It was just a handful of weeks ago that Nico was seeking protection between my legs while playing with the big dogs. Not any more, he is running and roughhousing all on his own. Sometime during this particular play session he lost one of his canine teeth. This is the first big tooth he has lost. He had a smaller one come out earlier this week that we found on the living room floor.
Nico is getting the hang of being a boat dog. We're still working on the whole voluntary swimming thing. He gets dunked occasionally to cool off. Not swimming means the occasional pee accident on the boat. Today was the first time that has happened in a few weeks. He gets a pass on that until he is comfortable with a quick swim to shore.
We have a rule in our house that dogs aren't allowed on the nice furniture. We had a "dog couch" for Khyber, but got rid of it after he passed away. Nico is getting pretty good at pushing the limits of this rule. He is supposed to only be allowed on the couch when invited and then only on a blanket. He's getting good at sneaking on when not invited and pushing the boundaries of the blanket rule as well.
