Champ the wonder Dog

Champs Getting there

2008-05-18T04:39:00.000-07:00

Well it's been awhile again since I have posted about our BYD (Big Yellow Dog) Champ. He's been good, he's Champ (What else can I say). We took him to a 8-week obiedience class, he was the star of the class (Well that's my opinion). He listens good, he stays, he comes (When he wants to), but he is still just a puppy (A year and 9-months old) so were working with him. With the new baby on the way (Karen is due Oct 31st) he has to learn to really behave , but i'm confident that he will be O.K.

Joe

Champ in the year 2008

2008-02-09T15:33:00.000-08:00

Here's one of the latest pictures of Champ

Champ is really starting to Change!

2008-02-09T15:23:00.001-08:00

Just a quick note to say how proud I am of Champ. This weekend is the Orillia Winter Carnival at Couch park, and I knew there was going to be lots of people, so I thought what better way to put Champ to the test with what we have been working on . Champ passed with flying colors! There were all kinds of people and other dogs, and Champ just walked beside me the whole time (He put those other dogs to shame). And when we stopped to talk to a man and his grandson, they asked if they could pet him and I said yes, that he was friendly, and Champ just sat there while they petted him, he was just so awesome. Thank you Champ, you are Champ the Wonder Dog!

Champs first swim

2007-07-28T17:27:00.000-07:00

Well Champ finally took the Plunge and had his first swim tonight! and what a great swimmer he is!Karen got right in there with him, and I was not too far behind:)

Champ playing fetch

2007-07-13T21:21:00.000-07:00

New Champ Pics

2007-06-04T16:45:00.000-07:00

Champs getting older

2007-06-03T15:45:00.000-07:00

Well since the last time Champ was featured on his own BLOG, he was fixed (I didn't know he was broken), he started obedience classes, then he stopped going now he's back to going. Karen says he's doing really well. He's been a little bugger lately bothering his brother Stan the cat, but I think Stan gonna give a good one soon.

Champs Treat

2007-05-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

Champ is going in the VET's(I have to remember to spell it out when he's around) this friday to get well "Fixed" for lack of a better word:), so when we were out tonight I thought I better get him a treat before his big day. Once Champ gets one of these bones there's no tearing him away from it, as you can tell by the pics

New Champ pic

2007-04-21T16:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of Champ with his new bandana on (It was short lived)

Here Comes the Mud

2007-03-27T18:27:00.000-07:00

Well the weather is getting nice and that means all of the snow is melting and that means Mud! and you know what that means...a Muddy Champ! Here's some pics of Champ outside tonight

Champs 1st night at school

2007-03-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

Well This past wednesday evening we took Champ to his 1st obedience class and what a class it was. Champ has never really been around other dogs or for that matter other people, so this was a total new experience for Champ and also us. Champ was the biggest dog there and he found a new friend "Coco" a 6 month old female chocolate lab, so Champ (Who's still not fixed by the way) really wanted to be her "Friend":). Champ spent most of the Class sitting close to Karen or me, he panted alot and he was pretty wild, but all in all he was really good.

I think my favourite part of the class was when at the end we got to let all of the dogs off their leads and they got to play, Champ just had a blast(I've got a video so I'll post it in the next couple of days)

Champ had some homework for next week so Karen has been working with him on that for the last few days and he's doing amazing.

New Pics of "Little" Champ

2007-03-10T16:21:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since i've put up any new pictures of our "Little" Puppy Champ. Hard to believe he's only a little over 6 months old. Today he was suppose to go to the vets for his 2nd set of shots but our car didn't want to start (Grrr) so it's delayed till another day (Champs barkin' out YAAA).

A Clean bill of health

2007-02-17T17:58:00.000-08:00

Well Champ The Wonder Dog finally had his 1st trip to the Vet's today and he is very healthy and everything is A.O.K. The Doctor actually said we could cut down on his snacks a little (He's a little chubby). He weighs a whopping 58 Lbs! and next saturday he turns 6 months old, can you believe it. Here's a pic of Champ taking it easy tonight after his big day. Good Night Champster zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sweet Dreams

2007-02-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

I guess 1/2 hour in 3 feet of snow will do this to a puppy...

Puppy Love

2007-02-09T08:33:00.000-08:00

How can you not be madly in love with such a face? Thank Goodness for Champ. He keeps me moving, laughing, and playing.

Champ and Joe outside on a cold winters day

2007-02-04T06:32:00.000-08:00


This is Champ and I outside, he usually alot more playful, well mabey next time.

Snow Snow Snow

2007-02-03T18:43:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic of Karen with Champ outside tonight

Champ and Karen in a quiet moment

2007-01-20T16:38:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic of Champ and Karen havin' a quiet moment together.

Some other new pics of Champ

2007-01-19T17:05:00.000-08:00

Champ in the snow

2007-01-19T16:59:00.000-08:00

Can you believe the difference in these to pictures? It's wild

New Pics

2007-01-08T18:42:00.000-08:00

Look at the size of this guy!

Here's a pic of the day we got him and this is a pic that was taken a few days ago

Missing everyone

2007-01-08T09:41:00.000-08:00

Well i'm sittin' here on my lunch hour at work and i'm missing my Karen and Champ (Yes I am a good hubby I put my wife first) . Champ has been a real handful the last few weeks with the barking and biting, but if you see him sleeping you forget all about the bad stuff. I will get some new pics up soon.

Champs ringing in the New Year

2006-12-31T10:46:00.000-08:00

Here is what our Champ the Wonder Dog will be doing tonight at Midnight (or at least we hope)

Champ and his gift

2006-12-24T19:19:00.000-08:00

Just because were weren't having X-mas this year didn't mean the pets had to go without. Champ got all kinds of Treats from Grandma and Grandpa W. His Fave was a large meat bone. Here are some pics:

New pictures of Champ The Crazy Dog

2006-12-23T18:02:00.000-08:00

Well Champ sure is testing us and pushing his puppyness. He's Barking and nipping and eating anything he can get his hands on, but you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way(I'm sure the neighbours upstairs could say a few things). Here are a few new pics of him, they just show you how much he is growing:

Champ the BIG wonder dog on my B-Day

2006-12-09T13:55:00.000-08:00

Today was my Birthday and Champ and I just hung out at the house and took it easy. He was kinda nutty for a bit but then he settled down and we chilled out and watched my new Seinfeld season 7 DVD set (Yeah he's my dog)

Here's some pics of Champ playing outside today

Joe

I don't need no stinkin' pillow

2006-12-01T18:29:00.000-08:00

Champ is getting BIGGER and so is his appetite. What a dog:)

Sunday Afternoon

2006-11-19T14:10:00.000-08:00

Champ! Champ! and of course more Champ!

2006-11-19T08:54:00.000-08:00

Well here's a batch of more pics of everybody's fave little trouble maker(he's not that bad) CHAMP The Wonder Dog

Yes that is Arnold the Hamster Riding on Champ when he was sleeping(I know we have to get out and do something with our saturday nights)

I wonder if this has ever been Googled?

2006-11-18T09:16:00.001-08:00

Well Champ the Wonder Dog has taken to Reading . I was getting ready to go and do the laundry and put my book on top of the bag (Not Thinking) and K called me over to see this :) Oh Champ What are we going to do Eh?

One puppy, Many names

2006-11-16T20:03:00.000-08:00

What began as Champ, became
Champ- the WonderDog
Barkey McBark
Sir Pees-a-lot
Mr. litter cleaner

I'm sure we will have more to add sooner rather than later...its a good thing he's so darn cute...

P.S. Joe Here. I came up with another one tonight :
The Urinator

Champ is officially getting BIG

2006-11-14T15:48:00.001-08:00

O.K. Champ the Wonder Dog is moving fast from being a Puppy. We were looking at the pic of Karen holding him amd her holding him now, I can't believe it's the same dog. I'll get a picture of Karen holding him the same way she was in the first picture and put them up side by side.

Champ is officially getting BIG

2006-11-14T15:48:00.000-08:00

Another Champ Video

2006-11-11T14:24:00.000-08:00

To go with the pictures that I already posted today , here's the video (I really don't like my voice in the video's)

That Crazy Dog

2006-11-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

Wow! Champ sure did have alot of energy in him this morn. I took him outside at least 6 times, then he finally came in a collapsed, he was pooped. Here's some pics of him today:

"Wonder-Dog"

2006-11-09T15:11:00.000-08:00

Well today, I thought would begin like every other day. Joe would come in to wake me up... HeHeHe... Our wonderdog has gone and discovered he is big enough to jump up onto the bed all by himself, so I awoke to a dog jumping on my back!
Its hard to be upset when Champster was so excited to see me wake up that he fell off the bed and peed on the floor.
Ahhh, the life with a puppy.

New Pictures of Champ

2006-11-08T14:45:00.000-08:00

O.K. I know there's already a ton of pictures of Champ the Wonder Dog on here, but you know what..I Don't Care! He's Cute and he very photogenic, so here's some more:)

What a Mess

2006-11-07T16:54:00.000-08:00

That dog of ours really has to learn how to pick up after himself, this is what happens when you put newspaper in his crate(I guess he didn't enjoy the comics):)

Champ getting lost in the snow

2006-11-04T08:22:00.000-08:00

Here's a video that K shot of Champ the Wonder Dog playing in the snow.

Here's a pic of Champ during the snow storm

We can't believe how big he is getting already. Today it's been 3 weeks since we got him and today it's his 10 week B-Day. To get an idea of how much he's growing just look at the pics at the begining of the Blog and the pics that I put on today, it's wild.

Champs Poppa

P.S.

Here's a super quick video of Champ Showin' our neighbours dog who's Boss:)

Where ever Momma is...

2006-11-01T15:48:00.000-08:00

If I'm in the bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom, and yes, even the dinner table, there is Champ the wonderdog. He'd pulled Joe's shirt off the back of the couch and curled up under my chair.
Yep, cutest darn thing I'd say.

Champs 1st Movie

2006-10-28T20:05:00.000-07:00


Hey everyone, today Champ turned 9 weeks old and it's been 2 weeks since he arrived in our lives so I thought I would post a small video of him so everyone can see what all of the fuss is about.

Champs first snowfall

2006-10-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Karen went to take Champ outside to do his bussiness around 10PM tonight and IT IS SNOWING! I went and grabbed the camera right away and started taking pics.

I can't wait to see what he'll do when we get a couple of feet.

Champ has visitors

2006-10-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

Champ had some visitors today, they came by just to see him (Oh yeah they came to see Karen too). They were his Uncle Tom and Aunt Tara and his big cousins Stewart and Ethan. His Nanna Townes also stopped by.From what Karen told me thay all had a good time and really loved Champ. Champ also got some new Toys and believe it or not he actually got some Scooby Snacks! That's so cool:)

"E" for Effort "C" for Cutie.

2006-10-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

Champster is all tied up

2006-10-25T16:47:00.000-07:00

Champ has 2 names, 1st his given name Champ(The Wonder Dog) and we also seem to call him Champster(Now looking at the name is looks like part Champ part Hamster)he seems to come to both names.

When we picked him up we also got him a collar and lesh, the collar we have been trying to get him use to, but today was the 1st time with the lesh

(You'll have to excuse the dirty work T-Shirt). He actually seemed to be going with it, which I hope he gets use to soon.

Champs Poppa

He's a really good puppy

2006-10-24T16:28:00.000-07:00

Well

It's been an adventure the last week and a few days since we got our little wonder dog. He wakes us up in the middle of the night, he chases Stan the cat around, he chews our socks, and he likes to play outside in the middle of the night when he should be doin' his bussiness, but when he's curled up sleepin' and looking so damm cute , it's all worth it:)

Champs Poppa

I am so cute, Everybody loves me

2006-10-23T16:58:00.000-07:00

I Dream Of...Food

2006-10-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

Yes this is dear Champ, sleeping away, dreaming sweetly of getting into that container of food!

Hey That's My side of the bed!

2006-10-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

Well it's official, Champ the wonder Dog has taken over the house. He chases Stan the cat, He controls when we sleep , and now he's taken over my side of the bed:).

I guess I can always move into the cage:)

Decisions, Decisions

2006-10-19T18:13:00.000-07:00

Momma's socks, or the pillow???
It was a close call,
The pillow won.

Champ sure likes his nap's

2006-10-18T16:28:00.000-07:00

Champ sure likes his nap times. When he wakes up in the morning he's ready to go, then in the evening when were sitting around he's zoncked out, he's sawing logs, he's counting sheep.

If you don't believe me here's the proof

Another Day

2006-10-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

There was progress on what seemed like just another day... While Champ the wonderdog was sleeping beside me on the couch, Stanley the cat jumped up on my lap and sat for a few minutes, right beside Champ.
Then Champ woke up, Stanley ran off and Champ chased him into the bedroom.
It was a start.

Helpful Puppy Tips

2006-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Just want to put the bug in everyone's ear, if you have any helpful tips about raising a puppy, what to do, how to train him, etc... they would be very welcomed.

Champ is having a good day, a few accidents here and there but all in all he's a happy little puppy.

I got a nice surprise when Karen and Champ showed up to pick me up from work, he was all kisses(So was my wife:))

More adventures to come

Champs Pop

The gloves come off

2006-10-16T15:26:00.000-07:00

So this afternoon, Champ the wonderdog gets into the bedroom, where Stanley the cat has taken up residence. Not a big deal one would think, since Stanley has kept to the window sill, but our very own Champ found the one, and only, most prized posession belonging to Stanley... The Q-Tip.
Well, this was not witnessed, but from the yelp that came out of the bedroom, when Stanley saw Champ with the Q-Tip, The gloves came off, and Stanley must have gave Champ his first swat across the nose.
Stanley was praised and given treats, and Champ was repremanded. As difficult as it was, when the Q-Tip was in play, the line had to be drawn.
Just another day in the adventures of Champ the wonderdog.

Champ meeting his neighbours

2006-10-15T16:46:00.000-07:00

Well Champ had a pretty good day. He only had a couple of accidents and he got to meet his doggy neighbour upstairs and his Nanna Townes.I also thought I better put a sign on the door just to warn everyone about the vicious puppy that we have living here:) He pretty much Ate, Went #1 or #2 and Slept most of the day(Well I guess that's what puppies do best). I did stop by the pet store and pick him up a new toy, and I think he really likes it.

I hope he gets up soon and plays alot so he's worn out for bed time.

Champs Pop

Champs 1st night

2006-10-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

Well we survived Champs first night at Casa de Cornelisse. As predicted by my wifes brother she ended up sleeping on couch coushins beside Champs crate:), I think he felt alot better (so did she). 1St thing this morning when I got up I took him outside to see if he needed to "Go" and he did!. We decided it would be a good thing if we left him in his crate for an hour, so we went out for breakfast and did a couple of hours. He was crying when we left, but when we got home he was sleeping. We then took him outside for a play and now he is just exhausted. What a good puppy. And yes I have at least 100 pics or so already:)

Champs Pop

Champ has entered the building!

2006-10-14T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well after many years of saying how much I wanted a Yellow Lab , believe it or not today was the day. Karen (My beautiful and amazing wife) and I had made an appointment to go see a breeder today just to look at the puppies and see the mother and father. Well when we got there we were led into the kennels and got to see all these wondeful little puppies, some yellow and some black. Right away we each picked one up, and it was no time before we decided on our little guy, we even decided on his name before we got out of the kennel, to me he just looked like a Champ.

Champ right now is sleeping by the couch, I guess I should get him up soon to go outside and see if he can do #1 or mabey if i'm lucky #2.

Here's a couple of pictures of our little guy.

Most people who have read our other Blogs "Letter's to Jack" and "Applseeed" know that over the last 8 months my wife and I have been to hell and back, I just think Champ is gonna give us that little push that we need to get back on track and enjoy life again.

I just want to say thanks in advance Champ:)

Champs Dad