbles. I plan on learning more things this month like how to open a door maybe, or how to identify different pieces of clothing so that I can help people get dressed that have a hard time with tasks like that, and maybe how to drive a car. Hey! We all have dreams, right? Boy! Do I love a good rawhide. Sometimes I can lay there for a few hours just devouring a brand new rawhide until it is nothing left. I love to run around in the grass and chase all the other dogs, play tag with my handler, and I am afraid of absolutely nothing. I guess I could say that my all time favorite pastime is taking a nice long nap, but all of us dogs love to do that anyways (grins). So, let's just say that anything to do with getting love and attention from new people that I get to meet is probably the best because everyone loves a handsome little cowboy like myself. My favorite threat varies; one day I could totally go for a nicely cooked green bean from my weekend Mommy, and the next day I could be craving something normal like a piece of kibble from my handler who loves to spoil me with treats. All in all, and everyone can tell you this, I am a very laid back dog that enjoys just taking in the world around me and doing it all at a calm pace. Can't blame a dog for taking his time right?